Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. !

ana the following were granted liquor
licenses:
Jacob Klein, 26O2 n street; Sol S Gold
strom, 1908 street; August Papez, 1924
n street; NJ. Wollstein & Co., 26l0 n street;
James Novacek. Twentieth and n streets;
Exchange hotel Exchange building; Peter
j. Boysen, 2513 street; A. S. Hester, 2630
n street; Welsh & Martin, 2i11 n street;
Joseph Duffy, 1928 street; T. c. Douglas
2501 N street; Joe Pert, Thirty-third and l.
streets; o. B. Hill, 412 North Twenty fourth
street; Schlz Brewing company, Thirty
first and q streets; Joseph Pert, 324 North
Twenty fifth street; Abe Kalsh, Twentieth
and Missouri avenue; Joe Pert. l. and Boule-
ward streets; Il. II. Krug, 26O5 n street;
! Peter J. Boysen, 2505 street; Otto Maurer,
! 250S n street; Mary Dolezal, 2701 q street;
! Paul 4 Burth, 1921 n street; Joe Duffy 2709
! q street; b. letter, Twentieth and @ streets;
| Henry Mics, 1904 N street; John Raab, 2404
| n street; Berlin & Haley, 2403 N street
! number of protests against granting
licenses to several saloon keepers were filed
| by A. L. Blank and these were referred to
the license committee. 1t is understood that
no action will be taken on these protests
until the next meeting of the council, which
will be held on May s. MIR. Blank asserts
/ in his protests that the saloons he mentions
have violated the Slocumb law during the
| last twelve months.
An immense amount of routine business
was transacted and there was quite a lobby
| in attendance as it was the first meeting Of
! the council since the reorganization the
middle of last month.
Johnston started the ball rolling by offer
ing the following resolutions
That the resolution passed May II, 1897,
| prescribing how ordinances shall be drafted
and all resolutions and motions subsequently
passed pertaining to the same matter be
and the same are hereby repealed
The reading of this resolution brought
! forth a protest from Kelly who offered a
| substitute instructing the judiciary COM
| mittee to draft a new set of rules for the
| government of the council and submit the
same at the next meeting. Kelly asserted
| that the resolution which Johnston desired
to change had been in force for some time
| and he was not in favor of hasty action. He
| thought the whole question of rules ought
! to go to a committee. When the roll was
called on Kelys amendment 1t was found
that only three members, Bennett, Kelly
and Wear, supported it, while the other
five members voted in the negative. Upon
Johnston's original resolution FIVE voted for
and three against it, so the chairman de-
clared it carried. This was the first round
and it resulted in favor of the Johnstonites.
An ordinance was passed establishing the
grade on U street from Thirty-frst to
Thirty-third streets.
Petitions for grading and the establish
ment of a grade were received as follows:
Sixteenth street, from NJ street to a point
$50 feet north of Missouri avenue; Twenty
third street, from o to S Streets G street,
from Twentyfourth to Twenty fifth streets.
All these petitions were referred to the
streets and alleys committee. petition for
arc lights at Thirteenth and Missouri ave-
nue. and Thirteenth and l streets was re-
ferred to the committee on public lighting.
Residents in the southern part of the city
complained about hair being dried south of
Swift's plant and the sanitary inspector was
directed to look after the matter.
Plumbing Inspector Cook sent in COM
muncation regarding the existing plumbing
ordinance and suggested number of
changes. This was sent to the judiciary COM
mittee. August Papez wrote to the council
that he wanted to withdraw from the bond
of Policeman Hydock but this paper was
filed, as a withdrawal from bonds is not
allowable.
The Magic City Electric Light and Power
company sent in its acceptance of the fran
chise ordinance which was passed by the
old council bond signed by Henry w.
Yates and F. A. Nash was also submitted.
At the suggestion of Johnston the bond was
referred to the judiciary committee.
Residents in the eastern part of the city
living in the district between Twentieth
and n streets and Thirteenth and p streets
protested against the open sewer east of
| Nineteenth and streets. 1t was asserted
that this sewer, which emptes into creek
Just east of Twentieth street, is causing
sickness and disease and the council was re-
quested to either extend the sewer or stop
the flow. This communication was referred
to the streets and alleys committee and the
city engineer.
The euro Water company, of which Pat
rick Martin is agent, filed claim for $4OO
for the loss of a wagon at Eighteenth and
| NJ streets. The roadway at this point is
reported to be bad with no guard rails and
the horse and wagon went down into the
gulch The city attorney was requested to
| investigate.
City Attorney Montgomery was requested
to furnish list of judgments with the
amounts due and also list of all suits
now pending against the city with the
amounts sued for. This information is to
be forthcoming at the next meeting.
Wear of the streets and alleys committee
reported that his committee had purchased
from Cash Brothers 5000 yards of dirt to
be used in filling l. street from Twentieth
to Twenty fourth street The price agreed
upon is cents per cubic yard
Clerk Carpenter will be expected to fur-
nish a list of all elective and appointiye
officers in the employ of the city, along
with the salary paid. Any additional com
pensation is also to be noted.
Ftle brought up the question of repairing
the asphalt pavement on Twenty-fourth
street and at his suggestion the streets and
alleys committee will ascertain the cost OF
the repairs.
Trainor brought up the matter of buying
road machine and wanted the council to
agree to spend 5000 for such machine.
Johnston opposed the measure, on the
ground that no funds We're available at
this time and nothing Will be done about
the proposed purchase until the money Is
in sight.
Acting Street Commissioner Ross will be
required to file a daily report of all work
performed on streets and sidewalks. The
blanks for this purpose are to be supplied
by the city clerk Last year over $4,000 was
spent by the street commissioner and 1t
was decided that daily report of opera
tions was the only sure way of keeping a
check on expenditures. committee OF
three to examine into the cost of running
each department OF the city was appointed
at the suggestion of Johnston. This COM
mittee is composed of Johnston, Kelly and
| Wear.