Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
MIR. O'Keeffe Produces n Missing
Election proclamation

MIR. O'Keefe Produces the Missing
Election Proclamation.
At the meeting of the county commission
ers yesterday Mr.. O'Keeffe produced the
proclamation for the election of November,
1856, providing for the submission of the
question of the sale of part of the county
poor farm and the appropriation of proceeds.
This proclamation had been hunted for by
the former and present county attorneys and
could not be found. 1t was ordered spread
on the minutes
Two notices, served on the county clerk by
the sheriff, notifying him of the appeal from
the action of the commissioners in .disallow-
ing the sheriff's bills for insane account, and
for comnittal fees of city prisoners, were
read and ordered filed.
A numerously signed petition endorsing
tho application of DR.. Isidor Gluck for the
position of oculist and aurist of the county
hospital, was presented and referred.
The resignation of NJ. T.. Singleton, as
Justice of the peace in the Eighth ward, was
reau and accepted.
An application received from the Open
Door for two tons of coal was referred to
the committee on charity.
The county clerk applied for authority to
purchase the necessary poll books and tally
sheets for the coming election. Granted
A number of vouchers for work on roads
were referred 10 the COmfnlJteOO on rOauS.
The bill of George Il. Timme for S15S back
salary was referred to the county attorney.
A claim of $50. 60 from Constabie A. G.
McCracken for expenses in capturing q
horse thief, was referred to the county at
torney.
The bill of Henry Gibson of Sl69.57 for
stationery, was referred to the committee on
court house. ana Jail.
A statement was received from the state
auditor, showing that Douglas county is III
debted to the state insane hospital at LIN
coin, in the sum of SO, 1863. 20, ana to the in
sane hospital at Hastings In the sun of
$1,000. The matter was referred to the COM
mlttee on finance,
A bill of 1852 for deputies at the state fair
was referred to the committee on finance.
a numbcr of vouchers from the county
treasurer, amounting to 81, 039. 20, for trans
portatl0p, special deputy shcriffs, bailiffs,
witness fees, etc, was referred to the CON-
miltee on finance,
bids for constructing bridges over the Papil-
lion creek, between sections "a and 81, and
on DIR. Miller'S roadR recommended that the
contract be awarded to G. w. Finn at $3.50
perfoot for the first named, and 1895 for the
second. Adopted.
The bond of G. w. Finn for the above
work was presented and approved.
The awarding of the drug contract came
up again. When the question came up orig
inally it was referred to the committee of
- - W o'oSh
stood 1t to be referred to them, and reported
in favor of awarding to the Goodman Drug
company. After this was presented it was
discovered that the wrong committee had re-
ported on the matter and il was referred to
the committee of the whole again. Yesterday
the report of the committee on charity was
read, as being the report of the committee OF
the whole. Corrigan objected to this change
without going through the regular course.
His name was attached as one of the COM
mittee on charity, but he wanted an oppor-
tunity to express and sign the report
properly. The drug question was referred
back TO the committee of the whole for
report.
The committee on finance reported that
John ID. Creighton had paid $50. SO as taxes
on a lot in Horbach's addition which he did
not own, and hat the amount
be refunded. Adopted.
The committee on court house and Jail, to
which was referred the bids for furnishing
coal, reported in favor of awarding the con-
tract to the Omaha Coal, Coke and Lime
company at 1874 per ton. Adopted.
The board then adjourned until Monday
afternoon,