Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-03
FlREMEN ASK FOR A RAISE
Indications Are They Will Get 1t When the
New Levy is Made Available.
INTRODUCE THE CONDUIT ORDINANCE
Electric Light Company Instructed
to Put New Cables in All the
Electric Light Towers
Owned by IL.

In a petition presented to the city coun-
Gil last night the men OF the ERE depart
ment asked that their salaries be raised
TO meet the increased cost of living. They
ask that ordinary fremen be raised from
$50 to $50 a month, captain from $65 to $40
and the salary Of the chief, which is SIS a
month, to an amount commensurate with
the position and paid in other cities OF a
like size. AT the suggestion of Alderman
Lovett, chairman Of the committee on fire
and light, II was decided to defer action
on the petition until making the appropria-
ton for the maintenance Of the several
departments for next year, which will be
some time before April 1. In making this
suggestion Alderman Lovett stated he was
in favor of granting the petition.
City Solicitor Snyder submitted a gem
eral conduit ordinance providing for the
placing underground of all electric light,
telegraph and motor feed wires, which after
being read for the first time, was referred
to a special committee, consisting Of Al
dermen Lovett and Casper and the city So
licitor. This committee is TO confer with
the companies affected, and ascertain IL
they have any suggestions to make as TO
changes in the measure.
Taylor Wants His Pay.
Former Street Commissioner G.. c. Tay-
lor, in a communication to the council.
stated he had deposited 800 in the First
National bank to protect his bondsmen and
to cover any balance which might be found
legally" due by him to the city. Mr.. Tay-
lor also demanded that he be paid his SAL
airy for the month OF August last, as the
matter had been pending sufficiently long
for the committee to which Il was referred
TO have reported as to his alleged delin-
quency, If any. City Marshal Tihbits re-
ported that notice had been served on
Spencer Smith, one of Taylor's bondsmen,
but that he had been unable to get serv-
ice on Cal Hafer, the other bondsman, as
he was out Of the city. The whole mat
ter was again referred to the committee
having 1t in charge.
Two notices OF claims for damages for
alleged personal injuries received from de-
fcctive sidewalks we're presented. Louisa
Masaber asks for $4,000 for a broken fore
arm received by a fall on the sidewalk on
the east side of Broadway on January 4
last. William S. Rolf asks a similar
amount for injuries to his right leg and
left side, resulting from a fall on a de-
fective sidewalk on Fourteenth street, be-
tween Broadway and Avenue A. on the
evening of January 20 last. Both claims
were referred to the judiciary committee.
Permits to conduct saloons were granted
to c. N. Hooper, 2040 West Broadway; J..
e. Branz, 500 South Main street, and An
tonic Aldera, COG West Broadway.
The bills of the two newspapers for pub
fishing the notice OF registration for the
election last November. which we're turned
down by the board OF county supervisors
and By it ordered paid by the city, were
referred to the city solicitor.
DR.. Macrae presented a bill for $50 for
making an examination of Henry Lock at
the time Of the ~latter's suit against the city.
1t was stated that the amount asked was
only half Of the regular fee. 1t was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
The sum OF 500 was ordered trans
ferred from the police fund to the general
fund.