Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-13
Council Bluffs
new COUNCIL TAXES CHARGE
Mayor Maloney Submits Message and
Appointments.
THREE OFFICES NOT FILLED
City Auditor Warns Members Against
Overdrnf Plan TO Hold
Carnival---AssessOr's Books
Are Ready.
THREE OFFICES NOT FILLED

Inc new city NUuiNit idHN hlhhA NANNi
listening to the mayors message and con-
firming his appointments disposed OF
large amount Of routine and other matters
in a Lusiness-lke manner and with con-
siderable dispatch several important
matters were referred to the committee OF
the whole and a meeting to coAsder them
will be held Thursday afternoon.
At the meeting OF the committee of the
whole the recommendations and sugges-
tlons contained In the mayors message Will
be considered.
Mayor MRlOney's Message.
The mayor in his message sald
To the Members of the City Council,
Gentlemen: AS this IS our rirst meeting
OF the new cOuncii, where Inere will be any
business transacted and brought up, L
Wisn 10 present TO you the following ques-
uons wnlcn, in my Judgment, demand i'm
meuIate attention.
FIRST, one OF the matters which properly
comes before you iOr your Consideration,
| rs the question OF waterworks. ans ques-
ton has been agitated from every stand
| point Tor the last SIX years. There Is no
reason, IN my judgment why the system
should not be Immediately extended TO the
han ana bottom distncts, to AFFORD them
IRE protection ana water service. How this
/ Is 70 be accomplished should be determined
| by you. Ihe first cosideration is naturally
whether we have the funds to acquire
plant for the city at the present time. That
matter Is In court now, but how long Ii Will
/ take to settle l don't know. The second,
/ how can we acquire that plant most ad-
vantageously ana speedily for the city. 10
| this question you should give your early
| attention and your best business judgment,
| to the end that the present unfortunate
situation can come to an end, and that
satisfactory one to yourself and to our
| people.
AS to Indian creek, my position is we'll
known l have recommended in the past
that the system of tunne,lng at the edge OF
| the city limits Is the only feasible way to
| dispose of this matter The last councils
action in the matter consisted In instruct
| ing the city engineer to make surveys and
| find the cost OF constructing a tunnel 1t
| Is important that this work should be inn
mediately completed, and IL, in your iudg-
ment, the action of the past meets with
your approval, l believe that immediate
action should be taken by you gentlemen.
| As to the extension Of the street car sys-
| tenn, the growth OF our city and the wants
OF the people have made the extension of
| the street car system a necessity, and for
that reason the council should insist upon
such extensions as are necessary.
| In reference to repaVing Broadway this
| important matter should not be delayed
Last year the motor company in making
repairs at the intersection of Pearl street
mayor and city council, replaced the old
granite with Purington block, and this is
such vast Improvement over the uneven
rock pavement that IL met with the ap-
proval of the business men of the city. l.
therefore, recommend to you, gentlemen OF
the council, that you will take such imme-
diate action in this matter as we'll repave
such portion of Broadway as in your judg-
ment will be necessary for the betterment
Of the business interests of the city.
In the next two years there will be a
| good many Important matters come ND for
your consideration, in the shape Of i'm
| provenef1ts and things of that kind 1
would recommend that any proposition be-
fore the council amounting to over $500 or
any ordinance granting right of ways or
| anything of that kind, should be laid over
FOR one week after II is presented to the
council, before there is any discussion on
IT. Il.
The mayor announced his reappointment
of the following:
City physician. DR.. R. B. Tubbs.
CITY electrician, e. ]. Mckinley.
Street commissioner, r. j. Flood
Superintendent OF market, William
Custodian Of city hall. Andrew Hansen.
Police health officer Peter Smith.
The mayor stated he would defer his
appointment OF a chief Of police, poll tax
collector and pound master.
City Auditor McAneney in a communica-
tion to the council warned them against
any overdrafts in the appropriations for
the maintenance OF the different municipal
departments for the ensuing fiscal year.
} City Auditors Report.
City Auditor McAneneys communication
was as follows:
DI l have, with the assistance of the retir-
Ing city council, attempted to clean up az
far as possible all claims against the CITY
70 date, and you gentlemen will have prac-
D ticaily all OF the xS5, $50 of general fund ap-
preparation at your disposal for the ex-
penses OF the departments as enumerated
0 in the appropriation ordinance.
Numerous causes. the last fiscal wear
brought about an expense considerably IN
excess OF the appropriation as made al tbs
0 beginning Of the year; this was taken care
OF by balance in the general fund, which
has been diminished gradually year by yeal
until we are today up against the antici.
pated income OF $S5 OO0 with no surplu,
worthy OF consideration TO reckon on
III In plain Ehglish- the appropriation a,
made covers every dollar that the CITY car
count on in the way of income, the amount
n assigned TO the different departments be
' ing an equitable division Of the sum tota
We hope to realize for the year and An
o plies to the departments for the same pc
riod. D.
The expenses Of each department vii
have TO be held down for each month TO I
/ reasonable portion OK the total appropria
tlon for the year. and / ask your ass ST
ance as we'll as that of the different de
partments In keeping the expenditures dow
= to the figures as represented BY the an
2 preparation, as II will be an unpleasa n
duty on my part TO have to refuse TO draw
any warrants beyond the amounts as ap
propriated
= Eagles to Give Fair.