Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-21

The council was In a better frame of mind
Tuesday and confirmed all of the Mayor
batch OF appointments except Tom Lee
for city prosecutor, John c. Lynch for gas
inspector and Egbert Taylor for janitor
at the city Jail. No chances were taken,
however. and the star chamber session be-
hind bolted and locked doors, which this
council finds necessary to transact any
important business. was held as usual.
After announcing yesterday that he would
submit the name Of Andrew RosewRter for
engineer for the third time, Mayor Dahl
man was requested by Mr. Rosewater not
to present him as a candidate last night
Jesse Lowe, therefore, was proposed for
the second time. The council with the ex-
ception Of Bedford, confirmed the appoint
ment on the strength OF an intimation from
Mr.. Lowe. who is in New Orleans, that he
would consider acceptance II selected. Men
in close touch with the situation say the
hopes of Elsasser and others that Lowe
will take the place are without substance
of realization. He has thirty days to ac-
cept or decline and IN the interim City
Engineer Rosewater holds on. The con-
firmation of Lowe was exactly what Mayor
Dahlman wished and the council fell in
the pit that was digged without a struggle
Willard for POundmaster.
Most of the combinations were unani-
nous. Zimman and Bedford voted con-
sistently to sustain the mayor. A ripple
of laughter followed the unanimous con-
firmaton of Alfred Willard for poundmas-
ter It meant that Omaha has for dog
catcher bank cashier and social and bust
ness leader Mr.. Willard Is president OF
the Nebraska Humane society wealthy, and
wants to devote the S2,0OO OF 5000 profits
of the poundmaster's job to the bene6t
and better care OF animals. The city al
READY has one OF the best equipped dog
pounds In the country and It is possible
under Mr. Millard's regime that heights of
luxury will be realized by the common
canine never known in the dog world be-
fore.
John G. Pegg, who captured the job OF
inspector Of weights and measures and
the 500 monthly appendage thereto, used
to be messenger in Mayor Moores' ONCE.
He and Mr. Willard were the only repub-
licans among those confirmed. The in
spector of weights and measures continues
its traditional incumbency by colored
man.
Epstein the Lucky Hoy.
There was an embarrassment of riches
HdHllub VI NSHdIlSo ESpoltl as
ketmaster. week ago he was appointed
and confirmed as a city hall janitor The
council approved him for the better place
on the theory that he had not yet accepted
the janitorship Maynard Wilson confirmed
as a city hall ianitor, was messenger in
the mayors Office during the last year
and will continue there In connection with
other duties, this being an old arrangement.
Egbert Taylor, turned down for janitor at
the city hall. had been rejected as a city
hall janitor the week before
| During the meeting Comptroller Lobeck
occupied his new exalted position on the
right hand OF President Johnson and no
words left the lips OF the latter until they
had been uttered soto voce by the sea
| soned fiscal counter-balance How long
Lobeck is to be president OF the council is
a question on the boards at the city hall.
Veto Sustained.
The council sustained a veto from the
mayor opposing freight platform over the
sidewalk on South Thirteenth street in
front of the old Barker hotel building. now
a wholesale warehouse. His honor said he
had received protests from persons inter-
ested and the platform would spoil Thir-
| teenth street as a thoroughfare.
! Councilman Bridges forged even with
| Zimman in the race on radical anti-corpor-
| alton legislation by introducing an ordin-
ance to require the street railway company