The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
BREEZY COUNCIL SESSION
PREDICTED FOR TONIGHT
Several Matters of Importance
Will Be Called Up for
Consideration.
NEW LIGHTING CONTRACT
Committee Has Held but One
Meeting-Brewery License
Ordinance and Others.

This evenings meeting of the City Council
promises to he one of more than ordinary
interest in that at least three and prob
ably four important ordinances. which have
all aroused much discussion, will be re-
ported favorably by the committees TO
which they were referred
These the ordinance embodying the
city's new lighting contract with the In
oianapohs Light and Power Company for
tne Ten years beginning April l, 1905; the
ordnance taxing all breweries and brewery
agencies operating in the city 81 900 annually;
councilman Murray's "huckster" ordinance.
raising the license fees of peddlers and
hucksters very considerably, and the ordi-
nance thd appropriating the sum of s,S25 to
the Board of Public Safety for the settle
ment of back salaries due firemen.
Inc new lighting contract was awarded TO
the Indianapolis Light and Power Company
OH Z co: "a ana was sent to the Council for
Iatlncatlon at special meeting shortly
afterward. The contract, in the words of
D5g 0r 1s Us about as lengthy as the
contracts and franchises. TO which II was
releere "a mas had it under consideration
printed FORM IN the Council journal
NO DECIDED OBJECTION.
Because of the voluminous character of
the contract the committee has had to take
much time for its consideration. but has
held only one meeting on the subject. No
decided objection to the terms of the con-
tract has developed. but a member of the
committee stated yesterday that there are
several points on which some members
favor the unconditional approval of the
measure.
Another meeting of the committee on con-
tracts and franchises will be held some time
to-day, at which it is expected that these
points will be cleared up, so that it is prob
able that the committee will report the
ordnance OF, 1avorabiy at this evenings Coun,
Gil meeting The only thing that would
prevent this desired action would be the
raising of some objection or some obstacle
not now foreseen.
The report that has been current that the
contract must be ratified by the Council
within a month after it's award by the
Board of Works, or by next Thursday. the
oath, yesterday said by officials to be
upfounded The contract contains a pro-
vision that If the Council shall delay rati-
hcation longer than one month, the time
be postponed for q time beyond April l, 1905,
corresponding to the period in excess of a
month that the Council shall delay its ac-
ton.
BREWERY TAX ORDINANCE.
Controller Dunn's brewery tax ordinance,
which is expected to add very satisfactory
sum to the city's annual revenues, will be
reported favorably by the finance commit
tee. to which 1t was referred Like ordi-
nances passed by former City Councils have
had tempestuous career in the courts
and at the hands of the Council itself The
ordinance now before the Council is thought
to have been drawn in such a manner
to avoid former mistakes and to overcome
former objections.
The" 'huckster'' ordinance, which has been
pushed by the grocers of the city and OPP
posed by the peddlers and the hucksters
will be reported with slight changes from
its provisions originally introduced The
license fees charged by it will be in some
instances two and three times what they
are under the present law.
Back pay of some thirty fremen, which
has been considered and postponed by sew
eral Boards of Public Safety, will be set
tied by the ordinance which will be reported
favorably by the committee. The matter
is considered to have been finally settled
to the satisfaction of all parties concerned.
The amount of money involved is 50 ,625