Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-07
COUNCIL DOWNS DR.. CONNELL
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Rejects His Ante and Post-Mortem
Meat Inspection Ordinances.
REvERsEs COMMITTEE OF WHOLE
Oppositlen TO Levying Fee on the
small Butchers is One vital Fac
tor In the Defeat Of
the Measure.
REvERsEs COMMITTEE OF WHOLE

ntrarF to the Dlans laid in committee
he whole the city council turned down
Connen's two ordinances providing for
~mortem and post-mortem inspection
all meats offered for sale in the city
Omaha. The defeat Of the ordinances
SO cuts out the proposed creation Of
e office OF assistant city veterinarian and
aughter house Inspector. who was to have
N, salary OF SIPS a month. II he collected
ses to that amount.
~ In committee OF the whole, the two ordi-
finances we're ordered resurrected from the
file. but when they came up for passage
4 Councilman Bridges reiterated his opposi-
ton to Ievying a fee on small butchers;
and argued that the council had no right,
in any event. to provide for inspection out
side the city limits.
And there is no meat killed within the
limits Of Omaha" he said.
On the motion to pass the ordinance pro-
viding fof an Inspector Berka. Burmester,
Davis, Funkhouser. Hummel and Meow
ern voted in favor. Bridges, Brucker, John
son, Kugel and Schroeder voted no and the
ordinances was declared not passed. When
the companion ordinance was read, setting
forth the rules and regulations for in
spection, Councilman Berka said It would
be idle to pass II without the other and
Councilman McGovern alone voted in the
affirmative.
License Fee for Carmen.
Councilman johnson spoke against the
proposed ordinance to- license motormen.
also recommended by the Of the
whole. On the vote, Brucker alone sup
ported him, and all men desiring to operate
cars as motormen hereafter will have to
prove that they have studied at least two
weeks under instruction of some motorman
who has had at least three years expert
ence In running cars In the city Of Omaha
and viii pay a fee of 81 for a licence.
WheH the city clerk had finished reading
reports OF city officers for September.
Councilmen Hummel rose to inquire why
the market master and the meat inspector
were not required TO make reports.
The market master especially should re-
port to this body once a month"; said
Hummel, That was always done under
former administrations. and I do not see
any reason for excusing him"
It was agreed that a resolution be intro
duced later calling for reports from all
city officers.
Brucker Misses Out.
Councilman Brucker reported against the
passage OF the ordinance introduced by
Councilman Bridges, providing for the sale
OF six street car tickets for Is cents from
$3.50 to $3.50 in the morning and from 5 to
1880 in the evening. AS the report was
signed by only one member of the COM
m!lttee to which it was referred. Brucker's
recommendation did not prevail. The or
dinance was sent to the committee OF the
whole for further consideration.
The council passed the ordinances pro-
viding for the submission to a vote at the
November election Of a bond issue of $780,
900 for the Park board and $4,000 for the
erection of new engine houses. As re-
ported, the latter ordinance only carried
$40, 0c0, but 1t was amended to $4,000, the
extra $4,000 to go 20 the proposed engine
house at Harvey and Nineteenth. II the
vote Is favorable, the amount named will
be used TO replace the engine houses now
located at Eighteenth and Harvey, Six
teenth and lizard and on Tenth between
Dodge and Douglas, the new houses to be
built on property acquired by the city at
ether locations.
CraiE ApPOintees Confirmed.
The council confirmed without argument
the appointments Of Ed T. Peterson as
chief clerk and Joel Johnson as bookkeeper
by the city engineer.
Councilmen, Bridges, Berka and Kugel
will investigate the matter Of repairing
Twenty-third street from the South Omaha
north city limits TO the boulevard line in
Omaha, as petitioned for by South Omaha
people.
The city plumbing inspector was ordered