Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-10
SECOND WARD ORGANIZED.
FIve-Ccnt Fare Cub Formed and II Hot
Rrsnlniinn Adnnted.

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Resolution Adopted.
The organization of the Second Ward Five
Cent Fare club was effected last evening,
a meeting being held at the city building.
W.. l.. Baker called the meeting to order and
X. n. Whittlesey was chosen secretary. a
committee on permanent organization was
appointed, consisting of j. {. DeHaven, f. G..
Iougec and w. II. Knepher. G. NJ. Harl. o.
w. Graham and G.. Larson were chosen as a
committee on resolutions. These committees
retired and in Il few minutes returned, the
former with Il list of officers as follows:
a. Louie, president Spencer Smith, j. w.
Grassland. Josiah Danforth, vice presidents;
T.. {. LOugee, secretary and treasurer. A
paper was also presented, showing the pur-
pose of the club to be along the same line as
the clubs organized in the First and Sixth
wards. This report was received.
The chairman OF the committee on reSolu-
| tions read the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That We, the members of the
Second. Ward ftve-Ccnt Fnrc club, deem II
5-cent,fare between Council Bluffs and Omaha
essential to the prosperity and progress of our
city, and that in fairness and equity the citi-
zens of this city are entitled to that fare from
the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and
| Bridge company.
Resolved, That we demand of the city gov
eminent and city council the use Of the
powers vested in them by law to compel the
granting of "A 5-cent fare to the people of this
| city and pledge TO them in every honest en-
deavor TO accomplish that result our hearty
support.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this meet
ing that every power of tho city in the way OF
taxation, regulation aud license possible to be
imposed upon tho motor line should be exer-
| ciSed for the purpose of compelling COM
plianre with this reasonable demand of our
| citizens.
Resolved, That the motor line should further
be compelled to pay the general and special
taxes due the city with interest, the same rs
every other person assessed witt taxes, gen
eral or special, and should pay to the abut-
| ting DrDDprty owners the amount of having
taken by the motor line, as provided by its
charter: And we oppose any compromise
Resolved, That we are opposed TO granting
any further franchise for the use OF our streets
the rights of the citizens and the payment to
the city OF. reasonable compensation for the
use of the franchise.
the S~o-callcd interstate franchise until that
corporation shall have paid the llendrick
judgment rendered against the city by reason
OF the negligence of said company and shall
t t%cir sd to our ,p RehSpIl e s tha sonsIrn Evidence oS of
operation for q Scent fare to tho
center of Omaha, including transportation
over It's lines and over the bridge, and, further
tended only for a time reasonably sufficient To
enable the company to construct its line and
which the company furnishes satisfactory
evidence that IL proposes TO construct the
line.
tain all public officials who in good faith en-
dcayor to carry out the foregoing principles
and also pledge our unalterabie opposition to
every attempt To sacrifice the interests OF
either citizens or city.
The executive committee was instructed
to APPOINT subcommittee whose duty it
should be TO act in conjunction with the
committees in other wards, and to draw III
n statement of the principles of the club
James McCabo then made a speech in re
Spouse to an invitation. He wanted the city
to levy II AK of $l5 upon every pole the com
pany owned, to compel the company to put
on a two-mlnute service on all its
branches, and in every other way
possible to harass the company into
fulfilling its obligations. If these
things were uone and the company failed tc
comply with the Guys demands, the charter
would be forfeited and the line would b,
seized and operated by the city.
AT the close of the meeting a paper wa!
passed around for signatures of the mem
bers, About l25 signatures have so far beer
obtained and the petition is TO be circulate(
this week. A meeting OF the citizens of tn,
Third and Fourth wards will be neld at tn,
court house tomorrow evening for the pur
pose of forming n club which will take il
those two wards.