Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-17
CITY COUNCIL
BREAKS OVER
JEWETT TRACES
Action and Speeches Slap at
Mayors Political Machi-
nations.
WOMEN AND WAGES WIN

litical Vaccinations of Charles w. Jewett
was demonstrated openly in city council
last night.
Replying to criticism of the five mem
bers who have blocked many OF the
Jewett administration schemes, DR.. o. b.
Pettiiohn, republican, elected on the home
rule ticket, INDUCED in an impassioned
fight of oratory, in the course OF which
he declared:
"God pity the republican party If the
81. 500 soap-box orator in the city NALL
connected with his friend in the state.
house, the king of the garbage plant,
is to control its campaign In Marion
county this fall"
The doctor started calmly enough, as
sorting that he desired merely to say a
few words in defense Of the five meD1-
bers of the council who have been named
by the mayor in the public press rs beng
detrimental to the best interests OF the
city of Indianapolis"
It did not take the councilman lons 10
warm to his subject, however, his man
ner being that of a man who was rlu-
ding himself of long pent-up emotions.
HITS MAYOR ON
GANG BUILDING.
''If the mayor had put in one-ten1n
Of the time in looking after the city
interests that ne has for the last two
wears in building up one of the most
domnable political machines this NUM-
cipality has ever seen we might nave
seen some improvement.
"Tt's no fault of the members OF the
common council that things nave n.y.
been done and l do not propose TO slt
idly by and let the mayor get by Win
an attempt to blame us
Following DIR. Pettijohn's Arrangements
Of the mayors political, as opposed I"
his civic, activities, the council au-
journed. but not for long.
The delegation of members or the
South Side women's club, who have al
teded council meetings faithfully Tor
more than a month swarmed from the
spectators seats and descended on Presl-
dent Gustav G. Schmidt demanding why
he had let the meeting close without
hearing them.
Mr.. Schmidt hastily raped for order
and gave Mrs. Martin Reiffel, president
of the club, the floor.
eve want the council to understand
that we want action on the removal OF
those mules from the Shelby street barns
and upon our requests for market
where the farmers may come" began
Mrs. Reiffel.
She explained that the women were
going to brook no delay in the estab-
lishment Of curb market in Fountain
square since It seemed impossible TO
get one established in a permanent
building without waiting two or three
years.
we want the city to establish that
market and we want the city to keep
it clean; that's what we pay our taxes
for.
BREAD BOX
THREAT MADE.
IF we don't get that curb market in
Fountain square, warned Mrs. Reinel.
we're going to see that every bread box
is chased off the streets of indianapolis"
.sYou don't mean MIR Taggarts bread
boxes. do you, Mrs. Reiffel?" interrupted
President Schmidt with evident enjoy
nent. referring TO the sidewalk boxes OF
the Taggart Baking Company. Of which
A L. Taggart, president of the board OF
public safety, and mention OF whose name
usually is sufficient to arouse the indy
nation Of the president OF the council.
YES. and Wen chase the curb market
OF the courthouse square, too" continued
Mrs. Reiffel with warmth.
THAT curb market is a disgrace 10 the
city"
When she had finished President
Schmidt replied:
There are certain privileges granted
to certain people to use the sidewalks Of
the city.
''If it's fair for them it's fair for you
and I'll see that there is an ordinance
introduced in the council next Friday
evening to give you the privilege to use
Fountain Square sidewalks.
Meanwhile you go notify all OF the
farmers who have promised to come TO
sell to you and open your market next
Saturday.
Wen see that you are protected the
same as the bread boxes and we'll see
that the trash is cleaned up after the
farmers leave.
"If you are molested you just let us
know right away.
GUSTAV GOING
DOWN HIMSELF.
Tu be down there myself Saturday
to see that everything goes right.
I'VE want you women to know that
we're going to give you a market and
that we're going to remove those mules"
longer exercise complete control even
over the regular" republican members
Of the council cropped out when two ordi-
nances raising the pay of minor city EN-
ployes were passed over the chief execu-
tive's disapproval with the votes Of every
member present.
President Schmidt pointed out at the
beginning of the meeting that measures
increasing the ray of laborers in the
street commissioners department from
IS cents to 80 cents an hour the salaries
Of the chief Of the assessment bureau TO
81 800 a year and of his clerks from 500
to 800 a month and the salaries Of the
three assistant street commissioners
from $1,000 to $1,000 a year, had rested
in the mayors hands beyond the legal
time limit for his signature and hence
technically bore his disapproval.
The council Immediately passed the
increases for the laborers and the as
sessment bureau employees but took no
action on the salaries of the assistant
street commissioners, members assert
ing that they did not believe it neces-
sary in view of the fact that these
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