Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-21
BOXING BILL
is PASSED BY
CITY COUNCIL
ClaycOmbe Refers to Get in on
the Graft Criticism of
Street.
TO ASK TO RECONSIDER

TO ASK TO RECONSIDER
~ Although one OF the campaign pledges
which Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank re-
reatedly made was that no public i'm
rrovement would be forced upon property
awners, an ordinance designed to do
mis- to those who demonstrated against
he permanent improvement Of the hrst
alley north Of Eleventh street from Scio-
r1 to Pennsylvania streets is in the
hands of the city council public works
.ommittee today.
The ordinance was sent to the council
With a recommendation for its passage
Icy Mayor Shank's board Of public works
would order the board Of works to
1T 4 contract for the improvement over
l4e remoustrance Of John McLeen Loeb
iadd. Eliza SerinE LOchhead and S. G..
fau Camp. resident owners Of all the
-.1l estate which would be assessed. The
board offered the ordinance for introduc-
ton last night at the suggestion OF City
Civil Engineer John L. Elliott, who
pointed out that the alley was the only
unpGved one In this section Of the city.
BOXING COMMISSION
BILL PASSED.
After a parliamentary battle between
Councilmen Lloyd D. CIaycombe and
otto Ray, marked by such statements as
hat people would say the only reason
tIe council wanted to pass such an or
dinsnce was to get in on the graft"
the Dill creating q boxing commission Of
four Republic and three Democratic
members Of the council was passed.
Without a dissenting vote the ordi-
snance creating the position Of inspector
81 II -
@at Capt CIetus Weaver will be pro-
'S,hoted to the place when the mayor signs
the measure and II becomes effective. The
position will be second In authority to
the chief and its salary $500 a year.
"a ordinance reducing the city dog
license Zee from So TO 81 a year. was
passed on third reading. Rules were
suspended and ordinances authorizing
the board Of park commissioners to sell
twelve dwellings on & tract acquired for
playground purposes at Kansas anf Ne
ridian streets, transferring 500 in board
Of works funds and refundfng sos to the
Ku-EIux Khan for rental Of TOmlinsOn
Hail, which the board Of works refused
after q permit had been issued, were
passed unanimously.
SEPTIC TANK BILL
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE.
tend the time limit for installing septic
tanks OF connecting sanitary equipment
with sewers until Oct. I. 1924, to the pub
lie health committee The public works
committee had three ordinances annex
ing small territories in the east and
southeast parts Of the city and one dedi-
eating the intersection OF Kentucky ave-
nue.. Washington and Illinois streets a.
Lincoln square referred to it on intro
ductiOn This committee also received a
measure to change the name Of Water
street from Thirty Fourth street to
Barnes avenue to Thirty Seventh
street"
BY unanimous vote the council defeated
the ordinance to reduce the license OF
Junk dealers from 500 to $25 a year.
Councilmen Heydon W. Buchanan.
Lloyd D. CIaycombe, John f. King and
- L. Bramblett signed unfavorable
Armittee reports upon ordinances in
need two weeks ago transferring
from the electric, gas and vaPor
Is fund Of tie board of public works
C~the city civil engineers office main
Tenance fund and 500 from the electric,
gas and vapor lights fund to the erron-
eous assessment fund Of the board Of
public works. The council then unani-
nousIy voted no on the second meas
IRE. It was later explained that the IN
favorable action came because no city
official offered any reason why the ordi-
nances should be passed
MAY DISPLACE PRESENT
BOXING COMMISSION.
II the boxing commission ordinance
becomes a law It viii put out Of existence
the present unofficial commission ap-
pointed several weeks ago by Mayor
Samuel Lewis Shank and under which
the boxing game has been revived in
. 10 or
and Robert Fl. Tyndall are the members
Of this informal board The ordinance
would give the president Of the council
the power to name seven cOuncilmen.
three of whom must be DEMOCRATIC
members TO issue permits for not more
than two boxing ard two wrestling
matches a month, TO prescribe rules and
regulations. take fee Of per cent Of the
gate receipts Of each professional match
10 De turned into the city general fund,
describes 4 boxing or wrestling match
so As to prevent contests for purses or
prfEes. and specifically eXempts amateur
contests given with the sanction Of the
Amateur Athletic Union Of the Snited
states. The commissions powers, in
general would be like those now exercised
by che unofficial commission.
- The measure was introduced two week:
80 bv Councilman Otto Ray to take the
place on one winch WOuIu nave gwen the
mayor power to appoint a commission
Of Eve members.
GLAYCONBE To
ASK RECONSIDERATION.
Councilmen ElaycOmbe and Walter ".
Wise opposed the Ray bill with vigOr.
On the roll call they and Councilman
Bramblett voted mo" However, when
the vote was announced six 10 three for
massage all three changed their votes to
aye" Mr. Claycombe then served
written notice that he would ask for re-
consideration OF the measure at the mex
meeting. This means that the bill vii
not go to the mayor for signature until
after the next meeting, providing thC