Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-03
COUNCIL ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Fastidious Members Pronounce A
Soap Factory a Nuisance.
STREET CAR ORDINANCE KILLED.
Passengers Will Continue to Drop
Their Nickies in the Box-No Raise
of Salary For the Police
Lowry's Figures.
Great Night In Council.

Ordinances on their first reading were
taken up as a prelude to the adjourned
meeting of the city council last night, when
Councilman Lee presided in the absence of
President Bechel, who is confined to his
home by illness.
The protest of Andrew Bevins and others
against the standing Of cabs on the north
west corner of Douglas and Thirteenth
streets, was referred 10 the committee on
police.
The contract of James Fox & Son for paw
ing Twenty-eighth street from Farnam to
Leavenworth with cedar blocks, with James
G. Brennan ana John /. Nichols as sureties,
was approved.
communication from the Knights of
Labor asking for financial aid from the city
to defray the expense of Fourth of July
fireworks display was referred TO the finance
committee
Councilman Hascall, in turning in his pro-
test against the establishment of the Page
soap works in the First ward, declaring il a
NUS ance on the strength of two-thirds vote
OF the residents of the ward, said that he did
not DO II with view OF discOuraging manu-
facturers from locating in the city. Hascall
claimed that he had letters from Kansas
City, st. Louis and otherpoints showing that
soap factories similar to that of the Page
works were nuisance.
Councilman Snyder deemed Hascalrs
action as paying homage to one man, MIR.
Kountze, who wanted to fence in the First
ward and keep out every enterprise
that did not suit him. Mr.. Snyder
had assurances from large number
OF the property owners of the
First ward that they were in favor of the
works. 'lf the works should prove a nui-
sancc,h maintained MIR. Snyder, "the council
can declare them such and close them up
he was IN favor OF giving them chance.
Councilman Hascall defended his report
and said the First ward was not ready to
tolerate the nuisance" If other wards
wanted IL they were welcome TO it.
Councilman Kierstead insisted that soap
factories were not nuisance, apd pointed
out that the famous Kirk soap works of Chi
cago, and that of the Rabbits, of New York
City, were right in the heart of the cities
mentioned, and that no evil effects were
noticeable from them, Mr.. Page had pur-
chased property, was going TO emplOya large
by the council.
After lengthy debate the report declaring
the soap works nuisance was adopted by "A
vote OF . to 2 Councilmen Snyder and Kler-
stead casting the dissenting votes.
When the committee on gas and electric
lights send in report faYoring the payment
of 81, 6,472,95 for the lighting Of the city during
the months of January, February and March,
from the general appropriation ordinance, II
caused Councilman Kierstead TO object
against il, He thought the mayor would
veto it if il was passed. Councilman Ford
was willing TO give the mayor a chance TO do
1t, as was Councilman Lowry. Councilman
Manylle favored the payment of the claim
for the reason that the council would be in a
better position TO declare its independence
of the company, He referred TO the fact
that the council were continually ordering
the company TO lay mains throughout the
city, and deemed it a cheeky process when
the city owed them SO much money.
Councilman Alexander gave his opinion
that the gas company Is entitled TO its pay,
but so long as dispute exists between the
company and the city ne thought it should be
left 10 the courts 10 settle.
Councilman Hascall had no doubt that the
contract was in force and that the company