Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-27
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Mayor Sends in Communication on Police
Commissioners Salaries.
BARELY A QUORUM At THE MEETING
Contract with western Anchor Fence
Company for street Signs is APP
prOved-ROutine Matters
Take Up Time.

On behalf Of the Board Of Fire and Police
Commissioner appointed by him, Mayor
Moores has notified the city council in a
communication received last evening that
that body maintains its position and rights
as the only legally existing Board Of Fire
end Police Commissioners Of the city Of
Omaha and the claim OF its members to
draw salaries as such. The full text Of this
communication is as follows:
In accordance with the action taken by
slone B0a 6d Of, 81 FiFs az Spd oP P Q G99mm ais
comprised OF the mayor, ex-omcio chair
Mstthey II. Collins, Patrick c. Heafey and
George z. Mead beg to inform your
regular sessions at the once Of the mayor
In the city hall on Monday Of each week.
further give notice. in accordance With
lawful members OF said board and as such
are entitled to the salary provided by law;
said members claim such salary.
ance or payment of salary TO the parties
T %s@SsEEs e 81 fhe iBsoaFSaY Of fn Fire oS Snd Foll Ss
Commissioner OF Omaha will be unau-
thorized and unlawful.
The mayors communication was without
discussion placed on file.
Several Members Away.
With President Karr still away and
Messrs. Zimman and Hascall gone to Grand
Rapids to attend the convention of the
League Of American Municipalities, and
Mr.. Burkley absent, there was barely a
quorum present and the council took very
little action of a decisive character. Mr..
Mount presided.
A proposition was received from the
0paa ho EaaIfu 49,. g. -. -
general and special taxes now standing
against a number of parcels OF property in
various parts of the city owned by that
company. In its communication, which lie
signed by A. P. Dodge, jr., the company re-
lates that the regular taxes on the property
amount in all to $1,374.60, and the penalties
and interest on those taxes to S3,3i1.s6, be-
sides which there are special taxes, chiefly
for paving and curb and gutter work, which,
without interest, amount to SIS, 500. SO. The
company proposes to the council to pay
$40, S91.6S in full settlement Of these taxes
and urges as an argument in favor Of the
oner the statement that many Of the special
assessments we're in districts where for
some technical defect the proceedings Of
the council have or would be declared by
court to be invalid and the assessments
thereby nullihed. It is suggested that the
amount offered is probably much more than
the company would be compelled to pay II 1t
shout be constrained to contest the taxes
in court. Inc communication was referred
to the judiciary committee and the assist
ant city attorney.
The appointment by the mayor OF John
@. Lynch as a member of the board for the
examination Of plumbers was approved.
Contract for Street signs.
The contract between the city and the
Anchor Fence company for the
work Of placing street signs throughout
the city was presented by the city attor-
ney, executed on the part of the company
and accompanied by the bond Of the COM
pany for the faithful performance of the
contract. and the bon and contract were
approved by the council.
A report from the city attorney recon-
mending the payment to the Barber As
phalt company OF the sum Of 81, S94.06 from
the judgment fund, that amount being the
reserve for the repaving OF Cunning street
from Thirty-second to Fortieth street, was
adopted.
From the South Omaha Land company
was received a ommunication urging that
Twentieth street to the north line of
South Omaha and Twenty-third street
from Vinton to the north line Of South
Omaha be paved. 1t was placed on file.
A delegation from the Prospect Hill I'm
provement club, Of which Charles Unit
was spokesman, urged the council to come
to the relief OF the Prospect Hill dis
trict in the matter Of much needed i'm
provements OF various kinds. Mr.. Unit
represented hat the sewer which has
been so kindly granted by the council at
the request of the improvement club had
been found to be ineffective by reason Of
poor water service. The streets also
needed grading and there was much need
Of sidewalks in some places. The matter
Of water supply was referred to the COM
mittee on fire, water and police to report
at the next meeting.
An Invitation from Tel Jed sokol-the
Bohemian Gymnastic club-to the mem
bers Of the council to attend an enter
tainment at Bohemian Turner hall, South
Thirteenth street near Dorcas, on Sunday,
September 7. at 2 o'clock p. m. was ac-
ceoted.