Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-23
Mayor object. to Their Reing Par

Mayor objects 20 Their Being Par
ccIed Oat by Wards.
The question Of the distribution Of the
twenty additional lights under the new
contract with the Citizens Gas and Elec-
trio company and the proposed relocation
OF some Of the old lights was brought up
OF the meeting OF the city council last
night by Councilman Younkerman. chair
man Of the committee on fire and light.
Councilman Younkerman moved that each
councilman report at the next meeting
where he desired the three lights proposed
to be assigned to each ward located in
order that they might be installed by the
lighting company. The motion brought
Mayor Macrae TO his feet with protest
and he reminded the councilman from the
First ward that at the last meeting the
question OF the distribution OF the new
lights and the relocation OF some OF the
old ones had been referred to the commit
tee on fire and light, together with the
mayor and city electrician TO report on
Tho motion. Mayor Macrae insisted. tended
to take the matter out of the hands OF the
committee and should not have been made
until the committee had been heard from
Following up his protest against the
motion of the councilman from the First
ward. Mayor Macrae spoke at length on
the advisabilty of relocating some OF the
| old lights. The lighting question, he ar
gued, was one for the whole city and not
for the individual ward. After more or less
desuItory discussion it was decided to de-
| fer action on the matter until the commit
tee had had time to report which it prom
| ised to do at the next meeting.
| Through Councilman Younkerman, Con-
| rod Cnafoo aalrad that CitV engineer be
directed to estimate the expense of opening
Washington avenue from Frank street to
Oak The Geise brewery building occupies
the street for distance OF two blocks.
The recent changing Of the plant into a
cereal mill has made the opening of the
street now possible The city engineer was
instructed to comply with Mr.. Geise's re-
quest, the council conceding that the open
ing of the thoroughfare would prove OF
much benefit to the city at large.
| Bids for brick and cement sidewalks
were received from John SlSinlSle p. Mel
| son and e. A. Wickham and were re-
ferred to the city engineer for tabula-
ton.
1t was decided to meet as a council
| Thursday afternoon and inspect for the
| purpose of assessing up the cost of the
4 recently completed paving on Mynstei
street anu tdlINleW avenue "e"iih0N '''N
abutting property.
The communication from the state
Board Of Control calling ttention 20 the
failure on the part Of the city to provide
street car facilities for the Iowa School
for the Deaf was read The cOuncilmer
decided that the council had not made
any promises as claimed by the state
Board of Control and that 1T was a mat
ter for the Commercial club to attend to
The request Of a committee represent
ing the West End and West Council
Bluns Improvement clubs that the city
council cooperate with the two organiEa
tions in securing a scent fare betweel
this city and Omaha, with transfers L
and from the line In that city, was con
Cured in and committee consisting O.
Councflmen Wallace, Hendrix and Knud
sen was appointed to confer with tn
committee from these clubs. Accom-
panying the request was a copy of
petition forwarded by the clubs to tn
Interstate commission relative to tn
matter
H. Jensen. the artist who painted tn
picture Of Council Bluffs when IL wa
but trading post, ifty years ago, whic'
| now adorns the walls OF the council cham
Der, appeared before the meeting to as
certain If the council had yet decide
to purchase the painting for the city
He stated he had spent six years paiut
ing the picture, but was willing to ls
the city have It for s2OO The matte
was referred to the finance committee L
ascertain where the necessary cash coul
be secured.