Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-05
COUNCIL FOR INSPECTED NEAT
Recommends Two Ordinances Pre-
pared by Health Commissioner.
GARBAGE RESOLUTION sLEEPETH
DR.. ConnelI Reports Contractor r.
Doing Better and city Dads Cool
Down-License for Motor
men Favored.

1t was a meaty subject that engaged the
attention Of the city counciY committee OF
the whole Monday afternoon for over an
hour. As a result the committee will recon-
mend the passage Of two ordinances here
tofore prepared by Dr.. Council and placed
on file. one provides for inspection Of all
meat brought into Omaha for sale. either
by a government inspector or by an in.
spector to be appointed by the city health
commissioner. The second provides for a
city Inspector and for certain fees to be
collected by the inspector. who will re-
ceive a salary Of s125 a month; and If the
fees do not reach that amount in any one
month-why the inspector will go shy part
Of his salary. The ordinance also contains
elaborate rules and regulations.
This action was taken only after a long
discussion, with Councilman Bridges stand
ing out to the end against a fee inspection
on the ground that 1t would have a ten
dency to raise the price Of meat and would
be a discrimination against the small pack
ers or killers Of meat. The ordinance which
created all the discussion was the same as
the two ordinances now to be- resurrected
from the file. except that It does not con-
tain the rules and regulations. AS to the
fees provided for. Councilman Brucker
feared the Inspector might not ring up all
the fares, or words to that effect, but his
colleagues did not agree with him, since
the. fees must reach a certain figure before
the inspectors salary is made good. Bridges
voted no to the finish.
Brucker Opposes MOtOrmRn License.
Councilman Brucker also ~strenuously op-
posed the favorable recommendation given
TO the Bridges ordinance providiRgl for
licensing motormen on street cars. He
designated the ordinance as nonsenslcai and
silly and as being designed to prosecute
the street car company. 1t was pointed out
by Bridges. Davis, Kugel, McGovern and
others that the company now insists on two
weeks training without pay, and that the
only fee provided for, 81. must. be paid by
the men VINO aspire to drive electric street
cars; but Brucker was "sot" IN his ar
gument and voted no all by his lonesome
on the motion to recommend.
On request of City Engineer Craig the
committed voted to confirm his appoint
ments Of Ed T. Peterson as chief clerk, at
a salary of $125 a month, and Joel Johnson
as bookkeeper at 500 a month. There was
no argument, and Councilman Bridges
mildly inquired why the appointments had
been referred to the committee i'm The
first place. All hands smiled, but no one
explained.
Bonds offered by c. E. Tanning and by
c. d. Woodwork & Co, on paving con-
tracts. were ordered returned to them.
They were personal bonds, the first signed
by Guckert and Mcdonald and the second
by r. w. Fitch, and the councilmen indi-
Gated a determination TO insist on surety
bonds in such matters hereafter. 81
Attorney 1. F. Baxter appeared to argue
against the ordinance proposing a license
for and an inspection by the mayor or police
of the records Of money loaners,. with
definite reports of all loans, INTEREST. etc,
Judge Baxter declared the ordinance is too
broad in it's terms. is unconstitutional, and
could never be enforced. 1t vas referred
without any startling comment to the city
attorneys department for further digestion
Of terms, III
The city attorney also drew for consid-
Grafton the request Of the park board that
the council change the name of Cutoff
lake TO Carter lake and have the change