Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-28
Rolls THE COUNcILMEN
Resolution Adopted Expressing Faith
in Officials.

Resolution Adopted Expressing Faith
in Officials.
The notice served on Mayor maloney by
the Street Railway company in which 1t
demanded better protection for its prop
erty and employees aroused the ire of the
members Of the city council and after ex-
pressing their Indignation in appropriate
language they adopted the following reso-
luton last night:
Whereas, A communication has been re-
ceived from the Omaha q Council Bluffs
Street hallway company reciting that It's
property and employees are not receiving
sufficient, adequate and proper protection
whereas. We recognize that the mayor
and police department are making every
effort to protect life and property and are
exercising a wise discretion In furnishing
such protection. Now, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the city council resents
the intimation that the mayor and police
of this city are not doing their duty and
that 1t expresses confidence in its officers
and joins with them in all wise measures
necessary to preserve law and order in
the city.
Following the passage of this resolution
Councilman Jensen called upon City Solic-
itor Kimball to state what steps he had
taken to compel the street railway company
to construct a guard rail between its tracks
and Indian creek on East Broadway. Mr..
Kimball stated that 80 far he had not
made any move in the matter as he un-
derstood notice or the order of the city
council had been served by the city clerk
on the company. In my opinion" de-
clared the city attorney, the proper course
to pursue, II the conditions at the place
named are considered unsafe, would be
for the mayor to stop the running of cars
on East Broadway and IL necessary to de-
tail a force of police to stop them"
Mayor Maloney said he did not believe
that such a step would be necessary as he
had been advised that the company would
attend to the matter as soon as the strike
was settled.
City Solicitor Kimball in a written COM
munication to the council stated that he
had carefully examined the ordinances and
records relative to the street car franchises
and had formulated his opinion, which
would be embodied in a joint report to the
city council In the near future. The in
vestigation as to the condition of the fran
chise or franchises under which the street
railway company is operating in Council
Bluffs was requested by the West End
Improvement clubs and the Commercial
clubs.
The contract for installing a steam heat
ing plant in the new central fire station
at the foot of Bryant street was awarded
to Stephen Bros, on their bid of H,571,
This bid, Councilman Jensen said, was very
reasonable and was $3.50 to 800 less than
what it would cost to connect the house
with the municipal heating plant.
City Clerk Cassidy reported that no bids
had been received for filling lots which
were below grade and which, from the stag.
nant water in them, had become a menace
to the health Of the residents in thelI
vicinity, He was instructed to readvertise
The claim of Mrs. Mary Blaine for dam.
ages for personal injury caused by a fall
on a defective sidewalk WIS, on recommen
dalton OF the judiciary committee, ordered
settled for S115.
In session, as a board Of health, the
councilmen adopted the rules formulated
by q special committee with a view to aid.
ing in enforcing the provisions of the newly
passed milk ordinance.