Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-29
Council Bluffs
CONDEMNATION COURT MEETS
Second Session Of Bod Brings Big
Array Of Lawyers Together
SERVICE OF NOTICE Is ACCEPTED
One Month shortest lime Mentioned
for Hesring, and a. VIII Prob
ably Consume n Much
Longer Time.

The second session Of the court Of CON
domination was held az the county court
house Yesterday. but there was little to
be done beyond fixing the date for the
fins. real session. when the taking OF
evidence will begin. This date was fixed
for February a. Valentine DAY. and the
Judges smiled when thet happened to
recall the fact. Attorneys for the city
desired a longer DELAY. but counsel Tor
the water company asked that the hearing
he expedited as far as possible. declaring
that their evidence would be- ready for
submission before that date and an earlier
beginning would be pleasing. The date,
however. was mutually agreed upon.
4 brilliant array OF legal talent appeared
before the court. with the number OF at
torneys representing the water COMPANY
largely in the majority. This was made
necessary by the many interests involved
in the ownership ofstho water plant John
l.. Webster of Omaha and George S.
Wright OF this city represented the general
interests Of the company and Receiver
Hart. Judge William -. McHugh and +.
II. Stout, also OF Omaha. appeared for the
bondholders MIR. Stout representing the
holders OF the first mortgage bond issue
Of $4,000 and Judge McHugh the second
mortgage bonds Of $4,000 The first mort
gage bonds are held by the Farmers Loan
and Trust company and the second issue
is claimed TO be the property OF the Metro
politan Trust company, both OF New York.
The city was represented by city Solicitor
kimball and Attorney Emmett FINLEY.
service Of Notice.
The question Of service Of original notices
the attorneys representing the various
interests of service for all interested. IN
Guiding Junior lien holders As a precau.
tlonary measure. however. the service Of
lien holders and all other owners will be
made in accordance with the provisions of
! the newly amended special condemnation
law under which the proceedings are being
held
Judges A. n. Hobson OF Fayette county
and F. o. Ellison Of Jones county arrived
in the city on the early morning trains
and Judge A. b. Thorneli. the third mem
Der Of the court, was already here. The
judges again spent some time in an in
! formal discussion Of the case in relation
TO methods Of procedure and evinced a
determination to expedite the hearing in
/ every possible way. There was still an
undertone of anxiety that much time
/ would be consumed in the hearing, and
/ one month appeared to be the least period
/ uppermost in their minds. This brought
up the question of supplying their places
on the district court bench and the declara-
! ton that they feared IT would be necessary
TO call upon other judges to fiji their
! places while they were devoting their time
TO the case
The question of compensation of the
! judges has not been preached and the spe-
cial act under which the court is organized
does not mention It. II Is certain that at
least their regular salaries and expenses
will have to be paid by the city, although
it was lntimated that II the hearing could
be accomplished without entalllng add.
tional expense upon their judicial districts
that no extra pay would be demanded.