Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-12
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Request Of Corporations to Outline
Their Franchise Rights.
FAILURE TO REPORT IS REFUSAL
Comptroller Ordered to Make Demand
on O'Nein Agency 10 Fulflll
the Terms of Its
Contract.

The city council last evening passed two
resolutions asking the Nebraska Telephone
company and the Omaha g. Council Bluffs
street Railway company to report on their
franchise rights within thirty days
The resolutions were introduced by Coun-
Gilman Bridges and are companion pieces.
The one relating to the street car company
first recites that the company has here
tofore refused to give the council the in
formation asked for concerning the term
OF its franchise, and continues:
Resolved, That the Omaha & Council
Bluffs street Railway company be re-
quested to report to the mayor and council
within thirty days when its pretended
franchise or rights to operate a street rail-
way system in the city OF Omaha term
mates; also to designate under what fran
chise or act the company is operating such
railway system
1T is further resolved that failure to so
advise the mayor and council will be con-
strued as an absolute refusal on the part
OF the company to comply with this resolu-
iion.'"
The resolution calling on the Nebraska
Telephone company for similar information
is practically in the same words,
Demand for Insurance.
The city comptroller was directed to make
written demand on the o'Nenl Insurance
agency of South Omaha for immediate
| compliance with the terms OF it's bid fol
insuring the Omaha city hall and content;
for the sum of S25O.0O0 at rate of 81, 200 fol-
three years and 81, 500 for five years. at thu
| option of the city After the bid had beer
accepted the O'Neill company served notice
on the city It could not deliver the insur
ance as offered in the bid, and the city
attorney advised council the company car
be made to comply with the contract.
| Eleven pawnbrokers petitioned the coun
| ell to fix the hours for their business from
Z in the morning to Z at night, with tn,
privilege of keeping open until 1890 Satur
day night, counter petition was ais,
read, signed by thirty-two pawnbrokcr
and secondhand store keepers, opposing
the proposed regulation of hours Tn
thirty-two signers assert the petition 70
short hours is for the benefit of tn
wealthest men in their line. The iudciar!
committee will consider the petition.
Water Main ExterSiOns.
\ petition from the Twelfth Ward I'm
! provement club, accompanied by a resolu
ton asking for extension of water main
in sections of the city now lacking sucl
mains was placed on file. The council hold
the matter is one for che Water board
which has sole control
City Comptroller Lobeck was alowe
$125 and leave of absence to attend tn
national meeting of comptrollers to be he'll
In New York, June 9, 10 and II. \ reques
from City Chemist Crowley for leave O
absence and $3.50 to attend the meeting o
the American Chemical society at Sa
Francisco was referred to the committe
Of the whole.
Old, Unsafe Buildings.
The city attorney will investigate and ro
port TO council on the matter of how ia
the city can go in tearing down old build
ings pronounced unsafe by the building
inspe ctor. The particular building involve
at this time is the brick livery stable a
1114 DouGlos.
Sherman & Mcconnell served notice o
the city that it will be held responsible
for damage alleged to have been done I
their warehouse at 1914 Dodge street b
reason OF a sewer break
An ordinance was introduced providin
for the issuance of $50 900 of park bonds
1t went to the committee on finance
j. +. Kendall and |. S. Kohn were al
pointed by City Engineer Craig and col
, firmed by the council as inspectors in tn
public works department.