Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-11
The NEWS IN THE BLUFFS.
The City Council Holds Meeting Pre-
paratory to Election.
THE sALooNKEEPtRS BACKING DOWN.
The Dodge Light Guards Give n Party
Justice Patton Likes the Police
Force Minor Mention
and Personal.

The city council met last evening with the
mayor in the chair and all the aldermen pres
ent excepting Alderman Knepher.
On motion of Alderman Everett the city
marshal was instructed to remove a shanty
ant the corner of Thirteenth street and Sew
enth avenue at once.
Alderman Everest presented a resolution
of thanks to Congress man j. X. Reed for the
successful way in which he hustled the Inter-
state bridge bill through both houses Of con-
gress in less than a month. 1t was unani-
mously adopted.
Attorney o. d. Wheeler presented a COM
municatio from man named Phillips,
who lives at the corner of Sixteenth
street and Twenty-third avenue, stating that
the city had built dam near his property,
which had caused the water to run into his
cellar, damaging him in the sum dosl00. He
asked the council to remuuerate him to this
amount and take steps to prevent like oc-
currence in the future.
Alderman Wood presented an ordinance
accepting the plat of Bahbit place. The motion
to put the ordinance on its second reading
was lost, Smith and Mikesell voting against
it.
w. A. MINISTER presented n plat Of his
Benton street addition and asked that 1t be
the city engineer and the committee of the
whole.
An ordinance was read and adopted pro-
viding for the grading of Eleventh street
between Avenues 3 and &.
A motion was made to instruct the city
solicitor to begin suit against the street
railway company for $50 20 for
grading on Ninth street. Alderman Everett
moved that he also be instructed to press the
suits against the ex-mayor and aldermen who
"a mo hat.
of the board Of equalization. Both motions
were carried. An ordinance was then read,
which will no doubt fall upon the ears of the
members of the motor company with dun
thud. 1t reads like this:
"Be II ordained by the common council of
the city of Council Bluffs. that In order to
enable the city of Council Bluffs to resume
and take possession and have full control
hereafter of all the streets upon which the
Council Bluffs street railway company has
not permanent track laid, ana is not now
actually operating it's cars thereon, and by
reason OF said Council Bluffs street railway
company not complying with the contract by
which 1t obtained certain rights granted
under an ordinance approved August II, 1862
and amended Decem Der 81, 1877, entitled as
amended, An ordinance permitting the
use of certain streets of the Council Bluffs
street railway company all the rights,
PRIVILEGES and franchises granted to said
Council Bluffs street railway company by
said ordinances and amendments thereto as
to all streets where said company has not
now permanent tracks laid and actually oper-
ating its tracks thereon. are hereby re-
sumed by said citv and all the
to said Council Bluffs street railway company
are hereby fully revoked, cancelled, termi-
mated and ended thereon, and as to such
streets said Council Bluffs street railway
company has and shall have no furtherrights
or privileges thereto, and is forever prohib-
tied from in any manner claiming or exercis-
ing the same.
"Nothng in this ordinance shall be con-
strued to in any manner affect any right
granted to said company by said ordinance or
said amendment as to streets where said
company has permanent track and is now
actually operating its cars thereon.
"Sec. 2. All ordinances and parts Of ordi-
nances In conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
"Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be in force
and effect from and after its publication as
provided by law"
Alderman Everett spoke in favor OF the
passage OF the ordinance. He said the COM
pany had taken advantage of every legal
technicality to get out of It's obligations to
the city, especially in in the mat ter of paying
for the paving between the tracks, which it
is compelled to pay by the terms of its con-
tract. 1t had proved itself anything but nit
recipient for past or future favors
Wind was afraid the council was getting
itself into trouble by considering such an or
dinance: SuppoSing some day the city should
want the company to put down some tracks
somewherel Then this ordinance would
stare them in the face. But it didn't take
him two minutes to come in out of the wet
and the ordinance was passed without dis
senting vote.
The council then took under consideration
the list of candidates for the offices of judges
and clerks for the coming city election,
making the following appointments:
First Ward-Judges, II. Shoemaker, f. S.
Barnett and &, C. Bump; clerks Robert
Rain, +. II. Ohlondorf.
Second Ward-Judgos, w. II. Spera. c. S.
Hubbard, o. Fl. Lucas; clerks, M. +. Rohrer
and w. McCreary.
Third Ward-Judges, Ed Brtton Thomas
Robinson, George Miller; clerks, Joseph
Beremein. Forrest Smith.
Fourth Ward--First precincts Judges F.
A. Conoyer, B. S. Dawson. b. S. Terwilliger;
clerks, Bert Innis L. Swearington Second
precinct: Judges, M. DeGroat, G. w. Cook,
S. j. Dalbey; clerks, George McPeek, Oliver
Anson
The question of lights on Knepher avenue
and on the Sixth street bridge was then
taken up, and much the same kind of a
seance took place as at the meeting of u week
ago. Knepher and Caspar grew tragical
once more and the other members grew hila-
rious. AT last both lights were ordered
located
A motion was then carried locating light
at the corner of Sixteenth street and Fifth
avenue, Caspar and Wind voting no.
The city. attorney was directed to begin
condemnation proceedings against the corner
OF ground at the intersection of Broadway
and Union avenue.