Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
zimmsn Fsrcss Fight on Street Railway
Fare Ordinances.
SECURES PROMISE OF CONSIDERATION
Committee Accused OF PiEeOnholinE
Documents Agrees TO his IN
the Matter by Next
Monday.

At Tuesday evenings session Of the coun-
ell Harry b. zlmmsn. the lone republican
member OF that body. stirred up his con-
ferees I'm the matter OF three pending street
car ordinances, these providing for thirty
tickets for 81 for school children, six tickets
for % cents and transfers at any point
with the exception that passengers may not
receive transfers enabling them to mako
a roundtrip for one fare. The discussion
wUxed warm for several minutes Mr.
Himman charged the committee on rail-
ways with pigeon-holing communications
referred 70 them instead OF bringing them
up for consideration within the thirty days
provided by law.
III these ordinances will be brought up
at the meeting OF the general committee
next Monday afternoon l will not insist
upon consideration this evening" said
Mr.. zmman. Chairman BruclSer OF the
committee on railways agreed to bring
the ordinances up next Monday afternoon
and President johnson declared zimmans
point well taken.
Zimman Asks Hearing.
Mr. Zimman insisted that the street rail-
way propositions now pending be given
fair and square hearing. Il am reliably
Informed that even the street railway COM
pany condemns the present transfer ordi-
nance and insist these ordinances be
brought up" added Councilman Zimman.
Continuing he said Il invite to the coun-
ell chamber next Monday afternoon repre-
sentatives OF the street railway company
and citizens in general, that these matters
may be discussed on their merits. But II
has been demonstrated that the street
railway officials will not appear in this
council chamber openly and above board.
There are more people today complaining
OF the present transfer ordinance than ever
before In the history OF the city"
Mr.. Zimman quoted statistics from other
cities 70 show that Omaha is holding the
sack so far as receiving its dues from the
local company, which, he declared, would
not give proper transfers, repair necessary
pavements nor pay for the use of viaducts
Mr.. Zimman deemed these things Of para
mount Importance to the citizens Of Omaha
and said they should receive proper con-
sideration at the hands Of the councilmen.
Councilman Elsasser rose to exclaim that
the recent transfer ordinance was the best
piece Of legislation ever passed by any city
council In the whole world since the time
Adam and Eve played In the garden.
Demand for Grier to Settle.
The council adopted a concurrent resolu-
ton. introduced by Councilman Funk
houser. directing the mayor to make de-
mand forthwith on Lee Grier, former clerk
Of the police court, for the sum of S3,44s
amount Of alleged shortage referred to by
Comptroller Lobeck in his report handed
the mayor October s.
In line with the Gilchrist-Lobeck con-
troversy over the checking OF city Offices
Councilman F'unkhouser offered a concur
rent resolution ordering the surety COM
panies to check up the city comptroller
q nd frao e.
| the sufficiency of the systems of bookkeep-
ing now in vogue in those offices, the ex-
pense of such checking to be borne by the
surety companies. The resolution was
adopted.
Defective Sidewalks a. ssa..'a
Three more reports were received by the
council last evening from citizens COM
planning Of defective sidewalks The mat
ter OF sidewalks was discussed Monday
afternoon at the general committee meeting
and the result of that discussion was the
introduction las evening Of a resolution di-
recting the street commissioner to proceed
to repair such sidewalks as the city en-
gineer shall specify; the cost of such work
to be taken from the street commissioners
fund as the sidewalk fund has been ex-
hausted for this year.
L. E. Wettling. whose system Of account
ing was adopted in the city cemptroller's
| office, sent the council lengthy communi-
cation, the gist of which was that he ex-
amined the comptrollers accounts a few
| days ago and found that everything was
being done that could be by the comptroller
to guard the citys interests. but recon-
mended, that the bonding companies make
a check to satisfy all concerned. The let
| ter was filed.
Claims from the Omaha Safe Deposit ana