Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-13
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
Republican Ward Delegates for Thursdays
Convention Selected.
MOTOR COMPANY GIVEN A ROAST
Resolutions Adopted by Conventions OF the
Second and sixth Wards Pledging All
Candidates TO work for Re
duced Fares.

Tho republicans Of tho various wards met
last evening to put in delegates for the con-
vcntion to be held next Thursday. In every
precinct the attendance was good, and in
several the crowds were very enthusiastic,
speeches being made suitable for a~rousiug
the spirits Of those present One noticeable
feature OF the caucuses was the Introduction
in several wards Of resolutions bearing upon
the motor question. In the Second and
Sixth wards they were adopted, while in
the Fifth they were laid on the table. tn
following are the resolutions in full;
Whereas, The Omaha & Council Bluffs Rail-
way and Bridge company has continuously
ana perSlstentIy declined aud refused TO pay
It's indebtedness TO city OF Council Bluffs Tor
paving between the rails Of its tracks and on
foot outside thereof and for filling, grading
ana other expenditures cOnsracteda ud paid
by the city for the benefit OF said company,
amounting Ia the aggregate to more than $780,
600, and.
Whereas, Said street car company has en-
tirely neglected and refused to pay to pay to
the abutting property owners the cost OF the
i,cs, a. i required by law, ana by the charter
formerly held by said company from the city
the sums now due from such abutting prop
erty owners amounting in the aggregate TO
more than s22,uOu, which Indebtedness has
been admitted by said company TO be due and
Owing, and,
Whereas. To properly enforce said rights of
the city and OF the citizens against said motor
limo a suit was Instituted under direction of
the committee OF ono hundred, which suit
resulted in a Judgment by the superior court
caucclling the charter OF said motor company
rights upon the streets Of this city aud rad no
legal existence in this state and placing its
property in the hands of trustees 10 wind UP
its afairs As is provided by law; aud
whereas, Before a motor line can DO
operated in Council BIuTs "A new charter viii
nave TO be granted To some company chartered
by the laws Of this state for that purpose; and
whereas, said uultiIu Il Council Bluffs Rail-
way and Bridge company has heretofore
charged a rate OF 10 cents between Council
Bluffs and Omaha, which rate IS unreasonable,
eSorbitant and eXtortionatc, IL having been
fully demonstrated that the bridge across the
Missouri river used by said motor company is
self-sustaining from Its revenue outside Of the
motor line; therefore be it
Resolved, That the suits now pending
against the said motor company under what
ever name said company may be operated by
the city of Council Bluffs to enforce its claims,
also the suit for the revocation OF the motor
company's charter, now pending in the SUI
preme court o. Iowa on appeal, shall be prose-
cutcd TO the end.
Resolved. That no charter granting rights
upon the streets. OF our city should be given
for n longer period than ten years and that all
charters so granted should provide for the
payment to the city as part consideration
therefor of a reasonable per cent Of the gross
earnings OF such company and also provide
means for ascertaining such earnings.
Resolved, That the republican party OF this
ward pledges. itself and its candidates to Sc
cure II 5-cent fare between Council Bluffs and
Omaha, IL executive or legislative action can
bring II about, and every candidate of this
party in accepting position upon or ticket
binds himself to the support of ali PROPOSE
tions made in these resolutions or i'm the pre-
anlbles thereof ana pledges himself to sun
port every measure that will tend to collect
all dues, to revoke the charter of 1856, and in
a new charter TO wnomsOever granted to en-
graft the features in these resolutions and the
preambles thereof outlined.
Resolved, That no charter should be granted
by the City of Council Bluffs to u foreign cor
poration.
to lndiscrlminate granting of street charters
and demand that all charters hereafters
granted shall. be unassignable and reserve to
the city all of its statutory aud common law
powers for the regulation of such franchise
and its exercise in order to protect the rights
of the city and citizens, and we demand that
all corporations now holding or which shall
hereafter receive grants of street franchises
from this city shall be held to a strict per-
formance of every legal and contract Obliga-
ton, and that proceedings be promptly insti-
tuted and vigorously prosecuted to enforced
forfeiture in case of violation of such legal or
contract obligations.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
The following delegates to the convention
were chosen in the several wards:
First Ward-First precinct; A. n. Lund,
f. s. Peterson, Carl Morgan. Second pre-.
cinct: O.. D. Wheeler, s. B.. Snyder, j. r.
Bell, j. B. Greenshields. Alderman, w. C.
DIckey.
Second ward-First precinct: L. c. Dale,
William Mullen, c.. II. Baker. Second pre-
nv d. L dSt. v. L. ilOLIcLOCCh, L II.
Wind, Theodore Guitar. Ira Grason, G.. g..
Baird. Alderman. C. S. Hubbard.
Fourth Ward First precinct: c.. A. Reed,
A. I. FlickiDger, Sohn Lindt, e. Z. Hart.
Committeeman, John Lindt.
Second Precinct-M. p. Schmidt, Slack
Peterson, Soren Wilson. Committeeman,
Soren Wilson.
Third Ward-First precinct: n. B.. Jen-
nings. E. Il. Fonda, G. w. Hewitt, V. L.
Treynor, George +. Smith. Committeeman,
Z. r. Fonda.
Second Precinct-William Arnd, w. r,
Brown, w. j. Sneathen. Committeeman, ].
r. Armstrong.
Fifth Ward-First precinct: W. A. High
smith, Dell G.. Morgan, William Kinzell, f.
S. Hart, w. +. Ellis, William Fullmer. Com
mitteeman, Ovid Vein.
Second Precinct-James Miller, S. G.
Christ5rferson, Andrew Anderson, liver
Peterson. Committeeman, S. c. Christoffer-
son. Alderman, L. A. Brewick.
Sixth Ward-G. w. Turner, j. NJ. Wolfe,
j. Outry, j. p. Peterson, A. d. Wilson.
Committeeman, L. NJ. Shubert.