Omaha daily bee., 1897-09-21
PASSES BOTH ORDINANCES
City Council Gets Rid the Motor
Company Franchises.
MAKES ONLY MINOR NOTIFICATIONS
Changes Adopted Affect the scope of
the Charters hut Little and
Let Them Go for
FIFTY Years.
MAKES ONLY MINOR NOTIFICATIONS

street car franchises after some slight amend
ments and changes had been made in them
and they are now in the hands of Mayor Car
son, awaiting his signature to become OPP
erative.
The session began at 2 o'clock and held
till after C. In the early part of the ses-
sion the council chamber and the halls of
the city building were crowded with spec
tators, but toward the last interest seemed
to fag and when the final votes were taken
there we're no more people present than or
dinarly attend a council meeting. For the
first time since the agitation began the coun-
Gil was favored by the presence and the ex-
preston OF the opinions of the citizens who
have favored the ordinance from the start.
After some minor matters were fixed up
the citizens who favored the ordinances were
asked to speak. DR.. f. s. Thomas was
among the first who responded and he grew
somewhat personal in his remarks. j. w.
Ferrier sharply criticised the motives of the
men who were leading and voicng the oppo-
sition. He denounced as unwise and vicious
the policy of these men, They had driven
away the stock yards and killed two chances
of getting a union depot. Two of the larg-
est agricultural implement houses, he said.
were on the point of leaving the city owing
to this undercurrent of hostility. This in
formation was met by eXclamations from
the back part of the room, Let 'em go"
MIR Ferrier used very pointed language.
w. Ii. Ware made an appeal to the coun-
ell to pass the ordinances and gave as his
rrasnps that the ordinances as thev now
stand are as good for the city as they could
possibly be short of embracing the populistic
idea of seizure of the company's property
and its operation by the people.
REPuDlATES THE SENTIMENTS.
Mr.. Sims spoke briefly on the other side
/.
ana asseF',d that ne dlu not peiohE TO the
crowd OF oostrnctors denounced by the pre-
cedln8 speakers, Tor the reason that the
Things complained or transpired before he
came 10 the ciiy' re wanted to dlsayoW
Tor the citizens committee all responsibility
tor the adoption OF the resolution In one on
the street meetings denouncng the aldermen
and also to repudiatc the sentiment that was
echoed from the back part of the room, which
indicated desire to drive away the agricul-
tural lInplcment houses.
Lucius Wells said he hoped to live In the
city htty years longer ana reap all OF the
baneats that tn passage of these ordinances
'liu tHe auoptloh ol p,ethous encouraging al
2ther ehterprlSes Woulu confer upon the city
ne was paileu 10 hea, Ine eGHo from me
nsIoeI meeting ll9in 'nt oaCN part Vi tWne W
rooiil ana ne hopsu Inat the sshtletileh were
"nI Vi 'ue luiL i,llp1l' VI 'helr Woius, "
" re spohe Vi tne wnoiesaie HOUSES mat na1 .
t, pssh ui out y. tne cils anu ne uePloLeu u
.ba nb;,,5i 1i,nt W gu
al! 'n'ns elsI man 'nG upoILulnS oi tne
,on,. .bons.n1 oS So,Iars IN vos a,,, hn
Nd ,riaI for sixtoon ,,oors to droT' .roJo
~ mo n;,, ord sor on intoros. tbo+ ba5
Srou,, tairo Fnr 100 r,iIas aast ars , Eno
west
NJ u Robror snol,a in favo, of tho or1i-
nances and declared that no had naid at
Least SEQ 600 as taxes into the city treasury.
10 Fl Merriam of David Bradley g. Co said
that he had left his business to come before
the council and urge the adoption of the
franchises He believed that each member
would vote as he conscientiously believed to
be right and he was certain that they would
be sustained by the people
Alderman Casper questioned each of the
soeakers and got some sharp replies. Spencer
Smith made final effort to prevent the
passage of the ordinances and quoted a lot
of financial statements showing the earn
ings of the motor company and its bridge.
Speeches were made by few others and
he ordinances were taken up for final ac-
tion.
TWO LITTLE AMENDMENTS
Alderman Metcalf presented an amendment
to section of the motor company's ordi-
nance providing that the period which the
company is required to operate each alter
nate train around the Pierce street loop be
increased from one to five years. Aldermen
Casper wanted all conditions removed and
was supported by Alderman Atkins The
amo dment provides that each alternate
Omaha car until March 81, 1903. shall pass
around the loop. On roll call all of the
aldermen with the exception of Casper and
| Atkins voted aye.
City Attorney Hazelton presented an
amendment to section 5 requiring the com
pany to carry the members of the council
and the city officers, mak-rg it read, when.
ever such officers could by law collect ex-
penses for such transportation from the city,
| He explained that the courts might hold that
this section as originally drawn was meant
| as a bri5e for the council 10 pass the ordi-
nance. The amendment was agreed to-
This completed the consideration of the
amendments - d the Manawa ordinance was
| AIKEN up Ihe amendment onered providing
| Tor the extension or the Nlhth street, or orig
| inal tranchhe OF the company, regardless OF
| The fate OF the remainder OF the line, was
| taken up ana passed. me company as a
compromise, voluntarily oHered ~ amend
| ment To section D requiring the company tr
abandon the use OF steam on lis Manawa line
atter May D. l9oo' OF forfeit an lts rights cr1
ms ana all o,her portions OF It's lines max
'hs' IN lact' lhe whoie Irahcnlse dependent
| upon thls requirement. Ihe amendment was
approved
section was sought 10 De amended l,
| provide a forfeiture OF the charter on failure
| 10 comply WIN any ol lne proV'siohs OF con
troi gr'nteo py agreement 10 tbe council