Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-02
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Special Meeting Held for Purpose of Passing
Appropriation Sheets.
FUNDS FOR CLEANING THE PAVED STREETS
Proprietor of Vendome Hotel that
Was Guaranteed During SMALL
pox Epidemic Presents
Claim for Damages.
JNDS FOR CLEANING THE PAVED STREETS

Councilman Bechel occupied his desk In
the council chamber at a special meeting OF
the city council yesterday for the first
time for several months. His long illness
has left him rather pale and thin, but he
informed his fellow councilmen and others
of his friends in the city hall who greeted
him that he is in better health than he has
enjoyed for long while.
The meeting was called for the purpose
of passing the appropriation sheets for the
payment of liabilities of the city and sal
aries of the city employees for the month OF
March. A number of items were stricken
out, among them being the salaries of Spe-
cial Agent Robertson of the city legal de-
partment and Street Commissioner Beverly,
who are drawing salary from the state
during the Legislative session. The usual
finance committee recommendation that the
items be dsalowed was adopted, but some
thing out of the usual order was sprung
when one of the members moved that Coun
Gilman Stunts salary be stricken out OF
the appropriation sheet
Councilman STUNT is member of the
finance committee that has recommended
that the salaries of other city employees be
disallowed because they have spent their
time at Lincoln" the councilman explained.
so far as l can learn Councilman Stuht has
Lincoln lobbying for or against bills to the
detriment of his service to the city. What
is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gan
der, and therefore l think that STUNT ought
TO be docked as well as the rest of them"
Turns Out to he IA Joke.
The incident was turned into a bit OF
pleasantly and was passed. The finance
| committee, on recommendation of the city
attorney, also struck out of the appropria-
ton sheet items in favor of the Barber
Asphalt Paving company and the Grant Paw
ing company of $S46612 and $2,90S.42 re-
spectvely for repairing asphalt streets all
over the city during the last six months
of 1898. Some question has arisen recently
whether the cost of these repairs should be
paid out of the general fund of the city or
should be assessed up against adjoining
property and the proposition was submitted
to the city attorney. The latter gave il as
his opinion that under the city charter the
council Is required to assess the cost of
pairs and recommended that the matter be
more thoroughly considered at the commit
tee of the whole meeting of the council
next Monday afternoon. This recommended
ton was adopted. If the view of the city
attorney prevails it is said that no asphalt
street in the city will be repaired. unless
the property owners adjoining petition for
it and pay the cost through taxation.
The appropriation sheet also set aside for
use $500 out Of the $4,000 allotted to the
Board of Public Works for street repairs
during the year. 1t also appropriated $3.50
out of the road fund for street cleaning pur-
poses. City Engineer Rosewater will Use
this money as advantageously as possible as
soon as the weather will permit.
One Of the interesting matters that came
up during the meeting a bill from A.
]. Hattery e. Co. for damages sustained by
the closing of the Vendome hotel from Feb
| ruary to March 3, when it was quaran-
tined for smallpox. The bill is itemized as
fnllnmg.