Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-25
WILL SUBMIT BOND QUESTION
County Board Takes First Step
Toward Special Election.
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL NEEDED
All Bids for Repairs 60 Present jail
Rejected ana County Attorney
Ordered to Draw = Resolution
for submissiOn to People.

The first decisive step toward the sub.
mission Of the court house bond PROPOSE.
tion TO the voters Of the county was
taken at the meeting OF the county board
held Monday afternoon, when a resolu-
tion offered by Solomon, was passed dI-
recting the county attorney to draw UP
suitable resolution for the submission
of the question: ---
The old tfactioRaI division appeared ia
the vote on Solomon's resolution. Solo,
mon, Ure ard Kennard voted for it and
Bruning end Trainor asked to be excused
from. voting at all. In explanation they
said they wanted time to look Il over.
Bruning asked that It be held until a
fnt0-e meeting of-the board, but Chair
man Kennard ruled against him Both
Bruning and Trainor indicated that they
might vote for it IL action were delayed
a few days.
The resolution brings squarely before
the board the question Of submitting the
bond proposition at a special election.
1t is as follows:
Text of the Resolution.
Whereas, The county Jail was built
time the county contained only about
$4,000 population, and as the Jail is enc
tirely too small for present or future
USE We DelleNG IL unWlSe TO eNDenQ any
money in alterations of the present jail;
and
Whereas, The grand jury has asked
ana demanded that prompt measures be
taken to provide a suitable jail; and,
whereas, The county court house and
vault space is also too small, the plumb
ing, heating, ventilation and light In
very bad condition: and,
whereas, The statutes forbids the come
missioner, misas,oners from expendng an amount, ex-
without first submitting the question 60
the voters for ratification; therefore,
Resolved. That all bids for repairs or
alterations at the county jail be and is
hereby rejected, and the county clerk be
certified checks; and, be it further
Resolved, That the county attorney be
authorized and directed to prepare a
suitable resolution to be submitted to this
board for consideration, not later than
February. 29, 1908, calling for the sub
mission to the people of this county at
a special election the proposition of vot-
ing bonds for the erection of a county
court house and Jail, and to have au-
thority to do such other. things as are
tion or providing of a temporary jail,
office rooms, etc.
Mr.. Solomon also presented two PROPOSE
tions for temporary jail to be used while
the new building is being constructed, in
case the people vote the bonds One was
from N. T. Dodge, who represents the
owners of the property just north Of the
Creche at Nineteenth and Harvey. The lot
would accommodate an l. shaped, two-story
building which according to estimates Sc
cured by Solomon would cost about $4,000
The owners of the property propose to give
the county the site rent free for five years
for the building when the county is through
with It.
Pat Up Temporary Building.
The other proposition was tentative and
was presented by w. Farnam Smith, who
represents the owners OF the lots across
the street from the court house at Eigh-(
teenth and Harney. 1t was made subject
to ratification by the owners. The pros
posal is for the owners to put up build
ing to cost about $4,000 and rent It to the
county for 5000 a year for five years,
which in effect would make the county pay
for the building for five years use OF It.
1t was the opinion of Solomon that the
building would not be worth much for any
other purpose after the county was
through with 1t.
The board Monday listened TO a number
Of property owners along the Briggs road
northwest of Florence who ask the county
pave about two miles of the road across
The low land. Benson property owners
we're also present and asked that the mile
and half north of Krug park be included
IN this years. paving work. The board
look no action.
The contract for the construction of
the tuberculosis ward at the county hos
pital was formally approved by the
board. 1t provides the building shall be |
completed within ninety DAYS.