Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05
BILL
PASSES HOUSE
IN FIRST STEP
Measure Places indianapolis
Sanitary Commissioners in
Control of Work.
CONTROVERSY NEAR END

Tn House OF Representatives in its
Friday night session took the first step
in the settling Of a long drawn-out con-
troversy between the Indianapolis board
Of public works and the board Of sani-
tary commissioners, when 1t passed the
Cox bill placing In the hands Of the san
itary board the control over the sewage
and garbage disposal in Indianapolis.
The bill passed by q vote OF 70 to 0, and
is now ready for action by the Senate.
1t amends the present law relating to
the collection and disposal of of disposal
Of garbage in the city of indianapolis by
giving the sanitary commissioners the
control. In addition to other matters
over the collection Of all garbage and
ashes, over which the two boards have
differed as to which was responsible.
They are given power also to purchase
and construct incinerating and disposal
plants and to provide for their equip
ment. They are given power to take
over all equipment held by the board
OF worka to be used in the carrying out
Of the work of the sanitary board, and
to construct barns and other places for
storage Of this equipment.
TAX OF CENTS
TO BE LEVIED.
tax Of cents on each 500 Of tax
able property In Indianapolis Is au-
thorized TO defray the expenses Of the
board Of sanitary commissioners and to
pay the salaries Of the officers and EN-
ployes
Other bills passed during the night
session were:
Bowers, creating balif for county
commissioners court in Allen County.
STROBE, providing for appointment of
hoflffa IN In Tnafono
Decker, amending act concerning ma
ternity hospitals.
Nichols, giving justices Of the peace In
nearest township Jurisdiction in cases
arising in townships having no justice
Of the peace.
Brown, to give courts discretion in
notice and terms OF sale Of personal prop
erty of e decedent's estate.
Benedict, appropriGting $1,000 annually
for printing proceedings Of indiana
Academy Of Science.
Douglas, amending county hospital act.
REGULATION OF
FIREMEN'S PENSIONS.
Beardsley, admitting all members Of
created and excluding new members over
IS years.
Fitch. placing course Of study in ed
ucatiOnal department of penal institu-
tions under State department Of educa-
ton.
Buchanan. excluding charitable and be-
nevolent organization employment agen-
cies from provisions Of 1911 employment
agency act
Swain, requiring youths between "A
and IL years OF age 10 attend part time
schools eight hours a week
Douglass, amending act to prevent
spread Of disease among swine.
Hartzen, fixing penalty for vehicle
taking at three to FIVE years, disfrln-
cbisement and fine, and subsequent yiO-
lstions, i've to twenty years.
Kiper, making it a misdemeanor to
entiee or take a child away from chill
dren's home.
Hepler and Cleveland, authorizing cur
ator for county historical Societies and
appropriation by counties of 81 800 for
printing historical publications.
Lindley, creating Seventy Second ju-
dicial circuit in Warren County.
A bill introduced by Senator Hays to
quiet title to certain real estate in In
diana was indefinitely postponed.