The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-04
MR.. MEGREW WAS ABSENT
THE ATTEMPT TO PASS NEGLEY Or
DINANCE WAS POSTPONED.
Constitutional Majority Lacking
without His Vote-Councfl Ses-
sion-City Affairs.

Owing to the absence of Councilman Me
grew from the meeting Of the City Council
last night the passage Of the Negley redis-
tricting ordinance had TO be postponed tor
another two weeks The committee on
elections returned a majority report recon-
mending the passage of the ordinance
which was later adopted by vote of 10 TO
4 A minority report recommending the
death of the ordinance was returned by
Councilman Perrott, the only Democratic
member Of the committee. He subsequently
attempted to have his report substituted
for the ma jority report and was supported
in his motion by the solid vote of his
Democratic colleagues, but the motion wa.
lost After the report had been adopted
the Republican members of the Council
realizing that owing TO the absence of Mr..
Megrew they lacked one of having a con-
stitutional majority, which is necessary to
pass the ordinance, were willing TO let the
matter remain in status quo until the next
meeting of the Council. when it is hoped
they will have the necessary votes to pass
the ordinance. but Mr. Perrott, who was
cOgnlzant or the absence of Mr.. MegreN,
called the ordinance up for a second read
ing The members of the Council, thinking
II would take the clerk at least three
nouFS 10 read the ordnance, LETT their seats
and strolled out into the corridors and Mr..
Tamm who had undertaken the job, was
left practically alone in the chamber. III
Inc course of fifteen or twenty minutes one
of the Councilmen happened to come within
the sound of Mr.. Tamm ; voice and TO his
great surprise he heard him reading the
description of the Tenth precinct of the
t1fteenth ward. He Immediately notified
the others of the readers incredible
rapidly and in five minutes the absentees
had re-entered the room and were waiting
for the clerk to conclude. AS soon as Mr..
Tamm stopped reading. Councilman Keller
made motion TO adjourn and ii was car
rled by a viva VOce vote. The ordinance
was amended in committee by eliminating
Woodruff Place, which is not part of the
city proper from the Second precinct OF
the Eighth ward.
ANNEXATION ORDINANCE.
The committee on public property and i'm
provement returned a majority report
recommending the passage of ordinance No.
S3, introduced by Councilman McGrew
DemocraD at the last meeting, which pro-
vides for the annexation of the ground be-
longing to the Central Insane Hospital, and
1t was afterward engrossed and passed by
vote of IA TO g. Councilman Perrott OPP
posed the ordinance because, he said, it
meant the annexation of not only the
grounds belonging to the Insane Hospital,
but of about $50 Republican votes as well.
He intimated that Mr.. McGrew had been
deceived by the Republicans into fathering
the ordinance. Mr. McGrew said in expland-
ton of his vote that he had introduced the
ordinance not only to afford the hospital
better police and fire protection, but be-
cause IL would be sure way of having
Washington street improved in front Of the
hospital grounds.
Il deem il my duty TO vote for the best
| interests of all the people said Mr.. Nc
| Grew, "even If it be the means of bringing
| five hundred Republican votes into the
| city" The only Councilmen voting against
| the passage of the ordinance were Perrott,
| Moriarity and Reilly.
The ordinance introduced by Mr.. Negley
| at former meeting, prohibiting the use
| street-cars and interurban electric cars, in
| the city limits. was passed by vote of Is
| to 2. The Council also passed the ordi-
| nance authorizing the Improvement OF
| Bellefontaine street with asphalt from Fiji
| tenth street to Twenty-first street.
The committee on railroads returned
majority report recommending that the
| ordinance which sought the repeal of the
| Parry switch ordinance be not passed, and
| the Democrats the report was adopted by
vote of u to 5. The ordinance was after
wards called up and stricken from the
| records
An ordinance prepared by the city con-
troller recommending an appropriation Of
$1,000 to the fund for the prevention of con-
tagious disease. of the Board of Health.
luton providing that the office of city con-
troller shall be used by the sinking fund
commission a meeting place, was unani-
mously adopted.
An ordinance providing for the annexa-
tion of certain land north of Fall creek,
near Central avenue. was killed and
stricken from the records.