Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-21
HASCALL SPTTS BIRTHSTONE.
Furious filings Fired BY Him in
Council Last Night.
THE CITY HALL THE CAUSE OF 1T.
Councilman Lees Resolution Referred
For One Week-He Calls For a
Resumption of Work on
the Building.
Hot Night I'm the Chnmhers.

and calm which has enveloped the council
meetings of late by last night getting of one
of his long-winded and characteristic abusive
speeches against everything and everybody
who does not side in with him in his pet
scheme Of locating the city hall on Jefferson
square. He was more than usually vindictive
on this occasion, and became so worked up
over the effort that he completely ignored
the saloonkcepers and failed to call for the
third reading OF the ordinance which he put
in some weeks ago repeating the present one
In force in reference to the closing Of saloons
at midnight. Added to this he failed to in
sist on the carrying out Of, as he referred to
IL, "a little Job" he set up last fall and which
has thus far been slumbering in the office of
the board Of public works. Trouble COM
menced upon the presentation of the follow
ing resolution by Councilman Lee.
Resolved, BY the city council, the mayor
concurring, that a special committee be APP
pointed to consider the best method of pro-
ceeding with the erection of the city hall
building; that said committee shall consist
OF the committee on public property and
building, the mayor, the president of the
city council, the city engineer and a member
of the board of education; that said commit
tee shall have power to employ a competent
architect TO assist IN making such alterations
in the city hall plans as may be considered
necessary to meet the present wants of the
city, and that said committee shall report to
the city council as soon as possible what fur
ther action is necessary TO continue the cree
ton of said building to the extent that funds
are available.
Councilman Lee championed the passage
of the resolution, saying that the time had
arrived when some action should be taken.
According to Judge Doane's decision the
council had full power to dismiss Architect
AI,~. lk.A .A
vored the employment of an architect to mod
ify the Myers plans, so that work could go
ahead, and the issuing of the $500, 0OG bonds
voted for the work. If this is done the walls
will be up and under roof by January 1, 1889.
Councilman Hascall arose in his holy might
and abused everybody within reach. Myers
he called a fraud, and said his plans were an
outrageous botch. The speaker continued
that the people do not want any such build
ing as planned, and he favored more public
meetings and less one sided newspaper inter-
views. He thought the proper thing to do
was to take Jefferson square for a site and
put up grand building upon it, one that
would cost $780, 600 if necessary. He favored
the referring of the Lee resolution SO as to
give the council a chance to consider the
matter more fully and give the members
time to contemplate a building that will con-
tain an art gallery, etc.
Councilman Lee again defended his reso-
luton as a business proposition, and said. it
was not intended to favor MIR. Myers or Mr..
Rosewater. If Hascall wanted to make JEFF
ferson square an issue, Mr., Lee said he was
in favor of going ahead with the question at
once, adding that he was never in favor of
Jefferson square and never would be. He also
discounted Hascall's assertions that the coun-
Gil was enjoined from going ahead with the
work by the court. The court had never
said that the council could not spend the
money the people voted for the purpose.
Councilman Ford belittled the resolution,
and said that if the council insisted ON build
inn fhn tUan on tfc nracnuf cifn II tvp,,ll aa,%
the taxpayers $500, 900. He favored leaving
it to a vote Of the people if the council should
order putting a $4,000 building on Jeffer-
son square. Regaining his wind Ford wound
up with q flood of abuse fired at Mr.. Rose
water.
Councilman Kierstead said that the
people had already chosen a site, and
Their wishes s,o,i and d approval in
were just as smart men in the council when
the Myers plans were accepted as there are
now, and the money that is accessible for
building should be spent at once, and it
would not be long before the city would have
a city hall.
''What kind of a one would you have9"
asked Hascall.
'As fine a city hall as there is in the whole
country" was the reply.
Continuing, Mr.. Kierstead told Ford that
if the question of putting the city hall on
Jefferson square was left to a vote Of the
people the adherents of that scheme would
" " oo"h W. ~ ohC'
"Give us a chance,'' howled Ford.
"We did give you a chance once, and we
beat you bad" retaliated Mr.. Kierstead, who
said he had a resolution which he proposed
introducing, and would like to see it passed.
Councilman Counseman informed the coun-
Gil that the building could be put up on JEFF
ferson square with obtainable funds, and
without bonding the city another cent. He
moved that the Lee resolution be laid on the
table, and Lee called for the ayes and noes,
which resulted as followsl
~Ayes-Bailey, Cheney, Counseman, Ford,
Hascall, Lowry, Manville-7.
Noes-Alexander, Bedford, Boyd, Burn
ham, Kaspar, Kierstead, Kitchen, Lee, Sny-
der, the presidential.
heard, Councilman Lee said that he would
%olution, and made a motion that it be referred
buildings for one week. This was carried,
and Hascall looked sick.
The following resolution by Councilman
Kierstead was laid on the table:
be and are hereby instructed to at once adj
city hall in accordance with the present
as may be necessary to convert the basement
into office rooms, also the lowering of the
to come To Omaha at once TO consult with the
council as to the above changes, and any
others that may be thought necessary.