Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-15
THE WEEKLY AIRl.
Last Nights Meeting Of the City
Council,
A Lively Discussion on the Subject
of Police Regulations, and
Mountain of Business
Rushed Through,

The members 81 he city council ha,
an opportunity In last nights meeting
to air their oratory on the question oi
police regulations. The matter wa
brought up when the regular police com
mittee read their report Of the investi
cations that have been made Into the
cares of Officers Hlnche and We il and
This report WAS to the effect that all
charges had been proven, but the com
mittee, rather than take that responsl
bility upon Itself, recommended
that Marshal Cummings be
empowered and instructed to infllct,
upon the two officers, any punishment
that he might see fit to give them. Thi,
Mr.. Fursy objected to, and made short
speech, scoring the committee little fol
attempting to saddle responsibility on
the marshal which belonged to them,
and which he thought they ought to as.
sume. Mr.. Leeder thereupon took occa.
sion to "give away" several little things.
He told in part the evidence that was
brought out when they had Hinche's s
case up and made quite minute state.
ment, also of the detective who shadowed
Hinche, and of the notes that said detec-
tive had made. He asserted in these
notes 1t was stated that the officer hal
been seen at his place drinking with
Furay, and down at Mr.. Ford's place
taking drink or two with Mr.. Thrane.
That statement brought Mr.. Thrane to
his feet, with positlve denial. He had
never been guilty Of beipg drunk
or under the influence of
liquor In HIS life, and furthermore, was
opposed to this city being guarded by
police officers who cannot refrain from
getting drunk or going to sleep when on
duty. Messrs. Ford and Lee and Behm
also talked, and all expressed themselves
favorable to the idea of having good,
sober, wide awake men on the police
force. The committee though
was compelled to take Its reports back
and change the recommendations, which
was done, and to the effect that the mar
ehal shall reinstate both officers but de-
prive them of pay for the time they have
been suspended.
THE BUSINESS.
President Bschel called the council to
order at quarter past 8 o'clock. The
minutes of last meeting were approved.
Mayor Boyd reported that he had ap.
proved the ordinance appropriating
Moneys for the payment of expenses
during June, except the following
]. =. Boyd. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 15O. 90
o. ID. Long. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 12o. 90
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y. hoseWater NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1S3. 80
The salary of all couucilmen,
Truman Buck NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 125. 90
Tota'. Observation-Disclosures. 81 S24 so
His Honor explained that when all
the other appropriations are paid there
will not be money enough left to pay
these, which Is why he withhold his ad.
proval. The veto WAS sus s.ained.
Ordances, changing the grade of Leav.
anworth street to Phil Sheridan, chang
ing the grade of Harney street from Fig
teenth to Twenty-ffth Sixteenth street
from Farnam to Harney; Nineteenth |
street from Farram to Harvey, and
Twentieth street from Farnam street to |
Hurford ave. changing the grade of the
we.t curb of Sixteenth street from Doug
las to Harney and Farnam, from Six
teenth to Seventeenth streets, were re.
ported from the mayor with his sppoyal.
The contract and bond of Hugh Muir
ply to grade and ballast Farnam steet
from Eighth to Ninth streets, WAS re-
turned with the mayors approval; also
the contract and bond of William Mack |
for curbing and guttering ON Howard
street.
William A. Van Orman was appointed
and confirmed special policeman. John
Mcdonald was also made a special
policeman; likewise Rufus Prultt.
The names of A. r. Sauer, Thomas A.
Crs'gh and W. A. l.. Gibbon, wers sent
n as having been appointed committee
% asseis property for opening Twentieth
street. They were confirmed.
The city treasurer submitted his annual
'sport which was referred to the COM
nittee on finance.
City Treasurer Buck reported the
aver funds for distrlcts 13, 10, 10 and
Il to be short as follows: