The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-24
STANDARD OIL ORDINANCE
ATTITUDE OF MANUFACTURERS ON
MoRIARITY MEASURE NOT KNOWN.
Eleventh Ward Property Owners Are
Working Hard 10 Secure Early
and Favorable Action.

Just what attitude the manufacturing in
terests will take toward Councilman Mo-
riarity's STANDARD Or ordinance is not
known. The purpose of the ordinance ac-
cording TO Mr.. Moriarity. is to cause the
Standard Oil Company to move its plant
out OF the Eleventh ward The measure
has been so drawn as to force the Standard
OIL Company out of the city limits and at
the same time not to injure large manufac-
turing and other interests that use large
quantities OF oil and have TO keep much oil
stored In their plants all the time.
That the new ordinance introduced by
MIR Moriarity, which contemplates pro-
hibiting larger than o-barrel quantities of
fuel or Illuminating or other fuel oils from
being stored within the city limits. will not
iniure many manufacturing interests which
would have been injured had the first
standard Or ordinance been passed is
apperent But IL Is understood that some
OF the largest manufacturing companies of
abe city use much oil that they are com
PEELED a good deal OF the time to keep more
than 400 barrels at their plants. And IL is
not unlikely. II Is understood. that there
viii be opposition from certain OF these
interests 10 o. new measure.
The ordins &c Is now in the hands of the
ordinance c umfttee. 1t is not known
whether the committee will call q public
meeting TO ascertain what the public senti-
the ssommittee will decide without hearing
from the public whether TO report favorably
on the measure. Council does not meet
again until two weeks from Tonight
Councilman Negley. who is an attorney.
says the merit of the movement TO force
the Standard oil Company 10 move it's
plant out OF the Eleventh ward depends
upon these two questions: Is the company 8
plant I'm the Eleventh ward 4 nuisance and
a menace 70 the neighboring property? and
IS the district In which il is located resi-
dence district Upon these two questions.
he says depends the merit of Mr.. Mortar
fty's ordinance.
A. ffot
Company's plant I'm the Eleventh ward Is A
nuisance and menace TO the property
rear by, as is charged. and that the district
In which IL Is located Is a residence district
then there Is merit in the movement to
cause the plant TO be removed under the
law. The law contemplates the good of the
majority. In past years manufacturing
plants from different parts OF the CITY be-
cause the districts became purely resi-
dence districts and the plants were found
90 be a nuisance. do not know yet whether
shall vote for or against Mr.. Moriarty's or
d1nancc- I shall. investigate the matter
carefully before deciding what stand To
take"
Eleventh-ward property owners and resi-
dents OF the neighborhood OF the Standard
get Council 10 look favoraby Mr.. Mo-
riaYity's ordinance. Last week a large
number OF property owners OF the Eleventh
Uard who want the plant removed held a
meeting. where IL was unanimously decided
that the plant Il a nuisance and a menace
20 their property. as the ordinance states.
They VIII send a communication TO Council
asking for immediate and favorable action
on the measure.