Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03
NOT YET PREPARED FoR ACTION.
city Council wants More Light on
the Light Question.

city Council wants More Light on
the Light Question.
The city council held meeting last night
at which Mayor Cleaver and full board
Of aldermen were present.
The discrepancy OF Sl7 between the city
and the electric light company as to last
months bill was brought up again, George
f. Wright appearing for the company. just
| because policeman or a councilman couldn't
see light, he said, didn't necessarily show
that the light was out. The carbons burned
and that was all the evidence needed Of the
| fact that the lights burned. He thought
some plan ought to be devised by which this
| thing OF docking the company $50 month
! for outage when II shouldn't be docksd more
| than $40 ought to be stopped. Rishton said
| he knew OF one case where a light went out
! for two hours and went on again, but the
| police reported it out all night. On the
/ other hand, Brown knew Of two cases where
! lights were out all night and the police had no
! report Shubert was convinced that the city
was paying for larger amount of light than
| 1t was getting. In fact, he did not think the
| city should have to pay for lights which were
mo good" az they were branded by the
police but Superintendent Wright insisted on
their being paid for.
A motion was made to refer the matter
back to the company, but the committee on
fire aud lights voted against 1t. When asked
for the reason for doing so, each said they
did not believe anything could be accom-
plished by talking to Superintendent Wright.
The talk then began again. After 1t had
gtne on awhile, Mayor Cleaver accused
Wright Of viifying the police and charging
them with making false accusations He then
wanted to know if the company had man
out looking after the lights who could prove
the police had lied.
NO" was Wright's reply, but / myself
have investigated and found twelve cases
where the police reported as out lights
which the neighbors said had burned all
night"
"Ddn't the neighbors sleep that nght?"
inquired the mayor
Wright didn't know, or, at least, wouldn't
| tell.
| The matter was at last referred to the com
! mittee on fire and light, and committee was
| appointed. consisting of Barstow, Brewick
| and Brown. to get any information that might
| be possible.
| The police committee reported adversely
| on the question of buying whistles for the
| police force.
| The petition of j. s. Ldgett for an arc
| light on Broadway and Oak street was re-
| ferred
| e. A. Wickham's bid was the lowest on
paving and curbing for Story street but j.
| w. Squire, who owns most of the ground did
| not know whether he preferred Des Moines
| of Council Bluffs brick for the paving. The
| curbing contract was awarded to Wickham
and the paving was laid over until Monday
December 16. Squire is to be allowed Il
select his own inspector for the work.
The grading of the allay between Bloomer
and Platner streets brought out con,ro-
| versy, some of the property owners making
protest on the ground that so deep
cut would be ruinous to the property. The
matter was referred to the committee on
| streets and alleys.
| Alderman Shubert presented a resolution
requiring John Dohany. jr to take out
| bill posters license for S25 else t:ar down
his bill boards. Alderman Barstow said that
Manager Alton Of the opera house probably
did the posting now, and If so he was in
favor of allowing him to do business without
a license, inasmuch as he was losing money
on his venture so far. When 1t came to
vote Shubert's "aye" stood alone.
Alderman Shubert introduced another reso-
luton to do away with the icy place by the
door to the Grand hotel bar room. Alderman
Greenshields suggested that the sidewalk in
front of Sargents store likewise receive at
tention. Both matters were referred to the
committee on straets and alleys, with power
to act.
Alderman Greenshields introduced resolu-
ton instructing the engineer to cut two men
off from his Office force, the fire chief to re-
duce expenses $120 year, and abolshing the
office of poundmaster. 1t was carried.
Woodward Bros, who put in a bill at the
last meeting fJr $40 for drawing plans for
the city jail improvements and had 1t re-
jected put in a proposition for a compromise
for so cents on the dollar, threatening to
sue IN case the prUpOSltOn was nOt dcCepteu.
1t was rejected.
H. A. Musson of Emerson sent in a COM
muncation stating that a horse Of his wan
dered away and came to Council Bluffs last
fall, being captured and scld by Jake Shoup,
then poundmaster, to Ernest Stephan, for
S475 more than enough to pay all costs. AT
his request the auditor was instructed to
draw warrant in his favor for the balance
on hand.
Samuel Newtons claim for $15 damages
,It,.n and G.
enth street was referred to the judiciary
committee.
Referring to the resolution instructing the
engineer to make a reduction in his office
force. Engineer Etnyre states that he cannot
do tho work required of him with any fewer
men than he now has. There is lot OF
paving, grading curblng and sidewalk work
to be done, and the council Is bound to give
him enough men SO that he can do the work.
If they decide to do so, he will have to hire
his men from day to day, or week to week, or
month to month, the case may be, and
after he has hired them the city will have to
pay them. Etnyre does not seem particle
disposed to do as the council says in this
matter, and there is a large prospect OF
violent disagreement among the powers that
be.
Wednesday and Saturday afternoon Cole e.
Cole will present every lady or gentleman at
tending their Buck and Born range exhibit
samples of three kinds OF home made candies.
Alsa Bucks recipe book, giving recipes for
over twenty kinds Of home made candies.
You there see baked, while you look,
fine biscuit in three minutes. Be sensible;
buy your good wife fine fuel saving range
for Christmas. We still have several of the
DUNCAN stoves and ranges at less than his
cost prices. Cole & Cole, Al Main street.
Reduced prices on slightly used pianos at
Bouricius', the orchestral crown piano dealer
116 Stutsman street, near M. f. church.
]. Il. McDermot, undertaken. dealer in
church goods. 542 Broadway. Telephone 203. |