The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-08
LACK OF MONEY PREVENTS
HIGHER POLICE SALARIES
Measure Before Council Seems
Unlikely of Success, Owing to
State of Strong Box.
TO TAX THE MERCHANTS
New Method of Raising Money b,
Excuses Is Proposed
at Meeting.

An ordinance introduced by Councilman
Moriarity at last nights meeting of that
body, providing for increasing the salaries
of members of the police force. and one
introduced by Councilman Davis providing
for licensing grocers. druggists and others
not now specifically provided for, who sell
intoxicating liquors. were the most impor-
tant of the seven new measures.
The first named has been discussed for
several weeks. There are strong doubts of
it's passage, as Controller Dunn has said
that the city has not the funds with which
to pay the increased salaries this year and
at the same time cover the expenses of in
creasing the police force.
Salaries would be increased annually by
the proposed measure as follows: Super
intendent. 5000 to 1920; captains, $l,OSO to
s1.S2O; chief of detectives. s115O to s1.S2e;
sergeants, $500 to $1,000; detectives, $912.5O to
s1.O2O; patrolmen. sS21.25 to s912.5O.
MONEY FOR BRIDGE FUND.
The ordinance introduced by Councilman
Davis providing for taxing dealers in in
toxicating liquors who do not now pay any
license fee would require every such dealer
to pay into the city annually the same IL
cense fee as is paid by regular liquor deal
ers, $3.50, and provides that such fees shall
go into the city fund for building and re-
pairing bridges.
By suspension Of the rules an ordinance
was rushed to passage giving the Board
of Public Works the right to advertise for
bids for printing the revised laws and or
dinances, upon which a committee has been
at work for months. When bids are re-
ceived by the board a special appropriation
will be made 10 cover the cost of the work.
Other ordinances introduced were one
from the Board of Public Works granting
Ira 3. Buggy the right to lay a switch
across Lewis street south of Fifteenth
street; one introduced by Councilman Storm
providing for safety gates at the East
Washington-street crossing of the Union
Railway tracks; another by the same coun-
Gilman providing for cleaning and disIn-
fectlng privy vaults, and one by Council
man Davis providing for the annexation Of
Elders addition to the city of Indianapolis
In the northern portion of the city.
MEASURES FOR IMPROVEMENT
A slight change in market hours was
made by an amended ordinance passed last
night, which will make the closing hours
on Tuesdays and Thursdays 1890 p. m. in
stead of II o'clock noon, as formerly, and
will give stall owners until o'clock to
vacate their stalls on those days. Saturday
hours remain the same. The ordinance also
provides that when a holiday shall fall on
market day the market shall be open on
the day preceding. Penalties of So and $40
fines and annullment of stall lease are
provided for successive violation of the pro-
visions of the ordinance.
An ordinance was passed giving Paul
Jeffries the right to lay and maintain a
switch across Railroad street in Irvington.
The new electric-lighting contract be-
tween the city and the Indianapolis Light
and Power Company, which was expected to
be considered at last evenings meeting
did not get from the hands of the printer
in time for consideration by the committee
on contracts and franchises, and therefore
did not come before the Council. 1t will
be considered at the next regular meeting
For lack of time last Wednesday evening s
special meeting Controller Dunn's ordinance
providing for taxing breweries and distil-
leries and the ordinance making a transfer
OF funds did not come up for consideration
last evening