Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-07

pended the rules and unanimously passed
an ordinance appropriating $1,000 to a
fund out Of which the city controller will
pay cents bounty for each rat tan
brought to him
Several brushes between counciImen
and a heated discourse between Presi-
dent Schmidt and Mrs Martin L. Reiffel.
president OF the South Side Women's
Club, marked the session.
Mrs. Rieffel said her delegation came
70 inquire where the council stood on the
south side market question. The council
several weeks ago passed an ordinance
establishing the Fountain Square mar
ket in the Shelby street barns. effective
jan /. after the south side women in
sistently had demanded 1t for some time.
Subsequently the board OF public works
announced IT would not vacate the barns
on Jan. ], because II could find no place
In which to move the mules until the
barn unit OF the municipal yards is
built and Mr.. Schmidt served notice that
be would start proceedings to impeach
the board members II the mules were not
moved
WHAT THE WOMEN
RAN INTO.
The south side women. apprehensive
lest the controversy result in the result
in the downfall Of their struggles to rid
Themselves of the mules and get the
branch market established, went to the
board of works a few days ago and
asked what the board intended to do.
President George Lemaux OF the board
seized the occasion to execute a pretty
little move over which the board has
been Jollifying. He assured the women
the board was with them In their de
sires and was doing everything possible
to help them; that II they would wait
patiently until spring the municipal
yards would be built, the mules would
be moved, tho market established under
sanitary conditions and the taxpayers
would not have to pay out large sums
of money with which TO rent barn in
which TO house the mules from JAN /
until the yards barn unit could be con-
structed.
The women. taking the board presi-
dent at his word, acquiesced, saying they
would see the council and try to get that
body to hasten the day when the mu-
nicipal yards could be established.
Accordingly Mrs. ReifeI last night
asked how the council stood on the
project
Mr. Schmidt hesitated a moment and
then replied:
The council went all the way with you
to set you the market, but now, I'll tell
you frankly. we're a long way from the
municipal yards.
You've upset everything we did for
you. You have publicly gone before the
board of works and said you'd wait un-
til the municipal yards are built"
Mrs. Reiffel wished to know whether
Mr. Schmidt would mind telling the dele
cation just how 1t had upset his plans
; Mr. Schmidt did not mind and replied
that after the council technically had
ordered the boards of works TO vacate
the Shelby street barns Jan. l, the board
went so far as TO advertise for a place
to which TO move the mules and gave
other indications that 1t was going to
comply and then the south side women
wrecked all this advantage by agreeing
TO wait until the board got the mu-
nicipal yards bulls.
"Ill say this for you; that II you had
not taken the step you did that barn
would have been vacated Jan. H. the
council head added.
AND THE MULES
STILL ARE THERE.
We'll, wish you'd tell us what you'd
do to get rid of those mules" Mrs
I'D place those mules in the same
class as the rats and put q bounty Of
cents each on their tails" Mr.. Schmidt
responded.
The discussion of the increased pay
for policemen arose when Attorney Boni-
field explained the ordinance which Mr.
Peake introduced He said the patrol
men were given to understand several
months ago that II they would press
their request for more money at that
time they would be taken care OF in the
1921 budget. II was with the under
standing that the budget provided an
increase from $3.50 to S4.95 a day for
patrolmen; from SIS to $5.25 per day for
sergeants and detectives from S1,920 to
$1,000 a year for lieutenants and of 10
per cent for matrons and other minor
officers, he said.
The cost OF living has not come down
and many of the ratrolmen are unable
to make ends meet on their present pay,
he added.
CARNEFIX EXPLAINS
HIS OBJECTIONS
Councilman Louis w. Carnefix said he
understood 1t had been said that he
was the only councilman against an in-
crease and that he wished 1t TO be thor
oughly realized Just where he stood. He
said the budget does not provide for an
increase and that he does not favor any