Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-18
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Ordinance for Purchase Of Water Works In
troduced and Read.
STOP INTEREST ON SPECIAL WARRANTS
Resolution Directs city Treasurer TO
Buy Those that Seem PermR-
nent and Hold Them
In~dehniteIy.

No debate or commen greeted the water
works ordinance. which was introduced in
the council last night by Councilman
Mount, read the FIRST and second times IN
der a suspension Of the rules and referred
10 the committee on finance and claims.
The ordinance was drawn by City Attorney
Connell I'm pursuance to the Howell-Gilbert
law and declares the necessity and expedi-
encey Of purchasing the water works under
the contract with the company, and for ap-
pointing the board Of appraisement OF
three. President Karr and Councilman
Hascall and Burnley we're absent. Vice
President Mount presided.
The following resolution, introduced by
Councilman Mount, was adopted:
The city treasurer be and is hereby auth
orized and directed to invest any surplus
funds out of any special FUND which he may
deem available for that purpose In any. spe-
cial fund warrants which have In his Judg-
ment become a fixed obligation OF the city,
and to carry said warrants uncancelled
pending future disposition. and thereby
save Z per cent on said special warrants.
Claim Of Taxpayers Club.
A favorable report was made by the
finance committee on the claim Of the Tax
payers club for the restitution of SPAS
spent in architect and other fees for the
Capitol avenue market house. The bill
was ordered recommitted to come up before
the council in general committee meet
ing.
An ordinance introduced last summer
and providing for a contract with the
Omaha Street Sign company for the erec-
tion of free street signs bearing adver-
Using matter, was placed on file. The
city already has a contract for satisfactory
street signs which are now being erected.
The claim Of Elizabeth V. Van Brocklin,
which Councilman Mount declared. occu-
pies more pages of council records than
any other personal injury claim ever
known, was again placed on file. making
the fourth time this performance has been
gone through with. The woman was hurt
by falling on the sidewalk at Eleventh
and Harvey streets and the claim grew
from $1,000, when 1t was begun early in
1899 to $15,5OO, for which amount Julius
s. Cooley started suit in the federal court.
He wants to compromise now for $1,000.
Heard From.
A communication from the Southwest
Improvement club stated that that or
ganization is opposed TO new fire engine
houses and garbage crematories, as "Omaha
is sufficiently in debt and we can wait
longer"
The Silentium association, Including nc
Of the deaf, asks help from the city in
securing a hall in which TO meet, and Mrs
Name Cassidy, a widow with two children
wants permission to sell cigars and to-
bacco in the city hall. Both matters were
referred to the committee on buildings
and property.
In a communication some thirty ladies
and property owners in the vicinity OF
the boulevard viaduct near Krug's brewery,
asks for two electric lights on the VIA
duct. II was sent to the street lighting
committee.
Ordinances were read the first and Sec
ond time for creating sewer district 279,
which is for an eight-inch pipe from
Thirty-third to T~hirty-second street on
Cass, and for grading OF Thirty-third street
from California to Burt without cost to
the city. Also an ordinance changing the
came Of Sycamore street to Binney street
Beebe & Runysn's application for per-
mission for railway spur tracks on the
south side of Dodge street and in the
alley between Douglas and Dodge, both be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets, was re-
ferred to the committee on railroads.
Samuel /. Gordon's bill for salary fol
January, 1908, as police judge, was sub
mitted, saluted and dispatched.