Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
CRIBS ARE TO- REMAIN CLOSED
Fire and Ponce Commissioner Serve
Notice on Owners of
Buildings.

Owners OF certain property in the pro-
scribed district OF the Third ward were
given warning Monday evening at the
regular meeting Of the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners, which does not in
tend to retreat from the stand 1t has taken
against the social evil. A resolution in
troduced by Commissioner Page, reciting
the fact that some OF the cribs and ar
cades have been reopened and that the
police department will strictly enforce the
prohibiting order, was unanimously
adopted, Acting Mayor Johnson and Com
missioners Kennedy and Page being pres
emit. 1t is understood that property owners
in the burnt" district are contemplating
certain changes in their property in an
attempt to conform to the letter of the
law. but the board intends to have the
order enforced to its fullest extent.
Monday evening the case Of Fireman
William p Marrow, who recently had
charges filed against him for being late to
roll call, was laid over till the next meet
ing of the board. Charges against Fireman
f. s.. lecture for being absent from roll
call were dismissed. A Sn fine was i'm
posed upon Fireman Harry Gavin for being
absent from duty without leave, the board
wishing to put a stop to carelessness Of
this kind. Fireman Joseph Flynn was con-
firmed as a regular member of the force,
as he had completed sixty days of duty on
trial.
Five hundred and ten feet OF condemned
fire hose has been sold to the city street
cleaning department for use in the flushing
of the downtown streets and Sl53 will be
| transferred from the street cleaning funds
to the fire fund as compensation for the
hose.
For conduct u~nbecoming an officer while
off duty, Patrolman H. w. Sawyer was
fined IS and will suffer the loss of his
pay for the time he has been suspended,
pending the action Of the board on his
case.
Charges against Patrolman L. A. Smith
which were referred several weeks ago
were withdrawn by Charles Mitchell, who
filed them.
Next Monday evening the board will have
an open hearing OF the cases OF Emergency
Officers Morgan and Reiglemsn. who have
made many arrests OF Automobiles fol
speeding. In a letter to the comm ssioners
]. B.. Redfiold. who was arrested severa
weeks ago for interfering with the officers
AYERS that they exceeded their authority
but the officers assert they only made the
arrest in the performance Of their duty.
The following ieayes of absence were
granted; Engineer r. L. Smith of FIR,
company No. l, thirty days without pay
Fireman William p. Marrow. fourteen days
without pay; Patrolman Samuel Morris. ter
days annual leave and five days without
pay; Police Sergeant Thomas Hayes, thirty
days without pay on account Of his wife''
sickness.
The bonds Of the fifteen newly appointed
policemen were approved by the board, and
the usual bills and acquisitions were al
lowed.
Several bills from the water company
which threatens to turn off the water sup.
ply OF the two departments II the bills are
not paid, were referred to the finance com
mittee of the board. as the city's water
bills are not being paid pending the ntiga.
ton over the matter.
The following warrants against the Fire,
mems Relief association were allowed: w
H. Clark, $40; z. L. Anderson. S12; J. r
Van Wagaener. Sal; Beady CaWger. az
w. p Marrow, S24; A. r. Harvey. $3.50.
A a license board no business was trans
acted further than the approval OF the
minutes and the postpoEement Of the case
OF Theodore Johnson for rehearing. the alb.
sence OF Mayor Dahlman and Commission.
ers coweil and Giier making the post.
ponemeng advisable