The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
1t Would Injure the Business Inter-
ests of the City to Make Trains
Stop at All Crossings.
PESTH0UsE
APPROPRIATION
CONTROLLER BREUNIG MAKES
REQUEST FOR $4,000.
Pennsylvania Road Given Authority
to Build a sidetrack $500 Feet
Long-Other Matters.

An ordinance calling for an appropriation
of $4,000 with which to establish a new pest
house was introduced in Council last night
by Controller Breunig. No action was
taken on the measure.
The most important action of the Coun-
Gil was the killing of the Grail ordinance
stop at all street crossings and at all
street-car tracks. The ordinance was
stricken from the files by vote of 10 to G.
The city will have to buy new site for
the pesthouse, ii is understood. 1t is thought
the land now owned by the city cannot be
used for the site of the new pesthouse
without violation of the law passed by the
last Legislature. Controller Breunig's ordi-
nance states that the $4,000 asked for is TO
be expended for the purchase of real estate
and the erection of buildings for the care
and treatment of patients who have con-
tagious diseases. Five thousand two hun
dred and sixty-three dollars of last years
appropriation of 1880 for pesthouse is
still available, according to an opinion Of
the city attorney
\ In its petition to the controller asking for
II $4,000 appropriation for a new pesthouse
the Board of Public Works calls attention
TO the fact that under the laws of 1903
a pesthouse cannot be built within 1,5C0
feet of a hospital and within 500 feet of d
private residence"
THE GRAIL ORDINANCE.
The Democrats put up fight for the
passage of Councilman Cralrs ordinance re-
quiring trains to stop at street crossings
and street-car tracks. The Democrats
would not abide by the report of the spe-
do no
results of the proposed ordinance. The COM
mittee reported that the passage of the
ordinance would be detrimental to the COM
mercial and other interests of the city As
soon as the report was read Mr. Expert,
one of the committee. moved that it be
adopted. Mr.. Berry moved that the report
be laid on the table. This motion was de-
feated and the report was adopted.
Berry then made motion that the ordi-
nance be called up for second reading and
placed on passage The motion was sec
onded and the ordinance was reid. The
vote stood 10 TO against passage, ana
the Grail ordinance was killed.
The report of the committee which inyes-
tigated the results of the ordinance is in
part as follows: 1.-The passage of this ordi-
nance would be a serious detr1ment TO the
commercial interests OF the city. Ii would
seriously delay prompt ana efncient move
ment of merchandise and the present serv-
ice to the public The enforcement of this
ordinance would seriously delay mail trains
and would hinder prompt delivery or ex-
press. Strict enforcement of the ordinance
would result in blockading "a great many
street crossings in the heart OF the city.
The ordinance would work hardship upon
railroad employees. We recognize In this or
dinance some very good things, bat In It's
major parts il is unreasonable that III
could not be enforced.
The committee was composed of Expert,
Sourbier. Wysong Wheeler and Wolsiffer
The latter was the only Democratic MEM
Der of the committee.
An ordinance was passed granting the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in its OPP
Grafton of the Indianapolis d Vincennes
Railroad the right to build sidetrack 81
500 feet long, from it's present siding few
feet east OF Miller street, southwest to a
connection with the L., ID. 81 w. siding at
sellers farm. The new track Will cross
Miller, Minnesota, Harding, Blaine and
Reisner streets.