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 of GEORGE V. COFFIN Secretary to Superintendent JAMES W. CARR 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