Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-29
COUNCIL,

city building, saturday evening,
started out with a fair prospect. Not
a breeze was stirring, not a ripple was
apparent upon the surface. The roll
was called and all responded with the
exceptions of Nate Phillips, who came
in o after, and Alderman Unthank,
who is, W. are sorry to learn, still
confined to his house with illness.
Mr.. Vaughan announced that they
had met for two purposes only: To
take into consideration the abandon
ing of the old city charter and the
grading of Bluffs street, but that if
the council were disposed they might
attend to any general business. 1t
was decided by the council to transact
any business that might come before
the body. Mr.. Boomer being pres
cnt called attention to the recent de-
cision of Judge Loofbouro and
thought that to save the trouble
council should levy a tax
as voted by the people for establishing
free library in our city. Mr.. Holmes,
city attorney, said that so far. as the
city was concerned Judge Loafborou's
decision was final unless they saw fit
to take an appeal. MI. Phillips
wished to know what, in the opinion
of the city attorney, would be result
the of an appeal. Mr.. Holmes said that
they had drawn the first blood and he
saw no way if the city continued the
contract to escape legal death.
Mr.. Boomer said he had
drawn up resolution
that he thought should pass.
This caused a breeze that soon grew
into a TEMPEST. Hon. j. M. Phil
lips, who as all know, is very hard of
hearing not wishing his friend Bloom
er to say much unless he heard it
came forward and leaned over the
rail beside Mr.. Bloomer. At this
Mr.. Bloomer turned on Mr.. Phillips
and remarked to him that he need
not trouble himself to sharpen his
saw that this was none of his soup
bone. This touched "Uncle John"
and he appealed to the city council to
be allowed the privilege Of entering
the council chamber in a city where
he had made his home for more than
nineteen years without being insulted
by man who always
has gone off half cooked.
If Mr.. Bloomer had anything to
settle with him he was ready to step
outside and settle it. The wind from
both quarters soon subsidized, and bus
mess went on, the council voting to
refer the question of levying a library
tax to a committee to report nextFri.
day night. Several bills we're taken
up and allowed; amongst them was
the bill of the Chicago lumber COM.
pany, which had been referred,
amounting to $76G. "a; also the bill Of
Bennington, amounting to $275. so.
A petition of j. w. Peregoy and 9TH
ers to allow Pat Lacy to keep a saloon
at the park during the coming races
was read. A petition of G. l.. Jacobs
and fifty others inviting the mayor
and council when they had
time to take a sniff of Indian
creek, and then adopt some
measure to purify it, claiming that it
had become tho cosspool for all the
filth of every name and nature and
the last resting place of all animals
that die in u city. This was re.
ferred to the health committee with
Instruction to do anything in their
yer to sweeten Indian creek for
odlA Jacobs. A report was received
% sssatr. Field, chief of police, re-
II 80 Tim Toner'S case. Poor
ijo5has certainly been brought to
this time, for the officer re-
v,d that the evidence shows, so far
has been able to ascertain, that
e has been partial to
by girls" houses, He has
custom from Belle Glover
90 given it to another house, and
even been seen coming out of one
hese houses with a girls hat on his
ad instead of bis own. Further
more, he had allowed one of the girls
to put his policeman's car on and
taken hers on his beat with him. He
had beside been seen on the streets
intoxicated Mr.. Dawson moved that
the report be received and that Tim
Toner be discharged from the police
force.
Mr.. Vaughan thought it should be
referred to u committee, but the coun-
Gil wasn't looking through those kind
OF eye-lights, and Mr.. Dawson's mo-
ton prevailed.
MIR. Churchill, to whom was referred
the petition of James Brewster and
Others, asking council to submit the
question 10 voters whether or not the
charter should be abandoned, reported
that after investigating the facts and
the law that it became the duty of the
city council to take some action On the
premises. He offered a resolution
that an election be held and this cues
submitted at a time to be determined
upon by the mayor, who shall have
power to select all judges and super
intend the election generally.
me resolution was adopted.
n. II. Metcalf presented the follow
ing: Your committee to whom was
referred the matter of change of
grade ON Bluffs and Pierce streets.
from Willow avenue TO Glen avenue
would respectfully report that. after
an examination al sa;a .-NS