The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06
Committees RevOIutionized by James
II. BiIIingsIey, the New President
and His Following.
PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEES
SOURBIER, EXPERT AND GRAIL
PROMINENT IN NEW REGIME.
wynne Remains at Head Of Commit
tee on Finance-ArmstrOng Park
Annexed to City.

lutionize its committees last night. Coun-
Gilman Expert, at the proper period of the
order of business. called up his motion TO
amend the rule authorizing the president to
appoint all standing committees by insert
ing the following: Provided however, that
said standing committees shall survive
only during the term of the president APP
pointing same" Mr.. Experts motion was
referred to the committee on rules, and
promptly, on motion of Mr.. Grail, recess
of ten minutes was taken to give the COM
mittee an opportunity to prepare its report
The committee is composed of Councilmen
Wysong. Negley and Moriarity. Its action
was a foregone conclusion. Mr.. Wysong
and Mr. Moriarity joined in a majority re-
port in favor of the amendment and Mr..
Negley submitted minority report oppos-
ing II.
Mr.. Negley. in his minority report, de-
clared that while he had no personal OBJ
lection to the changes proposed, he thought
Ii must be made to serve either personal
a public purpose. If a public purpose
the public was entitled to an explanation
of the motive. If personal it made no diff
ference to him.
TEST OF STRENGTH.
Mr. Negley moved the substitution of his
minority report for the majority report.
the table. This was the test of strength.
The vote resulted:
Ayes-Crall. Expert. Kelly, Meyer, Nor
iarity, Shea, Sourbier, Spray, Warweg,
Wheeler. Wysong and President Billings
ley.
Negley. Rhodes. Wahl. wolsiffer and
Wynne.
The Democrats voting against the motion
were Berry. Wahl and Wolsiffer.
By the same vote the majority report was
adopted and the motion itself passed. Pres
ident Billingsley promptly Announced that
he was prepared to name the committees
as rearranged, and Clerk Elliott read the
following list:
Accounts and Claims-Cooper, Negley,
Kelly.
Contracts and Franchises-Crall. Expert,
Wysong, Wheeler. Sourbier. Wahl and
Meyer.
Elections-sourbier. Grail, Berry.
Fees and Salaries-Rhodes, Holiday,
Finance-Wynne. Grail Expert Cooper,
| Wysong. Berry. Moriarity
Judiciary-Negley, Mcfarland. Kelly.
Ordinances-Spray, Wheeler, Meyer.
Printing-Cooper, Wynne, Shea.
Public Health = Mcfarland, Holiday
Warweg.
! Public Morals-Wheeler, Spray, Meyer.
Public Property and Improvements-wy-
song. Rhodes. Wolsiffer.
Public Safety and Comfort-Sourbier
Spray, Rhodes. Expert VAIL.
| Acknowledgment, Sourbier, Wheeler
| Wysong, Wolsiffer.
| Rules-Crall. Negley, Moriarity.
1 Sewers, Streets and Alleys-Holliday
| Cooper, Mcfarland. Rhodes, VAIL.
Investigation and observation-disclosures
| Spray, Shea.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The only old majority member of the con.
| tracts and franchises committee is Sour.
! bier. Sourbier and Grail succeed Cooper
and Mcfarland on the elections committee
| whose important duty this year will be the
redistricting of the city by wards. Expert
| Sourbier. Wheeler and Wysong succeed
Cooper. Biilingsley, Holiday and wynne OF
the railroads committee. The only chang,
| in the finance committee is the substitu
ton of Cooper for Rhodes. The othel
| changes are not so important.
The other business transacted by tn,
Council was small. The ordinance approx
ing an extension of the boundaries of tn,
district in which the Citizens Heating ant
Lighting Company Is to operate was re
ferred to the committee on contracts. Th
boundary is extended north to Fall creel
and Twenty-ninth street.
The ordinance annexing the addition
known as Armstrong Park was passed b,
a vote of Is to 5. The annexation was de
sired in order that the streets plated Nigh
be improved and the lots made salable
Mr.. Rhodes objected because the addition 4
uninhabited, and, he declared, could onl,
become a charge on the city treasury.
The ordinance granting James Wads
worth permission to lay switch tract
across Minnesota street was passed.