Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-06
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
New Street Car Transfer 0rdinsnos Passed
with One Dissenting Vote,
DUPLICATE OF The zMHAN MEASURE
Elsnsser Resolution for Taking
Money from General Fund for
PavinR Repairs f. voted
Down.

The new street car transfer ordinance
was passed Tuesday evening by the coun-
Gill; Councilman Davis being the only one
to vote against the measure. He changed
his vote from aye to nay before the roll
had been called through. The ordinance
will be sent to the mayor for signature
in the usual way and will become a law
thirty days after passage. This ordinance
was introduced by Councilman Johnson and
is a copy Of one offered by Councilman
zimman a month ago. 1t provides for the
issuance OF transfers at all points to en-
able passengers to ride from starting point
to destination by the most direct and con-
venient route for one fare. with the stipu-
laton that the street car company may
be protected against round trips for one
, fare.
Yesterday afternoon the street car on
Gals stated It would be a poser to devise
system OF transfers In accordance with
the new ordinance and to protect the COM
pany in the matter of round trips for one
fare, unless passengers are required to ask
for transfers at the time fare is paid This
passage Of this ordinance was an occasion
Of relief for the councimen, who declared
the transfer situation had been nightmare
to them since the passage OF the existing
transfer ordinance last August
Paving Repairs Defeated.
Councilman Elsasser offered a resolution
to take $1,000 out Of the general fund and
apply on pavement repairs the mayor hav-
! ing agreed to sign such a concurrent reso-
luton, the city attorneys opinion to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The resolution
was lost by a vote Of to 4, Councilman
| Bridges Elsasser, jackson and Zimman
voting for It. A week ago the city attorney
advised the council that each member
would be liable under his bond If money
be taken from the general fund for repair
! ing pavements, which act would be in di-
rect violation of the city charter. Mayor
| Dahlman sent a communication on the sub
| ject to the council last evening, In which
i missive he declared he was ready to act
In the matter regardless of what the city
attorney said on the subject.
The mayors communication on the mat
tiers Of rock pile, market house, hospital
| for contagious diseases and 81 gas was
placed on file without comment In that
/ letter the mayor said: you gentlemen
have done nothing to redeem your pledges
regarding 81 gas. The people are still pay
| ing the freight" The mayor said he had
made personal Investigations and thought
! the hospital for contagious diseases was a
public necessity in Omaha
|
OF the expenses entailed by the recent cleo
ton was read the first and second times.
| The ordinance showed total Of 4756 and
covered pay Of special police. clerks and
judges and printing. Comptroller Lobeck
advised that police, clerks and judges could
secure their warrants December 10.
Street Car Fare Ordinance Lost.
The railway committee report recon-
mending that the ordinance providing
for twenty-five street car tickets for 81
be not passed was offered and adopted by
the same vote with which the measure was
lost in the committee Of the whole yester-
day.
1t was resolved to establish arc lamps
at Twenty-ninth and Maple. and Twenty
eighth and Blonde streets and a gas lamp
at Twenty seventh and Yates streets.
The Omaha Federation of Improvement
Clubs urged the council to consider Coun-
Gilman Bridges gas tank ordnance now in
the hands Of the lighting committee
City's Financial Statement.
Comptroller Lobeck offered the following
/ etc