The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-17
Boulevard Bond Ordinance, ApprOpri-
Expected to Go Through.
FATE OF CHICKEN ORDINANCE
MIR. Expert PREPARED TO MAKE A
FIGHT FOR FOWL MEASURE.
Minority May Renew Eleventh Ward
Fight Against Standard Oil Com
pany-Other Ordinances Up.

Council probably will pass the boulevard
| bond ordinance tonight appropriating
100000 for the construction of a boulevard
along Fall creek and to make boulevard
| of Pleasant run on the South Side. Sew
enty thousand dollars of the money will be
expended for the Fall creek pleasure drive
| and the remainder to convert Pleasant run
| into a boulevard
Mayor BOokwalter stated last night that
he understood the ordinance will be report
ed back to Council tonight by the finance
committee and that it is the general opinion
that the measure will be adopted. One
hundred thousand dollars of boulevard
bonds were issued last spring, and the ad-
ministration is anxious to get the appro-
priation ordinance through so the money
can be made of use at once.
Now that the Democratic primaries. are
over it is thought the ordinance can be
passed. Before the Democratic primaries
the finance committee. in whose hands the
ordinance has been, would not report the
measure back to Council because it would
have been impossible, it was thought, to
get support for the measure from the DEM
ocratic members. This obstacle is out Of
the way now, and there is little doubt that
the measure will be adopted.
THE BOSWELL OFFER.
Councilman ]. H. Billingsley, president of
the Council. says he will oppose the ordi-
nance unless the Park Board reports that
it will accept the gift of the Boswell estate,
by which the city comes into possession of
seventeen acres of land along Fall creek,
near Central avenue, for a small park in
the boulevard system. The Park Board has
not taken any action the proposition of
the Boswell estate to give this land~to the
city. and Councilman Billingsley says he
will not vote for the ordinance unless the
gift is accepted. The tract is in the Second
ward. where Councilman Billingsley lives.
1.-The Second ward hasn't an acre of park
land" said Councilman Billingsley, "and
don't propose to vote for the boulevard
bond ordinance unless the Park Board
agrees to accept this gift of the Boswell
estate If the board reports that it will
take the land and use it for a small park
then 1 will vote for the ordinance. of
Councilman Morarity may introduce a
new STANDARD Oil' ordinance tonight
The ordinance he introduced several weeks
ago, whose sole purpose, he says, is to force
the Standard Oil Company to move its
plant out of the Eleventh ward, met with
such an avalanche of opposition from the
largest manufacturing interests of the city
that he will not try to have the measure
reported back to the Council. Mr.. Moriarity
.
But the residents of the Eleventh ward
have not given up their fight against the
Standard Oil Company. and they will have
Mr.. Moriarity introduce new ordinance
which will be constructed that ii will not
be opposed by the manufacturers. The old
ordinance provides that no fuel or illumi-
mating other explosive oil shall be stored
within the city limits in quantities larger
than 100 gallons. Representatives of the
city appeared before the Council committee
on public property and improvements and
stated that If the ordinance were passed
| it would be of great damage to their busi-
ness, and some said their companies would
be compelled TO move their plants away
from Indianapolis.
NEW STANDARD OIL ORDINANCE
The new ordinance will be so constructed
Councilman Billingsley says, that, instead
of limiting the quantities of explosive oils
stored within the city limits to 100 gallons,
the maximum limit will be perhaps 400 or
500 barrels. With this important change
in the ordinance, along with others, ii is
thought a measure of this kind will not
be opposed by the manufacturers. Council
man Billngsley said yesterday that Mr.
Moriarity probably would introduce a new
Councilman Experts chicken ordinance,
which is the hands of the committee on
public safety and comfort, likely will be
reported back TO the council tonight. The
fate of the ordinance is somewhat uncer-
| tain. The measure is in the hands of the
committee on public safety and comfort,
of which Councilman Expert is a member.
| He, of course, will vote for the ordinance.
Councilman Sourbier, who is chairman of
the committee. is against the measure. He
made this statement last Wednesday even
ing after the public hearing of the ordin-
ance. All who spoke at the meeting op-
posed the measure.
Councilmen Spray, Wahl and Rhodes are
the other members Of the committee. The
. former is out of the city and will not be
at the etns of fba the fs Geunf % tho 5enght it is
, lies in the attitude of Councilmen Rhodes
and Wahl. Mr.. Sourbier likely will call a
. If Rhodes and Wah are against the meas
, ure it is practically certain that it will be
killed. If they stand with Expert for the
measure then 1t probably Will be reported
favorably to Council and probably will be
, INTERURBAN CARS.
: Councilman Billingsley says the ordinance
r to limit the speed of interurban cars within
: the city limits to eight miles an hour, which
is in the hands of the committee streets,
I sewers and alleys. probably will be re-
3 ported back to Council tonight. The ordi-
) nance was introduced at the request OF
residents of College avenue, who have in
t stituted an injunction suit to prohibit the
!. Indiana Union Traction Company from run.
ming freight cars on College avenue except
at night The speed limit provided by the
ordinance is too small, some of the mem
e bers of the committee think, it is under
$ stood. and there has been talk of com
e promise and the speed limit being changed
q | to twelve miles hour.
Councilman Negleys ordinance providing
Z that the headlights on interurban cars be
screened when the cars enter the city limits
may be reported back to the Council to-
: night also. The ordinance was introduced
| at the request of the Fire Department
: | Oficials of the Fire Department claim that
{ the bright headlights of the interurbar
cars are binding TO horses and men and in
| terfere with runs to fires. The ordinance
q | likely will be reported upon favorably it is
= | understood.
= snakes Power to Fascinate.