Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-27
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
New Body Proceeds to Transact Public Bus
mess Quietly.
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS OPENING SESSION
Members All in Their Places and Un-
disturbed by Lobbyists During
the Entire Time of the
sitting.

The first regular meeting of the new city
council was held last night before a crowd
that filled all the lower auditorium chairs.
amid the scent OF numerous blossoms, with
out debate and with few important matters
to pass upon. Floral tributes from con-
stituents and friends were plentiful, chief
among them being an immense horseshoe
of roses and carnations sent to President
II. B. Zimman by his friends in the Third
ward. The piece was four feet high and
broad enough to almost obscure the view
Of the new president as it rested on his
desk.
President zimman named the permanent
committees as follows:
Judiciary-zimman Hoye. Dyball. Hunt
ington, Evans.
Finance and Claims-Huntington oBrien,
Nicholson.
Paving and sewerage-Back, Evans,
Hoye.
Street improvements and Viaducts-Nich-
olson, Huntington, Hoye.
Railways, Telegraphs and Telephones
Evans, Schroeder, Huntington.
Fire, Water and Police-Schroeder, Back,
street Lghtlng-Dyball. Zimman, Back.
Public Property and Buildings-Hoye,
Schroeder, O'Brien.
Rules-O Brien, Nicholson, Dyball.
COunciImen SIT Alone.
A feature of the initial regular meeting
was the exclusion of lobbyists and others
from within the council inclosure. The
chamber had been cleaned and put in fine
trim and appeared brighter and more pre-
tentious than II has for long time. OF
the retiring council only Karr and White
horn were present, but most of the new
and old officers of the other departments
were there. Mayor Moores occupied the
chair to the left of the dias, which he
always does when he attends a council
meeting, while the other officers were at
their proper desks. Every councilman kept
his own seat and listened with strict atten-
ton as the business was disposed of. man.
nerisms which were long ago rejected by
the council just retired. President Zim-
mans address and command of his new
position were faultless. Adjournment was
early, occurring at 0 o'clock.
First Vote sustains Veto.
The very first question on which the
council voted was on veto from Mayor
Moores, in which he expressed reasons for
refusing to sanction the investment of old
sidewalk funds in sewer district warrants,
which could not be paid owing to lack OF
money in the proper funds. The mayor
pointed out that more than $4,000 of these
warrants is outstanding and that there
is no justice in selecting a few for pay
ment from among the lot. His veto was
sustained unanimously. In fact. during the
meeting there was not a single negative
vote cast.
Much business left unfinished by the old
council, including some important matters,
was submitted by the city clerk and dis
tributed among the new committees for
investigation and report Former Comp,
troler Westberg created some amusement
by reporting on an ordinance seeking to
regulate the speed Of automobiles, which
was referred TO him last summer. He said
1t wasn't necessary, as an ordinance COW
cred the matter.
The ordinance authorizing the levy of
special assessments for the new Central
boulevard from Hanscom park to Burt
street was read the third time and passed.
The appointments of F. II. Cosgrove as
deputy comptroller and Albert Sjoberg as
chief clerk in the tax commissioners Office
were approved