Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-20
RUNNING EXPENSES.
What it Cost to Keep Up a City
Government,
The Market House Ordinance
Passed at Last,
Important Transactions of the City
Council.

At the regular meeting of the city
council last evening all the the members
were present except Councilman Kauf-
man, who is absent from the city.
The journal was read and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
From the mayor; Approving certain
ordinances. Filed.
From the mayor Refusing to appoint
VIM. Roach special policeman for south
Tenth street Filed.
From John A. McShanc and others:
Asking for the opening of Virginia ave
nue. to Hanscom pask. Referred.
From n. n Edwards and others: Ask
ing that the Omaha Fertiliaing works he
compelled to remove. Referred.
From the chief engineer Submitting
plans for hose, engine and truck house
and recommending its erection on the
southwest corner of Farnam and 10th
Estimated cost, $1,000. Referred.
From j. w. Dellrance, asking for re-
duction of personal taxes for 1882 from
81, 775 to $500. Referred
From the city marshal showing stations
of the policemen for the week ending
June 18th Filed.
From the city attorney asking further
time to secure the right of way for the
North Omaha sewer. Granted.
From Warren Switzter and others;
Asking that Twenty fifth or Fairview
street be graded to proper width between
Howard and st. Marys avenue, and st.
Mary's avenue to its proper width on the
south side, where it intersects Twenty
fifth street. Referred.
From John |. Redick; Kicking about
the bad condition of Saunders street, on
behalf of himself and others. Referred.
From III. jacobson: Resigning his po-
sition as policeman. Accepted
From j. j. l.. c. Jewett, city clerk,
submitting an estimate of the amount of
money necessary to meet the drafs on the
general fund for the coming fiscal year:
The salaries of city officers for the past
fiscal year was $13, ,920.7l.
Salaries of the fire department and
miscellaneous bills connected Herewith,
S17, ,00l. "A.
Salaries of police department and mis-
cellaneous bills connected Herewith, $l5,
63004
Street force, etc, SlS,01s. %; Hans
com Park, $l,928.71.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Eight months, S2,01S.
General bills, including S., ,663. "a, paid
during smallpox epidemic, s2l, ,265.95.
The coming fiscal year the fire depart
ment and the police department will be
provided for by special a levy of b mills,
which on the basis of the $500, 900 assess
ment there will be $36, 600 to pay the ex
penses of these two departments, which
last year cost S33, ,531 As.
On the basis of $500. 600 the general
fund for this year would be SS6, 400. Tc
be drawn from this amount would be:
For salaries of city officers. ...... Sl4, ,000. 0C
HansGom park ...,,,; ,;...'..'.'.... 2'0oOoW w w
| Board of public works. ........... 5000. 0C
General miscellaneous bills ........ 22,OO0 0O
Total. tal..,.................. ."S4l ,OoO. M
This would leave about $45, 900 of the
general fund to be used as the council
may determine. These figures are based
on the expenditures of the last year and
the probable amount of assessment of the
coming year
From ID. Hurley and others, asking
that an ordinance be passed declaring the
keeping of bees within the city limits n
nuisance and that necessary steps be
taken to compel Mr.. II. Van Dorm to re-
move his aviary from it's present location
on South avenue.
Mr.. McGuckin suggested that the ordi-
nance require that their wings be clipped,
The petition was filed
From the president and secretary of
Board of Education, submitting estimate
of the amount required to support the
puqlic schools for the ensuing fiscal year:
Superintendent and teachers pay rolls GS000
Janitors do...................... do 5000