Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-30
ORDINANCE COESOVER
Councilman YOuntsrman Offers Substitute
for the Kisrstsd BatsL
LATTER ARE PRONouNcED TO Be UNFAIR
National Humane Alliance oners 20
Erect a Drinking Fountain for
Animals Free of Cost 20
the City.

The city council at its meeting last night
evaded further discussion OF the new
water rate schedule for the present by
instructing the special committee, Of which
Councilman Wallace is chairman, to report
an ordinance embracing a schedule of
rates at the meeting next Monday night.
A motion to adjourn had been made by
Councilman Fleming. when one OF the
councimen suggested that something ought
to be done about the water works matter.
Councilman Wallace at once took the floor
and stated that as ne understood 1t the
matter was now out of the hands of the
special committee and was with the coun-
Gil at large. This, he said, he judged was
the situation from the action taken a.
the meeting last Wednesday night. The
other councilmen said he was mistaken
and that there had been no intent TO take
the matter out of the hands of the spe-
cial committee, and TO prove their state
ment they voted that the special commit
tee prepare a rate ordinance and submit
the same at the next regular meeting,
which is next Monday night.
While this discussion proceeding
Councilman Younkerman presented to City
Clerk Sapp, a document which he said
was an ordinance embracing a rate sched-
ule. which he wanted submitted to the
council. Mr.. Younkerman declined to
state from what source the ordinance
emanated but in answer to a question
from Mayor Macrae said II was not from
the special water works committee, of
which he is a member. 1t was accordingly
concluded that the ordinance was drafted
by or at the instance of the councilman
stalled any action looking towards the
Younkerman ordinance reaching the coun-
ell last night by insisting that it should
properly be referred to the special oom-
mittee and there it went without dis
cussion.
YOunkerman IL Bitter.
The only information vouchsafed by Mr.
! Younkerman was that the ordinance con-
tanned practically the same rates as those
! embraced in the ordinance passed in Febru-
! airy of last year except that the hydrant
! rental had been raised from S45 to $50. The
| ordinance to which Mr. Younkerman re-
! ferred did not provide for minimum rate.
In presenting his ordinance to the city
! clerk Mr.. Younkerman took occasion to de-
| clare that 1t was offered as a substitute
| for the unfair, unreasonable and unlaw-
} fur ordinance prepared by W. Klersted,
/ the expert engineer employed by the city to
assist the special committee in preparing
a schedule OF rates and which certain MEM
bers of this committee now wish to dis
own or discredt.
L. M. Seaver secretary and treasurer of
the National Humane alliance, of New
York City made a proposition to install
drinking fountain for the accommodate ton
OF horses free Of expense TO the city beyond
that of keeping II in repair and supplied
with water. The fountain is to be erected
at the intersection OF Broadway and Fourth
street suggestion was made that It be
lighted at night, but Councilman Smith
interposed an objection on the grounds that
electric lights in the summer months at
tract millions of bugs which would dror
into the water and make It undrinkable
The whole matter was referred to a special
committed with Councilman Wallace chair.
man. The alliance is placing the fountain
In this city out of courtesy to General G.
M. Dodge and will be something that will
be much appreciated.
Sugar Men object to Taxes.
The question Of not assessing for city
taxes sugar stored in this city while II
transit was discussed at length, and finally
referred TO the city solicitor for a writ
; ten opinion. County Attorney Hess an
pearing for certain warehouse owners, pre-
sented his side Of the case to the council
He stated that sugar in transit, like othe
goods, was not liable to assessment, bu
the only reason the council was asked t,
adopt the resolution was to assure the ship
pers that they would not be annoyed fl
. this respect The owners Of warehouses il
this city, Mr.. Hess said, were trying L
compete with those in Des Moines, where
similar resolution had been adopted by tn
city council.
The Danish Lutheran church was Rrante
permission to use a portion OF the stree
on Avenue A, near Ninth street, on whicl
TO erect a building TO entertain the dele
gates to the national convention of tn
Danish Lutheran church, to be held in thi
city in June. Between 100 and !, 500 Wis
itors are expected and the local churc
committee, failing TO procure a buildin
large enough In which to feed and enter
tain them, has decided to erect a temporar
frame structure near the church.
!. vote OF thanks was extended TO cit
] Auditor McAneney for his comprehensive
and exhaustive annual report and the sus
gestions and recommendations containe
therein. The latter will be considered, a
the suggestion OF Mayor Macrae. at late
date.
3 j. Jensen was granted a permit TO cor
. duct saloon at 600 Sixteenth avenue
4 The city council will meet in special ses
9 sion Friday evening to open bids for tn
; curbing ordered on the streets TO be place
: this year.
q The annual report Of the park commi,
sioners was received and placed on file
r. A. spenceP.