Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27

appraisers for one year. and the four re-
publicans appointed are J. T. Dougherty,
c. ". Furnas, O. E. Weaver and Thomas
FULLY as foremen and inspectors in the
engineering department. DouEherty will
hold the position of foreman and draw 800
a month. and the other three are inspec-
tors. Weaver to draw IS a day and the
other two to draw 50 a day.
on recommendation OF the city attorney,
the council passed a resolution to return
the S. filing fee toy those candidates for
city engineer and the excise board who
filed before the primaries were held and
were prevented from running by the leTis-
lature's failure 10 pass the new charter in
time. Counciimen Bridges, Brucker, Hum
mel and Schroeder voted no on the rero-
luton. the others voting in the affirmative.
some street Matters.
The city engineer was instructed 80
repave with brick block the intersection
Of Ninth and Douglas streets. excepting
that part of the intersection between the
tracks OF the traction company. The Gus.
todian OF the city hall was instructed to
remove the stone balustrade around the
tower on the city hall. A permit was also
given Caldwell g. Drake. the court house
contractors. 20 erect around its field Of
operations the fence already built. A
bond in the sum of 5000 to safeguard the
city from accident will be required.
Ordinances were introduced ordering the
paving Of the following streets: Twenty
ninth. between Farnam and Dodge; Cum.
ing, between Sixteenth street and Twenty
fifth avenue; Thirty eighth, between
Leavenworth and Pacific; Howard. be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-second;
Thlrty-ninth, between Cass and Chicago;
| Grand avenue. betNeen Florence boulevard
and Twenty-fourth street. Ordinances
were also introduced ordering the grading
of the following streets: Howard, between
Seventeenth and Twentieth; Thirty-fifth,
between Mason and Pacific; Mason, be-
tween Thirty fourth street and Thirty
fifth avenue; Pratt, between Twenty-first
and Twenty-rourth.
Heretofore the commissioner of health
has appointed his sanitary inspectors with
out the necessity of confirmation. but an
ordinance requiring that his appointees be
in the future confirmed by the council was
introduced.
The comptroller was instructed to advise
the council at its next meeting. the amount
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city funds on deposit and the amount OF
city money deposited in each bank
Former Councilman Peter e. Elsssser of
the Tenth ward, who was absent at the
last meeting of the council, was excused
by the new council on motion of Council
man Brucker, who explained that his
absence was overlooked at the last meeting.
Committees for the Year.
Dra.IaonA D,,rpaAatar apno,anrad tha FOL
lowing committee appointments. the chair
manships being evenly divided between the
two parties:
Sheldon and Burmester.
Finance and Observation-Disclosures, Shell
, don and Berka.
Paving and Sewerage-Kugel. johnson
Street Improvements-McGovern Davis
and Hummel.
Railways and Viaducts-Brucker, Bur.
mester and Kugel.
Telegraph and Telephone-Davis, Bridges
and McGovern.
Lighting-Sheldon, Funkhouser and Davis
Hummel and Kugel.
Fire. Water and P~olice-Bridges. Davis
and Schroeder.
Parks, Pathways and Boulevards-Hum
mel, Berka and McGovern.
Sidewalks, Crosswalks and Bridges
Schroeder, Brucker and Kugel.
Rules-Burmester, Bridges. FunkhoIse ser
Nearly every chair in the commodiou'
council chamber was occupied at las
nights meeting and many stood during the
session, Among the auditors were fornel
Lieutenant Governor E. G.. McGilton
Colonels Marshall, Bergman and Tanning
and the following former member OF tn,
council: Harry g.. Zimman. Andy Hansen
M. L. Endres, c. o. Lobeck, w. w. Bling
ham, Michael Kee, Robert II. Holmes
w. B. Whithorn, Jeff w. Bedford, Pete
Schroeder, Thomas Croker, Charlie
Huntington. Thomas H. Daily and Ernes
STUNT. Mr.. Bingham was president of tn,
council during one of the former terms o
President Burmester.