JOURNAL
OF THE Common Council
OF THE
CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
FROM
JANUARY 7, 191& XQt DECEMBER 31, I0l8
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LOUIS W. CARNEFIX, President
WILLIAM B. PEAKE, President Pro Tern
GEORGE O. HUTSELL, Clerk
JOHN E. AMBUHL, Deputy Clerk
WILLIAM M. PAULSELL, Serjeant-at-Arms
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CITY OFFICIALS
Mayor CHARLES W. JEWETT Private Secretary to the Mayor CLAUDE S. WALLIN Stenographer GRACE P. COLLINS Messenger to the Mayor WILLIAM BROWN City Clerk GEORGE O. HUTSELL First Assistant City Clerk J. WESLEY RHODEHAMEL Second Assistant City Clerk JOHN E. AMBUHL Third Assistant City Clerk R. BYRON SHELTON Judge, City Court WALTER PRITCHARD Secretary to the Judge BERTHA MARKOWITZ Bailiff City Court WILLIAM M. PAULSELL Assistant Bailiff JOHN W. FLEETWOOD Assistant Bailiff H. M. BROOKS Probation Officer WILLIAM P. SMITH City Court Matron LAUREL C. THAYER DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. City Controller ROBERT H. BRYSON Deputy City Controller FRED B. AKIN License Clerk GEORGE P. HARRIMAN Bookkeeper A. C. THOMAS Barrett Law Clerk L. F. ZIEGLER Barrett Law Bookkeeper DANIEL SULLIVAN Deputy Auditor School Board JOHN BRENNER Chief Stenographer- RUTH ROSENBAUM Stenographer GRACE THOMPSON DEPARTMENT OF LAW. Corporation Counsel SAMUEL ASHBY City Attorney THOMAS D. STEVENSON Resigned, 1918. City Attorney HARRY E. YOCKEY Appointed, 1918. Assistant City Attorney HARRY E. YOCKEY Assistant City Attorney DIXON H. BYNUM City Court Deputy ARMIN KRUTZSCH Chief Stenographer AGNES CANINE Stenographer MARGARET SMARTZ
POLICE DEPARTMENT. A Superintendent of Police GEORGE V. COFFIN Secretary to Superintendent JAMES W. CARR Inspector of Police JESSE M. STREIT Supervisor of Detectives TERRY KINNEY Captain of Police JESSE A. SANDERS Captain of Police HARRY FRANKLIN ofc Captain of Police JOHN CORRIGAN Captain, of Police ALFRED RAY
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Leiutenant of Police : HARLEY REED Lieutenant of Police CLAUDE M. JOHNSON Lieutenant of Police WILLIAM E. COX Lieutenant of Police HENRY SANDMANN Lieutenant of Police EARL E. GARRETT Lieutenant of Detectives FRED SIMON
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Chief Fire Department JOHN C. LOUCKS First Assistant Chief SIMEON C. HOYL Battalion Chief JACOB PETTY Battalion Chief J. W. RIPLEY Battalion Chief J. H. JOHNSON Battalion Chief BERT SWIGGETT Died, 1918. Battalion Chief HERBERT FULMER Appointed, 1918. Cecretary to Chief BENJAMIN C. WHEAT Cellar Inspector lALBERT A. JUDD
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( DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY CIVIL ENGINEER. City Civil Engineer HENRY W. KLAUSMANN Died, 1918. City Civil Engineer FRANK C. LINGENFELTER Appointed, 1918. Assistant Engineer CHARLES A. BROWN Chief Clerk ROBERT G. McCLURE Chemist C. H. UNDERWOOD Chief Inspector JAMES M. MANN
DEPARTMENT OF STREETS. Street Commissioner ALFRED O. MELVY First Assistant Commissioner ROBERT N. HARDING Second Assistant Commissioner CHARLES H. KUHLMAN Chief Clerk - „ GEORGE ETTER
SWEEPING AND CLEANING DEPARTMENT. Superintendent CHARLES GIFT Assistant Superintendent WILLIAM F. CARTER Chief Clerk HENRY A. FLEMING
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. Commissioner of Buildings BLAINE H. MILLER Chief Inspector BERT J. WESTOVER Elevator Inspector DOYLE PADDOCK Chief Clerk CARL HAYS
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BUREAU OF ASSESSMENTS. Chief Clerk W. O. McKINNEY Clerk JESSE WILLIS Clerk BLANCHE L. McKINNEY Clerk LORINE FULTON Clerk GUSTAVE KOTHE DEPARTMENT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Chief Inspector EDWARD McGUFF Deputy Inspector JOHN L. BIEN2 Deputy Inspector CHARLES HULSMAN Deputy Inspector EDWARD JORDAN Deputy Inspector SAMUEL SIMON Deputy Inspector CLARENCE STEWART
PURCHASING AGENT.
Purchasing Agent DWIGHT S. RITTER Bookkeeper C. H. SHAW Inspector H. C. CUTSINGER
CUSTODIANS OF CITY BUILDINGS. Custodian City Hall CHARLES BROWN Custodian Tomlinson Hall WILLIAM DEAKIN Custodian Police Station JOSEPH STEVENS Market Master __HARRY LI BEAU Assistant Market Master MICHAEL BOVA Engineer City Hall CHARLES L. CLARK MEMBERS OF OFFICIAL BOARDS
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Chairman SCHUYLER A. HAAS GEORGE LEMAUX. THOMAS A. RILEY. Clerk _.W. F. CLEARY
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Chairman ALEXANDER TAGGART FELIX M. McWHIRTER. JACOB H. HILKENE.
Resigned, 1918. HENRY L. DITHMER. Appointed, 1918. Clerk __- GEORGE W. WILLIAMS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHARITIES.
President DR. G. B. JACKSON
Vice-President . DR. THOMAS B. EASTMAN Commissioner DR. R. O. McALEXANDER Commissioner DR. W. B. GATCH Secretary DR. HERMAN G. MORGAN
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS.
President FRED C. GARDNER Vice-President EDWARD A. STUCKMEYER Commissioner CHARLES E. COFFIN Commissioner SAMUEL E. RAUH Secretary NINA E. SCHMIDT MEMBERS OF COMMON COUNCIL
OFFICERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. President LOUIS W. CARNEFIX
President Pro Tern ,...WM. B. PEAKE
Clerk GEORGE O. HUTSELL
Deputy Clerk ____JOHN E. AMBUHL Sergeant-at-Arms WM. M. PAULSELL
COUNCILMEN-AT-LARGE.
First District LEE J. KIRSCH
First District WM. B. PEAKE
Second District RUSSELL WILLSON
Third District ^ JESSE E. MILLER
Third District GUSTAVE G. SCHMIDT
Fourth District SUMNER A. FURNISS
Fourth District OTTO B. PETTIJOHN
Fifth District LOUIS W. CARNEFIX
Sixth District JACOB P. BROWN
Term of Office—From first Monday in January, 1918, to first Monday in January, 1922. STANDING COMMITTEES
FINANCE.
Messrs. Brown, Peake, Miller, Furniss and Willson.
PUBLIC WORKS.
Messrs. Peake, Miller, Willson, Brown and Schmidt.
PUBLIC SAFETY.
Messrs. Willson, Furniss, Miller, Brown and Kirsch.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHARITIES.
Messrs. Furniss, Willson, Miller, Kirsch and Pettijohn.
PARKS.
Messrs. Miller, Brown, Furniss, Peake and Pettijohn.
LAW AND JUDICIARY.
Messrs. Schmidt, Willson, Peake, Miller and Pettijohn.
ELECTIONS.
Messrs. Willson, Furniss, Miller, Peake and Brown.
CITY'S WELFARE.
Messrs. Kirsch, Schmidt, Furniss, Peake and Brown. CALENDAR OF SESSIONS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
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1. January 7, 1918 ..Regular 1
2. January 12, 1918 ' Special 9
3. January 21, 1918 Regular 23
4. January 28, 1918 Special 47
5. February 4, 1918 Regular _" 51
6. February 5, 1918 Special - 59
7. February 11, 1918 Special 63
8. February 18,"l918 Regular 67
9. March 4, 1918 ..Regular 87
10. March 18, 1918 Regular -'— 97
11. March 21, 1918 Special 109
12. April 1, 1918 Regular 113
13. April 15, 1918 Regular 145
14. April 22, 1918__ Special 153
15. May 6, 1918 Regular _• 163
16. May 13, 1918 Special 1 201
17. May 20, 1918 Regular 205
18. May 22, 1918 Special 227
19. June 3, 1918 Regular — 233
20. June 17, 1918 Regular 257
21. July 1, 1918 Regular 263
22. July 15, 1918 Regular 271
23. July 17, 1918 Special 285
24. July 29, 1918 Special 289
25. August 5, 1918 Regular 293
26. August 19, 1918 Regular 305
27. August 29, 1918 ..Special 341
28. September 2, 1918 Regular 445
29. September 16, 1918 Regular 445 A
30. September 19, 1918 Special 451 A
31. October 7, 1918 Regular 455
32. October 21, 1918 Regular 471
33. October 26, 1918 Special 481
34. November 4, 1918 Regular 483
35. November 18, 1918 Regular 487
36. November 25, 1918 Special 495
37. December 2, 1918 Regular 499 Calendar of Sessions of the Common Council
38. December 9, 1918 Special 513
" 39. December 16, 1918 Regular 531 Number of regular meetings 24 Number of special meetings 15
Total number of meetings of the Common Council in 1918 39