The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
ELEVATED TRACKS At
TENTH STREET WAN TED
Ordinance Presented by Council
man Fishback-Moriarity Fails
to See a Joke.
! STUDENTS ARE VISITORS

Councilman Frank S. Fishback intro
duced an ordinance last night at the meet
ing of the City Council providing for the
elimination of the grade crossings by the
elevation of the railroad tracks at Massa-
chusetts avenue and East Tenth street.
At this point the tracks of the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago. & st. Louis Railroad
Company, the Lake Erie e. Western and
the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
Railroads cross the intersection of the
streets. The ordinance sets forth the need
of elevated tracks, and fixes the violation
of the ordinance at 800, each day con-
stituting a separate offense. The ordinance
was referred to the committee on rail-
roads, which comprises Frederick w. Ep-
pert, Albert Il. Cottey, Otto Hoffman,,
James Il. Murray and John Wolsiffer.
City Controller Dunn sent a communica-
ton to the City Council last night, recon-
mending the appropriation of $4,000 for
the repair ana Improvement of the City
Hospital The ordinance came from the
Board of Public Works, at the request of
Mayor Hoffman. 1t was referred to the
finance committee. The ordinance Of city
controller recommending an appropriation
of $1,000 for fire protection for the materni-
~ ward of the Hospital, was laid on the
table. The vote on the ordinance was 10
to S.
The Board of Public Works last night
asked the City Council for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to be used in cleaning and
ditching Pogue's run, in order that its
Overf1OwS may be averted; an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the erection of new
bridges and repairs to old bridges within
the city, and appropriations of $1,000 for
permanently improved streets, $4,000 for
unimproved streets $1,000 for sewer fund
and $1,000 for repairs to the leveeS. The
matter was referred TO the finance commit
tee.
Mayor Hoffman. having affixed his sig
nature to ordinances Nos. 81 and "A, re-
turned them to the City Council last night.
Ordinance No. 81 provides for the lower
ing of Holton place bridge, over Pleasant
run, while ordinance No. "A is better known
as the Davis liquor ordinance, which pro-
hibits the sale of intoxicating liquors with
out license from the city controller. After
two weeks of publication, the ordinances
will be enforced.
An ordinance introduced by Councilman
James u. MOriarity, prohibiting the loca-
ton of stOreroOOms, tanks, etc, containing
oil and petroleum of more than two hun
dred barrels within the city, was referred
by President Billingsley to the committee
on public morals. This disposition of the
ordinance caused a general round of laugh
ter from the members of the Council with
the exception of Moriarity
The new building ordinance, now in the
and comfort was not reported to the
Council last night, because the committee
had not completed its work. meeting of
the committee was held Immediately after
adjournment. Mr. Stanley said the COM
mittee has completed about one-haIf of it's
has found nothing Objectionable.
The civil government class of the Short
ridge High School attended the meeting of
the Council last night.