Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-23
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
initiative and Referendum to Be Put
Before the VotsrA
ORDINANCE PASSED BY soOY- LAST NIGHT
City Engineers last OF Appointments
Again Held Up for Scrutiny by
the members of the
OounctL

Under the inspiration of a speech by L.
j. ouinby representing the Federation Of
Improvement Clubs, the council Tuesday
night passed an ordinance accepting article
Of the referendum law, which Mr.. Quinby
says means the question OF put
ting the. law in force in Omaha,
which wifi be submitted at the
November election. Only Councilmen Funk
. houser and McGovern voted against the
ordinance. although Davis and Brucker
were lined up with them in a preliminary
skirmish over the adoption of a report
from Elsasser recommending the measure.
The document bears Mr. Elsasser's name
There. was no debate on the matter after
Mr.. ouinby told the council that w. J.
Bryan and Abraham Lincoln favored the
initiative and referendum.
An ordinance was introduced amending
the duties Of the city veterinarian by re-
feving him of the inspection Of meats and
foods, requiring him to inspect dairies and
cows and advancing the salary from 500 to
t12b a month.
viaduct Matter Goes over.
Action ON a resolution declaring the ne
cessity. Of yiaduct on Arbor street, from
Twenty sixth to Twenty-eighth, was de-
ferred, owing to defects in the document
and the statement of Councilmen Bedford
and Sheldon that II any viaduot was to be
constructed II should be on Bancroft street
instead of Arbor.
City Electrician Michaeison notified the
council that the time had come when the
fees in his ONCE more than paid expenses.
and the business required the services of a
second Inspector at $1,000 year. He said
that without the second inspector electric
Institutions would have to go into service
without Official scrutiny and approval.
Ensiaeer's Help Held Up.
In delaying action on a number of APP
pointees for transfers and laborers in the
sewer department and c. c. Waldo as an
Inspector of public works, the council drew
q -.Rtement from City Engineer Rosewater
that he had received an opinion from City
Attorney Burnam to the effect that employees
already In the service do not have to be
reconnrmed. by the mayor and council. In
view OF this opinion, and on the urging of
councflmen,.' the engineer said, some en-
ployes had remained on duty. AS former
City Attorney Wright had held differently
from Mr.. Burnam, according TO the en-
gineer, he preferred to take the safe
course and have employees approved. He
said the tearnsters were needed, but the
counctlmen refused to confirm the men
without inquiry into their personalities.
Bids received for paving district $40,
Twenty-third street, from Leavenworth to
Mason, were as follows: Hugh Murphy,
asphalt, $1.eS; brick block, s215. C. e. Fan
ming, brick block, s2Ol Barber Asphalt
Paving company, asphalt, $1.ss.
Wesley w. Benish of the Myers-Dillon
Drug company explained that on the
morning Of the Dietz fire ne had rendered
valuable aid TO Engineer Falconer of the
fire department. who was cut by bursting
u N the ha IN
umbrella. and while he does not wish re-
endorsement for his services, he desires
that the city replace the rain stick. The
municipality has. no presidents to guide II
in such a case, but the appeal was referred
jto n comt5ftfee ~ w. -