The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-03
ACT AS OBSTRUCTIONISTS
DEMOCRATS PREVENT APPROPRIA-
TION OF $4,000.
Berry and Moriarity Say They Were
Observation-Disclosures" Ordinance
KiIIed-Other Matters.

The Democrats prevented the appropria-
ton for s13,5O0 for the purchase of grounds
and the erection of a hospital for con-
tagious diseases at the meeting of the City
Council last night. Two of the minority
members of the finance committee, Berry
and Moriarity, signed the report favoring
the passage of the ordinance and then re-
versed their position. They did the same
on the ordinance appropriating $3.50 for the
continuance of milk Inspections
According to Berry and Moriarity they
were deceived. They had been promised
assurance that the contagious disease hos
pital would not be placed on the South
Side. Not having received this assurance,
they withdrew support. AS to the milk
inspection ordinance, they explained that
they thought the whole amount was for
milk inspection, but they found the ordi-
nance only appropriated $500 for this, the
remainder being for horse feed and Incl
dentals.
Mr.. Wynne, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, said he did not know where the
hospital would be located, but he did know
that the city needed one located some
where. Mr.. Sou-bier, the only Republican
who voted with the Democrats, said if
the Board of Health did not take care of
smallpox any better in all neighborhoods
than il did in his he would favor using
Military Park for contagious disease camps.
The disease was developed in a family near
his home and he claims the board took
no precaution to guard the house for four
days, although urged it. He says many
visited the unguarded house and that if the
disease does not spread in the neighbor-
hood it will not be the fault of the board
The Democrats voted unanimously with
the majority in accepting the trust for the
Flower Mission ward for incurables at the
City Hospital and voting an appropriation
of 81, 900 for maintenance whenever needed
When Mr.. Wynne called up the ordinance
approving the Buddenbaum & Heller
switch. on English avenue, some Democrats
thought the Republicans meant retaliation
and intended to defeat it, but it passed
overwhelmingly.
100000" ORDINANCE DEFEATED.
The anti "goo-goo eyes, ordinance of
Councilman Kelley was also defeated for
lack of legal majority. Mr.. Wheeler, of
the committee on morals, reported it favor
ably. 1t provided for the arrest of any
one who by word. look, gesture or action
offered offense to any female in places
where the public passes constantly. It is
also known among the yellow as the an
ti-masher ordinance. Mr.. Negley opposed
it because ii was superfluous as the ordi-
nance against offending persons on the
street was ample in its power. Mr.. Wheeler
thought the ordinance necessary to protect
women in the streets. He said he did not
need such an ordinance himself and had
no fear of one, though he might have had
would be a benefit. Mr. Kelley said he
thought il went farther than the ordinance
now in force and reached those who annoy
women with quiet offenses. Said Mr.. MORT
arity:
81 have lived in this town for thirty
five years, and go up and down Washing
ton street. No woman has ever been stolen
by me, nor have 1 ever been stolen. /
see many good women on the street at
all times, and many good men. If the
good women won't make 'googy' eyes at
with the rest Besides, L m sick and tired
of passing such rot as this and burthen-
ing the city's law books" The ordinance
was lost by a vote of 10 TO z.
TRACTION ORDINANCE HELD UP"
James L. Reach. chairman of the COM
mittee of local shippers that is urging the
city to force the electric traction companies
TO make freight rates and establish a
freight depot. was present at the Council,
and he and others nailed" the council
men as they came and talked against the
ordinance ratifying the contract with the
Indianapolis, Lebanon & Frankfort line,
which was signed by the board and the
officers of the company yesterday afternoon
and sent to the Council last night. The
contract is exactly similar to the one made
with the Union Traction Company. 1t con-
! tains no provision by which the board may
regulate freight rates and schedules. Mr.
/ Reach said his committee had an explicit
promise from Mayor Bookwalter that the
/ contract should contain such a provision
and that the shippers would fight any ordi-
nance that did not contain il. He said the
/ present policy was building up a system
| of commercial discrimination against In
/ dianapolis jobbers and was too serious not
| TO interrupt If possible. The ordinance was
| referred to the committee on contracts and
/ franchises.
Councilman Expert introduced his cor
| rected ordinance annexing territory north
/ of Fall creek between Meridian street and
Central avenue. This ordinance has been
| pending for many months. 1t was passed a
month ago. but was vetoed by Mayor Book
! walter because of a defect in its descrip-
/ ton.
The judiciary committee reported the
! plumbing ordinance favorably with a few
/ the ordinance was practically the same as
| had been passed last year, but IL was re-
/ lieved Of some of the things that killed the
other.
Partisan Act of Democrats.
The opposition OF the Democrats to the