Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-12

struct the said viaducts and subways in ac-
cordance with said agreement.
Lobeck said he had intended 20 ask the
council to vote on the resolution at once.
but since there was one member (BecheD
absent the vote had better be deferred. The
resolution was therefore referred.
Councilman Karr told a tale Of woe to the
effect that the allotment for street repairs
In his ward had been used up and now
water box was needed on one OF his streets.
He said his ward was three times the size
Of some others, but had been allowed only
the regular 81, 900 allotment. He wanted the
water box paid for out OF the general fund.
There was some objection TO this, whereupon
Lobeck offered to pay for 1t from the Fifth
ward allotment. Karr accepted this offer
and promised to return the money when
able.
STUNT Threatens Destruction.
1t was over resolution by Karr, order
ing a minor street Improvement paid out OF
his exhausted allotment, that STUNT threat
ened Karr with personal violence and turned
on him SO hercely that spectators thought
he was about to resort to blows. Stuht OBJ
jected to a resolution to pay for some street
improvement out of Karr's exhausted allot-
ment and President Bingham ruled the reso-
| luton out of order. Karr then asked that
the resolution be referred back to himself.
Suddenly Stuht jumped to his feet, shook
| his fist in Karr's face and shouted that no
| man could swear at him, that IL he did there
would be man less in the world.
President Bingham told STUNT to sit down
and como to order which he gradually did.
Karr then said he had simply asked that
the resolution be referred and had said moth
ing else. He protested against the attacks
which he said Stuht made upon every mem
| ber who took the floor to say anything.
There were no further hostilities, but the
smell of powder lasted throughout the even
ing.
| sidewalk Repairs Progressing.
The clerk read a postal card which Pres
ident Bingham had received 1T criticised
City Engineer Rosewater for not having
sidewalks on Franklin street repaired and
was signed Resident of franklin Street
| The city engineer, commenting upon the
cowardice of the writer in not signing his
name. explained that for the purpose Of
repairing sidewalks he had divided the city
in square-mile sections. Sixteen OF these
had already been gone over, taking in Frank
lin street as far as Thirty-second street.
West of that point he was aware the side
walks were in bad shape. The provisions
for repairing sidewalks had not been made
until recently and the work was being
pushed as rapidly as possible, but 1t would
take six weeks or two months longer to get
over the whole city.
| City's Cash Balances.
Comptroller Westberg submitted the fol-
lowing report on the condition Of the bal
ances in the city treasury:
Cash in drawer ............'..'..s s'aSS'y 49, 90
! | CneCkS 1Or deposit ......'.'''. o''Vio'oS
Balances in banks-City funds
Commercial Natl bank. ..s3o,17l.2S
Merehants Mere ass'ns Natl "fii. bank. g. Soi5o
Natl Bank Of Commerce: ,: 90 SeM$as 2!$ 90
nnna Ronntze iss5s"A Bros' New SSS York i5lss.ss
Union National bank. 80. Is, 1ll9S
United States National. 34O6i4I
German Savings (certJ... So,26-s25s, ,5l2 Al
gaanees Rrns in bsnksSehSS Naw 6anas;
HDion HDhmlHS National % bank ... 7S8474-s 22,17755
Police Relief funds
erisia Merehants sHS'i Nat'i bank. Sss25+ soo2 s5
Special funds:
Union National bank. ....S 10000 ooo =,
Merchants Natl bank. 4WOW-s IVooW
Total of funds on hand 1887 1875. Is
Assistant City Attorney Scott reported tina
in his opinion the settlement of the claim o.
Mrs Elizabeth Van Brocklin for $1,000
would not be desirable or to the best inter
ests of the city. The report was adopted
| and the claim rejected. -,-.
The veto OF the mayor upon resolutions
ordering sidewalks laid on certain lots or
Dodge between Thirty eighth avenue ano
Thirty ninth street and on Mason betweer
Thirty first and Thirty third streets was no
sustained.
City Engineer Rosewater reported tina
majority petitions were on file for the paw
ing of Capitol avenue between Sixteenth ant
Eighteenth streets with asphaltum, OF Har
| ney street from Thirty eighth to Thirty
ninth and of Harvey street from Thirty
: ninth to Fortieth with asphaltum. The pc
, tition regarding Woolworth avenue from
Thirty second to Thirty-third streets wa
reported not to be a majority petition.
The penalty and interest on a special ia,
levied in 1864 on property now owned by Mrs
Martha NJ. Ish were Cancelled upon recon
mendation of Tax Commissioner Sackett
who said it was the fault of the city tha
the tax had not been collected.
BY resolution the city electrician chief o
the fire department and license inspector
we're constituted a committee to draw VI
an ordinance governing the storage of gun
powder and other explosives within the cit.
limits.
A resolution by Stuht referring to the diff
ferences between the daily papers of tn
city was received and placed on file.
The following ordinances were passed
Defining licensing and governing hotel run
ners prohibiting the scattering OF vast
paper and other litter; ordering Phelps stree
graded from Thirteenth to Sixteenth streets
declaring the necessary of a new Sixteent
street viaduct; Ave special tax ordinances.
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