Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-25
CIT COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Ener Rosewater's Charges Against Coun-
oilmen Are Held Back.
TO FILED At NEXT REGULAR MEETING
Boi OF Education's Demand for
AitionaI Funds for Mninte-
ance of Public schools Re-
ceived ana Referred.

Algger lobby than has been In at
tendce for several weeks was present at
Tuay nights council meeting In anticlpa-
ton the charges that City Engineer Rose
wat was expected to make under oath
agalt certain OF the councilmen. The
spedors we're disappointed. however. tor
CitEngineer Rosewater had not been able
10 nnulate his charges on account or the
illn, OF his stenographer and he 80 In
forui the council In communication. lie
stat also that he had ready all the data TO
suprt the verbal accusations he made
cout OF weeks ago and he promised to
reta them under oath. as requested. az
theiext meeting OF the body. The com
mutation was placed on file without a
woi OF comment and the subject was not
aft~srd mentioned during the meeting.
II communication from the Board OF
Edption, requesting that the council ap-
probate the sum OF Sap 200 for maintain
inghe schools during 1893, was referred to
thefinance committee without discussion
andfter a little explanation given by Mem
ben3urgess OF the board, President Bling
har wanted to know whether the amount
ash for included money with which to
wiz portion OF the boards indebtedness.
We are simply asking for sufficient
moey to run the schools this year"
ansered Mr. Burgess
',oes the board intend TO ask that its in
detedness be wiped out this year," then
ashd President Bingham.
g cannot offlcially speak for the board
bud believe 1t is the general sentiment not
to asist that the deficit be wiped out was
theanswer.
'vor any part OF IT." was asked.
Confer with Taxpayers.
lxpayers are invited to attend the coun-
ell meeting at which the city fathers will
tale up the matter OF determining the levy
forthe current year in order that they may
hae an opportunity to express their view:
regarding the levy. This invitation is ex'
tertled through a resolution by STUNT, which
wal adopted.
mother resolution by STUNT, also adopted
orthrs the heads Of all city departments I,
submit at the next meeting lists OF all thei
deputies and employees, with description o
the work done by them and the compensa
tion they receive. This is to assist the coun
Gil in determining what each department
should get from the levy.
The question OF whether the temporar
buildings erected last summer shall be al
lowed to remain In view OF the prospec
OF another exposition this year will be set
tied in the near future. Councilman Bur
mester introduced resolutions that a hal
dozen OF such structures down town b
allowed to remain standing until Januar
/, 1900.
Councilman Mercer opposed the resolution
and consequently the matter was referre
to committee for consideration. The sam
action was taken on a resolution fixing tn
fee for the erection of temporary building
at $50 each and requiring a bond OF slO
to guarantee that they will be torn dow
by January !. 1900.
The Bee and Word-Herald were desig
mated as the official papers Of the city dur
ing the current year.
The appointment by Mayor Moores
John Guek as city weighmaster was con
firmed Guek's scales are located at 2lC
Cunning.
The invitation extended by the .Kansa
City council to the Omaha city fathers
attend the dedication OF the new mammot
convention hall in that city, to occur Q
Washingtons birthday, was communicate
nv the mayor and was accepted.
An ordinance to pave Burt street fro
Thirty-eighth street to Fortieth street WI
introduced, read a first and second Tin
and referred.
An ordinance declaring the necessity
condemning thirty acres for addition
Riveryiew park was passed. The san
action was taken on the new peddlers' ord