Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-29
GAS BILLS TO HAVE FLOON
Several by Funkhoussr Will Be Considered
Saturday Night
LAST COUNCIL MEETING THIS YEAR
Aside from Those Ordinances Now
Drawn, FunLhoGser COntem-
plates One for Gas at Dol
lar Per Thousand.

Several matters Of Importance are on the
docket for the city councils last meeting
Of the year. which will be held Saturday
evening, postponed from Tuesday.
Councilman Funkhouser will bring in his
gas commissioner ordinances, one provid-
ing in technical terms for the inspection Of
Illuminating and heating gas In Omaha and
defining the duties and authority Of the
gas commissioner. This ordinance has been
referred to In detail before. The ordinance
will be read first and second times Satur-
day evening and referred in the usual man
ner. Inasmuch as there is a general dis
position among the councilmen to redeem
their gas plank in the platform. the indi-
cations are at this time the Funkhouser
ordinance will receive strong support in
the council chamber. several councilmen
already having expressed themselves on
the matter.
Adjunct to First Bill.
Mr.. Funkhouser's other gas ordinance Is
one defining the qualifications required Of
the incumbent who shall fill the office of
gas commissioner. This ordinance is merely
a necessary adjunct to the other one. The
Office will be appolntive, the mayor making
the appointment and the council confirming
or rejecting such appointment. Charles F.
Crowley, at present city chemist, is spoken
Of for the place, the idea being to have
him make examinations for the city health
department in connection with the work Of
gas commissioner. Mayor Dahlman has not
yet lntimated whom he would name for
the office should the ordinance pass.
Councilman Funkhouser, who is chair
man OF the lighting committee, will have
still another ordinance up Saturday even
iyin bn off 10 N
full control over the city gas and electric
lamps. This ordinance provides that the
electrician shall have under his sole super
vision meters on all the circuits through
which pass the currents for the city arc
lamps, so that the matter of "outage" may
be In the hands of city official instead of
the electric light company, as at present.
Move for Dollar Gas.
Mr.. Funkhouser's next move, he says,
will be to have the city legal department
get up an ordinance to condemn the gas
plant and appoint appraisers under city
charter provisions This move is to get
gas for 81 or less, the lighting committee
believing the Omaha Gas company will
OFFER gas at that rate when they get a
copy of this ordinance
Cooley Brucker will introduce his auc.
tioneer ordinance. This measure is in
tended to put auctioneers under $1,000 bono
and make them criminally and civilly liza.
BILE for misrepresentation. According Il
this ordinance auctioneers will have t.
''cry in loud voice" just what kind o.
metal is contained in any piece OF metal
ware offered at auction. The Bruckei
grade crossing ordinance is ready for in
PRODUCTION, but lacks a complete list o.
grades needing such protection watch
men. gongs or lights. Mr.. Brucker hal
been tramping along the tracks for twt
weeks and has the list almost finished
He now has about twenty crossings lined
up and expects to have the ordinance VI
| at next weeks meeting.
Mayor Dahlman expected to have his an.
| nual message and summary ready for Sat