Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21
GIN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
McGOvern Makes New RecOF
with Tv~Venty-stx Ordi-
nances.

Councilman McGovern succeeded In get
ting the council record by a large ma
Jority Tuesday evening. Twenty-six ordi-
nances bearing his name were passed, all
for improvements of various kinds, except
one providing that hereafter the conduct
ors on street cars must have a red Ian
tern at night when they alight to view
the tracks Of steam railroads preparatory
to making a crossing.
Cut Off lake, as a name, was abolished
by an ordinance passed. 1t will hereafter
be called Carter lake.
Health Commissioner Connell sent in a
serious request for more money to run
his department. but 1t was referred, with
out reading. The commissioner says that
there will be a deficit OF probably 5000 in
his fund under the present appropriation,
unless he discharges on November 1 the
following employees: DIR. George 1. Youns,
city veterinarian and dairy inspector; e.
Fleishman, meat Inspector; Joseph Scully,
milk Inspector; Claud Bessie, Frank Fixa,
Thomas Harrington, W. B.. Snyder. George
Hartman, Dan Horrigan, H. B. Milder, v.
McDonough.
The men named draw a total Of $3.50 a
month, requiring $500 for the next two
months. Their discharge will leave the
health commissioner with the following
staff; Assistant Health Commissioner DIR.
Langdon; city bacteriologist, DR.. Lang
field; Clerk John Barker, two sanitary in
spectors, one night Waterman. one stenog-
rapher, drawing a total of 1865 a month.
or 1882 for the two months. To this must
be added 500 for hospital drugs. trans
portation and printing.
The health commissioner insists that he
nnaAaL haI-
to get along with less. AS a means to
getting at least part of the 5000 needed,
he suggests that there will be a balance of
probably $S27 left in the Emergency hos
pital fund. which the council might find
a way to transfer, and urges that the
council take steps to provide the neces-
sary u to prevent the alternative Of
discharging the larger part Of his force.
Councilmen Bridges, Brucker and Nc
Govern baked on the resolution to spend
$40 to light the street five nights during
the Women's Christian Temperance union
convention, but the other n!ac members
voted for the resolution. Bridges said the
money should be spent for lights out in
the wards at points where there are none.
Brucker would give 1t to the poor rather
than spend 1t for lighting. McGovern
would devote It to lights ana to roads so
thai his constituents could get In their
winter coal.
Council Berka maintained that the
women needed light as much as organiza-
tions of men.
They need more light" vouchsafed
Councilman Brucker.
The argument was participated In by
Sheldon. Funkhouser and Davis favoPably
10 the resolution, and the opponents did
not go any further than to express disap-
proval Of the precedent being established,
and the vote resulted 3 TO g.
City Clerk Butler presented to the coun-
ell the petition ordinance for a reduction
OF street car fares, also a resolution IN its
favor from the South Side Property own
ers' club. He likewise brought In a letter
from the State Railway commission, tell
ing the council it has no money to make
a physical valuation OF the street railway
at the present time and advising the coun-
ell to have the valuation made at It's own
expense. These things went to the com
mittee OF the whole.