The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-05
TRACTION LINES WARNED
WORKS BOARD DECLARES CARS
MUST STOP FOR CITY PASSENGERS.
City Attorney Warrum Holds "Livery
Stable Ordinance Is VOid-Park
and Safety Boards.

The livery stable ordinance" passed
early last year to prevent a stable being
built near big North Side church. and
which called forth a great deal of discussion
at the time. has been declared void by City
Attorney Warrum. Mr.. Warrum submitted
an opinion to the Board of Public Works
yesterday.
The city charter gives the Council the
right to regulate and license livery stables.
Mr.. Warrum finds, but the ordinance makes
the location Of stables dependent upon the
wishes of property owners in the vicinity
of the proposed stable. In other words,
Mr.. Warrum states the power of provid-
ing for the location of a livery stable is
transferred from the hands of the Council
to the people, and this is something that
the Council has no power to do, he be-
lieves.
on complaint of Jacob Seibert against the
stable of the Island Coal Company.
INTERURBANS WARNED.
BY request of the board Chief Clerk Will
liams has sent letters to all the interurban
railway companies entering Indianapolis.
calling their attention to those sections of
the interurban contract with the city which
provide for the stopping of cars within the
city limits. Much complaint has been made
to the board concerning the alleged failure
Of interurban companies to obey the Sec
lions of the contract. The sections are
follows:
THAT after entering the city of Indian
apolis all regular passenger cars of said
company, party of the second part, shall
stop at all intersecting streets on signal
from waiting passengers or passengers on
such cars desiring to leave the same, and
shall take on and carry all passengers de-
string to take passage on any such cars for
the purpose of being transported between
different points on the line over which said
cars are operated in said city: Provided,
that such cars shall not be stopped at any
sary to take on ana discharge such pas
sengers, and that 20 baggage other than
ter shall be unloaded or taken on any such
car at any such crossing.
The said company, party of the second
part, shall charge cents for a single fare
between any two points in said city on its
lines, and any passenger who shall pay q
single fare of cents shall be entitled to ride
i'm the car upon which he took passage to
any point on the line of such interurban
company within such city: Provided, how
ever, that said company shall not discrimi-
nate either in fares or freight rates, in
any manner whatsoever, against passenger
or freight traffic, to or from the city of
Indianapolis in favor of any ether point on
the line OF railroad operated by said COM
pany.
BUILDING HER OWN HOUSE.
Sarah Lavinia Schmidt informed the
Board of Works yesterday that she is build
ing a fve-room frame house on Curzon
street with her own hands. The unusual in
formation was conveyed In a protest filed
by Mrs Schmidt against the proposed va
cation of Curzon street. She told the board
that her husband is carpenter, but is en-
ployed elsewhere, and as she has skill with
the square, the hammer and the saw, she
did not know of any reason why she should
not build her own house. She was asked If
she belonged to a union and replied that
she did not, although her husband carries
a card. Mrs. Schmidt was assured that
her rights would be looked AFTER and that
IL the street were vacated some one would
have to pay her proper damages.
Dec. Is has been set by the board for the
opening of the bids for the new detention
hospital.