Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-13
BRUNTNC FAVORS DEMOCRATS
Gives Opposing Party Choice of the
Committee Assignments.
GETS FOUR VOTES FOR CHAIRMAN
After His Election Four Colleague,
wrestIe with Appointments and,
Failing to Agree, Yield
to Bruning.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Court House ana Jai1-Trainor.
Detention School-Xsnnard.
Char1ty-Trainor.
County Hospitsl-Bedford.
Roads-Piokard.
Bridges-Pickard.
Who1e-Kennard.
Observation-Disclosures.
Fred Bruning, commissioner from the
Second district, will serve as chairman
of the Board of County Commissioners
for the next year and during that time,
by the appointment of Bruning, the two
democratic member will have control of
the four most important committees.
In the reorganization of the board Tues
day morning on ballot Bruning received
the votes of his four colleagues, himself
voting blank, and in the afternoon the
new chairman apportioned out the COM
mitteeg, remembering his pledge to. the
democrats,
E~tdsrunfng made his committee appoint
ments at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
following a protracted meeting of the
other four members, who vainly at
tempted to agree Upon the assignments.
Following the failure of his colleagues,
Bruning made the appointments, largely
in line with that what he had decided
upon when he first announced his cam
didacy for the chief position on the
board.
Democrats Get the Pick.
The ten committees were divided fairly
equal in number between the two fac
tions on the board, but the democrats
were given the choice. The committees
on roads and bridges. classed as two of
4 H. $500 -I-A- - 49,
j. Pickard, one of the new democratic
members, and the other democrat on the
board, Jeff w. Bedford, was given the
committees on construction, county hos
pital and judiciary, the first two being
of considerable Importance. OF the other
six committees, +. B. Kennard, the retir-
ing chairman, was given finance, deten-
ton school and the whole, and p. j.
Trainor was given claims. court house
and Jail and charity.
Following his election, Bruning addressed
the commissioners briefly, closing his re-
marks with a statement that on account
Of the discussion regarding the committee
| craftsmanship he had decided to leave IT
with the other four commissioners to de-
termine how the committees should be de-
cided. Commissioners Kennard, Trainor,
Bedford and Pickard then retired to the
committee room and for two hours dis
cussed the division of the committees but
without result.
I'VE agreed on some, but because we
could not agree on all we decided to put
it up to the chairman 40 appoint" said
Jeff w. Bedford, one of the democrats, fol
! lowing the protracted discussion. "WC
practically decided that COMMISSIONS
Packard, as the one country member
should have the committee on roads anC
bridges, and we agreed that 1 should hav,
the county poor farm matters. But tn,
'stickler' was the court house construction
committee. Both sides wanted this anc
neither could agree. so we decided to throw
up the whole proposition and let the chair
man appoint"
Bids on Printing.
Bids were received for books, blanks an
stationery from the Rees Printing company
L. A. Tyron. Burkley. Reed Printing com
pany, Corey & Mckenzie, John C. Thomp
son, Klopp & Bartlett company, Festne
; Printing company, Omaha Printing com
pany, Meyer Stationery company. Bids ais
were received from the Smith Premie
Typewriter company and the Remington
Typewriter company.
These matters were referred to the count
commissioners for tabulation.
The clerk of the board read the est
mate of expenses for the next year, which
WAS voted on and naaaad nc Rn1our..