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

Plumbing Inspector. ..........H. w "A '. a
Boiler Inspector - ROBERT N. WOLFE
Assistant City Physician. ...,............
..............DR. ROBERT p. JENSEN
Watchman City Toulouse ..........:,,>l
Appointments Rejected (second Time)-
City Engineer ANDREW hUSE W ATER
City Prosecutor. ......... THOMAS r: LEh
Gas inspector. '''JOhN - hANN"
Mayor Dahlman's second bunch Of APP
pointments were received by the council
more friendly than the first, Ed P. Berry
man being confirmed unanimously for the
Park board. DR.. Robert p. Jensen for as
sistant city physician. and Charles Tboud
for the office OF watchman at the city tool
house. The other names submitted were
repetitions of the first offerings. OF these
H. w. McVea and Robert N Wolfe were
confirmed and Andrew Rosewster Tom Lee
and John c. Lynch rejected. All confirmed
are democrats and all rejected are holdover
republicans.
Discussion over City Engineer.
A council majority made its decision
against City Engineer Rosewater emphatic
After seven votes-Bridges, Brucker. Elsas-
ser, Hansen. McGovern. Sheldon and John
son-had been registered against him,
Mayor Dshlman precipitated a sensational
scene by demanding information to why
the reflections had been made. Councimen
Brucker and Elsasser made statements, En-
gneer Rosewater replied at length and later
in the evening zlmmsn attempted to have
the rejection reconsidered. The council re-
fused by vote of I to .. Brucker and
| Funkhouser changed positions squarely.
The mayor asked for permission OF the
! door and received II. He said he had
sought for reasons why Mr.. Rosewater had
met with antagonism in the council, and
had failed to find them or to discover
single man who made accusations against
the honesty or competency OF the en-
gineer. He said he was in favor Of doing
business in the open, and he believed the
people and he had right to know why
the council took the attitude It had. He
was applauded.
Mr.. Brucker explained that his obJec-
tons lay in the fact that the engineer had
accepted and performed work outside the
city
The mayor stated that the engineer was
present and would answer any charges
made against him. but that so far as he
was concerned he did not propose to have
Mr.. Rosewater turned down on allegations
that he was a republican or incompetent.
Elnasser Asked to Explain.
The engineer said he preferred to hear
all the objections before beginning; that
he was aware false reports had been cir
culsted to injure him by men who had
attempted frauds upon the city, by agents
of interested corporations and persons
whose claims he had refused to approve
He called especially upon Councilman Ell
sasser, whom he said had made state
ments about him on the street.
Elsasser prefaced his statement by deny
ing the right OF the mayor or engineer or
anyone else to demand his reasons for
voting in a certain way. He charged the
engineer had subordinstes who did not
perform their duty properly, that street
cuts had been permitted to go without
proper attention, that the engineer had
accepted outside work, that the engineer
was responsible for faulty sewer plans and
construction, that he had sought to de-
prive the last democratic Board OF Public
Works of authority by making appoint
ments in advance and that the men in
the engineering department quit work at
8 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. ROsewater Replies.
Mr.. Rosewater admitted It was true he
had accepted invitations for consultation
on important works in other cities but
that any time lost to Omaha was more
= than made up by the night. Sunday and
holiday work he had put in at the city
hall and by the experience and information
gained. The sewers complained OF. he ex-
planned had not been under his direction
or control at all. The charge that his
subordinates did not perform their duties
properly he denounced false. He made
: severe charges against Hugh Murphy
whom. he said had done more to 'debauch
E city oYGhcials than any other single source
except the water company" He ascrlbed
~. l. a.
this paving contractor. The engineer de.
clsred that he had never let politics enter
his department and had never called upon
any employees under him for service OF any
kind at primary or regular elections. Al
least hve democrats had been retained by
him for fifteen years through republican
= administrations, he asstrted, this being evi.
e dence that he had endeavored to conduct
I the ONCE on a merit system.
EIsasser's ReiOinder.
= Elsasser denied he had seen Hugh
Murphy since before election. He ther
proceeded TO try 10 split hairs over som,
routine reports from the engineer and e
initiate the council in a new method o
doing business, but was promptly sauelchet
by Zmman, who was supported by thi
$ other councilmen in approving purely for
i NAL contracts and bonds for furnishinI
badly needed supplies for the asphalt re
r pair plant, the awards going to the loves
i bidders
e The council was crowded with a monde
o script throng, which crowded inside tn
5 council railing and every now and thei
e was so noisy that business had TO be sus
o pended while the president raped 10
n order. The president failed 70 maintain
: any semblance Of quiet. and the chambe
had the general appearance during mos
OF the session OF being in the hands o
a mob Frequently outsiders butted int
the proceedings and endeavored to al
n their views. Mr. johnson seemed power
less TO shut OF the gratuitous advice.
Councilman Brucker got through a Teso
luton instructing the health commissions
to have streets, alleys private yards an
p vacant lots cleaned up OF garbage an
* rubbish and to prevent future accumuls
he tions OF the kind. Authority was given [
n invoke the aid Of the police In sscurin
Of compliance with this order. A MONTH
m report on the subject is to be the rule
or the future
L The council accepted invitations fror
re the WoOdmen Of the World 10 attend the
m memorial services at the Boyd at o'cloc
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