Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-22
HIDE MEASURES
TO CHEAT AK OF
COUNCIL ANTS
Administration Forces Take
No Chances on Traffic and
Other Schemes.
? NEEDED VOTES ABSENT

Three important ordinances which were
expected to be reported out of committees
for final passage were kept under cover
by the administration forces in the city
council last night. It was apparent they
feared the four DISQUALIFICATION coun-
cilmen would end the existence of the
measures if they got a chance.
The ordinances were the new tran1c
code the most important provision of
which would compel -the-curb
parking on almost all downtown streets,
a measure authorizing the issuance of
s125, 600 worth of bonds for the renOva-
ton and repair Of the city market house
and another authorizing bond issue OF
$4,000 for construction Of nurses
home at the city hospital.
With Dr. O. 3. Petition, one Of the
administration members, absent because
of illness and DR.. Sumner A. Furniss,
negro administration member. also not
present the administration could have
mustered only three of the five votes nee
esssry to pass the traffic ordinance. The
four anti administration councilmen were
present and were understood to be ready
to harpoon the measure if it came out.
MUCH CONCERNED
OVER MARKET PLAN.
The administration is much concerned
ever the fate of the market house bond
ordinance. This measure, carrying an
appropriation clause, requires six votes
to pass 1t is thought generally that the
four "antis" are opposed to the board of
safety's idea Of market rehabilitation and
therefore it is expected they will vote
against 1t. What the ants win do with
the nurses home ordinance has not been
indicated.
An ordinance providing for establish
ment of a city planning commission I'M
der the new law passed by the Legisla
ture was introduced and referred to the
council as a committee Of the whole, with
Councilman G. G. Schmidt as chairman.
The traffic ordinance was mentioned
only once during the meeting and that
when Councilman Jacob p Brown, chair
man of the special committee to which it
was referred, asked for more time for
consideration, explaining that an error
had been found in the draft. He did not
explain the error at that time, but after
the meeting said II involved the matter
of parking beneath the elevated tracks
at the Union Station. The ants con
sidered this merely a subterfuge to cover
up the fact that the administration forces
were afraid to submit the measure to
q vote
DIE IF NOT ACTED ON
AT NEXT MEETING.
The traffic ordinance and the two bond
issue measures must be reported out OF
committee at the next regular meeting,
April I, or they viii have been in the
committees hands more than sixty days
and automatically fail Of passage. All
three were introduced Feb. Z.
Three ordinances ratifying the pur-
chase Of motor equipment by the board
of public works and one by the board OF
public safety were introduced.
An ordinance designed TO prevent the
location of slaughter houses. soap fac
tories, breweries, distilleries, fertilizer
factories and other businesses termed by
the measure as nuisaRces within 1,OUU
feet of any public building, park. play
ground, boulevard, church, school, IL
,brary. hospital or any established resi-
dence district comprising OF ten or more
houses as introduced by Councilman
Louis ". Carnefx. The board Of pub
lie health would have power to enforce
the ordinance, which carried a penalty
Of not more than $500 fine or more than
six months Imprisonment, or both.
The salary of Laurel Thayer, proba-
ton officer OF city court, would be in
creased from 81 100 to $1,000 a year by
another ordinance introduced.
Bills appropriating $500 to the board
OF safety to defray the expenses of one
CT more fTemen for attendance at the
New York City Fire College during
April and May, and $1,000 to pay back
electric light and heating bills and sur
charges owing the Merchants Heat and
Light Company, were passed. The board
of safety announced it will send Battal-
ion Chief Herbert FuImer to the fire
school for the fun period, and possibly
Fire Chief John c. Loucss for a part of
the course. Battalion Chief Fulmer will
have charge of the local fire school when
n Is established