Omaha daily bee., 1898-03-23
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Members Consider Several Items Of Great
Public Interest.
B0lLN BoNDsM:N OFFER COMPROMISE
Ask Conference with Councils Conn
mfttee ON the Matter-MemOrial
to Mrs. Thurston Is
Adopted.

On behalf Of the Bolln bcndsmen T. j.
Mahoney submitted to the city council last
night proposition contemplating a settle
ment OF the claim Of the city on account of
Bol!ns shortage as city treasurer. The
communication contained no definite basis Of
settlement, but merely stated that the bonds
men were ready to meet a committee from
the council to see whether an equitable and
satisfactory adjustment could be reached
The matter was referred to the finance COM
mittee
Mrs. Mary Moran served notice cn the
council .that she would insist that the city
should carry out the agreement to purchase
the Elkhorn Valley house. The special city
Jail committee will be given an opportunity
to figure a way out Of the difficulty.
The memorial resolution on the death of
Mrs. Thurston submitted by the special COM
mittee was adopted by rising vote.
GORDON GETS HIS SALARY.
The appropriation for the 1897 salary Of
5. l. Gordon as police Judge was vetoed by
Mayor Moores for the eeccnd time. In this
Gaze & s 1t was passed over the veto Burkley
aud Stuht voting to sustain the mayor.
The mayors appointment Of Rev. Thomas
j. Mackay as a member OF the Public Lii
brary Board to succeed William Wallace
resigned, was confirmed.
The resignation of Plumbing Inspector
Claus;en was transmitted by the mayor, but
his successor was not designated.
The resolution providing for the purchase
OF the Dodge school property for Jail pur-
poses was returned with executive approval
The resolution OF the Board of Park Com
missioners advising the condemnation OF
seven lots adjacent to the Turner property
at Thirtieth and Farnam streets. for park
purposes, was referred with the understand
ing that the necessary ordinance would be
prepared.
ON motion of Burkley the treasurer was
directed to notify Bernard Thurmfn G. Co.
that unless an assurance was received Oh or
before Thursday OF this week that they
would accept the refunding bonds on their
bid the bonds would be readvertised and they
would be held responsible for any damages
that the city might sustain by reason Of
their failure to take the bcnds. In default
OF this assurance the treasurer was in
structed to at once readvertse the bonds
A resolution instructing the treasurer to
require each bidder to deposit cash or GER
tifcate Of deposit payable on demand in
stead OF check was laid over for one week
The date for beginning the annual crusade
against untagged CANNES was fixed on
April 1.
NEW GAS LIGHTS ORDERED.
Resolutions providing for upwards of 100
additional gas lamps were introduced They
were adopted, with the exception of one To-
eating lights in the Sixth ward. In this case
STUNT interposed vigorous objection on the
ground that karr was getting more than mis-
share of the lighting fund aud the resolution
was referred.
The contract and bond Of ]. B. Smith &
Co. for paving Twenty-ifth street from
Cunning street to Indiana avenue was ap-
proved. Several other paving contracts were
laid over until another block of intersection
bonds is issued.
The Board of Public Works was instructed
to repair North Twenty-fourth street with
cinders at an expense of not more than 5000.
On recommendation Of the committee on
telegraph and telephone lines the ordinance
proposing to grant franchise to the Mis-
sissppi Valley Telephone company was
placed on file. The committee urged that the
ordinance was in conflict with the charter
In that 1t provided for no royalty for the
CITY, It's provisions in regard to conduts
were, vague and the operation OF double
telephone system was Of doubtful utility.
The old Charles Street Ball park was legis-
lated out of existence. The special COM
mittee reported that the fence was in a dan
gerous condition and that the enclosure was
a harbor for tramps. The building inspector
was directed to have the fence torn down
at once.
Ordinances were introduced providing for
grading Seventh street from Hickory to
Cedar street, paving Jackson street from
Sixteenth to Seventeenth street, recurbing
and guttering Sixteenth street from Douglas
to lizard, regulating the purchase of supplies
and providing for the sanitary regulation
Of bakeries.
The city attorney was directed by resolu-
tion to prepare a deed conveying the city lot
at Ninth and Howard streets to the Board
of Education and the comptroller was in
structed to include an item of $1,000 in favor
Of the board in the next appropriation ordi-
nance, the deed and warrant to be ex-
changed for the deed to the Dodge school
property.