Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
\ SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.


An ordinance providing for the holding OF
a special election on Thursday. July &c, for
the purpose OF voting on a proposition to
float bonds to the value OF 100000 for the
purchase OF a site and the erection thereon
of a city hall building was passed under a
suspension OF the rules by the city council
last night. These bonds are to be of the
denomination of 1000 each and are to run
for ten years. bearing interest at the rate
OF 6 per cent per annum. The ordinance
also provides for the levying of a special tax
each year for the payment Of the interest on
the bonds. All of the members OF the coun-
Gil voted in favor of the proposition.
The appropriation and annual levy ordi-
nances, in blank. were read for the first
time and referred to the judiciary commit
tee. This committee will report these ordl-
nances back at a meeting to be held Tues
day evening, July -.
Property owners petitioned for n fire
hydrant at the corner Of Twenty-second and
L streets and the matter was referred to the
fire and water committed. Another petition
from residents on Twenty-ffth street be-
tween f and l streets asking that the city
water mains be extended was sent to the
same committee for consideration. The peo-
pie on this portion of Twenty-ffth street as
sert that they have sewer connections but
no city water. A lengthy petition asking the
appointment Of r. H.. Jones as city weigh
master was placed on file after being read
by the clerk.
Members OF the park commission sent in
a communication asking for a levy of | mill
for the fiscal year ending August, 1899, and
the request went to the judiciary commit
tee.
The committee on fire and water was au-
tlOriyp1 to buy an nXprCiSp wagon for No 1
fire hall.
John Ryan fled a complaint about the
dangerous condition of Twenty-seventh
street between f and G streets, and Street
Commissioner Ross was directed to make
the needed repairs at once,
The sum of $500 was transferred from the
occupation tax fund to the interest fund for
the purpose of meeting obligations due at
the Packers National bank.
Clerk Carpenter was instructed to draw a
warrant for $1,000 for the purchase of a lot
and building at Thirty-third and r streets
for fire hall purposes.
President Barrett. who occupied the chair,
appointed w. d. Sherman a member of the
paid fire department and the appointment
was confirmed. L. G. Wallbridge was also
appointed city weighmaster, vice Major
Cress removed. The appointment of James
/. Murphy as Il fireman was confirmed.
Murphy was appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of John Briggs
and has been working for some time.
The council was then called to order as a
board of equalization and the complaints
filed during the three days session last
week were read. The complaint of C. NJ.
Hunt, p. C. Caldwell, Andy Meyers and
others against the assessment of the packing
houses and stock yards was taken up first
and Mort made a motion, which was sec
onded by Trainor, overruling the protests,
as no evidence was produced to show that
the assessment was too low. Kelly thought
the signers of the complaint ought to be
served with a notice to attend a meeting OF
the board. and after Morris motion to over
rule the complaints had been voted down, il
was decided to meet on Thursday evening
for the purpose of considering the com,
plants.