Omaha daily bee., 1885-11-14
CITY WARRANTS VERSUS CASH
a Tangle Abont the Donations to the City
from Gamblers and Prostitutes,
RELIEF FOR The ClTY'S POOR.
How Pawn Brokers arc Rolling Up
Wealth Other News CATH
CringS in ard About
tho bluGs,
RELIEF FOR the clrY's room.
Tllc Cnuncil and Cnnrt.

~ ,'NaA'hH 'AAAN ~
The Bee recently called a,tcntiont to tho
apparent conflict between Judge Ayes.
worth and the city council in regard to
the receiving of city warrants for fines
etc, instead of requiring cash. The
council needs some cash fund upon
which TO draw for certain bills against
the city, and this has been known as the
police fund, aud all fines, licenses, etc,
have been paid into this fund. One OF
the chief sources of income, in fact the
chief source, is the amount collected
from gamblers, prostitutes and 81 oons.
IL has been necessary for such 10 put up
cash, but lately the Judge has been allow
ing them to pay in city warrants. The
sudden cutting oil OF tins source of cash
receipts alarmed the council, who recent.
~ passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That the city marshal and
police, under the direction of the mayor,
be instructed and cause to be arrested al
persons who keep any gambling nous"
and houses of prostitution and inmates
OF the same, and that tine clerk receive
cash only for the tine, which may be i'm
posed, or for forfeitures left with him for
their appear aICC.
The resolution Is, az many others are,
very clumsy, but is sufficiently clear to
give the public the intent OF the council.
Despite the resolution the Judge has
directed the clerk to tako city warrants
or cash, and has liked Us the amount for
the gamblers TO pay $40 and costs, max.
ing %,9.1O instead OF $b3.i0 rs before.
The choice is given the gamblers of pay
ing this increased line, or forfeit, or dOna-
ton, whatever it may be called, in either
cash or warrants, rs they can buy them
ut a discount. Mr.. Dalrymplc is both
clerk of the court and clerk of the
il expected to follow the instructions
Of that body, and as clerk of the court he
can hardly do less than to follow the
order of the Judge. So when u gambler
appears before the court, and the judge
orders that the defendant shall put up
1910 for his appearance, and directs
that he may deposit city warrants in
stead Of cash, if he chooses, and so directs
Mr.. Dalrymple us clerk OF the court,
the latter can hardly refuse to take
the security protiered. When it is
declared forfeited, Dalrymple, rs clerk
OF the court, tries to hand it over 10
Dalrymple rs clerk OF the city, but as
such official he has to decline accepting
it, as Che council says may" 1t is thus
that D~aIryinple has to so act officially as
not to let his right hand know what his
left douth.
The council is naturally much oxor-
cised about the way the cash income is
thus cut oil by the Judge, and there are
mutterings that the only reason for this
change in the court procedure is that
the council declined to pay the judges
salary in cash warrants instead OF cash.
The mayor declares that he will do all in
his power to carry out the will OF the
council, and that although a friend OF
Ju ge AyleswOrth, vet he will side with
the council, and will as directed by the
resolution, do all that can be done to
make those persons payin cash. Ii they
do not pay in cash they will not be per
mittrd to continue business.
The tangle is getting complicated, and
there is prospect OF some trouble before
it is cleared up. The council is dCterm-
med that there shall be cash or no play,
and yet if the court enters up an order
that city warrants may be received for
security for appearance, and then
]iorteits this security, it is difficult to see
what the council can do, except to order
the places closed up.
The amount to be collected from pros
titite5 will be $50 Il month IN warrants,
on SO in cash. In regard to the saloons,
it is slightly different. The keepers OF
saloons are licensed, not tined, and rs
these licenses are to be paid into Mr..
Dalrymple's hands rs city 81 rk, and not
rs clerk Of the court, he will doubtless
follow the direction of the council and
take nothing but cash.
For hardware and house furnishings