Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-24
NOT AIMED At BERGMAN
Jackson Ordinance Merely a Cura.
tive Measure, Says Burnam.
BUT HE WILL DRAW NEW ONE
City Attorney Contemplate submits
sion Of Revised Bill, So a. to
PreeIude Possibility of
Doubt,

City Attorney Buruam is authority for
the statement that the ordinance intro
duced in the council meeting Tuesday night
by Councilman Alma Jackson relating to
a new park board. repeating one section
OF the present ordinance. vas not intended
as a means Of putting the skids' under
Ed +. ~BerrymaR. president Of the board.
but was merely a perfunetory measure 10
place the ordinance In conformity with
the recent ruling OF the supreme court.
The city attorney " incensed over the
Interpretation placed on the ordinance by
the world-Herald and says there is Moth
Ing in the measure TO warrant that paper
or any politician In asserting that the mes-
sure was aimed at President Bergman.
who is at present in IN favor with the
Jimocrats, Mayor Dahlmsn's political club,
The old ordinance governing the Park
board says the commissioners shall be ap-
pointed as required by the act incorporst-
ms metropolitan cities " said City At
torney Burnsm. This act provides for
their appointment by the district Judges.
The supreme court now rules that they
shall he appointed by the mayor. II was
necessary. therefore, that the ordinance
should conform with the supreme courts
ruling and therefore this ordinance was in
trodueed by Mr.. Jackson. / drew It up and
asked Mr.. Jackson 10 introduce It. II was
never intended as a slam at Mr. Bergman
and there is nothing in II 20 warrant the
World Herald's construction"
Text of Bin.
The ordinance introduced by Mr.. jackson.
which was intended to repeal the present
measure, is as follows;
There shall be a board Of park commits
sioners of the city OF Omaha, which shall
be composed OF five members who shall
be resident free holders of such city and
who shall be appointed by the mayor sub
iect to the confirmation and approval OF
the city council OF said city and in ac-
cordance with the designation OF the mayor,
one Of said members for a term ending
the second Tuesday OF May, 1899, and the
other members for terms ending respec-
lively on the first. second, third and fourth
years thereafter. and Il shall be the duty
Of said mayor thereafter to appoint, sub
ject to the approval and confirmation of
the city council, one member OF said board
in April OF each year. the member so APP
pointed to be for the term OF five years
from the second Tuesday OF May following
his appointment.
Since the mlsconstruction has been placed
on the ordinance, the city attorney has de-
cided to draft an entire new measure that
can in no way be c~ontroverted. This new
ordinance will specify for the appointment
Of park commissioners to terms beginning
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two, three. four and five years. There will
be a clause in it specifying that the ordi-
nance shall in no way be construed as at
fecting the present membership of the
board. Mr.. Burnam will ask that the or
dinance introduced Tuesday night by Mr..
Jackson be placed on file and that the new
one which he is now engaged in drawing
up be passed In its stead
n.rerunan a. rhar
President Bergman was present at the
council meeting Tuesday night, but says
he did not understand the jackson ordi-
nance when il was introduced and did not
know whether 1t was intended as a roller
coaster for his especial benefit or not. Ho
saw the city attorney Wednesday, how
ever. and was assured that his under
pinning had not been injured in the least.
When Mr.. Bergman was asked Wednes-
day II he intends TO resign from the Park
board he replied:
mo one has asked me 10 resign
He was then reminded that the Dahlman
Democracy last Friday evening demanded
his scalp, but he merely laughed and
asked the reporter not to quote him and
to be on the safe side refused TO say any
thing