The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-03
A BLOW AT EXPRESSMEN
THEY MAY NO LONGER "STAND, We
HICLES ABOUT COURTHOUSE.
Reta1iatOry Measure Fathered by
Councilman MISUNDERSTANDING Con-
demned-City Affairs.

Expressmen may not use the curbstones
about the Court House square and the east
market for their Offices and stables any
longer. The Council decided this last night
when ii passed Mr. Warweg's retaliatory
measure specially forbidding their using the
streets for such purposes. Mr.. Warweg is
market gardener and his ordinance was
retaliatory for the passage of the ordinance
requiring all vehicles that attend market to
be without animals when standing The
situation was complicated by the introduce
ton of an ordinance repeahlg the ordinance
which gave affront to Warweg
For long time Delaware, Market and
Alabama streets have been used by ex-
pressmen as stand" There has been
constant complaint of this, but the ex-
pressmen have held the fort The ordinance
last night specifically prohibits the use of
the three streets named. The expressmen
can find no home in front of private prop
erty. MIR. Moriarity and other Democrats
opposed the ordinance because they as
serted the ordinance preventing these We
hicles from standing on improved streets
would reach their cases
Members of the Council were astonished
when the Board of Public Works sent to
the Council a new contract with the L. G.
Atkins Company for a switch across South
street They thought it meant another
switch for the company, one having been
granted, but never laid, across that street.
1t was explained that the purpose is TO lay
a spur alongside the track permitted in
Eddy street so that the removal of loaded
cars and the reception of empty ones could
be accomplished. The Union Railway Com
pany found that IL could not handle the
Atkins freight without transferring its
empty cars 10 Its main freight track and
blockading it. The new contract means
but one track across South street, but in
addition permits a double track in Eddy
street, where freight may be received and
discharged. In all other respects the con-
tracts are the same. The ordinance was
referred TO the committee on contracts and
franchises.
Controller Breunig sent over ordinances
appropria ting 5000 for the use of the con-
.tagious disease fund and another authoriz-
| ing a bond issue OF 10000 for the purpose
of improving the East market. These bonos
are TO bear 3is per cent. interest ard are to
| be paid serially each year on July /, thus
| extinguishing the debt in 1913. The improve
ments planned have been announced. Both
| ordinances were referred 10 the finance
| committee.
| The ordinance granting small extension
| of territory TO the Citizens Heat and Light
| Company. repeating the vehicle license tax
ordinance or 1885, which had confused We
| hicle owners and changing the name Of
| Walter street 10 Hansen avenue were
| passed
| An ordinance was introduced by Mr.. Sour
bier fixing the salary of the clerk of the
| Board of Health at sl,2o0. This position has
only paid $500. and the ordinance raises the
| salary 10 the same figure as the clerks OF
other boards.
! memorial on the death OF former Coun-
| Gilman T.. T.. Bernauer was adopted.