The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-19
.FIREMEN WILL NOT Be
PLACED IN THEATERS
Messrs. Casper and Fishback'S
Drastic Fire Ordinance Laid
Upon Table by Council.
ACT ON LIVERY STABLES

There was some difference of opinion at
last evenings meeting of the City Council,
but it was settled in such a remarkably
short time that the meeting was adjourned
and the members had dispersed within
twenty minutes after President Billings
ley had called 1t to order. In that short
time while the special committee to which
had been referred Councilman Gasper's
drastic theater fire protection ordinance
introduced at the preceding meeting of the
Council-was dismissed without even a
thank YOU or "by your leave" and the
ordinance was referred to the Councils
regular committee on public safety and
comfort.
This was not done by a party vote, but
the honorable members lined up on the
proposition along lines drawn by other
considerations of conviction or feeling, and
the transfer was made by the close vote of
IL to 10. President .Billingsley voted with
that side of the house that preferred to
see the ordinance stay with the special
committee TO which ii was referred at the
time Of its introduction.
1t happened in this wise. Councilman
f1shback introduced an ordinance provid-
ing for the stationing of fireman in each
theater in the city during each perform
tlon. AS this ordinance was akin in purpose
TO the Casper ordinance, Councilman Ep-
pert, chairman OF the special committee to
which that had been referred, moved that
the new ordinance be also referred to the
same committee. Councilman Rhodes moved
that this motion be laid on the table, and
this was done by the close vote of IL TO 10.
Thereupon the ordinance referred to the
Council committee on public safety and
comfort
Thinking that moment an opportune one,
MOI hat Cou aar
ordinance, known as Special Ordinance No.
j, 1904, be recalled from it's special commit
tee and be referred to the regular commit
tee on public safety and comfort. mo-
ton made by Councilman Expert to lay the
krause motion on the table was lost by the
vote of II to 10, Council voting by ayes and
noes By the same vote Mr.. Krause's mo-
ton was then carried, and the special COM
mittee that spent several hours of two days
investigating theater conditions of the city
and discussing the advisability of burning
asbestos curtains retired sine die. The Gas
per ordinance is now up to the regular
committee on public safety and comfort
BUILDING OF LIVERY STABLES.
An ordinance introduced by Councilman
Cottey forbids the erection of livery or
feed stable under any one of several con-
ditions. 1t would make it unlawful to
erect such stable in block or square in
which there already are three or more
separate dwelling houses, used for resi-
dence purposes, when all of them front
upon the same street; would make it I'M
lawful TO erect such a stable within fifty
feet of any dwelling house or in a square
in which there is any church public
school building. ANY livery or feed stable
erected or established in violation Of this
ordinance would be deemed a nuisance
and might be abated as such by the city
through action taken by the building in
spectOr.
An ordinance introduced by Councilman
Storm provides that light must be kept
burning all night at doors, windows and
all other places of possible exit in case of
fire, and in Railways and on stairways
of flats, hotels, apartment and rooming
houses for the better protection of guests
or occupants in case of fire. Penalty for
violation is to be q fine Of $50.
An ordinance was introduced giving the
j. III. Billingsley Company and the Indiana
polls Cooperage Company the right to lay
a sidetrack and switch in the first alley
south of Bates street, east of Leota street.
With a smile, President Billingsley (of the
~ II. Billingsley Company referred the
ordinance to the proper committee.
An invitation from DR.. Theodore Potter,
in behalf of the Indianapolis Medical So
ciety and the City Board of Health, for the
Council to attend meeting of the medical
society to be held this evening in the Will
loughby building, was accepted. The meet
ing will be devoted entirely to discussion
of conditions at the City Hospital.