Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-21
N. Y. Plumbing Co.. telephone ESQ.
STICK FOR MORE FREE PHONES
City Council Refers Back Ordinance
to the Committee OF the q
Whole. i

The city council last night failed to concur
in the recommendation of the committee
Of the whole that the telephone ordinance
submitted by Vic Stevens of Dubuque on
behalf OF the Interstate Telephone COM
pany be approved and submitted to the
vote OF the people for their approval. After
the ordinance had been read again and
discussed. section by section. it was. on
motion Of Alderman FINLEY, referred back
to the committee Of the whole.
The main question at issue now is that
OF free telephones for the schools. Several
Of the aldermen were inclined to demand
this concession and Mr.. Stevens declined
to grant any more than he had already
agreed to. Alderman Lovett stated that
he would be In favor Of exacting this con-
cession and reducing the amount to be re-
ceived by the city of the c~ompany's gross
earnings from 8 to 2 per cent. He cited
the case of an Independent telephone COM
pany in Des Moines. which had agreed to
pay the city s per cent, and he said he
had been informed that up to date the
city had received nothing. By securing
free telephones for the schools, he argued.
the city would be sure Of that much, any
how.
The committee OF the whole will meet
this afternoon to take up the ordinances
again.
On the recommendation of the committee
Of the whole the ordinances submitted by
the Omaha and Council Bluffs Telephone
and Telegraph company and the Interna-
tional Telephone Company of America were
disposed OF by being laid on the table.
The ordinance introduced by Alderman
Olson on behalf OF the Retail Grocers'
association, raising the license for peddlers
Of fruit, vegetables and other products from
$50 to S75 a year. was laid on the table.
II was the general opinion Of the council
that the present ordinance met all require
ments, II enforced, and the mayor was re-
quested to see that the police enforce It.
Olson. stated that the retail grocers COM
planned that ~peddlers came from Omaha and
paid no license.
Owing to Alderman Huber having won oul
in the First ward aldermanic contest, and
thereby displaoing Mr.. Bell. the republican
incumbent. Mayor Morgan announced the
following Encouragement Of the standing
committees
Finance-Fieming, Mcdonald and Casper
Judiciary-McDonald. Lougee and FINLEY
Claims and Printing-Huber, oleson and
Fleming.
Internal improvements. Streets and Alleys
-Lougee. Casper and Mcdonald.
Bridges and City PropertyACasper. LovetI
and Olson. .
Fire and Light-Lovett. FINLEY and Lou,
gee.
Police, Health and sewers-olson. Hubei
and Lovett.
Waterworks. Telegraph and Telephone
FINLEY, Fleming and Huber.
John ]. Stewart complained of the salool
building at Story and Main streets beinl
permitted to remain on the public thorough
fare and In a communication to the council
stated that II 1t was not ordered removes
he would take the necessary steps to haW
It removed. The keeper of the saloon Il
question was given permission by the cit
council to stand the building on the stree
while the property at the corner OF Mai
and Story streets. on which II formerl
stood. s being improved with a brick strue
lture.