Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-30
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
General Fund Balance Appropriated
for Several Purposes.
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The CITY eouncii proceeded 10 appropriats
whatever money is likely 10 be left In the
general fund at the close Of the year Tor
various purposes at it's last meeting Tor
rg9. The city comptroller and treas
urer were instructed to set aside from any
unexpsnded balance in the fund the follow
Ing amounts for the purposes named:
To purchase the north half OF the lot on
which the Crecho now stands. s6.5oa. when
he ciJv purchased the south half IL as
surned an Indebtedness u this amount and
has been paying interest on same. The
whole lot Is to be used for the erection OF
a fire enaine house later.
To purchase an automobile Cor the use
Of the mayor. city engineer and council
men. s. 50 The machine In to be used for
public business.
To install electric elevators in city hal.
5000
To reconstruct plumbing IN city hall. 500.
To install a revolving door in main en-
trance Of city hall. $500.
All the resolutions providing for the set
ting aside Of money we're passed BY unani-
NOUS vote except that for electric elevators
IN the city hall. ON this Bridges and
Schroeder voted DO.
No Lighting Districts.
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Gil that under the city charter it cannot
cr,a lighting districts and assess the cost
Of lights therein against the abutting prop
lrty. The opinion was in answer to a
request from the council made at the time
the Commercial club delegation pleaded
for a more modern system Of lighting the
streets in the business district
The council passed the ordinances carry
ing a new thrve-year agreement with the
Omaha Electric Light and Power com
pany in the terms heretofore outlined al
length in The Bee.
When the new fire ami police alarm
contract had been amended to provide toI
a $4,000 bond from the Nebraska Tele-
phone company TOR the faithful perform
ancs Of contract it was passed The bond
vas at once forthcoming and was promptly
approved.
Bids Tor printing and stationery, coal and
general supplies required by the city de-
partments for the coming year we're opened
and read. They were referred for tabula-
ton to a special COMMITTEES consisting OF
Johnson. Hummel and Berka-
The mayor named Otto Bauman, P J
rsbbsns and D. s. PraII as appraisers for
the new northwest boulevard and the coun.
Gill confirmed the appointments.
p. Another COdtftcat i0n Coming.
Councilman KugeI Introduced a resoIu.
ton. which was adopted. directing the ju
dfciary COMMITTEES to consider tne advisa
/ bility OF having the city ordinances revised
and codlfied.
Permission was granted the street com
I missioner to purchase twenty-fivs sets o
new brooms FOR ths street sweeping ma
chimes.
On rsceipt OF a petition asking for tn
grading az South Sixtesnth street. from
Eascau street to the south city limits
Councilman Bridges made an effort &
have sufficient money set aside al once
Assistant City Attorney Rln held tina
this could not be done under existing cir
cumstances and the petition viii take tn
: usual course.
The council decided to ask the trustee
OF Dundee and the Douglas county com
missioners to help pay the 81 to b
e allowed as damages because OF the con
E struction Of the proposed Dodge street via
duct
The council will meet at 9 o'clock mex
Monday morning to take up the appor
uonment Of funds for the coming year.
Ctty's Cash Balance.
City Comptroller LOheck submitted tn
following report on city funds;