Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
THE REPUBLICAN GETS THERE
Awarded tho Official Printing Under
Certain Restrictions.
HONESTY ENACTED OF THE FIRM
Mayor Broatch and the County Com.
missioners Call the Attention OF
the Council to the Jail and
City Prisoners.
The Council Last Night.

Hascall who has seemingly recovered from
his fit of dependency and a broken heart,
was on hand and spent great deal of his
time on that side of the house frequented by
Ford, Lee, Lowry and few more of the
councilmen whom he has under his finger.
The most important action of the session was
the awarding of the official printing to the
Republican.
Mayor Broatch sent in the following com
munication, which was referred to the COM
mttee on police.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 17.--To the Honorable
the City Council 1 have the honor to direct
your attention to the want of facilities for
taking care of the city prisoners, and suggest
that you refer the subject to the proper com
mittee with instructions to report at an early
date some plan which will remedy the exist
ing state of affairs The city is boarding its
prisoners in the county jail at an average ex-
pensc OF about $50 per day, and it seems i'm
possible to carry out, as contemplated, the
sentences which may be imposed upon them.
l suggest the construction of city prison
where prisoners can be sentenced to hard
labor and he compelled to break stones, saw
wood and perform such other work as may
not interfere with the labor of the honest
| mechanics and laborers of this city. Whilst
l am opposed to any unnecessary harshncss,
also suggest that you authorize me to en-
ploy the inCorriglblcs and hard class Of pris-
oners in work upon the streets, chained to
prevent escape. Much of the cutters and
crossings could thus be kept in better condi-
ton, and this could be done under the drec-
p, .l9n Oh .he s.reGt commissioners WIN ue
Respectfully, w. j. BRoATCH, Mayor.
| The comptroller reported that Sll, t55. IL is
due from the railroads on the viaauct 1und.
Jerry HcnnessN, pounomaSter, reported the
receipt Oh sio'oo during the 1nonth OF De-
Cember.
| DIR. j. b. Aver gave notice that he had been
seriously injured Dy pelng thrown from ms
puegy py 0O5trucllons on 1hliteehth street,
DetWecn WlliiaIhs ana Fierce streets. Re-
1erred 10 city attorney.
The claim OF James Fox, s633 81, as interest
ON the 1ourth estimate Tor building the ex-
tension OF the west Dranch OF the South
Omaha sewer, was referred to the committee
on sewerage.
Ihe following communications were re-
ferred the committee on hnance:
TO the Honorable, the City Council OF the
CITY OF Omaha: Ihc following resolution
was adopted by the pubic Library board a'
meeting he'd December II, 1881:
! keSGtvod. That the city council be requested
| to levy tax for library fund for 1883 OF one
mill on the dollar. ~ e
Louis . REED, Secretary.
The following from the county commis-
sionerS was referred to the committee on fre
and police:
TO the Honorable City Council of Omaha
Gentlemen: AS commissioners of Douglas
| COuHtI we utSlIc W tOuI dlltittloi W VIC
| fact that all prisoners convicted of violation
of city ordinances are now and have been for
many years past confined in the county Jail
The law governing cities of the first class,
found on page 165. section 2, com
| piled statutes of Nebraska, provide
that any city governed by this
act shall have the right to use the Jail of the
county for the confinement of such persons
| as may be liable to Imprisonment under the
city ordinance of said city, the pay therefor
| being 15 cents for each meal and 10 cents for
| lodging. Under the charter of metropolitan
| cities no such provision is made 1t therefore
becomes our duties as commissioners of this
county to request your honorable body to
take immediate steps to either care
| for your own prisoners or make
such arrangements for compensation
to the county as will cover the actual cost
| for keeping city prisoners.
| Trusting that this matter will receive
| YOUR early and careful attention we remain
| most respectfully your obedient servants.
The communication was signed by r.
| OKeefe William IL. Turner w. j. Mount, u.
j. Corrigan and l.. A. Anderson
The claim of Howard b. Smith of $3.50. .33
as salary due him as police commissioner was
| referred to the CITY attorney
The city clerk opened the bids for city
| printing and read the propositions as fol-
| lows:
BEE--rorning edition-at the rate of IS
cents per 100 words nonparicl type, for one
single insertion; for the second insertion, i2
cents; for the third insertion, 10 cents: for
each insertion after the third, 10 cents per
| 100 words
World-For each 100 words of nonpariel
TYNE one insertion. % cents: second inser-
tiNu u cents. third and sebseuucnt inser-
tions 10 cents
Republcan-For 100 words nonpariel type
one insertion only, the sum of Is cents: for
100 words of nonpariel type, second insertion,
the sum of 10 cents: for loo words of nonpa-
riel tyne. third insertion, the sum of 10
cents
The BEE was the only paper that accom-
panied its bids with a sworn circulation The
| Rcpublican was given the printing by n full
vote provided that the city attorney sees to
| il that all subsequent advcrtis-
ing after the third insertion be
done by the Republican at the
rate of 10 cents per hundred words. Unless
! the Republican abides to this requirement it
will not be elven the contract
| The following resolution by Councilman
| Kitchen was referred to the committee on
printing. DO be controlled in their action by
| The coulciE. 1913
Resolved. That the printing of the or
I dinantes authorized to be revised and com
piled by w. J. Connell, the number thereof
and the kinds of binding, be under the direc
tion of the committees on printing. with power
to take such action as NAV be necessary.
The committee on finances reported
in favor of allowing DIR. j. 'B
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