Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-01
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Some New Ordinances Offered at
Last Nights Meeting.
BILL BOARDS TO BE REGULATED
schroeder offers Measure to Pat Tax
on the sign Boards After
Designating Method Of
Construction.

Construction.
Ordinances were introduced at Tuesday
nights meeting Of the city council TO regu-
late cutting Of street pavements, erection
Of billboards and peddling and collectin"
Of junk. All were read twice and referred
TO the proper committees.
The ordinance regulating cutting OF pave
ments, introduced by Councilman McGov
ern, requires issuance Of a permit before
any pavement or Sidewalk can be disturbed
in any manner for construction, reconstruc-
ton or repair work. When application for
a permit Is made the city engineer shall
make an estimate of the cost of replacing
the pavement or sidewalk and this sum
shall be deposited by the applicant with the
city treasurer before the pavement or side
walk is disturbed. The ordinance also
orders water and gas companies to turn off
the water or gas Immediately upon notice
being given that a pipe Is leaking.
REGULATIONS ON DiIIbOards.
Councilman Schroeder Of the Seventh
ward introduced the billboard ordinance,
This assesses a tax OF 20 cents per running
foot on all billboards and requires listing
with the city clerk Of all land occupied by
blllboards. No billboard con be built with
out a permit from the building inspector
and all shall be removed from the sidewalks
a distance of twice the boards height and
a space of five feet shall be left beneath
each billboard.
The peddler, or Junk dealer ordinance,
was introduced by Councilman Berka at
the request OF Assistant License Inspector
Mathiesen, who drew up the measure. This
provides that those junk dealers who oper-
ate with a wagon shall pay a license the
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business, the same rule governing reports
to the police department to maintain.
The ordinance prohibiting free lunches in
saloons or in rooms adjacent thereto, was
passed without q dissenting vote.
The mayor vetoed the concurrent resolu-
ton instructing the city engineer to pre-.
pare plans for creosote block pavement,
but it was passed over the veto. Council
men Bridges, Brucker and McGovern alone
voted to sustain the mayor.
After Definite Information.
A resolution by Councilman Berka was
passed, requesting all public service cor
porations in the city to furnish the council
without delay statements showing their
gross receipts, net earnings, operating ex-
penses and taxes. The information is
wanted IN connection with the pending
occupation tax ordinances.
"Is Ma dlbO l2AAphuSCo
requiring the appointment Of an assistant
veterinarian and slaughter house Inspector
at a salary Of S125 a month. The new Of
ficer is demanded by the health commits
sioner, who stated that II is his belief that
considerable meat is sold in the city which
is unfit for consumption. This condition
would not exist, he said, II all meat was
inspected before being placed on sale.
Dogs will be denied rides in the city hall
elevators in the future under the provisions
of a resolution introduced by Councilman
McGovern and passed.
Library Board Appointees.
The council confirmed the mayors APP
pointees to the Library board to serve
until July l, 1912. Three men were APP
pointed: Theodore L. Wingwalt and Louis
]. TePool, to succeed themselves, and Aus
tin ]. Collett to succeed George Rogers.
Mr.. Collett is the mayors son-in-law, and
members Of the board say he has been OF
much assistance to them in selecting for
the library works Of a technical nature.
He is an electrical engineer in the Union
Pacific shops.
Only one bid was received for grading
the Burt street hill on Twenty-tourth
street, and on advice from the city engi-
reer It was ordered returned unopened.
The city clerk was instructed to readver-
tise for bids.
The city engineer reported the concrete
retaining wall, built west Of the Sixteenth
street viaduct and south Of L~eavenworth
street, to be in a safe condition, and in
no danger of damaging the viaduct. He
also advised postponement for three months
action on the proposed foot viaduct over
Nineteenth street. south OF L~eavenworth
street. for the reason that by that time the
affairs of the Chicago Great Western Rail-
way company. over whose tracks the via
duct would be built, will probably be ad-
justed.
At his request the city engineer was in
structed to place additional storm water
intakes on Twenty-fourth street between
Patrick avenue and Burdette street.
The invitation OF the Eagles to attend
an open session Of the lodge Thursday
evening was accepted.