Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-11

piled zimman but I intend to stand for |
my rights and to obtain them. You are
no more boss than I am. and shall insist
upon that motion being put"
1T will not be put" yelled the presiding
oficer
Il ask FOR an appeal from the decision ~
the chair, said Funkhouser instantly an1
several seconds followed his move. Eiasser
then backed up precipitately and let the
council vote on the proposition to table the
document. This eight out Of tho eleven
members present did without delay.
Force for Fink.
Sensation No. 2 was pulled on by the
adoption Of a resolution, written on the
spur q the moment by the city attorney,
ordering the superintendent OF the city hall
TO prevent City and County Treasurer Fink
from removing any OF the municipal money
books, records or effects from the hall 20
the court house. Mr. Fink served written
notice that he intended to move the city
treasurers office and effects TO the court
house today in order TO bring about In
reality the consolidation Of the city and
county treasury departments order by the
charter. AS the council had failed to pro-
vide him with suitable quarters in the city
Nall for the merged treasury. after wait
us ltf HloUAuHf tue bUltldt NOusaNtItu ~
time TO extend to the public the conven-
fences and economy Il asked for and eN-
pected. His proclamation stirred up the
desire Of oratory and several eouncilmen
spoke long and loudly against permitting
Mr.. Fink TO leave the city hail. but pro-
posing no plans to give him proper quar-
ters. The city attorney said the law gave
the mayor and council control over It's
books. records, furniture, etc, and general
direction of the treasurer and that It could
prevent the removal IL it saw it. He coun-
seled use Of the police force IL necessary
and by implication even calling in the mil-
tia or United States troops II Mr.. Finks
clerks and stenographers seemed too much
for Chief Donahue's men to handle. There
fore. the resolution and it's introduction by
johnson and adoption by the majority.
Reform in Checking Accounts.
Following the expose by The Bee Of the
inefficient auditing methods employed by
the comptroller's Office toward the police
court and other branches OF the city gov
eminent Mayor DahIman and Comptroller
Lobeck sent in urgent pleas for reform
| The mayor said the facts disclosed in the
police court up TO date showed that a
check Of the police court records for a num-
her Of years past be undertaken and this
/
| check in this and other departments. He
remarked, too. that the plumbing inspector
| had told him he needed an assistant and
he asked the council TO investigate and
consider. The communication was referred
to the judiciary committee.
| Comptroller Dobeck seeks to hold the or
dinances responsible for the lax methods
in vogue. His letter reads:
Knowing that in several departments of
| the city there should be more complete
| checking system than can be devised under
! ordinances now in force and believing that
| your honorable body is In perfect sym
Psihy th h securing the best plans to OBJ
| moneys paid to the various officials, there
fore | would respectfully request that you
authorize conference to be held by
the mayor. the finance committee, the city
attorney and the city comptroller at an
early date, so that certain ordinances may
qulremcnts of the city and it's finances.
Therefore, II this meets with your ap-
proval that such conference be held. would
ask that the resolution herewith trans
| mitted be adopted.
Both the letter and a resolution ordering
a conference OF the mayor. finance COM
mittce, city attorney and comptroller to
invent reforms were referred to the gen.
eral committee.
Gas without Inspection.
The council voted against sustaining the
mayors veto TO the ordinance abolishine
the office of gas inspector. jackson and
Zimman voting TO uphold him. This means
that the job does net exist today The
mayor said he would not approve the or
dinance because Omaha needs a gas In
spector and the measure did not transfer
the duties of the ONCE to anyone else.
Tom F. Lees name was again submitted
for city prosecutor and again rejected.
gone on a business trip to Montana. II,
was formally excused from the session.
Paving bids were received as follows:
District ssi-Twenty-fourth street, from
LeaVenworth to Vinton Zone OF the larges
Jobs of the year,: Barber Asphalt Paving
company GIoP y % asphalt gaS sl'6H canning
phait $50. brick S2iS: National construc
ton company any brick brick block. n.slh.
Dodge to Burt: Barber company, asphalt
Sissy; Hugh Murphy asphalt $40; bricl
wappIch on Paving.
w. r. Wappich, for himself and eigh
unnamed "others" sent in letter saying
the asphalt paving on Webster street from
Nineteenth to Twenty-second was in yer!
bad shape. owing to damage by water. HI
said the present condition was due to I'm
competent repairs made last year anc
urged repairs be made now before the en-
tire resurfacing Of the street becomes nee
essary.
, Health Commissioner Connen had a reso
luton put in seeking to authorize fou
additional sanitary inspectors for his de
partment for one month at SIS each Il
4 servie Notices on people to cut weeds. l
was referred to>the general committee.
street DaI<irs 90 BE Abolished.
} Council zimman's promised ordinance T.
forbid all kinds OF street fakirs and ven
ders OF nondescript wares use OF tn
streets or alleys made it's appearance. ]
would prohibit the selling or Offering 10
sale or vending from house to house a.
compounds. patent medicine. jewelry. novel
ties. patent articles, etc, and the EXHIBIT
ton on the thorOughfares OF any appliances
| g, -,