Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-07
Council Bluffs,
WATER BILLS 60 TO MAYOR
Matter Brought Up and Referred
with Notice Of Suit
ALDERMEN GIVE AND TAKE RAPs
Indian Greek Flood situation Called
Up aud Diversion plan Called
for from, the city
Engineers.

Alderman Younkerman last night at the
city council meeting endeavored to get
Immediate action on the water works set
Element matter by introducing a resolution
instructlnE the city solicitor TO compel the
water company TO collect It's long unpaid
fire hydrant bills on the basis OF 80 per
hydrant but during the pause that fol-
lowed waiting for a second, which was not
found Alderman Fisher. the father Of the
compromise measure and amendment to
the rate ordinance passed under guspen-
sion OF the rules at the previous meeting
asked that the matter be deferred until
next Monday night He said he was IN.
Alderman Fisher said he wanted to do a
little talking and his voice needed repair
ing to do a good job. which he promised
would be satisfactory TO everybody but
Alderman Younkerman. Harding and the
"Improyers." lie said there were several
things he wanted to talk about as well as
the water problem. He wanted TO. find out
why Il was that the city was being called
upon TO nay such increasingly heavy pro-
portions OF all OF the paving ordered and
intimated that one member OF the council
was trying TO discover means OF getting
a lot divided so that the vacant portion
Of 1t would be isolated and made to bear
the cost Of paving. and thus compel the
city TO bear the heaviest part OF the cost.
Harding Rises 90 Reply.
This taunt brought Alderman Harding
to his feet with the declaration that II the
alderman from the Third ward meant the
remark for him ne wanted TO brand IL as
an unqualified falsehood Fisher denied
that he referred to Harding but lntimated
he must be guilty. Younkerman then said
the thrust was meant for him and he ex-
planned that the council had assessed a
lot on Benton street, purchased one week
before the paving assessment was made.
at 500 more than he paid for It and he had
not objected since his first failure to set
1t corrected.
While the water bill settlement was I'M
der discussion and before It was abruptly
suppressed. Alderman Evans said he had
voted for the settlement because he be-
lieved Il was right and because the city
solicitor had declared the city was liable
for the debt. Then the whole thing was
submerged by referring the notice Of in
junction suit to the mayor and city So
Hcitor, with power TO act which includes
the carrying out Of the agreement to pay
the entire bill.
Over-ValuntIOn Protests.
A large number OF protests against over
valuation OF property for pavement costs
were received and several OF them allowed.
including those Of X. NJ. Slyter and X.
Coyne. Bids were opened for the pur-
chase OF discarded fire horse which the
council declined to let Mayor Maloney
sell last spring for siOO. The bids ranged
from 81 70 $500 and the animal was sold
to James Brooks Tor that amount.
Mayor Maloney awakened the council by
sharp communication calling attention
to the prediction promises to do some
thing with Indian creek to curb its floods
and asked that the city engineer be in
structed to report a plan for diversion Of
the waters in accordances with the coun-
ellis instructions, dated November s. 1903.
Mr. Etnyre made verbal report, stating
that it would cost SS55.OOe 20 divert the
stream at the north line OF the city limits
and S2s5.OOO TO change its course at Bryant
street. and this matter was laid over until
next meeting.
After a long session and much minor
business the council met as a board OF
health and allowed the monthly bills
Daniel O'Grady. custodian OF the deten-
ton hospital. was re-engaged for another
year at an increase OF pay from $50 to 80
per month. The council will meet as
committee OF the whole on Thursday
morning.