Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-03
MAYORS SLATE IS REJECTED
All Appointments Turned Down by
the City Council.
REPUBLICANS SOLID AGAINST LIST
Ordinance 90 Limit Activity of city
Health Department Passed over
Protest Of Health Commits
siOner COnnen.

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All nominations for city positions sent
by Mayor Dahlman to the city council
Tuesday evening for confirmation were
rejected by votes varying from eight to
ten. The six republicans voted solidly
against confirmation and the mayors
three traitors voted with them except
on one name. One other democrat, Funk
houser, at first called a traitor by the
mayor. but later reinstated in his affec-
tons, voted with the traitors"
Twelve names were sent to the council
by the mayor for confirmation, as fol-
lows:
Health Commissioner-Dr. r. w. Connell.
Plumbing Inspector-Harry w. McVea.
Boiler nspector-Robert u. Wolfe.
City Observation-Disclosures Michaelsen.
Street Commissioner-Thomas j. Flynn.
City ProsecutOr-L. J. TePoCl.
Clerk of the Police C~ourt-John J. Ma
honey.
License Inspector-A. r. waggoner.
Market Master-Charles Eppstein.
Meat Inspector-John Welch.
Inspector of Weights and Measures-John
Grant Pegg.
Custodian of the City Hall-Emil VAIL
strom.
All were reappointments with the excep-
ton of TePoel, named to succeed Herbert s..
Daniel, and all are democrats with the
exception of Michaelsen, Pegg and VAIL
strom.
Vote on Confirmation.
The roll was called separately on each
appointment and on Connell, McVea, Wolfe,
Michaelsen, Flynn, Mahoney, waggoner,
WEIGH n Wahlstrom the vote stood as
follows: For confirmation-Bridges. Funk
houser and McGovern, democrats. Against
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Davis, Hummel, Ku-
gel, Schroeder, Burmester, republicans,
and Brucker, Johnson and Sheldon. demo-
Gratis. The vote on the confirmation of
Eppstein, Wahlstrom and Pegg was the
same except that Funkhouser voted
against confirmation. Councilman Sheldon,
one of the mayors traitors" voted with
Bridges, Funkhouser and McGovern for
the confirmation OF TePoel.
Interest in the fate of the mayors ap-
pointments was proved by the crowd that
thronged the council chamber. Every seat
on the lower floor was occupied and many
stood throughout the session. and the
gallery was occupied the first time In
years. All the appointees were present.
The mayor expected to attend the meeting,
but failed to put in an appearance.
COnnell opposes limitation.
DR.. Connell was the only appointee heard
from. He did not speak in behalf Of his
confirmation, but talked against the pas
sage of an ordinance affecting his depart
ment.
An ordinance requiring the confirmation
and fixing of pay for all assistants and
sanitary inspectors under the health COM
missioner came up for passage and DR..
Council was allowed to speak on it after
Councilman Bridges had spoken against
its adoption. The ordinance was passed
by a vote of 10 to 2, Councilmen Bridges
and Schroeder casting the only negative
votes.
DIR. Connell protested the passage Of the
ordinance on the ground that he would be
crippled in case of an epidemic. He said
that should an epidemic break out in one
of the schools 1t would be impossible for
himself and one assistant to inspect and
vacclnate all the children in one day, and
unless he could appoint extra help the
school would have to be closed for several
days. Further, he said that no other city
has an ordinance of the kind; that 1t was
hard to get permanent help at the Elmer
gency hospital and that he could not ap-
point a reserve force Of assistants and
have 1t confirmed. as does the street COM
missioner, as the character OF the help
needed cannot be determined beforehand.
9TH health commissioner must either
ignore this ordinance or do irreparable in
jury to the health of the city," said DR..
Cornell.
Unused Street Railway Tracks
Councilman Bridges introduced a resolu-
ton instruCting the city attorney and the
city engineer to remove from the streets all
unusued tracks of the Omaha g. Council
Bluffs Street Railway company. The res
olution was adopted by unanimous vote.
The city attorney reported that on Sep
TENDER IS, 1908, a resolution was passed
ordering the removal OF these unusued
tracks and to compel the street car com
pany to repair the paving where the I'M
used tracks are located. Nothing was done,
and two years later the matter was called
to the attention of the city attorney. He
then saw the president of the street rail-
way company and was assured by him that
all unused tracks would be removed with
the exception of those which were to be
reconstructed and used. Tracks on Elev-
enth street, between Howard and jack
son streets, and on Howard street, be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets, have
been taken up. Tracks on Fifteenth street,
between Capitol avenue and Davenport
street, and on lizard street, between Six
teenth and Eighteenth streets, remain and
have not been in use. The charter pro-
yides that all unused tracks shall be re-
moved after one year Of idleness.
Limit on Bill Boards.
The ordinances prohibiting the erection
mr. maintenance OF any bill board within
twelve feet of any building, and declaring
annoyance over a telephone a misde-
meanor. we're passed by unanimous votes.
The city engineer was instructed to In
spect all pavement within 500 feet Of the
city han and to report to the council all
sections OF pavement incapable OF being
repaired AZ the request Of the city en-
gineer a resolution was passed, fixing
the working hours Of members OF his
force from 8 o'clock in the morning to s
o'clock in the afternoon, with one hour
off for lunch at noon.
A bill of s74.7O. preferred by the Loyal
hotel against DR.. Barbour, police sur
geon. the same being for room rent for
the surgeon and a nurse while the for
mer was sick with diphtherla, was ordered
paid out Of the general fund. The health
commissioners explained that DR.. Barbour
contracted the disease while in the dis