Omaha daily bee., 1891-03-04
MORE FUN IN THE COUNCIL.
0maha's Aldermanic Aggregation Holds a
Lively Session Last Night
INSPECTOR DENNIS AGAIN ON THE RACK.
Another Committee Appointed 60 In
ycstigatc iIim-A Resolution
for the BcncHt of the
Garbage Master.

u mail riot was brewing on account OF his
efforts to secure order. Members were
ordered to take their seats and spectators
were ordered outside the rail
Mayor Cushing vetoed the resolution au.
thorizng Chairman Birkhauscr to make n
tour for the purpose of inspecting the pave
mcnt in other cities. The veto was sus tanned
b. vote of 10 to Mr. Birkhauscr wanted
his salary to go on while he is absent and also
wanted $3.50 to pay his personal expenses
The mayor stated that in the future all de.
mands for additional street lighting should
go to the committee on gas and electric
lights and tho gas inspector. Said he:
"As it is now gas lamps are placed as petit
toned for. In my opinion it would be better
to hold meeting and decide upon where the
lamps that will be put in this year sh ould be
located. BY doing this think the city could
get its lamps at a much lower price,
The council adopted the suggestion of tn @
mayor and at some near date Couu Gil
meeting will be held to decide upon the oca.
tion of these lamps.
The library board, through its chairman,
A. j. Poppleton, as ked that the council ap.
point committee of three to confer with the
library board relative to the erection of a
library building at some accessible point in
the city. The communication was placed on
tilc and President Lowry named the follow
ing members to act on the committee
Messrs. futile, Cooper and Bechcl.
Chairman Birkhauser of the board of pu b.
lie works was instrumental in the effort to
create n new city Office, that of timekeeper to
look after the street cleaners. He presented
the name Of John ID. La Course and asked
that his appointment be conf rmed and the
salary fixed at 81 per day while actually en-
ployed in the discharge of his duties. The
request for the appointment of this man was
referred to the committee on paving, curbiug Z
and guttering.
Some time ago the city engineer and the
chairman of the board of pdblic works were
by resolution instructed TO examine the
Eleventh and Sixteenth street viadu as to
their safety. Last night the gentlemen re-
ported that they wanted an Xpert to do the
work. The council voted to allow them to
hire such person, who is to be paid for such
services some sum not to exceed SO, and to
do the work as soon as practicable
The report of the committee appointed to
confer with the county commissioners rcla-
tive to taking care of the citys sick was pre-.
Sentcd
MIR. Bechel was tired of laborng with the
arrangements of st. Josephs hospital The
report was referred to the committee on po-
lice
George L. Dennis, the plumbing inspector
will be subjected to an other nvestigat on.
Last night Dennis Fitzpatrick filed charges
against him He says Dennis has meddled
with the work of plumbers of the city, and
besides this is wholly incompe to fill the
office he now holds.
immediately Mr.. Morearty was on his feet
to move that the charges be laid on the
table.
The motion was put add defeated bya vote
of TO II.
Mr.. Chatfee move cd that the matter be re.
ferred to the committee on sewerage and that
the members of that committee be authorized
persons
investigation be made.
Morearty grew warm and argued that no
member dare charge that the 1ormer investi-
cation was not thorotgh
mo person wants to make any charges
against you, but you know that you never re-
turned the testimony to the council said
Mr.. Chaffcc.
at is in my desk and can be had at any
time,' returned Mr. Morearty.
A heated discussion followed for half an
hour, when the charges again st Dennis Were
referred to the committee on sewerage, with
instructions to investigate. This committee
is composed of the following members; Bu:-
DISH Bechel and Donnelly.
Ed Burns, the sidewalk inS pectOr objected
to the repairing of sidewalks being taken
out of his hands. He said that this is the
only work on which he can make any money.
The protest was referred to the commit ee on
sidewalks.
The citizens in the west part of the city
"
light lines on West Cunning street to Lowe
avenue.
A resolution for the benefit of Frank Nor.
risSey, the garbage master, was introduced
and adopted. This resolution states that the
garbage mas ter has been to Lincoln, where
he has labored with the committee having IN
charge the Omaha charter amendments that
he has caused that committee to introduce a
clause providing FOR S2,4OO per year salary.
In his resolution Mr.. Olson viewed with
lln bn1 cnft hat r,,,.hn
The city clerk will at once forward a copy
of this resolution to the committee, and wi
also inform the committee that the council
committee suggested all the charter amend
mentS that are needed.
resolution by Mr.. ElsasSer, that Chair
man Brkhauser be authorized to visit east
ern cities and learn something about paving,
was adopted. He is authorized to eX pend
Sl5O on his trip.
Mr. Morearty wanted Mr. Donnelly, chair
man of the paving mittee, to go along.
Mr. Elsasser thought that City Engineer
Tillson should go with the members and the
three be allowed $500 for their expenses.
Mr.. Cooper thought these gentlemen might
read up on paving and learn as much as by
taking the trip
1t was finally decided to send Mr.. Bmk-
hauser and give him 81 30 as pocket money.
Mr.. Olson moved that the vote by which
| the garbage master resolution was adopted
| be reconsldered. The motion carried and
/ MT. oISOn Slaleu lnau ne Dau DGen InlSln-
| formed about the s., 400 salary matter, This
| clause was stricken out Of the resolutio H.
This brought the whole matter b,iore the
| council again
Mr.. Esasser said he went down TO Lincoln
! last week and while before the committee
| Morrissey butchered the ch artcr in a fright
| full manner amending matters that per-
| tanned to his Office in noTlsc whatever
The resolutions as amended were adopted
and copies will be at once sent TO the Doug
| las county members
The petition asking that Thirtieth street
be widened from Farnam to Dodge was
placed on file, as the petitioners had failed to
deposit the money to pay damages.
The fire and police commission was author
l2ed to purchase 1000 feet of hose.
The bids for street lighting presented by
the gasoline lamp companies were declared
void for the reason that they were opened be-
fore coming into the council chamber The
Ohio street lighting company had bid S22 per
lamp. The city clerk will readvertise for
bids. '''
Mr. Olson went after the gar bage master
again. He moved that all of the papers re-
lating to the Investigation held last su INNER
be referred to the committee on police The
motion prevailed.
The ordinance providing for the holding of
Especial election to grant the Metropolitan
street railway franchise to lay its tracks in
the streets of Omaha was read a first an 4 sec
ond time.
An ordinance providing fer the inspection
of boilers used within the city of Omaha was
introduced, read first and second time and
referred.
When the general appropriation ordinance