Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21
Council Bluffs
COUNCIL CHANGES RECORD
Takes Advice Of City Attorney Re-
garding Meeting of September z.
FACTOR IN WATER BOND CASE
Little other Business TRANSACTED NJ
Meeting of the Council, which
AdIOurns to Monday Even
ing, March 20.


At the meeting Of the city council yes
terday afternoon City Solicitor Kimball,
to whom had been referred the demand Of
counsel for the c. b.. Nash company OF
Omaha that the record Of the alleged meet
ing Of the city council on the night Of
September Z last be expunged from the
minutes submitted the following:
Upon Investigation ] find that there Is
some omission and inaccuracy in the record
referred to in the communication l have
therefore prepared a resolution which is
hereto attached. which in my judgment
VIII properly correct the record in &C.
cordance with the facts.
The resolution referred to by the city
solicitor. which at his suggestion was
adopted by the council yesterday after
noon, is as follows:
Whereas. on the 10th day of March. 1909,
a notice was served upon the city council
ard city clerk of this city, r~eciting that the
records of the meetings and proceedings Of
the city council in book ID at page 1913 are
Incorrect in that certain members of the
council were not present at the meeting
of September 7 1905, and
Whereas, Their are certain omissions IN
the records Of the meeting of September 2
relative thereto, and
Whereas, Al the meeting Of September ?.
1903. it was agreed without objection that
the council should adjourn the regular
meeting fixed for September Z, 1903, to
Tuesday evening, September s, 1908, at S
o'clock, and
Whereas. The said records failed to show
such agreement, now therefore be II
Resolved, That the city clerk Of this city
supply the omission in the said record of
the said meeting of September ?, 1903, by
inserting therein before adjournment the
following, by agreement and without OBJ
lection It Is ordered that the regular meet
ing OF September 2 be- adjourned on that
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and that the city clerk make a record Of
such proceedings And be It further
Resolved, That the city clerk Of this city
correct the record OF the council proceed
tngs of September T. 1905, to read as fol-
lows: Council proceedings September 4.
1903. City hall. September Z, 1905. Regular
session. Council met pursuant to agree
ment in regular session. Present council
men, Skodsholm and Jensen. There being
no quorum present by unanimous consent
of all persons, the council was then ad-
journed TO Tuesday evening, September 8.
at s o'clock, pursuant to agreement.
what Minutes show.
September 7. to which time the minutes
of the meeting of September 2 show the
city council adjourned, was Labor day, and
in accordance with the usual custom no
session OF the council was held on that
night, 1t generally being understood among
the councilmen that the meeting would be
held on the following night, Tuesday. Sep
tember s. The records OF the city council,
however, show that on the night of Sep
TENDER I "all members being present. an
adjournment was taken to September s.
These minutes were never signed by Mayor
Maloney.
The petition asking the city council to
submit to the electors of the city the prop
osition to issue the $sOO.OO % water works
bonds was presented to the council at its
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was favorably acted upon the same night.
The C. b. Nash company contends that this
action was illegal and that the law requires
that such a petition be filed at one meeting
and action taken on 1t at the next succeed
ing meeting.
Beyond discussing and adopting the reso-
luton as submitted by Mr.. Kimball there
was but little business before the council.
The city clerk was directed to telegraph
to the representatives from this county in
the state legislature to oppose at the proper
time the public utilities bill.
County Asked to Aid.
Mayor Maloney was appointed a commit
tee of one to confer with Colonel W.. f.
Baker of the Board of Supervisors with a
view to securing aid from the county in
lettering the condition OF Lafayette avenue
between Oakland avenue and Oakland
Drive.
Seth May was granted a permit to con-
duct a saloon at 326 Broadway, where he
has been conducting such a business for
several years.
Meeting as a OF the whole prior
to the session as a city council the council
men again declined to take any action on
Councilman Bellinger's ordinance providing
for the division of the First precinct Of the
Sixth ward into two voting precincts. II
was contended that the question OF fixing
a dividing line needed further investiga-
ton.
The new ordinance regulating the duties
OF the superintendent of markets the Off
cial who is better known under the title OF
city welghmaster, was referred to a specla.
committee consisting OF the city solicitor
and Councilmen Skodsholm. Olson and Bel
linger.
The council adjourned to Monday evening
March %.