Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-24
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Power Canal Ordinances as Amended by
Hascall is Passed.
FIVE VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGES
Mount Moves Ten Amendments Der
signed TO Render Franchise Use
less to the Promoter and
They Are Adopted.

BY a vote OF 8 to 3, Hascall, Hoye, Mount,
Whitehorn and Karr voting together and
Burnley being absent, the city council re-
fused to pass the Rosewater franchise ordi-
nance without amending 1t in a manner
which is said by Mr.. Rosewater to be abb
s~olutely subversive Of the ends which he
seeks to accomplish in the construction of
a water power electrical plant for Omaha.
The question did not com up until a
greater part Of the business OF the evening
had been disposed Of and then upon mo-
ton Of Mr.. Hascall the ordinance was
brought up, and MIR. Mount moved ten
amendments, nine of them inserting in the
various sections Of the ordinance as pre-
viously published after the words Andrew
Rosewater, his successors or assigns" the
words "or any other person or corporation
who may accept the terms or conditions OF
this ordinance, their successors or as
signs" and the other providing that the
franchise shall be forfeited IL the plant is
not in active operation at the expiration Of
three years from the date Of the ordinance.
The amendments we're seconded by Mr..
Hascall.
AS soon as they we're offered Councilman
Zimman moved that the ordinance be re-
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further consideration, SO the councilmen
could give the proposed amendments some
consideration. Mr.. Hascall opposed the
motion.
Challenges sincerity of Majority.
Mr.. Lobeck said that II the opponents Of
the Rosewater ordinance were sincere in
their desire to have a power plant con-
structed they would not oppose this ordi-
nance, but would prepare another providing
for a franchise open to the first conner and
both ordinances might be submitted to the
people OF the city at the same election, per-
hitting the voters to select the one which
they may desire. After Mr.. Trostler had
advised the council to defeat the ordinance
in toto rather than attempt to kill it by
amendments, a vote was taken and the
amendments adopted by the vote given
above.
Mr.. Hascall then moved that the ordi-
nance as amended be ordered engrossed and
that the city clerk be instructed to pub
fish the ordinance as engrossed for two
weeks as required by law. Mr.. Zimman as
an amendment offered a concurrent resolu-
ton providing for the same course. The
amendment was lost and the Hascall mo-
tion carried by the same vote, with the ex-
ception of Howe, who voted in the ahirma-
tive on both the motion and the amend
ment.
Charges of COnnivance.
An unusual thing occurred when the clerk
reported the result Of advertisement for
proposals for the purchase of strips of
ground on either side of Twelfth street
north Of Nicholas street, the bids received
being from Adams & Kelly, $3.50; C. B. Dem
nav onapf QOEQ and IT II CuyfN eonE A.
soon as the report was read Mr.. Hascall
moved that the matter be referred to the
building and property committee, saying
that the property could not be sold to any
one but the owner OF the a~butttng prop
erty unless an easement is, given that
owner. Mr.. Lobeck said tina he had been
informed by Mr.. Kelly OF tho firm Of Adams
& Kelly that one Of the other bidders had
called the firm up by telephone and told
1t that its bid was lower than another and
that the successful bidder would withdraw
for a consideration. The highest bidder
was T.. F. Swift. who was in the hall, and
as soon as Mr.. Lobeck had made his state
ment Mr.. Swift was on his feet.
81 have heard that statement before" he
said, 'and have heard my name connected
with it and l desire to say that 1t is alb
~solutely false so far as l am concerned, as
/ have made no such representations"
The matter was referred. Later in the
evening a communication was received from
Adams & Kelly asking that Twelfth street
north Of Nicholas be made ffty-two feet
wide instead Of 100 feet, as at present, and
offering $500 for the strips taken from the
width OF the street The company said that
plans are already prepared for the con-
struction Of a new factory building at that
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to carry out the project, the price offered
the city being the same as that paid for
similar ground recently.
For harter Amendment.
A communication was received from the
mayor asking the council to take steps 10
secure the cooperation Of the Douglas
county delegation in the Nebraska legisla-
ture for certain amendments to the city
charter whereby some Of the important
funds Of the city may be increased to the
improvement OF the service. The matter
was referred to the president of the coun-
ell, with power to act for the body.
The ordinance providing for the creation
OF street improvement district No. $40 was
passed and because of the failure Of the
owners OF the AUDITING property to desig-
nate the character OF the paving in that
uiStilStI the OIuinahce pfoNloes that Dodge
street from the east side Of Twenty
seventh avenue to the west side OF Twenty
ninth avenue shall be paved with sheet
asphaltum and curbed with combination
curbs and guttering.
Resolutions were passed providing for
the payment to George r. Crandall. J. p.
Connolly and John F. Daley. sewer con-
tractors, money retained in the guaranty
fund until the work had been found salts
factory. This money. together with money
due on the partial estimate OF C. d. Wood
worth will be paid as soon as funds are
available.
iEh bills Ordered Paid.
The same action was taken on certain
bills Of the Omaha Gas company and the
Globe Light and Heating coming for the
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