Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-03
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings at the Regular Meet
ing Last Night.

Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment. President Gibson IN the
the chair. Present-Messrs. Banks,
r. Brown, H. NJ. Brown, Campbell,
Gibson. Lucas, Marsh, McGarvey,
Stephenson, Sutphen and Swobe.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The rules were suspended and the
Council proceeded to consider the
report of the committee on claims.
The resignation of Policeman
Larson was received and accepted.
The following appointments were
confirmed : Philip Mehrling, special
policeman at Thiele's summer gar
den. Lars Rasmussen and Richard
NJ. Clark (colored) policeman,
Jacob King, pound master for dogs
and cattle.
a communication from the city
| attorney was received stating that
| several cases were pending an APP
neal from appraisers, on the open
ing of st. Mary's avenue, and re-
commencing that a committee be
Amounted to confer with persons on
the same to see if a compromise
could not be effected. Referred to
committee on streets and grades.
TA following communications
and petitions were received and re-
ferred to the committee on streets
and grades. asking for the grading
and improvement of 18th street,
north to lizard.
From Thomas Swift, offering to
deposit clay ON the streets and cross
inps at seven to ten cents per yard.
For the opening of Eighteenth
street north through the lands be-
longing to tbs estate of Samuel Ma
han.
Asking that the Council make an
appropriation for putting the bridge
over North Omaha Creek, on Saun-
ders street i'm a passable condition,
and asking permission to lay a plas-
ter crossing as an experiment.
A communication was received
from the police judge stating thai
the amount of fines collected du'
:. ring the month of May had beer
s276. Placed on file.
: A communication was received
/ from Edward Creighton, proposing
to rent the north six rooms o
Creighton Block to the city from
one to three years, at 81 900 per an
num-, also one from Jonas Gise pro
Y posing to rent Gise's Hall, in Cald
well Block at $50 per month, OIL t
|, include the room above it at 81
, per month. Referred to a specia
: committee of six, consisting of on
: from each ward.
o A communication fOm the Sec
retary of of the Board of Education
r stating that the deficiencies of tn
q board for the current year wool
amount to S45, 900. Placed Oh tilt
l. Protest was presented of pe-1or
T doing business in the vicinity {
Fourteenth and Douglas street
. against permission being give
d Thomas Martin to move his bu.lC
~ ing on the street. Also a prote'
"a signed by a large number of citizer
against the passage of an O'diuant
~ establishing hack-stauds. Laid ovt
until the main question should con
5. up.
90 The bonds of six policemen We
:. presented, but after an explanatio
T. from the Mayor, were withdraw
t. Resolutions were adopted instruc
a ing the committee on public grOun'
,g and improvements, to cOrrespOI
with Il ldscape gardners in rel
=. ton to the Improvements to
all made in HanscOm Park also j
as structing them to erect two swing
Ill and a suitable stand for the accoI
mediation of picnics and excursion
e' also forbidding persons from dunn
Nv ing manure between the Cover
ed ment corral and the Northweste
.oS depot, and making the extensi
of Nicholas street the dumpil
vi ground.
The committee on finance
CT ported favorably on reducing t
,as taxes of BRADSHAW, J. y. Riohmol
and J. W. Savage, and against
~ reduction of H. KOuntZe; also
in favor of furnishing city Off
WI with ice. Adopted.
we A special ordinance was pass
appropriating Sl7,14S.27 for the pa
ment of current expenses of I
'as city for the months of January, F,
Nv ruary, March, September and MI
bt. 1874.
An ordinance abolishing the off
. of captain of police and prOvidi
FOR for detailing a sergeant of poll
ng was read the second and third til
by title, and passed.
Ordinances were introduced
amend section 2, chapter 10, Of I
: revised ordinances; and to establi
hack stands.
Adjourned for two weeks.