Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-13
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Telephone Ordinance Placed on File BY
Committee, Report
WORK MAY BE DONE ALL OVER AGAIN
Committee Finds Proposals. Unaccept-
able for n Number of Reasons
and Report IL Adopted
without COMMENT.

At the council meeting Tuesday evening
the recommendation Of Members Sheldon
and johnson of the telephone committee
that the Gate City and Home companies
telephone ordinances. introduced several
weeks ago. be filed. was adopted without
any comment. That settled the telephone
question 30 far as these ordinances are
concerned Upon consideration Of the or
dinances the telephone COMMITTEES was ir-
revocably opposed to granting the Home
company a thirty-ive year franchise, and
was not assured that the Gate City COM
pany would expend more than the stipu-
lated 100000 IL granted a franchise. Other
objections of minor character were
brought to light by the committee, which
explained after the meeting that both or
dinances were faulty and liable to litiga-
ton IL passed 1t IL understood that pro-
moters OF both companies will prepare
new ordinances for introduction at an early
date.
1t also reached the ears Of the telephone
committee that a promoter of one OF the
companies had made oyertures to repre-
sentatives Of the other company to sell out
the franchise If received.
DanieIs-Lee Matter Up.
The city prosecutorship matter came up
In the form of two communications from
Mayor Dahinian. The first was reference
to the failure of the council to elect a city
prosecutor at its last regular meeting and
contained the name of Louis J. Piatu as
the mayors appointee. The second COM
munication was the appointment of Mr..
Patti subject to- the councils confirma-
ton. Upon the reading of these COM
munications Councilman Funkhouser Inn
mediately moved that the communications
be placed on hle as there was no vacancy
in the city prosecutors ONCE. That motion
carried with nine Affirmative votes. Elsasser
and Jackson voting nay.
City Prosecutor Daniels bond was APP
proved. Mr.. Daniel qualified yesterday aft
ernoon before Judge Sutton and said he
would make a demand for his ONCE In the
police court this morning.
Hope for the Hobo.
Councilman Bedford introduced an or
dinance for the establishment of rock
pile at such place and time as may be
decided on by the council. The ordinance
received its first and second reading and
was referred to the committee of the whole
for further consideration. MIR. Bedford &
idea is to work prisoners sentenced in the
police court and allow the prisoners 81 per
day to apply on fines or sentences. II
provides that failure to work shall subject
the prisoners to solitary confinement and
a diet of bread and water until such time
as the prisoners become reconciled to the
rock pile idea, no allowance being given
while the prisoners are kept In solitary
durance.
To Move Hers Building.
A resolution, ordering the street commits
| sioner TO cause the removal Of building
being erected by Peter E. Her. near Sec
ond street and woolworth avenue, was
referred to the committee on street i'm
provements. A communication from the
city attorney explained that the ordinance
passed by the council in June. permitting
Mr.. Her to erect the building in the street
was out of order. as no ordinance could be
found vacating the street and further ex-
planning that a warranty deed given by the
Late Frank e. Moores to Mr.. Tier, January
IL Of this year, would not hold. The mat
ter first came up through complaint from
Rasmus Peterson. who complained that
the building being erected interfered with
trafic in that section OF the city.
Railroads File n Protest.
communication. signed jointly by A. l..
Mohler for the Union Pacific, and George
company, was read and referred to the
committee on railways and viaducts. The
communication was a protest against al
legged unskillful changes made in viaduct
on Vinton street. near Southwest boulevard,
the changes said to have been made by the
Omaha Grain terminals. The protestants
declared the changes made rendered the
structure unsafe
Health Commissioner Conneil called At
tention to the fact that the Emergency hos
pital was struck by lightning yesterday
afternoon and chimney damaged and a
hole made in the roof The committee on
buildings and property will look into the
matter
J. J. Mahoney. clerk OF the police court.
reported that during August he collected
fines amounting to s541. and costs, 1850.
Inspector of Weights and Measures Pegg,
reported that last month he condemned
eleven measures, four scales and seven
weights.
Mayor Dahiman's 81 gas ordinance was
not introduced.