Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-09
MAYOR MORGAN TAKES HOLD
Promptly Submits Appointments Of Mem
bers of Police Force.
CITY COUNCIL NAMES THE CITY OFFICERS
Retiring Mayor Reviews the work
of His Incumbeney and New
Executive Delivers His
inaugural.
CITY COUNCIL NAMES THE CITY OFFICERS

hAeCutiNe DellNeFb his
Inaugural.
Mayor Dell G.. Morgan on the converting
Of the new city council Monday night an
nounced the following appointments on the
police force. which were duly confirmed by
the aldermen: City marshal and chief Of
police. C. A. Tibbits; deputy city marshal,
Hans Peterson; night captain, d. Maltby;
day detective. J. NJ. Murphy; night detec-
tive, T. F. C~allaghan; day sergeant, E. B..
Gardiner; night sergeant, d. J. Whitaker;
patrol driver. John Carlson; patrolmen. J..
w. Kirk, Andrew Lorenzen, w. B. Rue,
G. ]. Harding, Henry Leuch, William Nc
Kinley, Aubrey A. Kirk, Conrad Distman.
These appointments we're made by the
city council: City CLERK, N. c. Phillips;
chief Of fire department, John Templeton;
street supervisor, G.. c. Taylor; sidewalk
inspector, George Clatterbuck; custodian Of
city building, Julius Johnson; city physi-
clan, DR.. II. w. Houghton; city electrician,
James G. Bradley; poll tax collector,
A. Fellentreter; poundmaster. Charles
Burke.
N. c. Phillips announced the appointment
Of IL. NJ. Brown as deputy city clerk and
clerk Of the superior court and the APP
pointment was confirmed by the council.
Contest on Two Places.
E. A. Avery, former incumbent Of the Of
fee, received The votes Of Aldermen Casper
and FINLEY for street supervisor. 1t took
five ballots to decide the appointment for
poll tax collector, e. B. Morehouse, nom
mated by Alderman Mcdonald. and A. Fell
lentreter zach receiving four votes on four
| haIlota AlJornoan Caann, .uoro.tad offar
the third ballot, that the mayor cast the
deciding vote on the tie, but his honor
asked to be excused. On the fifth ballot
Alderman Casper threw his vote to Fellen-
t%reter, thus electing him. Fellentreter
held the position under the old council.
standing committees were announced by
the mayor as follows: Finance. Bell, Nc
Donald, Olson; judiciary, Mcdonald, Lou
gee, FINLEY; claims and printing, Fleming,
Oleson, Lovett; streets and alleys, Lougee,
| Casper. Mcdonald; bridges and city prop
erty, Casper, Lovett, Lougee; fire and
| lights, FINLEY. Bell; police, health and
sewers, Olson, Fleming, Casper; water
works, FINLEY, Bell, Fleming.
Mayor Jennings before the adjournment
of the old council read his annual message,
which was in part as follows:
Mayor jennings Farewell.
Gentlemen of the Councils: The wise gov
eminent of rapidly growing cities, where
large private interests and corporate wealth
often conflict with public interests, is the
problem of the future. In the mayors an
nual message to the council at the begin
questions which would, in my Judgment,
demand your careful consideration, as repre-
sentatives of the people. One of the first
at that time was our good financial condi-
ton. A plan for refunding about $4,000 OF
" per G" cent bonds ! I rel regret reHt to say, has So
far failed, owing to our delay in acting
upon the proposition at the time 1t w9s
made. These bonds are virtually the only
remaining 6 per cent obligations of the city
and IL would have been good financierins
to have reduced the interest and, by ex-
tending the time of payment. permitted the
next generation to pay a share of the cost
OF public improvements. :,
mayor in 119S the net Indebtedness of the
city was $597, 2O9.s1 but this amount did
not include a large amount of accrued In
terest upon outstanding warrants. 1t is
of the amount OF such interest at that time;
but when, in the spring Of 1900, outstand-
ing warrants were funded, $35, 694.74 of this
interest was not covered by the bond issue
as an expense. In 1900, at the commence
ment of the present term, our net indebten,
in two years, to which should be added the
$35,694.74 interest paid. March L, 1902, we
had a net Indebtedness of 1881, ISIS. .,
Street improvements, a matter OF uni
versal Importance to all our citizens, wa
the second topic referred to in my discus
ments when we assumed control OF II:
affairs. In ordering paving the first veal
vitrihed brick was selected and proved
/ satisfactory. The second year a difference
Of opinion arose as TO the material to bt
used on certain streets. and It was argued
able 70 brick. After a humber Of heated
discussions and advertisements for bids
brick was finally selected, contracts wer'
awarded and the work progressed salts
factorily. except for delays due to lack o.
material. Although the contracts are no
yards Of paving. giving very substantial
relief from the deplorable conditions which
previously existed.
Price for Lighting.
On the subject of gas and electric light
Ing. only wish to say that during GU,
? substantial reduction in prices of gas ant
electricity to private consumers, as wei
The question of public health has proven
one of unusual Importance, and has giVel
more cause f3T a9 axle d T6n gd the last c6 ysa
ton of the city has been. and still re
mains, excellent: and. although We hav
had many cases OF contagious disease, feE
deaths have resulted.
The outbreaks Of smallpox. in the white
s on asO' and Sdph part 81 Inc G summe ero and ar
pearing again In November, 1901. found u
= each time sadly unprepared In respect I
l hospital provision for the isolation an
/, care Of those so affected. The presen
{ municipal hospital Is unsuited and tnsuf1
Client for our present requirements. 1 be
= lieve a suitable and adequate ~isolatio
hospital, so situated and equipped tha
patients would go to II Voluntarily, rattle
y than expose others 20 the disease, woul
largely decrease the expense to the count,
do away with the horror OF a pesthous
: and go far TO obviate concealment an
7 consequent scattering of the disease.
, Following the reading of Mayor J%enning
message the old council went out Of el
istence and the newly elected alderme
took their seats. Mayor Morgan was IL
troduced by Mr.. jennings. with the remarl
that Mr.. Morgan took hold OF the admins
tration under peculiarly favorable eond
tions. as not only was the council In hal
mony, but the finances OF the city were
a better condition than they had been Il
many years. Mayor Morgan on assumiu
his seat Was greeted with applause from
lobby that packed the council ehambe