Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-27

saying, "You cannot put me in all He
talks about not building the city over the
hills, and yet the city of Omaha TO day has
from twelve TO fifteen streets east of the
| hills and twenty-five TO thirty west, all COW
| cred with the best residences, public schools,
| churches, converts aud business houses.
| Westward the star of empire takes its way,
| and westward still is the tidal wave of popu
| lation in all the great river cities. The plains
are left for the heavy business, depots FAC
| tories, mills ana warehouses; while the
hills are adorned by great structures and ele
| CANT residences.
But Major lSalcomoe is not the only man
| in Omaha who raises the objection to Far
| nam street hill as proper place for pub
| lie buildings One of our very prominent
| bankers is quoted in the pamphlet which has
been issued on behalf of jefferson square as
| follows al hope to see building erected
| that will be a credit to our city and whenever
| bring friend around to show him
| our city don't want to have TO use a tele-
scope to find our city hall" How our foot
sore banker expects TO show his visiting
friends the most imposing and costly build
ings of Omaha without going up
| Farnam street, don't know, How
does he expect to show his friends the cham.
Der of commerce and New York Life Insur-
ance building, and how does he propose TO
show them the court house, unless he expects
to go up Farnam How does he expect to
entertain his visiting friends at his house,
which stands on upper Farnam, unless he
takes them up the hill Another banking
friend, who has erected an elegant $50 900
mansion somewhere about Thirty-slXth
street, has also become very much affected
with the same disease, and claims that it
would be very inconvenient to climb up
Farnam street. Is it any more inconvenient
to go two blocks above the chamber
Of commerce than it is to climb
Davenport street, which is twice as
steep as Farnam, and then keep on
up several other hills to Thirtv-sixth street!
And now let me sum up the issue as it will
have to be squarely met. DO you propose by
your votes to endorse tho disreputable meth
DDS to which the men who are trying to re-
locate the city hall have resorted to accom-
plsh their end Do you propose to endorse
meddlng and corrupt tampering with the
council, melting to lawlessness ana rank re-
pudationi Do you propose to commit this
city to policy that will say to the stranger
who comes here to invest his money that he
will run the risk of having his investment de-
preciated by wreckcrs and spectators who
want TO put our public buildings on wheels
and keep the city in constant turmoil
over their location, relocation and cCnstruc-
tont Do you propose to say that eXtrava-
gance and rcckessness shall be encouraged
by abandoning the site on which over $4,000
have been already eXpended' DO YOU pro
pose to countenance violation of contract OBJ
legations incurred by the city when it eX-
pended twenty odd thousand dollars of school
money for the construction OF "a city hall on
upper Farnam street in the attempt to
abandon the plans and site without even
much as Il notification of the school board or
a request for its concurrence! Do you pro-
pose to plant the city hall half mile from
the court house and compel the county
and city officers to make daily and hourly
trips between these two buildings when
their services are urgently needed in their
own oficess DO you propose TO put the tax
payers of Omaha to the Inconvenience Of
travelling half mile one way and half u
mile the other way every time they want to
pay their county aud city taxes: And do
wan 10 lnrs Gphn flnt
inevitably result in endless litigation and
would prevent the construction of a city hall
for many years to come!
1.-The delay caused by the interference with
the erection of the city hall has already done
more damage to this city than the men who
are carrying on this crusade can repair lin
the rest of their lifetime. Half a
dozen blocks would have been built
last year on t'arnam and Harncy
but for this controversy, and eastern CAPT
talists who have invested in property near
the city hall site are justly incenscd at the
bad faith exhibited by our city authorities
What may we expect if this raid succeeds!
Nothing but litigation and stagnation. And
yet these men expect that the workiugmeu
of Omaha will join them in movement that
must result in discouraging capital from
undertaking substantial improvements.
Why don't these agitators improve the sur
roundings of jefferson square! Why don't
they prove their assertion that it is a business
centre by replacing the frame fire traps that
surround III on lnfeG SlueS, Win uFSI CltSS
store buidings' Why don't they so to work
and do something for the city before they
ask the city to improve their property at the
public expense and by the sacriricc of public
hOnor!'
After Mr.. Kosewater had finished his speech
about seventy of the Second ward residents
left the hail. thinking the meeting ended
Not 50 with the 'boOmers." They held
down their seats and called vocfcrously for
Furay. There were but two Second ward
residents left, of which MIR. Kaspar was one
Mr. Kaspar moved to adjourn, but Mr.
Furay insisted upon speaking. Mr.. Furay
then took the floor and eulogized Mr.. |. S.
II ascal at great length, evidently with the
intention of freezing out the two remaining
Second waIders. He spoke for some time
and when he finished resolution favorlng
Jefferson square city hall site car
ried, there being nobody present but those
imported by the "bovmers."