Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-07
PROCEEDINGS OF cTTE COUNCIL
Absence of Mayor Again Delays the
Lighting Question.

Absence of Mayor Again Delays the
Lighting Question.
Owing to the absence of Mayor Macrse,
who went to Waterloo to forestall the
democratic state convention from nomin-
atins him for governor, the proposed
lighting contract with the Citizens Gas
and Electric company was not reported by
the committee on FIRE and light.
Colonel c. q. Saunders, as attorney for
the Great Western railroad. introduced an
ordinance granting the railroad permis-
sion to construct a switch or connecting
track from Fifteenth street across Ninth
avenue to connect with the tracks of the
Burlington road at Eighth avenue. The
ordinance was passed under suspension of
the rules to its second reading and re-
ferred to the committee OF the whole.
While discussing this proposed ordinance
Mr. Saunders was asked by a member. of
the council why the Great Western had
neglected to comply with the instructions
Of the city council relative to placing an
arc light over its crossings ON Main street
and Ninth avenue. Mr.. Saunders in reply
| treated the councilmen to a lengthy dis
sertation on the danger arising from such
| lights at railroad crossings. Arc lights
at railroad crossings, he insisted, made
the crossings all the more dangerous. as
they blinded the engineers so that they
could not distinguish any obstruction on
| the track when approaching crossings SO
| lighted. Desoite the eloauence of the
| Gfeat Westerns attorney, II was evident
that the members Of the council were in
clined to take his assertions with good
/ sized grain of salt.
Charles NJ Nicholson, former chief OF the
81 H.. e, azHN 4
to him in the sum Of $50 and he would
\ like to have II paid. A year ago when
the fire department was being troubled by
mischievous persons turning in false fire
alarms the city council by resolution offered
a reward Of $50 for the Arrest and convic-
| tion of the guilty person or persons. Chief
Nicholson. shortly after the reward was
announced. caused the arrest OF Richard
Deveney. a youth well known to the police
Deveney was found guilty and received a
! police court sentence. Now that he is nc
longer chief OF the fire department Nichol-
son wants the reward of $50 The claim
7 was referred to the judiciary committee.
The ordinance providing for. changing the
names OF avenues E. F and G between
Oakland avenue and North Second street
was brought up but was referred back tC
the city engineer and city solicitor fol
correction. 49,
Chief James Of. the FIRE department. sub
mitted report recommending that the fol
blowing buildings, be condemned At 5I
4 South Main street. 1907 South Main street
1896 West Broadway and 9O15 West Broad
way The matter was referred to the com
mittee Of the whole. @
The contract with Z. A. Wickham to leve
up the strip between the recently laid paw
ing on Broadway between Thirteenth an
Twentieth streets. was approved after NOR
= or less opposition from Councilman Wal
lace. The city solicitor submitted repoi
TO the effect that Wickham, in his cor
tract for the paving, agreed TO do th
work without extra charge. wickham II
sisted that while he had agreed to level o
! the strip between the paving no such wor
as he proposed now to DO had then bee
: contemplated
John L. Price served notice OF two suit
against the city, one for $500 damages Il
injuries received by q defective sidewal
on Eighteenth avenue and the second Il
1000 damages on behalf Of his son, Rober
who had been injured to that amount
the same cause and at the same place TT
notices were referred TO the judiciary con
u mittee and the city solicitor. .- e..
Fred Bokemper was granted permission
: conduct saloon at No. 10 South Ma
. street.