Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
PLAN OF FURTHER INQUIRY
ouncil Decides on City Engineer and Two
Others for Hayden Building.
RosEwATER TO SELECT HIS CoNFEREEs
Construction Company and the De-
partment store PrOprietors viii
stand the Expense of
Investigation.

The structural engineers TO be appointed
by City Engineer Rosewater and to serve
with him will investigate the Hayden
Bros building and make a report TO the
city council as to It's safety.
This was decided at a meeting Of the
council in committee of the whole Monday
afternoon, upon a motion by l. f. Congdon,
attorney for the Roebling Construction
company. The expense will not be borne
by the city but by the construction com
pany and Hayden Bros. Mr.. Rosewater
was given absolute power in making the
appointment Of his assistants, and who
ever he accepts will be acceptable to the
Hayden Bros. and to the construction COM
pany. .t
When the matter first came up Hunting
ton made a motion to name City Engineer
Rosewater, Architect Kimball and r. 9.
Huntley, acting chief engineer Of the Union
Pacific TO investigate the building. but this
instantly drew a protest from zimman, who
objected to an architect being employed,
but suggested that instead the chief engi-
neer Of the Burlington be selected Hoye
wanted to know who was to foot the bills.
Shortly before this eruption William Hay
den and his attorney, g. ]. smythi j. II.
Lehmer, representative OF the Roeblins
together with Engineers Collins and Gard
ner. appeared at the committee room. On
behalf Of Hayden Bros, Mr. smyth asked
the council TO appoint men on the investi-
eating committee Of we'll known reputation,
SO that their findings would have weight
in the community This suggestion he
made, he said, because he understood the
council intended to investigate the matter.
Hoye Opposes Expense.
Hoye expressed himself as being very
much opposed to the city being at any ex-
pense in the matter while Zimman thought
the proper way to proceed would be to re-
woke the permit and compel the builders
to prove the building was safe. Zimman
also expressed himself as being sorry for
overriding the wishes OF the building In
spector and granting the permit. Finally
he suggested that as the council had done
II, that II was UP to Hayden Bros. to stand
by the council and have the investigation
and pay the expenses This suggestion was
adopted and Mr.. Rosewater was told TO Sc
lect his own assistants.
Previous to this. and every time the mat
ter was stopped for a moment, the council
had under consideration the Davies fence
constructed seven and a half feet outside
OF the property line on Charles street and
Twenty sixth. This was more animated
II not as important than the Hayden mat.
ter. and so worked UP became the principa
speakers that the lie was passed, though
without serious results. II. J. Hughes rep
resented the professors. while Mr.. Davies
appeared for himself. Davies accused
Hughes of having a wall constructed no.
in accordance with the city ordinances. anC
at this Mr.. Hughes passed the lie to Mr.
Davies. The council stopped proceeding
and things ran along peacefully until Da
vies called Hughes a ''prevaricator." Thu
council finally decided the members woulC
take look at the fence tomorrow and pas
upon the matter Tuesday night.
superintendent Morris of the Associates
Charities asked permission TO use the mar
ket house as a place to carry on the bust
ness Of the association This went over.