Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-18
THEIR COLLARS TURNED UP.
Members Of the City Council Get Through
Work in a Cold Room.
CONDITION OF SOME SPECIAL FUNDS
: OF Removing Election Rooths-City
Hall Contract Matters-N iley's
Putative Contract Smnshcd-A
Committee VIII Investigate.


tended the council meeting held last night
and the general opinion prevailed that the
~janitor or some other person had a strong
pull about the city building.
The fire burned low, the desks were COW
cred with dust, the chairs were dIsarrarged
and an air of general negligence
and neglect lowered about the hall.
The members first kicked on the contractor
and then they kicked over the way the jani-
tor handled the affairs of his ehice. None of
these kicks had any effect on the tempera-
ture of the room, which was near the zero
point. At last the city fathers turned up the
collars of their great coats, drew down about
the stove and began the transaction of bust
ness.
Adelia Ryno presented a claim for injuries
sustained. November l, while working
along North Seventh street, between Charles
and Clara, she fell through a defective side
walk and broke her left leg.
Acting Mayor Lowry vetoed the resolu-
tion authorizing the construction of u bridge
over the Belt line railroad on the
were that there were no funds
sustained.
BY resolution, City Attorney Poppleton
was authorized to settle the claim that Julia
Lewis had against the city. She fell through
a defective sidewalk and sustained personal
injuries.
Election Fund Exhausted.
Comptroller Goodrich submitted a report
showing that the full amount. $4,000, set
aside for election purposes had
been exhausted. In the fund
set aside for council expenses
he said that S410.92 renamed, but that the
expenses during the balance of the year
would amount to $1,000. &c. The report also
showed that the amount allowed the license
inspector had practically been used up, as
only SAC remained uneXpcnded. In con-
clusion the comptroller stated that the short
ages did not affect the general fund, as the
amounts had been set aside for specific
purposes.
For taking down and storing the fifty iron
election booths in the building at Eleventh
and Nicholas streeths the bids were as fol-
lows: Paul Platz, $40. 20; p. Sweeney, $40;
II. W. Barnum, 81. 10; f. j. Davis, $1,000: d.
S. Spellman, s.. 100; James DIETRICH, S+.77:IGus
Anderson, $40 each. H.. w. Barnum was de-
clared the lowest bidder and secured the
contract.
DIR. Spellman was awarded the contract for
building a shed at Eleventh and Nicholas
streets for the storage of the booths. His
bid was S349 for furnishing the material and
doing the WORK.
City Clerk Groves sent in the name of U.
B.. Balcome as his deputy to serve during the
balance of the term ending Janu-
ment be confirmed. Mr.. Osthoff said
that the clerk had worked without
a deputy for some time and he thought he
could stand it for the balance of the year.
The appointment was confirmed, Messrs.
Elsasser and Osthoff voting mo-"
Bonds of Officers Elect.
The bonds of the newly elected officers, or
some of them, were presented and approved.
They were read by the clerk. The bonds
Boggs and i. L. Bierbower as s%ureties;
Louis Berka, police Judge. $4,000; John
Groves, city clerk, $1,000; Theodore Olsen,
comptroller, 500 0
City 1reasurer-elect Henry Bolln sent in a
communication asking the council to fix the
amount of his bond. He said he was ready
to give the bond when he knew what bond
would be asked of him. The matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney and the
GU finance.
The comptroller was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the use of city funds
that may during the next fiscal
year.
: The appraisers reported $500 damages in
grading Marcy, from Twenty-ffth to
Twenty-seventh street. They also reported
S40O damages in grading Pacific, from
Twenty-sixth to Twenty-seventh street..
About Those Nightmares.
Joseph Irvine, an a~rtiticer in stone, had
something to say about theimages on the city
hall. He helped to build them, and in a petit
ton that was referred, said:
Your petitioner declares that ne entered
into n contract with Schall and Herring, sub
contractors of the cut stone work on tho city
hall, to execute the carving on che said city
nall in artistic manner, according to draw
ings and specifications.
Your petitioner declares that the drawings
,tn.n NO. cd en- p.v nnHlxy - 81 .tnEt Co.,
u workman to follow, and If your petition had
not improved on the drawings the carving
w9 Wnur h netft peee q a q 5r res lat 10 1n he e'i y not re-
sponsiDle for the very ancient and poetical
IDEAS on this building, whose mythology ante
dOte the deluge.
The trouble with Irvine was that he
claimed he had not been paid for his work.
The loose earth that had been spilled on
Poppleton avenue by contractors grading in
that vicinity was ordered removed and the
expense charged against the stimat5 of the
contractors.
John Fleming put IN a claim in which he
stated that he was a silent partner with j
w. Croft, a grading contractor. He wanted
some estimates withheld, The matter was
referred.
City Hall Contract Matters,
The Fenton Metallic company asked that
the council do something with It's contract
for furnishing vault fixtures.
Mr.. Lowry thought nothing should be done
TILL the Doodle investigation was concluded.
Some member IN that the investiga-
tion was a white wash. Mr.. Elsasser thought
it was a ''black wash"
Superintendent Coots of the city hall fur
nished a communication in response to
a request from the special committee
said that he had tfty-seven men at work
and was anxious to complete the building.
Within three weeks ne would have the
library room finished so that it could be used
for n council He did not think the
sheds along Farnam street should be re-
moved until the lower story was
completed, which would be not
than the middle of December.
AT that time steam heat would be turned on,
but the only thing that delayed work was the
fact that the elevators had not been or
dered.
Mr.. Davis moved that the Hale and the
Crane Elevator companies be invited to bid
on the specifications.
Mr.. Osthof moved that the comptroller
five days for bids.
Mr.. Chaffee thought that the council had a
right to treat the matter as a business propo-
sition. He thought it would he foolish to de-
Law one week when the two companies were
the only ones that would submit bids.
Mr.. Osthoff withdrew his motion.
Superintendent Coots was instructed to
allow the shed TO remain three weeks ana no
When VIII They Meet?
The subject of a council chamber was
taken up. President Lowry opposed fitting
up the library room for a council chamber.
II Mr.. Coots would fit up the room occupied