Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
TROUBLE OVER THE ROAD FUND
Council VIII Insist Upon Having All
Expended within the
City.

The city council last night determined
that the entire portion Of the county road
fund raised by taxation on property within
the city should be expended by the County
Board Of Supervisors upon the streets and
th~oroughfares within the corporate limits
and under the direction Of the committee
on streets and alleys. The matter was
brought before the council by a commu-
n~ication from Supervisor Baker, in which
he notified the city council that under the
action Of the Board Of Supervisors he had
charge Of all county road work in Kane
and adjoining townships, and the expen-
diture of that portion of the county road
fund levied within the city of Council
Bluffs, and that he wal now ready to
begin work In accordance with the pur-
pose and spirit OF the code. He asked that
the city council give him such directions
as II might wish in accordance with the
intent Of the code In regard to the ex-
penditure Of said money on the public
roads.
As a reply to Colonel Bakers communi-
cation this resolution. introduced by Al
derman Lougee. chairman of the streets
and alleys committee, was adopted and the
clerk instructed to deliver q copy TO the
county board:
Resolved, That the Board Of Supervisors
OF ~Pottawattamie county be directed to
expend upon the streets and public high
the full amount Of the 1 mill road tax coll
lected from property within said city and
that said work be done under the direc-
ton of the committee on streets and al
leys of this council.
Supervisor Baker contends that the in
tent Of the code is not that all Of this por-
ton OF the road fund should be expended
on the streets within the city, but on the
roads and thoroughfares leading into the
city. It is said that he will likely refuse
to expend the entire amount within the
city and that the courts may have to be
appealed to again to determine the contro-
verSy.
Mayor Morgan submitted his appointment
OF Attorney W.. S. Baird, Attorney j.. J.
Stewart and DR.. ]. H. Cleaver as members
Of the Free Public Library Board of
Trustees, and they were duly confirmed.
Attorney Baird succeeds himself on the
board, while Mr.. Stewart and DR.. Cleaver
will take the places of T. e. Cassidy and
E. A. Troutman, whose terms have ex-
pired. Mr.. Baird and DR.. Cleaver are re-
publicans, while Mr.. Stewart is a demo-
crat. The two retiring members are demo-
Gratis.
The request of the committee from the
Elks that the lodge be allowed to occupy
First avenue between Pearl and Seventh
streets, and South Sixth street between
Broadway and Willow avenue, for the pur-
poses Of the carnival and street fair for
the week of September 1 to 8 inclusive,
was granted on condition that the Elks
secure the consent of the AUDITING prop
erty owners. The committee has already
secured permission from the park board
to occupy a portion of Bayliss park.
The rejection Of w. H. Knepher's bill
for the repair of the Tenth street bridge
over Indian creek led to a heated alter
cation between Knepher and Alderman
Casper. Knepher accused the alderman oil
being responsible for the defective lumber
supplied and Alderman Casper, on the
other hand, insisted that Knepher had done
the work on his own responsibility instead
Of under the supervision Of the city en-
gineer. The bridge collapsed the day after
Knepher had completed the repairs and
slid into the bottom of the creek. An
effort to have the bill referred to the COM
mittee on claims was defeated. The pas
sage of words between Knepher and Alder
man Casper provided considerable amuse'
ment for the lobby and the mayor had to
rap for order more than once.
Alderman Huber wanted to know why
Street Supervisor Taylor did not furnish
the council with an itemized statement
Of the money expended on the streets, and
made a motion that he be required to dc
30. Alderman Lougee explained that II
was practically impossible to designate the
exact amount spent on each particular
/ street and the motion failed to carry.