Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-04

sides at each annual election. appointed
the chair.
HAD NO DOUBT
SINCE SEPTEMBER.
Mr.. Wilson said he was gratifed to be
elected but that he had had no doubt he
would be since last September when Mr..
Pettiiohn came to him and asked him to
be a candidate.
In view Of some Of the hysterical
reports which have been made in the press
and one or two hysterical remarks which
have been made here tonight, and in view
Of the fact that I presume DR.. Pettijohn
was speaking Of the chair when he said
that the councilman to whom he had
given n promise was at liberty to speak,
I think it proper to say a few things.
Il never have anticipated, for a mo-
ment, that would receive the unanimous
support Of council In this election.
say that as far back as last September
Councilman Pettijohn came to my office
and asked me to be a candidate. ! took
that to mean that If / would be a can
didate he would support me. Since then
there has been no doubt in my mind
that this would be the outcome
He added that it was not necessary
for him to have the connivance Of ANY
court or any prosecutor" to win.
Mr.. Carnehx made a little speech IN
which he declared that it is the duty Of
all cOuncilmen to support the new
president and that he hopes to see things
run smoothly during the coming year.
sLEDGE HAMMER
GIFT OF ANTS.
LAS a proof that I hold malice toward
none ! wish to offer you a little present,
Mr.. Wilson. he said and brought a
sledge hammer IN from the hall. He laid
the hammer on the presidents table.
Mr.. Wilson gratefully, II not grace
fully, accepted the hammer and, pulling
large lemon out Of a drawer, presented
it to Mr.. Carnedx as "a pledge Of our
mutual friendship"
Mr.. Carnefx refused to amplify his
charges that undue influences" were
used by the administration. after the
meeting closed, but DR.. Pettijohn de
clared he believed the anti spokesman
was speaking Of his son. Charles Petit
John, when he mentioned a Democrat
from a far distant State"
Charles Pettijohn was once a Demo
cratic city chairman and contributed to
the Democratic campaign fund IN the
last city election. DR.. Pettijohn re-
called. Charles Pettijohn is now In New
York City, he said. hut has never spoken
TO him Of the council election.
$40, 600 VOTED
FOR HEALTH CITY.
The council unanimously suspended It's
rules and passed the ordinance granting
the city comptroller authority to negoti-
ate a temporary loan for $4,000 for the
board Of public health to operate on I'M
I'll the May tax money Is received. The
- fw,c
comptroller to temporarily borrow $50 600
to tide the city general fund over until
tho same time was introduced and re-
ferrod to the finance committee.
The committees appointed by President
Wilson are rs follows:
Finance: Miller, chairman; Furniss.
Brown, PettiJohn and Kirsch
Public Works: Furniss. chairman;
Brown, PcttiJohn, Carnefx and MIL
Ter.
Public Safety: Brown. chairman;
PettiJohn Furrlss, Psake and Miller.
Public Health: Pettijohn, chair
man; Furniss. Brown, Miller and
Kirsch.
Law and judiciary; PeaISe chair
man; Brown. Miller. Schmidt and
Furniss
Elections: Furniss. chairman; MIL
Ter. Brown. PettJohn and Peake.
City Welfare; Carnefx, chairman;
Furniss, Brown. schmidt and Miller.
Parks: Kirsch. chairman; Peake.
Carnciix. Schmidt and Brown.
President Wilson announced that with
In the next two weeks he will appoiut a
permanent trafl!c committee.
ROUTINE ORDINANCES
ARE INTRODUCED.
Ordinances approprlatlng $500 to tie
board OF public works for the hire Of
architects 20 plan two new Arehouses {:
sl2l5 10 the legal department to pay a
judgment and approving vouchers to tue
extent OF $1,000, issued by the Patriots
Gardeners Association, were introduced
The ordinance raising the salary Of the
Barrett law clerk from 81 $50 to 81, 500
year was passed and the ordinance re-
visins the salary schedule Of employees
Of the city civil engineers department
was referred to the new fnanace com
mittee.
A resolution indorsing Aat-to-the-curb
vehicle parking in streets in the CON
gested district in which street car lines
operate. was received from the Indianap-
oils Chapter American Association Of
Engineers and temporarily PASSED over
to be taken up when the permanent
traffic committee Is appointed.
a report Of Edward A. Kahn. chairman
Of the executive committee Of the q. A. r.
National Encampment. held here last fail.
was received and ordered placed In the
record. a check for $685. 70 accom-
panied the report. This amount was left
out Of the $4,000 which the council ap-
propriated to help defray the EXPENSES