Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-18
ONLY ONE E=HENBER VOTED NO
Passage by the-Qity Council of the ordin-
anoe Calling, tAe Special Bond Election
JUNE is HAS BEEN THE DATE FIXED UPON
omaha's Notert Will Then rass judgment
ON the Nebraska Central Proposition
Boston's Counciimcn Coming-Pro-
ccedines OF the Meeting.

ProNluluB Tor The calling OF a speclal electlon,
to be held June 16, mt which time the voters
OF Omaha will decide whether or not they
VIII grant subsidy OF s2j0,000 in long time
bonds TO the Nebraska Central Railway com
pany to aid 1t in the construction OF a bridge
over the river at the foot of Cass street, and
the erection of union depot at Fifteenth
ana Chicago streets
The ordinance was passed last night. and
OF the sixteen members who wero present
Mr. Bechel wes tho only one who voted
mo"
Mayor Bemis named w. II. Butler for
1anitor at the city jail. The appointment
was rejected by vote of 10 to 3. This gives
tho present tanitor, Anderson Mason,
chance to hold his lob while longer
Boston's Councilmen Coming.
The mayor wrote that the members Of the
city council Of Boston would reach here noxt
FRIDAY. He thought thov should receive
some corrtesies at the hands of the Omaha
council.
President Davis appointed tho following
committee to receive tho Bostonians Messrs.
Chafee, Bechel. Howell, Lowry and Jacobsen.
The appointment OF George l.. Hearst to
the position OF license Inspector was rejected
by a vote OF to $.
inc mayor vetoed the resolution allowing
inc plumoing, sewer and other inspectors
50 each per month for horse hire. The veto
was sustained.
The resolution allowing the boiler in Dector
80 per month horse hire was approved by
tho mayor.
The Union Pacific Railway company asked
permission TO erect a frame shanty at Tenth
and Mason streets to be used as a mail aud
baggage room.
Mr. Specht opposed granting the Union
Pacliic any more favors until the depot was
completed, or at least until it had made
the city.
Mr.. Lowry said that Specht would not op.
pose the erection of the building il there was
any cornice work In sight
This playful mood caused Specht to grow
angry, anu being angry he made some re-
marks which were intended to apply to
Lowry. Then both men got mad and the
president threatened to put them out of the
ROOM c.,
The Union Pacific was then given per-
mission to erect its wooden she'd.
The Official bond of John Mathieson, super
intendcnt of the city hall, was presented
and approved.
q. H. McEchron reported that the Patter-
son building AT, Seventeenth and Farnam
streets sur; was ereesS1in violation OF tho build
lhs ordnance iFpp city attorney will look
into the matter.
For building treoiron gates between THE
BEE building and,Ithe city hall there were
three bidders The Paxton & Vierling iron
WORKS was the-lowest bidder at SI15 and
was awarded the contract.
Property Owners Protest.
large numb4f Of Sonth Thirteenth street
properly ownerSA trotested against a side
walk twenty feet wide. They said that the
council was 'rerting Herman Gouutze
place SIX foot walk along the line of his
property. and t9sgt thought that they were
:. The board Of fPdSlio Works Il waxinstructcd
to report altpaylng bids to the city council,
and Thursday nsah the counqliWill meet in
adjourneds ssassion,B consider t0esp.
=; by resolution RIL wooden walks on North
ordered leftalone, and for the present they
will not be replaced by permanent walks.
Tne committee on gas and electric lights
was instructed to get figures on arc lights
and report at the next meeting of the council
Resolutions, instructing the Board of Pub
lie Works to repair any number Of washouts
| in the paved and unpaved streets, wore
adopted.
The report OF the Board of Health recon-
mending that after June !, 1892, the eXlstin q
contract whereby the city pays for twelve
beds in three hospitals be cancelled, and that
thereafter tho city pay for only what beds
are actually occupied, was placed on file.
Mr. Lowry hoped that the committee on
streets and alleys would report upon tho
street signs.
Mr.. Howell, the chairman of ithat COM
| mituee, stated that he had peen so busy look
Ing after wasEouts, that he had not CON
sidered the sign question, but would report
ut the adjourned session 10 be held Thursday
| night. -.-...
MIR. Bruner introduced an ordinance which
provides that no person shall hire out or
keep for use or hire, for the transportation or
hauling OF goods, merchandise, fuel, building
material, earth or any other article or thing
| any drav. cart or other vehicle, without first
having obtained license therefor.
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