Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-08

and the floors, is three stories high ana
thus comes within the law requiring fire
escapes. The building stands in the mid
die of block just nth of the Union depot.
in this city The chief of the fire depart
ment has ordered fire escapes. The SUI
pervisors of the county declare that they
will fight to the bitter end in the courts
the placing OF fire escapes on the building
on the ground that they would ruin the
appearance of the building and further
more claim that being isolated from other
buildings and absolutely fire proof the
building couldn't burn il every block
around it was to burn down. Their chief
objection is the unsghty appearance of
fire escapes on half million dollar court
house and declare that the fire chief must
recede from his stand.
what cities VIII Think.
officials of the Iowa League of Munich
palties are watching with some interest
for the effect on the city governments OF
Iowa of the publication of the results of
the Investigations by the state auditor $
office. The new law requires that. the re-
ports of the inspectors when filed with the
state auditor shall also be filed with the
| mayor and clerk of the city concerned and
that they shall then be, public property.
This specific provision is for the purpose
of making the reports open for the re-
! porters and newspapers, the object being
to thus inform the people of the cities
how their affairs are being governed.
! Creston and Marshalltown are the only
cities thus far examined. Marshalltown's
condition was shown TO be quite fattering,
there being but one criticism and that was
that bonds were paid without specific or
der from the council under seal of mayor
al, hut Ia, %
there was quite severe criticism Follow
ing the publication of this report the city
council of Creston met and discussed the
! report of the inspector and he was severely
criticised. The results of the inspections
are wanted for report to the legislature
in getting some other laws along the same
Lire.
want WOman's RefOrmatOry.
The last act of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union convention held here
last week was the adoption of a resolu-
| tion i'm favor of a woman's retormatory
and the appointment of committee to
| draft bill and work for its passage at
| the next session of the Legislature 1t
was claimed at the meeting that Governor
Cumnlins had pledged his support to the
measure. The official magazine of the
| state was changed from the Champion
to the wv. c. r. L. Champion" The Of
ficers elected for the ensuing year other
than the president are: Corresponding sec
rotary. Ida B. Wise; recording secretary,
Mrs. Mary Williams; treasurer, Mrs H. S.
Nichols; editor of the official paper Mrs.
Eta r. Hereford
The new state certificate law. it is be-
lieved raises the salaries of school teach
| ers notch or two. The old law re-
quired teacher TO have certificate in
the county i'm which he or she sought TO
teach. This limited competition and
forced teachers to remain in the county or
get a new certificate. Under the present
law a teacher armed with certificate is
privileged 10 teach in any school I'm the
state and can hunt for a school anywhere,
1t is claimed salaries are already a little
higher.