Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-08
SAVED FROM THE SCRAP PILE
Two Bills Pulled out OF oblivion by
senate NoncOncurrinr in Com
mittcc Report.

LINCOLN, March 7.--(Special when
the committee on judiciary reported for
indefinite postponement senate file 1863. a
motion was made to nonconcur in the
report and the bill, which is one for the
relief OF the BARLEY bondsmen, was car
ried. The bill provides
That the attorney general, state treasurer
and auditor of public accounts be and they
are hereby authorized and instructed in
their discretion to settle, compromise or dis
miss any and all suits now pending In which
the state Is plaintiff for the recovery of
moneys alleged to be due upon any official
bond or bonds, or from any state depository
bank. or its bondsmen: provided that the
defendant or defendants, I'm every case
shall pay the costs accrued In such action
as condition precedent and before such
action is finally dismissed.
Another bill which went 20 the general
file today was senate file t29, by ONeill,
which provides for fire escapes. The bill
is as follows:
Section /. That within sixty days after
the passage of this act all buildings IN the
state of two or more stories in height that
are used for the sick, or for educational,
social, charitable, entertainment, working
or sleeping purposes, above the first story
Except such as are used Cor private dweli-
ings), including hotels, scminariCS schools,
hospitals, asylums. apartment houses, hats,
manufactures, public halls and thcatcrs,
shall be equipped with one or more metallic
inside fire escapes, provided, that there
shall be at east one inside escape for each
suite Of rooms used for sleeping purposes.
Also all buildings over two stories In height
used for any OF the purposes hcrcinbeforc
set forth shall have at least one outside
iron or steel stairway balcony fire escape.
Provided, further. that all buildings used
for storage or warehouse purposes, and
where no person il allowed to sIeep in the
bIilding, shall have at least one steel lad
der and balcony fire escape Buildings
four or more stories in height shall have
escapes steel standpipc with couplings.
All buildings of the number OF stories
and used for the purpose set forth in see
erected In this state, shall, upon or before
their completion, each be provided with fire
escapes OF the kind and number and IN the
manner set forth in this act and In the
specifications of the labor commissioner,
and should any owner agent or occupa nj
or lessee fail 10 comply with the provisions
of this act, and by such failure place the
lives of the occupants of such building, in
commissioner, his deputy or any factory
inspector working under the direction of
the, commissioner Of labor, to order such
and order for the erection of the proper
fire escape has been complied with and the
work approved.
II shall be the duty of said commissioner
of labor, his deputy or any factory in
spector working under his direction, to
serve written notice I'm behalf OF the peo-
pie of the state of Nebraska upon the
owner, or owners, trustees or lcssecS, their
agents or the occupant Of any building
within this state not provided with proper
lire escapes, commanding such owner
trustee, lessee or occupant, or either OF
them to place or cause tn he placed upon
such building such fire escape as may be
ordered by the labor commissioner, or bis
deputy In accordance with the provisions
of this act.
Any such owner or owners, trustee, lessee
or occupant, or either of them, or their
who shall not, within sixty days after the
service of such notice upon him, or them,
place, or cause TO be placed, such fire es-
cape, or escapes, upon such building, as re-
quired by this act and the terms of such
notice, or shall violate any of the pr0vi-
sions Of this act, shall be subject to a ilne
OF not less than SIS or more than $500. and to
further fine of $50 for each additional
week of neglect to comply with such notice.
and all fire escapes provided for in this
act shall be under the direct supervision
and control of sa Id commissioner Of labor
or his deputy, and II shall be unlawful .Or
any person, persons or corporations TO erect
or construct any fire escape or escapes cx-
cept in accordance with "A written permit
first had and obtained and signed By said
commissioner of labor or his deputy, which
permit shall prescribe the number, loca-
OF such fire escape. No permit shall bc
granted except upon the payment of an in
escape and s. for each outside csc lpe for
which "a permit Is granted. And the fees
thus received may be used in defraying the
necessary expenses OF enforcing the pro-
visions of this act, and all moneys thus re-
ceved and expended shall be reported semi
annually to the governor, and all moneys
received in excess of 1000 per year shall
be turned over to the state treasurer Jan
uary of each year and placed in the gem
eTal fund OF the state.
Any pSson or persons, firm or CORPORA
tion who shall be required to place one or
more hre escapes upon any building or
buildings under the provisions of this act
shall file in the office of said commissioner
of labor or his deputy a written applicatio
for permit 10 erect or construct such fire
escape or escapes, which application shall
briefly describe the character OF such build.
Ing or buildings, the height and number of
m NlAaIs Of
proposed to be placed thereon, the purnoses
for which such building or buildings is or
are used, and the greatest number of Dooplc
VINO use or occupy or are employed i'm such
bIilding or buildings above the first story
thereof at any one time.