Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-18
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Tour Of the Mayors VstOss Stick and Kill
That Many Bills.
-xTA GAS LIGHTS WILL NOT BLAZE
dissolution orderins Additional
weisbach street Lamps t.
Lost for Lack of
One vote.

Mayor Moores exercised his veto in four
eases last night. the council failing 20
muster the six votes necessary TO nullify
he wishes CT the chief executive The most
.mportaRt Of these vetoes concerned the
resolution passed by the council OF its
former meeting calling for 147 additional
gas lamps. Mayor Moores stated that he
did not favor the new lighting for the same
reasons that he opposed additional electric
ligitinE-tbe shortage OF funds. He pointed
out that the electric lights ordered by the
council despite his veto would increase the
estimated deficit In the lighting fund from
s.. 612.s0 to S12, 331. so, and that the proposed
gas lamps would make It S14,74T.SO. To pro-
tect his bondsnen from liability, be as
serted. was an additional reason why he
should refuse to sign the order. when the
Communication was read only Counoilmen
Hascall, Hoye, Lobeck. Trostler, Karr and
Zimman we're present. Zimman voted to
sustain. which made the vote one short.
Later Councilman whitehorn took his seat.
stops Jobs.
The second and third vetoes were to
ordinances providing for the grading Of
Sixteenth street from Vinton to Central
boulevard and from Central boulevard TO
B street. Both works, the mayor said,
would cause needless expense, work hard
ship on many poor people, damage much
real estate ana we're not particularly neces-
sary. No petitions had been made for i'm
provements. Coancilmen Lobeck. Trostler
and ZimmRn voted TO sustain the mayor
and the veto stood.
Request had been made by the council
for the fourth veto. It was to an ordinance
grading the alley between Cas- and Cali
Fovnfa afraafp frovn Turapfv-nfuhfh avnuuE
10 Thirtieth street. Property owners on
the California street side had complained
that tho grade proposed would do great
damage TO their property by elevating theiT
stables many feet above the grade line.
-Four citizens representing 200 feet OF front
age swerved from the petitioners to the OBJ
~jectors and left the former without a ma
jority. The veto was sustained and II was
suggested that a compromise grade be
arranged.
Councilman Trostler succeeded in Rd-
%vancing the Saddle creek sewer one notch
nearer to construction. Upon his motion
the comptroller was ordered TO draw war
rants amounting to 2.729 against the sewer
fund for the payment of damages for land
appropriated for the seWerwRy. When this
Is done the way will be clear for beginning
The work.
Funds to Build Engine Houses.
An ordinance that was passed was intro
duced by Councilman Hascall calling for the
city attorney and city engineer to hurry
reports. including estimates for new engine
houses and garbage crematories. He ex.
planned that IL bonds were TO be issued fol
me improvements it would be necessary
% submit the question at the spring cleo.
lion and must be proclaimed thirty days
IN advance by the mayor. The estimat,
Tor the engine houses was made last night
It is S94, 500.
The claim OF David Gilbert for salary a.
.apgineerSat the city hR1l from October Il
February was ordered taken from the flei
and recommitted TO the finance and claimi
committee upon resolution by Councilman
Hascall. Gilbert was dismissed by tn,
mayor for intoxioation, but a few weeks agt