Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-22
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Thirty Street Car Rides for a Pollar for
Children Attending School
ONLY ONE VOTE AGAINST IT IN COUNCIL
Mayors Veto COncerninE Demand on
Lee Grier Held 60 he Too late 90
He Elective, and clerk Ordered
to Ask for the Money.

The city council Tuesday night passed an
ordinance compelling all street car COM
panies operating in Omaha to sell to school
children thirty street car tickets for 81,
the tickets 70 be honored between the hours
Of and . a. m. and and p. m. No age
limit Is placed on those who may use such
tickets, but It is stipulated that purchasers
shall present a certificate of school at
tendance when buying the tickets. Council
man Davis cast the only dissenting vote,
he taking the stand that the ordinance was
Class legislation.
When brought up for final reading the
ordinance creating the Office OF meat, hotel
and restaurant Inspector was lost Lack OF
funds with which to maintain such an
ofice was the chief objection raised at this
time.
Councilman Bridges introduced another
ordinance prohibiting the erection Of gas
tanks or receptacles or changes in those
existing within a territory taking in almost
the entire city. This ordinance was re-
ferred to the committee on lighting Mr..
Bridges last ordinance on the same sub
ject was lost in the general committee
The present contention centers at Twentieth
and Center streets, where the Omaha Gas
company has two large gas tanks and is
seeking to erect third.
An ordinance increasing the salary Of
three elevator conductors and four janltors
in the city hall from $50 to $50 per month
was up for first and second readings. It
was referred TO the committee of the whole
Mayor Too slow.
\ concurrent resolution regarding tho
Lee Grier alleged shortage was brought
up. the document having been returned
from the mayors office without that Of
ficers signature. In view of the fact that
the mayor retained the resolution longer
than forty-eight hours without either sign
ing or returning it unsigned. the resolution
was declared valid and effective by de-
fault on the mayors part. The city clerk
will now make formal demand on Mr.
Gricr and the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty company for the amount Of
$S,173.SS, the amount Of alleged shortage
The mayors appointment of John Quinn
70 succeed Jack Donahue as engineer at
the city Jail was confirmed. Mr.. Donahue
has resigned.
City Attorney Burnam advised the coun-
ell that that body had the right to order
railroads to place and maintain lights at
ell crossings within the city limits. This
matter was brought up at the time OF a
train on South Thirteenth street.
The council adopted a concurrent reso-
luton instructing the comptroller and
treasurer TO retain s2.5oe of the $1,000
deposited October 20, by the Heim-POl-
lock- Parmele Telephone company TO de-
fray election expenses,
p. T. Her. Rome Miller and Elizabeth
Kountze presented protests against the
sale of a triangular strip of land at Nine
teenth and Jackson streets, the protes-
tants stating that the land was bought
by the city twenty years ago for the
purpose of opening Jackson street through
to st. Mary's avenue. L'.'
Hydrant ordered Moved
a resolution Orderlng the city engineer
to change hydrant from Eighth street,
between Farnam and Douglas, to Farnam.
between Eighth and Ninth, was adopted
after some discussion as to whether the
council had the right to order such change
in view of pending litigation over the
waterworks system, Councilman Ell
sasser contended that eight councilmen
could change any hydrant, any time and
to any place they wished. 1t was ex-
planned that the water company had re-
fused TO make the change without an
order from the Water board and that the
Water board had refused to take any
hand in the matter.
The Druid Hill Improvement club ten
dered a list of defective sidewalks in
Druid Hill.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
directing that an architect be selected
TO draw plans for the new fire engine
house 20 be located on Lake street be.
tween Twentieth and Twenty-irst.
The council adjourned to Thursday
afternoon at o'clock, that estimates for
public improvements may be received and
passed on in time for consideration az
the next session OF the Board of Equall-
cation.
Comptroller Reports on Finances.
Comptroller Lobeck offered the following
financial report: