Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-25
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Trsnsacts Large Amount Of
Routine Business
CITY REPOSITORIES ARE DESIGNATED
clerk InauGarates = New system Of
Paying Laborers Employed by
the City-GeneraI Fund
Running Low.


to busy itself last night A. l. BeruuIst's
resignation as a contractor for the supply
ing OF coal to the city FIRE department was
received and referred to the committee on
fire and water. Mr.. Berquist gave as his
reason for giving up the contract that he
being city oficial had been Informed that
he had no right to enter such contract.
His bid was the lowest offered.
In lieu OF the order OF the old council
providing for the adoption of the city
engineers estimate for the grading OF
Twenty-second street from to streets,
which was vetoed by. Mayor Hector, the
council passed on the estimates offered by
Mr.. Rohrbough. The estimate OF the grad
ing amounted to $500. He simply verified
the assistants original figures.
petition for a sewer in the alley be-
tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-nfth
streets, running from L to X streets, was
received
A communication was received from the
westside Albright Improvement club ask
ing for several electric lights, which were
ordered. at Twenty-Hfth and Polk streets,
at Twenty-frst and Madison streets and at
Thirty ninth and streets. 1t also asked
for sidewalks on Madison and Twenty-frst
streets A bridge was asked for at Twenty
l
ordinances drawn providing temporary
walks on the streets named.
| David Brown was allowed to settle his
tax account by paying the principal, 1881.
the interest amounting TO %4.S5, being
cancelled. He is to pay the costs Of the
litigation.
On the claim OF Thomas McCullom, who
was injured on N street during an icy
| time last February, the city attorney
recommended that his plea for damages
| be not considered, since the conditions sur
rounding the accident we're such as to re-
lieve the city from obligation.
A warrant on the interest fund for s6,2oSSO
was ordered to reimburse interest and
obligations due in New York on May /.
City DepOsitOries Nance.
| The council named the three national
banks OF the city as regular deptsitories OF
city funds. Incorporated in this order they
| are required to furnish a bond for the
same SUFFICIENT to cover all losses. The
interest to be paid will be fixed by the
treasurer in the customary way
The judiciary committee reported favor
able to the passage of the ordinances for
! the extension of N street to Thirteenth
! Also providing for improvement bonds for
the curbing and guttering Of Twenty-third
street.
An ordinance granting to John Hinr1ch-
sen the right to lay mineral water pipes
in the streets was given its first reading.
A similar ordinance was vetoed by the
MAYOR on the ground that It was too broad.
The present ordinance restricts the pipes
| to certain named streets.
An ordinance regulating the house-mov-
industry was introduced. House movers
are to pay a license of $50 and there are
! to be numerous restrictions as to their
business No house can be moved unless
II is worth at least fifty per cent of the
cost of a new building of like dimensions.
Lambert g. Winters were retained as
counsel in the unfinished cases of Mr.. Lam
bert's term.
All bids were rejected for the patrol
wagon and the chiefs buggy on the ground
that the specifications offered were too
heavy. lighter wagon is desired
The city clerk was allowed to hire tenn
porarily additional help.
The Street Railway company was ordered
to take up the unused tracks within the
city limits within thirty days.
Joseph Blaha was appointed city pound
master
Payment of City LabOrers.
The city clerk proposed TO inaugurate a
larly employed on the street force in ac-
cordance with the city charter. This re-
quires that the department or board EN-
ploylng these laborers shall issue time
checks to the labOrers at the end OF eacf
week These time checks shall be payable
by the city treasurer when countersigneC
by the clerk or his deputy and verified by
the laborer himself In the manner pre-
scribed by law. These time checks shall
be issued to the laborers through the de
: partment or board hiring them, after tina
! the board shall have filed with the elerl
! verified list OF the checks and thei
amounts for that week The checks arr
issued by the clerk. At the end of eacl
month the clerk shall make up a pay rol
! of these lists and a warrant from thu
, proper fund shall be drawn TO reimburs
the treasurer for the money paid out durini
: the month. This provision OF the charte
has never been put in practice before. bu
owing to the large force of men to be EN-
ployed this season and to conform a
nearly as possible to the provision OF tn
: charter the clerk will Insist on the system
as provided.
Freight Car Robbed.
Another boxcar burglary was reporte
yesterday. II occurred on the Burlingto
! tracks during daylight in the vicinity OF tn
Omaha Cooperage companys plant. Tn
car contained a lot of household good,
The most valuable things were rihed. Sew
eral trunks we're broken open. The propert
> belonged 10 emigrants en- route through IN
a state and their names are not know
!, here AS yet the Burlington specials an
r the police OF the city have been unable I
a make arrests in the case. The police hay
= a clue or two and hope to land the partie
. soon.
% General Fund Running Low.
1t has been found that the general fun
OF the city is growing short to carry II
city over to the beginning of the nel
j. year. In fact there is scarcely more tina
: $3.50 In the fund. This fund will be draW
= on ordinarily at the rate OF above $40
e per month, and there is still four month
y to run. This estimate is based on Il
d cost OF running the city for the last foI
4 months. The clerk yesterday submitted q
q itemized statement OF the expenses Of Il
y last four months by which IL was show
| that tho cost 70 aba ganaraI fund