Omaha daily bee., 1873-02-27
CITY COUNCIL.
Those Expressmen--- Gas
Lottery, &c.


evening the following members were
present: Bartlett, Bristol, Doyle,
Gibson, Jones, Martin, McKelligon,
Swobe and Thurston. who in absence
of President Reed, filled the Presi-
dental Chair with becoming dignity.
Reading of minutes &C., after
which the resignation of Frank
Thorn, Policeman, was accepted.
John Y. Chopper asked payment
for laying a cross,walk. Communica-
ton laid on table.
Marshal Kimball reported the
time served by each Policeman dur
ing the month.
City Auditor reported city ex-
penses and receipts during January,
1873.
A communication was received
from persons doing business in the
vicinity of the Northwest corner of
Farnham and Thirteenth streets,
stating that the assemblage of ex>
pressmen at that point had become an
intolerable nuisance, and they wanted
it abated. Referred to City Marshal
with instructions to make them "move
OH ...
The gas in the Council room being
very dim, the following resolution
suggested itself to Alderman Swobe (:
Resoived, That the City Auditor be
and is hereby directed to ascertain
whether the gas at the present time
is of the quality required by the con-
tract between the city and the gas
company 10Y on file in the clerks
Office, and report the result of such
inquiry at the next meeting.
Alderman Gibson stated that the
city had machines for testing the
quality of gas, but that. the Auditor
didn't know how to use them.
City Auditor here explained that
the instruments were old style, and
water tests. They had been frozen
up during winter, and couldn't be
thawed out for some time. He had
tested the gas once or twice, and it
was then up to about the standard.
And further, he knew how to use the
testing machines in a general way.
The pipes in the Opera House were
frozen up,-and that was what was
the matter last evening.
Alderman Gibson arose, and said
that it vas his opinion hat we are
paying for a better quality of
gas than We are receiving.
He had nearly set his store on
fire the night before by coal TAR runs
ming out of the gas pipe when he lit
the jet, and he saw by the BEE that
the anne thing had happened at the
store of Kurtz, Mohr Il Co. 1t was
evident that the gas is not what we
should have. Two stores had taken
fire in II evening, and it wasgetting
to be dangerous.
The resolution of Mr.. Swobe was
adopted. ... u.
G.. w. Homan, sr.'s, petition for
permission to put up a wooden avn
ing on a certain building, was tabled
for six weeks, which will bring the
matter before the next Council, of
which Mr.. Homan intends to be a
member. SO said one of the Coun,
cilmen.
Alderman McKelligon introduced
the following resolution
Resolved, That in the opinion of
the Council the lottery now Gdver-
tised by j. M. Pattee in this city is n
fraud, and the same is not endorsed
by any member of this Council.
1t was moved to lay it upon the
table. Motion was lost, Bartlett and
Doyle voting in the Affirmative, and
the rest in the negative.
Alderman Bartlett said that the
Council did the same thing q week or
two ago. There was no use of reiter-
alton. He moved to amend by in>
serting in resolution the words, "is
not and will not be ordered" Amend.
ment was carried, and the resolution
voted ON by calling of the ayes and
nays. 1t was carried, only two vot-
ing against it.
Gibson did not see how, when two
members voted against it, the Coun-
Gil could pass the resolution, when it
stated Gin the opinion of the Council,
&c." as those two negative votes
made it an opinion of only part of
the Council.
Doyle said he had no personal quar-
rel with Pattee, and for that reason
he did not endorse tho action Of the
Council.
A resolution that a copy of the
above resolution be furnished j. M.
Pattee was carried.
A resolution that the motion be
published in the local columns of the
Daily BEE, the official city paper,
with appropriately displayed head
lines, was carried.
Bartlett suggested that it be pub
lished in official paper every Sunday
morning.
Gibson informed him that there
was no official paper published on
that day.
On motion of Alderman Gibson, the
following resolution was adopted I:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Public Property and Improvements
be required to report on the PROPOSE
ton relating to sewers for the Grand
Central Hotel, at the next regular
meeting of the Council.
The clerk was instructed to procure
a copy of the new charter for the
use of the Council, Immediately.