Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-02
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Mount and Lobeck Engsye in a WOrdy
Warfare During Meeting.
LIE PASSED, BUT NO BLOWS FOLLOW
Proposition for Special Session
Arouses. Member from the Fifth,
Who Sails Into Member from
the seventh vigorously.

BY going 10 sleep last night during the
early stages Of the proceedings, City Comp
troller westbers missed one Of the most
spirited scenes that has been enacted IN
the council chamber for many months. The
lie was passed, nsts were shaken and desks
pounded with unwonted vehemence. For
a moment II looked as though Councilmen
Iobeck and Mount would surely come to-
Aeether in a hstic encounter. yet Mr.. West
berg slept peacefully through 1t all and
doubtless dreamed Of ~coasting down a to-
IboeRan slide OF moonbeams on bis new au-
lkomobile. Then someone poured oil on
the troubled waters, the Mount-Lobeck In
,cident passed and the council proceeded
with It's business.
Still Mr.. westberg slept.
The trouble between Lobeck and Mount
hinged on a special bond ordinance by
which It is proposed TO vote 100000 in
bonds to cancel the clty's floating indebt-
edness. Mount moved that a special meet
Iing OF the city council be held at 10 o'clock
this morning to put It upon It's passage.
lLobeck objected.
why Lobeck Objected.
"I am opposed to that ordnance" said
lLobeck, because Mr.. Burnley here, who
hs posted on the city's finances. tells me it
us as 1ull OIL 0Olet as n bklIiUeIs IL u0tho
revision and amendment and should be re-
jferred back to the committee"
ION the contrary" said Mount, "the or
dinance has been carefully drawn and is
all right. I went over 1t today with the
city treasurer"
mo, you didn't go over It with the city
treasurer" retorted Lobeck, because the
city treasurers office was not open for
business today"
Mount leaped to his feet.
'Tll show the gentleman that he lies"
~"Sh-h-h!' cautioned zimman, you'll
wake him up" indicating Westberg.
"That he lies" repeated Mount, when
he says didn't go over It with the treas
urer. I went In ct the back door"
Lobeck, with his face very close to that
Sof Mount and his fists clenched as for an
Suppercut, Kissed: Eyes, you went in at the
back doorl That's the way you do bust
bnessi And now you're trying to go In at
1.-THE back door again and have this crooked
ordinance sneaked through at a special
session. But I'll be there, sir, to watch
)youi"
Will Hold Special Session.
A vote wac called for and upon roll call
Il was decided TO hold the special session.
Mr.. Westbergs deep and regular breath
ing almost approached a snore.
Colonel Alexander Hogeland. who was
present, made o speech in favor Of a curfew
ordinance, which had been placed upon It's
id1rst reading. The ordinance was referred
to the judiciary committee.
The veto OF Acting Mayor Karr Of the
$4,000 item in the salary ordinance by
(which It was proposed to make a payment
of that amount on the lot at Eleventh and
Howard streets, was read and, upon roll
call, was sustained by a unanimous vote.
THE reason given for the veto was that
1.-The item should not have been included
Ism the salary ordinance.
A note from c. B. Denney, offering to
lsell to the city for sill 900 a lot 6sx132
feet at the southwest corner OF Twelfth
land Jackson streets, to be used as the
ksite for a hte engine house, was read and
Preferred to the committee on public prop
Ierties and buildings. The lot at Eleventh
and Howard streets, for which the city
has contracted, will cost $4,000.
At 1880 Mr.. Westberg was still asleep.
About Brick Paving.
Mayor Moores' veto Of a concurrent reso-
Tuition, making 1t optional with the Board
Iof Public Works whether the guaranty on
brick pavements be one year or Ave years,
instead OF an arbitrary five years, as here
~Itofore, was the cause Of a running debate,
which lasted for nearly an hour. The COM
munication accompanying the veto said,
among other things, that almost any kind
lof q brick will last a year, and that the
property owners should be protected by a
longer guaranty. On this point City En-
gineer Rosewater spoke in part as fol-
lows:
There are some streets on which better
results could be secured by the hve-year
guaranty. and others, where trafic is light,
-. -u0.lA -
preferable. This resolution makes II OPP
Itional with the board whether the guar
,anty shall be one or hve years. The
trouble is, the people are paying too much
for these longtime guarantees. II we are
permitted to reduce the time on some
streets to one year, We can get cheaper
ibrick pavements, and the effect OF this
will be to make cheaper asphalt pave
ments. and asphalt psvements are what
the people want"
Upon roll call the veto Of the mayor
was sustained by a vote OF 2 to 6. and the
resolution was killed.
Fines and Licenses Collected.
The report of Lee e. Grier, clerk OF
lpollee court. for the month Of June, was
read and referred to the city comptroller.
The report shows that fines collected for
the month amount TO 1884; costs, $3T5.50;
state collections. s21; total. SsS0.5O.
The report Of Sam w. Scott. license In
spector, showed that a total Of 1882 had beer
collected for licenses during the month Of
June. The principal items were: Circus
SITS: dog licenses. $40; lunch wagons. $3.50
A petition signed by c. d. Hutchinson and
eighteen others, asking that a viaduct b.
built acrdss the Belt Line tracks at the in
tersectiont OF Seward street. was read ant