Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Insurance Firms Of City to Divide
City Hall Insurance.
POOL HALL ORDINANCE PASSED
May open at Six O'Clock and Must
Close at Midnight, Boys Under
Eighteen Years Being
Barred.

The contract for writing insurance.
amounting 20 s2SOOOO on the city hall build
ing and it's contents 20 the five firms.
which submitted estimates in answer to
the advertisement. was recommended by
the committee on public buildings and
grounds to tho city council last night
Definite action was postponed however.
pending an investigation by the legal de-
partment whether an emergency ordinance
can be passed, providing for the payment
OF the premium.
Some doubt as to the regularity of such
an ordinance was expressed. The commit
tee recommended that the firms of Ring
walt Bros, Hutchinson Bollard company, E
f. Howell g. Son. H. E. Palmer, Son and
company. and Love Haskell be cuthor-
lied 20 write the insurance on a five-year
basis. Each OF these firms submitted
Identical bids, asking a premium Of 1920.
Agents Agree to Split.
Back Of the bids Is an agreement among
the insurance writer's of Omaha. These
firms are said to be a committee appointed
by the insurance combination, and they
are to apportion the $4,000 among the
various agents OF the city. Nearly thirty
firms will get a slice OF the contract.
With one dissenting vote the Commercial
clubs ordinance, regulating and Licensing
pool halls in the city. was passed with the
amendments agreed to in the committee
Of the whole Monday afternoon The or
dinance provides for an opening hour OF
a M and a closing hour at midnight;
provides penalties of not more than $50
fine for first and second conviction and
forfeiture OF bond and revocation OF IL
cense on second conviction; requires own
ers to put up a bond OF 500 as evidence of
good faith. and precludes boys under Is
years from trequonting pool and billiard
halls.
Pool hall owners who conduct regular
restaurants in conjunction with their pool
and billiard halls are permitted to remain
open after midnight providing their tables
are covered. All others must close tight
at midnight, no matter what sort of mer-
camille businesses they conduct
Councilman Davis voted against the or
dinance because OF the forfeiture clause.
The ordinance u to become effective thirty
days after its approval by the mayor
Thoush bids for the collecting and dis
posal OF garbage for the current year were
to have been opened, this proceeding was
dispensed with because no bids were re-
ceived. Not single garbage collector ex.
pressed a desire TO collect and disposa of
refuse under the specifications drawn nv
the health commissioners.
five bids for writing insurance on tha
boilers In the city hall building were
opened and referred TO the committee ON
public grounds and buildings.
KisrIe Gets Fifty-f1rst street Job.
Eight estimates were received for grad
ing B1fty-nrSt street from Leavenworth
street 70 Lincoln avenue On the recon-
mepdation OF George w. Craix, city ensi-
near. the contract was awarded TO the
k1erlo 0radtng company, which submitted
= BID OF 1AS cents q cubic yard ana q ner
ltneal foot Tor brick eulvert. The bids
ranged as high a. 90 cents = cubic yard.
Klerie's was the lowest
A resolution directing the city clerk 10
advertise for a seventy-horse power auto
| mobile Tor the police department was re-
ferred to the legal department on motion
| OF Councilman Burmester. uxpiaininR his
motion. Burmester stated that he wished
to know II It was mandatory on the coun-
ell 70 advertise Tor the auto as requested
By the Board OF Fire and Police commits
si0nera
Q. J. KArbech, q member OF the police
board. requested the council to disraHard
the request Of his board. saying that the
department had no money FOR the pur-
chase OF autos.
Herman Schmidt was awarded the con-
tract for removing dead dogs and cats from
the city at 10 cents per head. The city
clerk was ordered to advertise for bids Tor
removing ali other dead animals.
On motion OF Bridges. the committee on
/ HfNa ~ zNak.
is chairman, ives named TO meet with a
committee from the fire and police board
this afternoon to make Arrangements for
the municipal parade on May %.
Compton Lands Bond Issue.
The $4,000 issue of city hall renewal
bonds were ordered sold 70 W. r Compton
q Co. OF st. Louis. VINO offered q
premium OF 9, ls6. A gas lamp was ordered
installed at Forty-third and Capitol avenue
and the annual report OF the city engineer
was referred to the comptroller.
Ordinances for the paving and curbins
Of these streets were passed. Harvey
street. Forty first to Forty second; Thirty.
fifth avenue, Dewey avenue to Howard
Twenty-fifth street, Central Boulevard
south to city limits; Twenty-nfth avenue
Marcy TO MRsoni Castelar, street. Tenth
street to q point Ss4 feet sasti Twsnty-sec.
ond street, Pierce to Poppletoni Thirtiett
street. Lake 10 Bristoli Maple, Sherman
avenue TO the alley between Sherman
avenue and Eighteenth Thirty-fifth street
Burt to Cunning, and Thirty-fifth street
Dewey avenue to Howard.
These ordinances passed first and second
readings and were REFEREED For chang
ing the grade Of Forty-fourth street from
Dodge TO Davenport; for establishing tbs
grade OF Seward street from FOrty-secont
to Military avenue for changing the curt
lines OF Twenty-fifth avenue from Ames Il
the alley north. and for the construction
OF the Locust street viaduct by the Mis-
souri, Pacific. Chicago Great Western and