Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-07
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS.
Meeting Of the City Council Draws Out
Many Citizens.
OF THE MINOR ofHctRS'
Frank Levin Chosen Fire Chief and
Avery street supervisor-New
PoliCc Force-Other
City Matters.

The city building was crowded to its ut.
most ca pacty last evening, the occasion being
the meeting of the city council at which, ac-
cording TO law, the chief OF the fire depart
ment, city physician and street supervisor
were TO be elected, The mayor and a full
board of aldermen were present.
Considerable routine business was disposed
OF and Wood then arose and said that that
remind cd him that the city building has alto
gether too small. and that there
was no vault or other receptacle
far the valuable papers and books
beOn ging to the city. He added that he felt
Grimm ally liable every tune he came into the
building II therefore moved that the com.
mittee on pu bile improvements be authorized
to devise some plan for the enlargement oil
the building. The motion was carried Pace,
Smith and Wind voting no. Arrangements
for insurng the city buildings were made.
Finally the council took up the election OF
a chief Of the fire department On the in
formal ballot the result was Levin. D;
Hague, 3. On the formal ballot the result
was; Levin, Z; Hague, l. Levin was de-
clared elected.
On the informal ballot for street commits
sioner the result was as follows: Avery, .;
Lucas 2; +. Huntington, q, Bar
net, l. When ballots had been beer
| there was some talk OF giving it up as bad
| Job. Pace suggested the name of John
| Dickey, and the voting again proceeded.
| After four more ballots had been taken and
no ch oice had been made it was decided TO
wait while.
| A petition was presented asking that the
| right of~way be gran ted TO the Omaha ~
/ Coun Gil Bluffs street rail way company TO lay
its tracks on Pierce street to Coming street,
| and on Coming street TO the city limits,
also on Vaughn avenue and Hubbard
| street. Manager Hazleton of the Chautauqua
| assembly stated that the motor company
would bold meeting on Wednesday, and
| that he was very anxious to have some dis
| position made Of the matter as soon as pos
sible, in order that the company might know
what to do. The petition was referred to the
committee of the whole, TO be reported on at
ameeting of the council to be held this even
ing.
The following list of police appoin tments
was read by the MAJOR: Wade Carly, chief !;
A. :. Clough, night captain; r. l.. Martin,
day captain and patrol conductor; j. H. SAFELY,
| night clerk and patrol conductor. Patrolmen
o. f. Deswick, l. L. O'Connell, w. K. Kemp,
DAVID Doyle, j. M. Murphy, Jerry Kelly,
Chris Peterson, J. u. F'olt2, A. Wageck, j.
A. Burke, George L. Martin, John o. Brien
James A; Watt, master of chain gang gang
wagon. Lewis HEM, day clerk, anc
type writer. The mayor recommended that
hereafter when the officers take their day
Off, which is allowed them, proportionatt
| amount DC QeQuCUeu lTOIu IuelT
| salary.
The street supervisorship was again taker
, | up, and on the seventeenth ballot Avery was
, | elected, the vote standing as follows: Avery
B; Huntington, 3.
A vote was taken for poll tax collector
and A. j. McCaren was reelected, receivinl
SIX votes, the other two being cast for Johi
| Fox.
The city marshal read his list of appoint
ments, as follows: Day jailor, Charlie
~ IN. NH ,l,t ttntl hn at.hV
Q superior court, Frank Fowler.
t On motion the council adjourned to meet a
, board of health.
y The election of city physician was take
1 up, Jennings receiving votes and White
? on the IN formal ballot. On the formal vot
Y votes were cast for DR.. Jennings and h
5 was declared elected unanimously.
!, On motion of Smith the police committe
was authorized to find mping ground fo
u refuse.
S Curtain poles with brass fixtures and a
y complete, i9c each, at the Boston Stor
u Council Bluffs, this week.
Il Drs Woodbury., dentists, 30 Pearl stree
II next to Grand hotel Telephone las. Hie
! grade work speciality.
s. Carpets, furniture, stoves, tinware, croc
e cry, in endless variety on easy payments
70 Mandel & Klein's.
IS Curtain poles with brass fixtures aud ;
complete. l9c each, at the Boston Stol
TO Council Bluffs, this week
SC Our line of carpets AMI paror furnitu
70 will bear inspection. We claim the large
,e ,,e stock in the city. Mandel & Klein.
,t Opaque felt window shades 33c each, wi
h. fixtures ami all complete, at the Bost
70 Store, Council Bluffs, this week