Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-25
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Bridges Introduces 0rdinAaoo Regulating
the LoC,tion Of Gas Tanks
COMPTROLLER ASKED TO REPORT on GREER
Two Attorneys Make Proposal 90 city
TO Recover Amount Of BeH,is
verdict from the owners
of the Big sign.

Councilman Lee Bridges at Tuesdays
meeting Of the city council introduced an
ordinance to regulate the erection and
maintenance OF tanks or other receptacles
used for the manufacture or storage Of
fuel or Illuminating gas. The ordinances
went through the usual first and second
reading process and was referred % the
committee on public property and build
ngs. The ordinance provides for certain
limits within which new tanks or re-
ceptacles may not be erected OF those now
within such limits be changed In any
manner
Acting upon the suggestion Of Council
man McGOvern, who a week ago intimated
that the city comptroller should make some
report TO the council on the police court
clerks accounts. insofar as concerns Lee
Grier, former incumbent. Comptroller
Lobeck handed the council a report similar
to the one he sent 20 the mayor october
;. The report was referred TO the COM
mittee Of the whole for consideration next
Monday afternoon. The report covers the
investigation made by Deputy Comptroller
Cosgrove into Mr.. oriers accounts from
May 30 1903. 70 June so 1905, covering an
alleged shortage of S3.44s
The mayor sent a communication to the
council asking for some expression re-
garding the Giichrist matter, Mr.. Gil
christ having been the expert accountant
engaged by the mayor and council and
dismissed by the council
Rock Pile and More Cells.
Mayor Dahlman also urged the council
man to take action on the matter Of in
stalling four new cells at the city jail
and to push the rock pile matter through.
The next meeting OF the committee OF the
whole was set for consideration of those
matters.
The mayors proclamation calling upon
the voters to act on the proposition OF
$50, 900 intersection and $4,000 sewer bonds,
was ratified and the city clerk instructed
to spread the proclamation on the records.
Bids were opened for paving of Fortieth
from Davenport TO Dodge and Mason from
Park avenue to Thirtieth. On the Fortieth
street work the Barber company bid 81. 76
on asphalt, while Hugh Murphy bid S1.SO
on both asphalt and vitrlhed brick on
the Mason street paving the Barber COM
pany offered asphalt at S.ssh and Hugh
Murphy 1913 on both asphalt and brick.
while Charles Tanning offered brick at
H,76.
w. ]. Cornell and w. II. Herdman ten
dered the city a proposition to bring suit
against Armour and Company for damages
on account Of injuries sustained by George
p. Bem's and for which he was awarded
Judgment against the city for $4,000. The
/ suit is now In the supreme court on an
appeal In the suits against the city W J.
Connell represented Mr.. Bemis and Mr..
Herdman the city. These lawyers want
the case on a contingent fee OF 20 per
cent. The proposition was referred to the
CITY legal department
| A resolution was received from the park
board asking that the city take over Dodge
street from Fortieth street to city limits
for city purposes. the park commissioners
l contending that the trahic is such on West
Dodge street that they are unable to main.
tain that thoroughfare for boulevard pur.
poses. as originally Intended. Referred tc
parks committee.
Statement of City Finances
Comptroller Lobeck submitted the follow.
ing monthly statement Of the condition Of
| the various funds: