The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
CITY TREASURER'S BOND
TwENTY-EIGHT wELL-KNOWN MEN
AFFIx THEIR SIGNATURES
sworn Statement of wealth I'm the
Aggregate Is 81 400, O00-CouncilA APP
proves It-Routine Affairs.

At last evenings meeting Of the City
Council business was transacted in rapid
fire order and about an hours work was
rushed through in fifteen minutes. One or
dinance was reported approved by the
mayor. three ordinances were passed, five
more were introduced and the bond of City
Treasurer Ensley was reported upon favor
ably by the finance committee and approved
by the Council. OF the bills introduced one
proposes TO fix the salary OF the chief clerk
OF the Board Of Public Works at $3.50 in
stead Of $500 year.
The bond OF Oliver p. Ensley as city
treasurer is remarkable for the fact that it
represents the. sum of $4,000, although
the law requires a bond of only 100000.
Twenty-eight Indianapolis business men
have signed the bond. naming amounts OF
liability ranging from $4,000 TO $4,000. The
aggregate of $4,000 is only nominal as
the men who have signed the bond repre-
sent a total wealth of three or four millions
of dollars
The names that appear on Mr.. Ensley's
bond are follows: Sterling r. Holt Chas.
c. Perry. w. l. Higgins, Oliver NJ. Thorn
berg. William L. Taylor, Frank NJ. Millikan,
Henry w. Lawrence. Henry Coburn, Alonzo
p. Hendrickson. Levi S. Pierson, Christian
i. c. Waterman. John c. Pearson, Lyman
b. Millikan. Henry Victor, Nicholas Ensley.
ELI p. Baker, Henry c. Adams, Henry A.
Mansfield William Schoppenhorst, Armin
G. Koehne. Frederick J. Meyer. Dennis
John Wachstetter, Archibald A. Young, An
drew Hagen and Anthony Harmon.
ROUTINE AFFAIRS.
General ordnance No. Sc, transferring 500
10 the use OF the Board of Public Safety
from the ''fire force pay roll" was reported
approved by the mayor.
Appropriation ordinance No. 10, which has
been the especial pet and under the special
guidance OF City Controller Dunn. was
passed. This ordinance appropriates $1,000
TO the incidental expense fund, and is to be
used for the payment of numberless bills
which have remained unpaid since the
hour Mr.. Dunn first assumed the burden
OF trouble that rests on the shoulders of
the city controller.
General ordinance No. g. providing for
a fiagman at the crossing OF South Hard
ing street and the Belt Railroad, and gen.
transfer of @ for the %se of the Io soar
of Public Safety from the electrical de-
partment of the station house to the incl
dental expense fund, We're the other two
ordinances that were passed.
An ordinance was introduced that pro-
poses to make William r. Williams glad
tNdl he Is CLERK VI tic DOdIu VI
Works. 1t is general ordinance No. q, and
provides that the salary of the clerk of the
Board OF Works shall be, beginning Jan. l.
1904. s. 800 per annum. instead OF N.2OO, as
heretofore.
Four general ordinances introduced pro-
vide for transfers from various funds &c
other funds Of sums aggregating sl6.9S6.2l
These were all introduced at the earnest
solicitation of Controller Dunn.
A letter from Mr.. Dunn to the Council
called the attention of that honorable body
TO the fact that the appropriation for in
terest and exchange OF the general appro'
priatioh ordnance No. "a, 1902, fixing tn,
appropriations for 1908, did not cover bOule-
ward bonds and bridge bonds issued In
1903, semi-annual interest on which will be
payable Jan. 1, 1904. in addition to that paid
July 1. 1905" To cover a deficiency in the
. appropriation thus made Of $2.S499S, an or
dinance was introduced last evening appro-
priating $3.50 to the department OF finance
for interest and exchange TO cover a de.
ficiency."
The Council adjourned at $40. Every
member was present.