Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-26
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Zimman Creates Mild Sensation on Market
House Proposition.
ATTACKS MARKET WsPECToRW ", F.. eERKE
says OmciaI Has DisreEnrded City Or
nnc and Threatens Impehch-
ment PrOceedinEs-Large Grist
Of miscellaneous Business.

Councilman Zimmsn supplied the pyro-
technics which enlivened the meeting Of
the city council last night and for a min
ute or two he had the small numbers OF
persons who we're present at the meeting
interested in the proceedings. Mr.. Zimman
was induced to his oratorical outburst by
an ordinance introduced by Councilman
Hascall on the subject of a market place.
The ordinance recited that the city had
taken steps to establish a market place
on Capitol avenue. and that while the
erection Of buildings was in progress the
space at the nina Of the gardeners
would be limited. 1t therefore provided
for a temporary wholesale market place
where vegetables and farm produce other
than grain or hay could be sold in large
lots, between the hour Of daylight and s
a. n. of each day. the designated place
being at and along Howard street from
4 Tenth 20 Eleventh streets and on the east
side of Eleventh street between Howard
and Harvey streets. When the ordinance
had been read by title and was about TO
be referred, Mr.. zimman secured %recogni-
tion. He said that the council should take
a decided and final position on the ques-
tion Of a market place; that 1t should either
abandon the Capitol avenue site or refuse
W pei III NAp haAD vi NDhCNabANH oN bNlAt
places. He said that many gardeners had
been induced 10 pay considerable sums OF
money for space on the Capitol avenue site
and that it would not be justice to them
20 permit another site to be used. Turn
ing to w. f. Gerke, the market inspector,
he said:
Il know that you have Systematically
disregarded the ordinances OF the city OF
Omaha; that failing to find gardeners at
the Capitol avenue site you have gone to
Howard street and there collected fees for
which you have no warrant. and I want
to say that If you continue TO disregard
your duties / will have you impeached II
such a thing is possible"
Goes to Committee.
Mr.. Hascall. while agreeing with the
opening statement OF Mr.. Zimman, ex-
planned that the pending ordinance was
but a temporary expedient. and at his sug-
gestion 1t was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
A petition signed by several Omaha gard
eners who had leased sites on the Capitol
avenue place, asking the council to permit
the sale of vegetables at no other place,
was received and referred to the same
committee. A large delegation from the
Retail Grocers' association was present TO
speak In favor OF the wholesale market
place, but the ordinance was referred before
they reached the council chamber.
An ordinance imposing an annual license
fee OF 81 upon all slot machines for the
sale Of merchandise and music was intro
duced by Councilman Zimman.
A report from the Board of Public Works
approving a plan for the improvement OF
Twenty eighth street between Farnam and
I aQ ayan uynrfh mas -Anatu1l A-
The plan specifies that soft maple trees
shall be planted along the street at inter-
walls of twenty-five feet and that the ground
between the sidewalk and the pavement
shall be sodded, and provides for the care
and preservation of the vegetation.
A concurrent resolution introduced by
Mr.. Zimman and unanimously adopted pro-
vides that a tract Of ground lying east OF
the levee and south of the lizard street
station shall be used as a dog
pound. upon which shall be erected BY
the city and the Nebraska Humane society
a building to cost not to exceed 1000,
81 1000 of which has been heretofore appro>
priated by the council and 81, 900 of which
is to be appropriated from money received
from the licenses on dogs.
From a special committee Councilman
Lobeck reported a resolution which pro-
NldSu " ApAhhhhhb II hlbutg paul uuQ6r
special ordinance No. 2230, which has been
declared void by the courts. This ordl-
nance was one which attempted to open
Thirteenth street between Nicholas and
Grace streets. The resolution was adopted
unanimously.
Taxes on New Additions.
The city engineer, in a letter. called at
tention TO the importance OF enforcing the
terms OF the laws which require that taxes
to be paid upon all tracts OF land before
any plat as a city addition can be recog-
nized. He cited two instances in which he
claimed the law had been violated and said
that such action would invalidate the dedi-
cation OF streets and the plating of the
ground.
The nomination of George w. Craig as as
sistant city engineer for the ensuing year
was confirmed and the city engineer was
given a ten days leave of absence.
The veto nv the mayor of the resolution