Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-22
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
New Budget for the City for 1910
Passes Quickly.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SAVED
Mayors Suggestion Adopted BY the
Council and small sum sliced
OF the Original Total
Amount
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SAVED

The mayors veto OF the t1,00O,Oo appro-
priation for general fund purposes was
sustained by the council Tuesday evening.
A new apportionment OF $500 o for general
fund purposes was passed to take the
place OF the $1,000. 900 apportionment. The
cut in the apportionment will save the
taxpayers about mills on their levy.
In his veto message the mayor explained
that the apportionment could easily be cut
$50, 900 in consideration of the money to
be derived in taxation from the public
service franchised corporations through
the occupation tax ordinances which are
expected to be passed by the council and
in force by September / of this year.. II
the occupation tax is placed as low as
~ per cent. SlOO, 900 will be raised in this
way. the mayor explained.
The t250,0oo Rpportionment for the sink
ing fund, TO pay interest on the bonded
debt and the $3.50. 900 apportionment for the
water board were left as passed a week
ago. The spportionment for the Board OF
Education was approved and its levy OF
16 mills was ordered by the council.
No More secret Sessions.
Nc action was taken on the occupation
tax ordinances, but they win come VI for
discussion again this morning. When they
were discussed in special session last
Wednesday, the council went into execu-
tive session and all spectators were ex-
| Guided. Future sessions of the council
will be open TO the public.
Councilman Kugel made the motion to
hold all sessions in public and not to bar
the doors, and the motion was seconded
by Councilmen Schroeder, Bridges and
Davis. All the councilmen voted for the
motion with the exception Of Sheldon
democrat from the Sixth ward, who voted
no.
The city engineer was instructed to pro-
coed with the completion of the extension
OF the Jones street sewer, the cost of the
work to be taken out Of his fund. The
contract for this work was let a year age
to II. L. Kenny & Co, but after doing 8
part of the work the firm abandoned 1t. A
warrant In the sum OF $780, "a, made GU
to the firm In April, was ordered Cancelled
Ordinances declaring the necessity of
building a viaduct at Dodge and Fortieth
streets over the tracks OF the Omaha Belt
Railway company, and requiring a permit
from the city engineer before street pave
ment can be disturbed for any reason,
were passed.
The ordinance requiring saloons to close
at s o'clock in the evening and to remain
closed until 7 o'clock in the morning, the
provisions being In accordance with the
state law, was placed on file on recon-
m~endation from Councilman Berka, chair
man Of the committee on judiciary. The
councilman explained that 1t was unnec-
essary to pass an ordinance covering pro-
visions In q state law, as the law would
hold without an ordinance.
UH..a- ana - nI.H.. o. eco 4 o-ot..
the city for the loss of q barrel of whisky,
which he claimed was bounced" out OF
his dray and burst while driving on Twelfth
street, between Douglas and Farnan
streets. He claims damages for the rea-
son that tho pavement on this street IA
rough, and that the city is negligent in
maintaining an uneven pavement.
The mayor vetoed the plans and specifi-
cations for creosote block pavement, but
they were approved over his veto, all the
councilmen voting to override the veto
with the exception Of Councilmen Bridges
and Johnson. who were not present when
the vote was taken. Councilman Bridges
has been fighting the creosote block pave
ment, but he said his absence when the
vote was taken will make no difference. as
under the new charter the mayors ap.
prevail must be had when specifications are
made for pavement.
Officers Of the League of American MI,
inequalities, the organization which met IL
Omaha last September, sent a communica,
ton to the council, asking that delegate.
be sent TO the next meeting of the leagu,
in Montreal the first week in August. TIT
communication was referred to the com
mittee of the whole.