Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
PEOPLE OBJECT
Metropolitan LuxurisS Not ReliShsd BY
Capital City Residents
PLUMBING INSPECTION BOARD EXPENSIVE
Lancaster County Delegation Comes
in for Criticism for Passing n
Law TO Increase Local
~ Expenses.
(From A Star Correspondent.l

NhTOm y stan correspondent
LINCOLN, April II. - Especially The
Lancaster delegation is being censured to
q considerable extent by many citizens Of
Lincoln because It secured the passage of
. bill through the late legislature empower
ing the mayor to appoint a plumbing in
spection board, the members Of which are
to be paid by the taxpayers Of the city.
Those who are objectlng to the board say
that Lincoln Is not yet ready to support
such a body aud that the town does not
Justify its appointment. II was talked on
the streets yesterday that Mayor Adams
would refuse to appoint the board. The
mayor may refuse and he may not refuse.
Yesterday he said that he had given the
matter no thought and In fact he had not
oven read the bill through.
A member of the Lancaster county dele
cation, who does not live in Lincoln, wes
taken to task this morning by q citizen for
allowing the bill to become q law. He ex-
planned that the Lincoln members Of the
delegation said the town wanted 1t and
therefore, as no one had objected, he had
supported the bill. II the mayor does ap-
point the board the council can prevent 1t
working by refusing to appropriate the
salaries OF the members. and some Of the
citizens at least will use their influence
with the council to get It to refuse the
appropriation.
The bill was introduced In the legisla-
ture at the request of members Of the
plumbers union. II Is said 70 be the same
law that applies to the city Of Omaha. 1t
provides for the appointment of the health
o%fncer, the plumbing inspector, a Journey
man plumber and a master plumber as the
inspection board. The board is required TO
examine plumbers and grant them licenses
and inspect plumbing. The board is au-
Ahorized TO appoint as many assistants as
fnay be required to inspect the plumbing
OF the city. The salary of the health of1cer
is Increased under the bill from $40 to
1880; the inspector receives $500, each
assistant appointed $1,000 and each mem
Der Of the board receives IS per day for
each day the board Is In session. not to ex-
coed 5000.
Offers Place to Matt Miller.
Governor Mickey this morning rendered
to Matthias Miller Of David City the va
,/cant place on the Louisiana Purchase Elk
position commission. Mr.. Miller is a promi-
nent attorney of David City and is a hard
working democrat. Governor Mickey tele-
phoned to Mr.. Miller this morning and the
latter has the matter under consideration
Mr.. Miller will be In Lincoln either tomor-
ANWNOA eASANoJ ohN bANN fNAO eSNOAASA As
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south Omaha Police Board.
The governor left this afternoon for
Hebron, where he speaks on Character
Building" at the Methodist church tonight,
Before leaving Governor Mickey stated
hat probably he would appoint a South
Omaha police commission some time the
frst of the month. Thomas Darnell of Lin
roIn wuAo haaAaa Nho Qaufh Oraaha AaIa-
CATION into the governors ONCE yesterday,
Is emphatic in his denial that the delega-
tionsrecommended a prohibition board. THE
delegation recommended a decent board -
he said, but the men named by the COM
mittee are by no means prohibitionists OF
anti-saloon men,"
Irrigation Figures.
Secretary Dobson Of the Board Of FRI
cation 10 In receipt Of q letter from Franz
Adams Of the bureau Of irrigation at Wash.
ington announcing that he will be in Ne.
braska probably next week. Mr.. Adams
comes to find out what records can b.
kept that viii show the amount Of water
taken out OF the North and South Platte
by the bitches. He desires the records t.
be used in the study Of interstate irrigation
Calls state Warrants,
Since Treasurer Mortensen issued his
call for warrants April IL the general fund
hiss been Increased from $50. 73o.S2 to $751;
Ie3S6, The temporary school fund now
amounts TO 1910, 4s4.35. This is to be dis
tk9buted among the school districts about
June /. The amount is about 500, 900 less
than was this fund last year, but the treas
urer expects before the first OF June that II
will be as large as 1t was last year.
Normal school Location.
Many OF the towns and cities of the west.
ern part Of the state are getting in line t.
entertain a proposition for that new norma
eehool. Those that are in thorough train.
eng and that are also in the running are
Aurora, Long Pine, Central City, Broker
Bow, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, Hol
drege and Minden. II was the general I'M
preston when the bill became a law tina
the city getting the school would have Il
pay a bonus of $4,000. This impression 4
wrong. The amendment providing for tn
SO, 900 bonus was knocked OF at the las
minute by ar amendment offered by Warne