Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-06
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Committee from WOman's Club Visits
Council Chamber.
GARBAGE ORDINANCE PASSED
Contractor Axten Released and City
VIII Attempt TO Have work Done
by Private Contractors Under
District system.

A committee of four from the Oman
Woman's club attended the meeting Of the
city council last evening, and the presence
Of the women gave half a dozen council
men an opportunity to toss bouquets IN a
most graceful manner.
The pending garbage ordinance. recon-
mended for passage, was the occasion of
the visit. When the stage of committee
reports was reached President Burinester
invited the women to address the council
on the subject of garbage removal.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sears said that, under all
the circumstances, they had decided 10 be
silent, and not to utter flowery speeches
about something they were alleged to know
nothing about. w will sit at the feet
Of the council" she said, and learn wis
DOM" Mrs. Sears was smiling sweetly, as
she spoke.
Invitations Are Urgent,
Councilman McGovern led off with a
most nifty invitation to the Woman's club
delegation to let the council in on some
of the knowledge with which he insisted
housewives are plentifully supplied. Coun-
cilmen Johnson, Bridges, Berka and Hum
mel also extended warmly encouraging in
NlldllOAlo ~ bON NhO "SAANA AHhS
making humor. They paid many exceed
ingly nice compliments to the housewives
Of the city as about the best and wisest to
be found anywhere, and pleaded for sug-
g~estions or amendments that would make
| the ordinance just the finest that could be
framed.
Mrs. e. NJ. johnson, president Of the
Oman Woman's club, took a few brief
| moments to say that, so far as she was
advised, it was too late to attempt to
alter the ordinance. Further, she wanted
1t understood that a gentleman, who on
Monday afternoon said he was authorized
to speak for the club had no such author
ity.
Further urging was INDUCED in by the
councilmen who sought enlightenment, but
the women sat still and contented them
selves with smiling Acknowledgements.
Districts as Established.
When the ordinance was reached it was
passed, with only two votes against 1t,
cast by johnson and McGovern. Council
man Funkhouser being absent, the vote was
to 3. 1t creates the following eight garb-
age Districts:
No. From Leavenworth on the south
to Cunning on the north, to Eighteenth
street on the west to the city limits on the
east.
mo. 2-From L~eavenworth on the south to
Cunning on the north, 10 the city limits on
the west to Eighteenth street ON the east.
No. 3-From Iwenty-tourth street on the
west to LeaVenworth on the north, TO the
city limits on The south and east.
NO. +t'rom the city limits on the south
and west to LeavenWOrth on the norm, 10
Tw enty-fourth street on the east.
No. 6Erom Cunning ON the south to Lake
street on the north, 10 the railroad tracks
on the cast to Tnirtieth street on the west.
No. 6-From Lake street on the south 70
Ames avenue on the north, TO the railroad
tracks on the east to fhirtieth street on
No. 7-From Cunning street on the south
to Ames avenue on the north, to Thirtieth
street on the east to the city limits on the
No. 4From Ames avenue on the south to
the city limits on the north, east ana west
VIII Ask for Bids.
Bids will be asked for garbage gathering
in the above districts as soon as the ordi-
nance is signed and published, and the bid
ders offering to do the work cheapest will
be awarded licenses as sole garbage gath
erers, with a right to charge whatever they
may fix in theft bids. They will be under
bond to do the work in a satisfactory man
ner and under regulations fixed by the
health commissioner, to be approved by the
mayor and council.
Previous to the passage of the ordinance
the council formally approved the mutual
releases prepared by the city attorney and
signed by Guy L. Axtell, contractor for
garbage removal, and by the mayor on be-
half Of the city. thus ending the old con-
tract johnson and McGovern voted no.
The contract and bond for street light
ing for three years approved, the agree
ment being with the Omaha Electric Light
and Power company.
Ordinances were read the first time for
- --,.no. 80 eDnn nn0 ~ honda balf for
intersection paving and half for sewer
building. They were sent to the commit
tee on finance.
Protest Against Engine House.
A protest was received from N. p. Dodge,
]. M. Daugherty, the w. Farnam Smith
company, Boyles college and others against
the proposed location Of a fire engine house
by the city on the lot now occupied by
the Crsche. The COMMITTEES Of the whole
will consider the protest, though the city
does not yet own all the property.
A resolution offered by Councilman
Brucker provides that the city clerk shall
advertise for offers on an automobile 10
be used by the mayor, council and city en-
gineer. The resolution also NAMES Coun-
cilmep Sheldon, Hummel and Brucker as a
committee to determine the lowest and
best bid.
Street Commissioner Flynn is directed by
a resolution passed TO demand OF the Ma
tional Corn exposition board that thu
streets about the Auditorium be placed
again in good condition without expense e
the city.
After Old BuiIdinEa.
Councilman McGovern introduced a reso
luton to appropriate from any unexpendeC
balance In the general fund, 1850 to b'
used by the building inspector TO tear dowr
condemned buildings which must be re
moved. The resolution went 70 the com
mittee meeting to be held by council Thurs