Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-14
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Street Railway Fare Ordinances Are
Up for Consideration.
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE ACTS FIRST
City Clerk Instructed to Write for In
formation Regarding
in Twenty-Five Other Cities
ON This Point.

A large delegation of street car men who
are still on strickland their friends were in
the city council chamber throughout the
meeting Tuesday evening, but nothing was
heard save The monUtonous reading of docu-
ments by the olsrkaS J- g
Councilman Bridges. introduced the petit
tion ordinance providing for a reduction Of
fares, and Councilman Berka also brought
in his new ordinRnce TO regulate street car
~traffiC, fix charges for transportation, pro-
vtding penalties and repeating ordinance
5S3s. Each measure LOOKS 10 the sale Of
six tickets for a quarter and twelve to
school children, and If the Bridges ordi-
nance should fail, Of passage by the council
1t will of necessity go to a vote at a sp -ciaI
election under the initiative and referen-
dun. The two ordinances will be given al
tention by the m of the whole
next Monday.
Butler to Gather Data.
In this connection, under a resolution in
troduced by Councilman berka and passed,
Cuy Clerk Butler will write to TWEEN. y-flve
cities throughout the country to ascertain
just now they regulate their street car con-
panies, as to fares, etc, and VIII report
to the council his findings
Anchored dogs and meandering CANNES
can now rest N peace, SO far as the dog
catchers are concerned, until next Summer.
Councilman McGovern Introduced a rosolu-
tic1, when the council passed, dtrece.ns
the dog pound Keeper 20 cease his hunt for
unlicensed dogs fIom this time on.
City Electrician. Micnaelsen was in
structed to make arrangements to light the
streets during the National Corn EXPOSE
ton, at a cost of 81, lOO. All the hghes no"
up will be used except four blocks on Hdr-
ney, from Tenth TO FOuI,eeAth, and two
blocks on Howard, from Twelfth to Four
tesnth.
Motormen Must Have License. 4.
Another OF Mayor Danlman's vetoes was
sidetracked without a word Of eminent
tie refused to approve the ordinance pro
yiding that motormen must study two
weeks under a man who has had at leasI
three years experience as motorman II
this city, and then take out a license al
a cost of 81. The veto was based on oppo-
sition to the license feature and the re-
auirement Of two weeks training before
a man will be considered competent
Councilman Johnson alone supported thu
veto, all the others present voting will
alacrity to pass Notwithstanding the veto
Brucker, Hummel and Sheldon were alb
sent.
The city attorney reported there, are m
legal obstacles in the way of changing
the name Of Cut Off lax to Carter lake
and submitted an ordinance for that pur
pose.
The marketmaster sent in reports for thu
months OF July, August and September
as requested by the council, and the!
were sent to the comptroller.
Inspection of school Buildings.
Health Commissioner Connell presented
a letter Advocating strict and continuous
health inspection in the schools and ex
pressed a willingness to submit an ordi
nance to bring this about II the council
desires him to, He went into detail as t
recent developments from school inspec
ton and told the council considerable diph.
liberia exists, keeping many children on
OF school from two TO six weeks, and tina
this condition can be avoided in future
by a proper inspection. The communica
ton will be considered in committee o.
the whole.
To the committee on public property and
grounds went an offer OF the Western
Clean Street Box company to sell to tn
city for 500 the 200 rubbish boxes now sta
toned on various street corners. Council
man johnson spoke for the purchase al
an opportunity TO get the boxes at a Low
cost.
A. L. MohIer notified the council tina
the Union Pacific Railroad company viii
not shoulder responsibility for accident
to Eleventh street viaduct. since the Cas-
sci Realty company and the Bemis Omah'
Bag company have made Herewith con
~nections his company considers unauthor
lied and dangerous.
The petition from South Omaha resident
for the improvement OF South Twenty