Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-03
half the Mayors AppOintses Confirmed and
Half Rejected.
THREE NEW MEN IN SUCCESSFUL LIST
Councilman Decline to Agree TO Ex'
ecutive's Selections for six of
the OmceH to BE Filled by
Appointment.
MAYOR. Appointee. oonnrmed.
Mayors AppOintees Rejected.

Mayors AppOintees Rejected.
Gas Inspector. tor............,..J0HN G. LYNCH
Clerk Police Court. .........LEE E. GRlEH
Superintendent Markets:
......................WI WILLIAM f. GERKE
Inspector Weights and Measures.........
;;.;;;;;, ;,. THOMAS p MAHAMMITTI Ma IA NIT
Poundmaster.. er..........JOHN LAUGHDAND
The city council last night confirmed just
one-half of twelve appointments for city
| positions made by Mayor Moores. Those
/ that found favor included only the charter
offices. With two exceptions, in the cases
! of Electrician Patton and Prosecutor Lee,
| Councilmen Dybal. OBrien and Nicholson
| stood by the mayor, while Huntington also
| opposed the confirmation of Lee. The ma
! jority that forced the rejection of all the
| appointees not confirmed was composed OF
President zimman. Back, Evans, Schroeder
and Hoye Nothing was said for or against
any Of the men selected by the mayor.
Many Interested Spectators.
The council chamber was filled in expeo-
tation of the appointments, even the gallery
containing a few score, for the first time
in months. When the reflections began
there were low murmurs, but no demon
strations, although every man in the big
| room had personal choices for each place
Andrew Rosewater. Dr. Ralph and John L.
| Lynch have been renamed. Scheidt, the
new boiler inspector, is labor leader, and
figured prominently in the Union Pacific
boilermakers' strike Paul II. Patton, the
new electrician, has been in the employ of
the Nebraska Telephone company for many
years, while Thomas F. Lee is a lawyer
who has not held political office heretofore
The men rejected were all reappolntments
with the exception of John c. Lynch, who
was chosen by the mayor to succeed r. S.
Berlin as gas Inspector
Desire to secure recognition from the
mayor is the reason ascribed for the action
OF the five councimen last night, and not
because of delinquencies in duty or unfit
ness of the candidates turned down. Mayor
Moores may. under the law, submit the
same names once more.
Discuss Asphalt Repairs.
A resolution introduced by Councilman
! Nicholson, directing the Board of Public
Works to secure competitive bids for re-
pairs for all asphalt pavements upon which
the guarantee contract has expired, pre-
cipitated lengthy discussion Of the poor
condition of many streets Nicholson, ex-
planning his resolution, said the surface of
much asphalt paving is In deplorable condi.
enough to bury an OK" He specified NORTH
Sixteenth street in particular, and said
many property owners had told him they
would resist in the courts any attempt Ia
repave. Councilman Hoye warmly opposed
d spending further money on repairs on Six
teenth street, and said he favored repaving
at the general expense and not of the
p abuttiug property owners. Councilman
O'Brien put in a word to pass com.
/ mentary on what he called the shameful
! condition Of Sixteenth and other streets.
|. City Engineer Rosewater, upon request
explained that Sixteenth street can be pu
: in good repair for the year for 5000. whil
e it will cost about $4,000 to repair properl!
the remaining asphalt paving. About SIC,
900 is now available in the fund set asd
for the purpose. Repaving cannot be dom
without majority petition from propert!
d owners-something impossible to obtain
He advocated securing bids for repairs a
so much per square yard for a period o
from five to ten years. This course, he de
clared. will result in the resurfacing o
o many streets, because II will be foun
+ cheaper to handle them in this way. Tn
resolution was adopted, Hoye alone votin
. against 1t.
II Shortly afterward Councilman OBrien'
u resolution directing the public works de
| 10 prepare al cSliHldle on Tn
N cost of a municipal asphalt repair plan
Is met with a burst Of applause from tn
r crowd. This innovation is something tina
1t the engineering department has favore
for a long time. This resolution wen
r through unanimously.
Declares Pay Rolls Illegal.
AS in the case of the May. pay rolls 70
= the public works department employees
- / ~
~ ton of the April rolls from this depart
ment would. in his opinion, be illegal, an
he recommended a test case in court II
submitted the opinion handed down Nor
day. The council referred the matter
s. the committee on finance and claims.
of In the personal injury claim of formt
to Mayor George P. Bemis, City Attorne
IN Wright announced that he could effect +
ce settlement that he deemed equitable an
n. recommended against settlement on II
20 grounds that it might result in freeir
lie the sign-board and property owners fro
is liability. Mr.. Bemis was badly hurt mol
be than year ago by the blowing down
huge billboard on Farnam street.
The council made no objection to col
nrming George II. Benzenberg of Mi
waukee as the Omaha Water company
On appraiser in the waterworks acqusitio
li' The water company In a communicate
~ asked what steps the council would tai
> toward defraying the expenses OF the a
Ss praisers. The document was referred.
'u' Two slight innovations were Instituted
resolutions passed. One makes bids nece
go sary for all city hall repairing costing mo
"a than s25, while the second makes It
IA cumbent upon heads of departments
~ notify the council whenever salaries
subordinates are increased.
rna aharfNa
,es during the strike was rejected. for 4
ng reason that the city had made no a
et rangement with the county TO pay the
in men, no funds are available and II 4
yer Board OF Fire and Police Commissions
ul- promised 10 stand half the expense
ar had no authority TO bind the city to su
an agreement
Denver Has Charter Election.