Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-13
CITY COUNCIL.

. Inc COUNCIL WAS cdilcu W oIucI at
the usual time, President Gibson in
the chair.
The following petition was re-
ceived from Thomas Martin:
To the Mayor and City Council of
Omaha:
The undersigned petitioner would
most respectfully ask your honorable
body for a permit of 80 to l2O days
times to occupy Fourteenth street,
east side, facing south toward Doug
las street, with his frame building
now used by him as q drug store,
on the northwest corner of Douglas
and Fourteenth streets. This Is
asked for the purpose of erecting on
HE nresent lot a brick business
house, in compliance with your fire
limit ordinance. Added to the Pc
tition was a permission of John Nc
Ausland and E. F. Cook to set the
hor1se in this location, and the n
dorsement of French & McKoOn
snd Clark & Coutant, insurance
agents. warranting the city safety.
Referred to the City Attorney.
A resolution was adopted author
;zine the mayor to purchase an as
easement book for the use OF the city
7 q. Jacobs presented a petition
oskinp permission to put dirt from
q cellar being dug on the corne OF
Fifteenth street and Capitol avenue,
Mt such points as are below the es-
tahl;shed grade. Referred to city
engineer, street commissioner, and
Committee on streets and grades.
Mfr. Sutphen introduced a resolu-
tion authorizing the chief Of the fire
department to repair hook and lad
der truck whenever it may be nee
Eessary, at the expense of the city.
l.. MIR. Sutphen introduced the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That the street commits.
sioner be and he is hereby instruct
ed to repair the sewer on the south
side Of Farnham street between 9Th
: and 9th streets. Referred to COM
mittee on streets and grades, with
power to act.
/ A resolution was passed, tender
: ing the fire department of this city
an annual reunion and banquet
I'D. ]. Lucas was appointed chair
> man of committee to make ar
engagements.
S The BEES bill of 5 1904 was al
f lowed.
An application for damages, sus
tanned by Richard Grace, in beinl
: run owe by the Hook and Ladde
Y truck, was referred to the commit
tee on Judiciary and the City AT
tOrney.
The Chief Engineer asked tina
the Council approve of his action il
n hiring a horse to take fireplace of
sick one. Approved.
u A petition from j. F. Richmond
S of some length, was referred to tn
committee without being read.
H. Kountze asked permission t
e pay in some tax matter, which wa
referred to the finance committee.
e Chas. Powell asked permission t
v erect a peanut stand near the bridg
o on 10Th and Leavenworth streets
Referred to the committee o
u streets and bridges.
e James B. Van Danniker asked I
/, have his license transferred. RI
d ferred to the mayor and city attol
= ney.
John ChristophersOn was nOmins
le ted by the Mayor as Captain of RI
lie lice. Laid over n week.
The following were the Mayor
- nominations for policemen:
Jacob Swartzlander vice Jeremia
Cronin, whose term of office has e.
pired.
Franklin d. Smith vice Willial
Maroney whose term of Office ha
expired.
James. w. Porter vice job
Haley, whose term of Office has el
PRED.
Mathileas Rodering vice F.
l. Walker, whose term of Office hi
expired.
The above appointments were n
lie ferred to the committe on police, t
/: report at the next meeting.
Bonds of city officers were n
he newed in a correct form and al
proved.
a Edward Johnston's bond was n
ferred to the Judiciary Committee
r Gustave Anderson was nOmins
,r ted for City Jailor, which nOmina
,r ton was confirmed.
Bills were allowed to the amour
=, of S~l0,s37.3O.
f Council adjourned to next Tue
day night.