The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02
MOR|ARITYS ORDINANCE
FOR BOILER INSPECTION
1t Does Not Make Much of an
Impression on the City
Fathers.
BREWERY TAX OF 1000
In All Six New Ordinances Are
Introduced in Council-Mar-
ket Regulations.
BREWERY TAX OF SI,oo'

Although the Council was in session not
more than twenty minutes last evening, il
met long enough for the introduction of six
ordinances and the passage of another. and
the appointment of President Billingsley as
a member Of the committee on building
ordinance composed of architects and other
men with interests allied to the building
trades. that is now at work on a new build
ing ordinance to take the place of the one
now on the statute books and that has
been pronounced inadequate for the needs
of the city.
General Ordinance No Z, 1904. introduced
by Council Moriarity request. providing
for the appointment of an inspector of
steam boilers and specifying his duties and
powers, did not seem to be taken seriously
by President Billingsley, as he referred it
to the committee on public health. where 1t
is predicted that the ordinance will die an
easy and painless death. One objection to
the ordinance is that it proposes TO pay the
new official no less a salary than $500
year, which, it is regarded. would place the
job clearly in the graft column
The ordinance provides that the inspector
shall be boiler maker of practical exper-
fence, who shall be appointed to the position
y
of 81. 800, and shall be required TO file bond
of 5000. In addition TO inspecting all the
boilers belonging to the city twice year,
IL shall be the duty of the boiler inspector
to inspect all boilers tanks, jacket-kettles.
generators or other apparatus used for gen
Grating or transmitting steam under pres
sure for heating or steaming purposes,
| twice year, with the exception of locomo-
| tive boilers. Boilers are TO be tested and
rated according to the United States ma
| rine inspection law.
BOILER LICENSES.
Every owner of steam boiler must pro-
cure license for its use and on inspection
of the boiler on his property, he
must be given a certificate of inspection
by the Inspector who shall also give a GER
| tificate on the completion and examination
| of repairs to a boiler. Boilers in private
residences and in flats with three or less
| apartments need not be inspected. Fees for
| inspection must be paid to the city ranging
| from 81 to IS in amount, but from these
| fees charitable, religious and educational
| institutions shall be exempt. Deputy in
| spectors are provided for and penalty fol
the violation of the ordinance is fixed al
| from $25 to $1G0.
Other ordinances introduced were to grant
| the indianapolis Lumber and Veneer Com
pany the right to lay two sdetracks acros:
| Twenty-third street and providing fol
| safety gates and watchmen at the Tenth
| street and Michigan-street crossings of tn,
| l.. e. & W., the Monon and the Big Foul
| tracks
An ordinance was introduced by Council
| man Cottey changing the hours of marke
| so that from April TO Nov. / market shall
| be open until IL p. m, instead of until 1873
p. m. The old hour of closing shall hole
between Nov. 1 and April l. Market day
are not changed.
General Ordinance No. l. 1904. changin;
the name of Oriole street TO South Alabam;
street, was passed.
Councilman Fishback introduced an or
dinance reviving the ordinance passed b,
the Council Dec. II, 1891 but afterward re
pealed, which provided for the asssessmen
against breweries of an annual tax o
$1,000. This tax was paid by local brew
cries for some years, and several of tn
city officials have expressed themselves al
in favor of the ordinances re-enactment
Mr.. Fishback's ordinance is an administra
ton measure, drawn under the direction
of the mayor and the city controller.