Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-09
Council Bluffs
PROTECTS RIGHTS
Serves Formal Notice on City Council
Relative to Truce.
OMAHA TRANSFERS NOT GIVEN
NO Evidence Yet that Traction Cor
poration f. TO Obey order of
Interstate Commerce
commission

The following notice read at the meeting
OF the city council last night would. IL not
read between the lines, indicate that the
street railway company was not agreeable
to the ninety days truce In the controversy
over the company's franchise rights In
Council Bluffs, decided upon in the resolu-
ton adopted by the council at it's meeting
two weeks ago:
To the Mayor and Council of the City OF
Council Bluffs You are hereby notified
that neither the Omaha g. Council Bluffs
street Railway company nor the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge COM
pany recognize themselves as being parties
TO or as accepting or approving the
whereases and resolutions adopted and APP
proved by you on the 31st day Of January,
records and proceedings Of the city council
OF the city of Council Bluffs on file in the
office OF the city clerk.
OMAHA & COUNCIL BLUFFS STREET
RAILWAY COMPANY.
BY r. H. Hamilton, Vice President.
q n BLUFFS RAILWAY
By j. II. Willard, President.
The communication was ordered placed
on file without being discussed. 1t is under
stood that the serving or this notice was
done by the street railway company as a
mere matter of protection and that It Is
willing that the negotiations between it
and the city remain in statu quo for the
ninety days or until after the approaching
city election.
No Transfers Yet.
The scent fare Communication books be-
tween this city and Omaha have not been
discontinued, but up to date the street
railway company has made no sign OF Civ
Ing transfers from the Council Bluffs cars
to the Omaha lines. 1t was understood
that under the ruling OF the Interstate
Commerce commission the company would
be- required to give such transfers begin
ming February 1.
The amended pure milk ordinance with
the clause requiring dairymen and milk
dealers to take out a city license eliminated
bobbed up once more, but failed to meet
with the approval of the councllmen. on
the motion of Councilman Jer sen, a COM
mittee composed OF three, was appointed by
Councilman Younkerman, who was pre-
siding in the absence of Mayor Maloney
to draft an entirely new ordinance. Coun-
cilmen Jensen, Morgan and Skodsholm
wore named as this committee.
The amendment T. the ord nance regulating
the use of sidewalks, prohibiting the sole
OF merchandise on the public sidewalks was
passed under suspension of the rules and
against the protest Of Councilman Olson.
WI Oison conducts a grocery store and he
viewed the amendment to the ordinance
with considerable alarm.
Why, l couldn't sell a melon to a man
outside my store under this amendment.
l suppose If the melon was on the side
walk, would have to take it into the
store before l could sell it." declared the
republican nominee for mayor.
why, John, you know very well that
the amendment is not intended to stop YOU
doing anything Hike that. OYorr know whk,
TT is for we'll enough, haid scouncIman
Morgan ma oonciliatory manner, bit Mr..
Olson would not accept the explanation
If 1t is intended to stop the selling of
shoes on the sidewalk, why does IL not
state So" insisted Councilman Olson.
1t is no secret but that the amendmen,
to the ordinance is designed to prevent a
certain shoe dealer on Broadway from oo-
cupying and selling his wares on the side
walk In front OF his store.
The council will meet as a ~
the whole Wednesday evening ana IN "a
Journed regular session Thursday afternoon
to complete the assessment OF some sida-
walks. "