The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-07
DADS PERSPIRED
BUT IT DID NOT SEEM To AFFECT
THEIR GOOD HUMoR.
Controller johnson Asked for q Large
Temporary Loan-Other Mu-
nicipaI Affairs.

The mercury being in the ascendency last
night seemed to place the members OF the
City Council in a very jovial mood at the
regular session of that august body, for
several apparently serious questions were
treated lightly during the evening and on
numerous occasions members of both sides
of the Council seemed to lose the trend OF
the business and when votes were taken
they cast their votes according TO the
manner in which their colleagues had
voted. On one occasion Councilman Hig-
gins voted mo" to a question because Mr..
Billingsley had voted in the affirmative.
Higgins said he did not know what he was
voting on. but knew he should cast his
vote contrary to that of Councilman Bill
Kingsley.
For the first time in several months the
minutes and journal of the previous regu-
lar meeting were read. The object of this
was TO afford Councilman Evans an oppor-
tunity of having his motion to reconsider
his vote on the ordinance to ratify the con-
tract between the Board of Works and the
Indianapolis Clean Street Company con-
sidered and placed in the minutes. When
the question came up for a vote at the
last regular meeting President Grail ruled
Mr.. Evans's motion to reconsider out of or
der. After the minutes were read and Mr..
Evans was given an opportunity to bring
the matter up again he did not do so, be-
cause he said he realized the question
would be lost, as three Republican coun-
cilmen would not stand with him on the
question. All efforts to bring the contract
up for a reconsideration were then lost.
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ton providing that the committee on pub
lie safety and comfort be instructed to in
yestigate the fire department of the city
and ascertain what improvements are
necessary and, furthermore, IL the services
of an expert were needed to employ one
to give the committee and Council such in
formation as desired. Upon motion of M.
Perrott 10 table the motion 10 adopt this
resolution IL was carried by a vote of ten
to seven, four members being absent. The
ayes were Bernauer. Billingsley. Dickson.
Higgins, Koran. Kelly, Knight, Perrott.
Reilly and Grail. The noes were Evans.
Kaiser, Keller, Megrew, Munro, Negley
and Spiegel.
City Controller johnson sent a communi-
cation to the Council stating that on Sept.
ton to the water bill Of 500, 1874. This is
In addition to the $4,000 appropriated by
the Council at a special meeting last week.
Controller johnson asks that the Council
make an appropriation to cover these ex-
penses through a temporary loan. The
communication was referred to the commit
tee on finance. The committee on public
safety and comfort reported on three ordi-
nances. TIL committee asked for more
time to consider the ordinance providing
for a plumbing inspector and made favor
able reports on the ordinance providing that
lights shall be placed in Easements of
hotels and apartment. houses. and on the
ordinance preventing the distribution of
handbills. The latter came up for a Sec
ond and third reading and the vote stood
. to S; it being lost because there was not
q majority vote of the entire Council I'm
favor Of II.
Councilman Billingsley introduced an
ordinance by request against the use of
formaldehyde or any other form Of pre-
servaline in milk sold or intended to be
sold. IT provides for a fine not exceeding
$500, to which may be added imprisonment
for thirty days.