Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Parliamentary Finessing Sends Briggs
Plan to Board.
MAYOR QUICK TO REFER IT
Opinion from Law Firm that Scav-
enger Fund May he Used Before
End of Fiscal Year 20 Build
Up other Funds.

Parliamentary finesse carried the day at
the special meeting Of the city council
THURSDAY night when Mayor Trainor re-
ferred the Briggs plan for policing the city
to the Police and Fire board under the
head Of a communication.
Mayor Trainor has opposed the Briggs
plan throughout the fight. Aligned against
him was the city attorney, who, It is said,
had enlisted the support OF the members Of
the council in favor of the Briggs PLAN
which provides for policing the city during
the months Of June and July by volunteers
Of the department, who will be paid for
their service out Of the funds of the next
fiscal year, beginning August 1.
BY some oversight the council failed to
Introduce the plan in the form of a resou-
ton and the mayor, quick to see the false
play, refused to allow the matter a vote
until put in proper form Caught off guard
the communication was referred to the
Police and Fire board. which consists of
the mayor, j. ]. Ryan and Joseph Pivonka.
What will you do about the matter
now?'' was asked the mayor after the coun-
ell had adjourned. 1--WE will consider It to-
morrow morning and perhaps adopt it, or
perhaps we may not" answered the mayor,
as he smiled over his little coup"
Backed Up by an Opinion.
There seems TO be little doubt now as to
the final settlement Of the matter. A spe-
cial opinion from the law firm Of Smyth,
Smith Shall was obtained relative to the
application Of monies held by the treasurer
to any other uses than the interest and
sinking funds. The opinion seems to indi-
cate that the monies need not OF necessity
be applied forthwith to the sinking fund
This means that all liabilities against any
fund may be discharged before the end of
the fiscal year, after which time the
residue would have to be applied to the in
terest and sinking fund The opinion was
sought in controversion to one offered by
City Attorney II. c. Murphy, who has in
sisted that monies from one fund cannot
be applied to the support of other funds
which may have become depleted. The case
in point was that of the Fire and Police
board, which by different expenditures had
consumed the total appropriation Of the
present fiscal year, leaving two months Of
the year unprovided for. 1t was sought to
apply the scavenger and back tax collec-
tions to the relief of the impoverished
board.
The council passed the approval of the
twenty-one bonds issued in the interest Of
the city and street improvements. After
recommending that the street department
clean up an Objectionable corner at Tween
ty-fourth and streets the council ad-
tourned until next Monday night.
Davis Bone of Contention.
AS a result of internal dissensions in the
city engineers office Jake Davis, a rod
man is out of a job and the labor local
No. 71l2, held q special meeting Thursday
night to determine what action shall be
taken against the city engineer. The city
engineer Thursday morning dismissed
Davis from the force Davis is said to
have forgotten the courtesy, due his chief
and had to be ordered from the engineers
office at the point of a gun.
1t is said by members OF local labor
union No 7112 that the engineers grievance
against Davis was the outcome Of Davis
activity In pushing recent city ordinance
for the semi-monthly payment of city
employees. The members of the labor union
were quick to take action and it was cur
rently reported Thursday night that a petit
ton would be inaugurated for the purpose
Of having City Engineer George Roberts
removed from his position.
Beach Management Censured.
At the inquest upon the death of Will
liam Kinnear, drowned Tuesday night at
CORTLAND Beach, the coroners jury found
that the young man had come to his death
by drowning and held that the management
of the resort was guilty of gross neg
ligence. Testimony was adduced at the in
quest alleging that even after the accident
had occurred there elapsed an interval of
one hour and a half before a boat could
be procured to go to the assistance OF the
drowned lad.
Death of o. r. Dempster.
oliver F. Dempster. aged q years, died
Thursday at his home, 24OS Erskine street,
Omaha The funeral will be held Monday
at a. m, at st. Mary's church, South
Omaha. Interment in st. Mary's cemetery.
Funeral of Mrs. Parkhurst.
The funeral of Mrs. d. S. Parkhurst will
be held from the residence. sos North
Twenty-first street, Saturday afternoon at
2 O'Clock. Rev. r, L. Wheeler will pre-
side at the services. Interment will be in
Laurel Hill.
Magic City Gossip.
American Eagle Stars beat the Sidney
Meyers team Thursday by a score of
| IL to l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bat Murphy are rejoicing
| over the birth OF son at their home, 800
| Twentieth street.
| That Boy or Girl-Wanting fine shoe toys
| for school closing days. should not fail to
get in on the low prices Saturday. Cressey.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph f. Ogle S27 North
| TWenty-tOurth street, are rejoicing over
! the birth of a son.
! The birth of a son is reported at the
| home OF Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Marilko at lh6
! South Twenty first street.
John Bohlander, 1853 South Twenty-third
| street was arrested Wednesday on a
| charge of abusing his wife.
| That StetsOn shoe at $Ss8 and oxford at
( S29S should get you going and coming.
! Every kind Of fine footwear at cut prices
| Saturday Cressey.
| Phone Bell South S6S-Independent F-1S6S
| for case OF letter Gold Top Prompt de-
| livery to any part OF city. William letter.
| For Rent or Sale-A fine suburban home
! South rhirtieth street; acres, with crop
vegetables, fruit and pasture. T. j. ONeil,
| Twenty-fourth and NJ streets.
Tex Reagan has returned from Billings,
| Mont. where he took a train load Of
I cattle lie left Thursday night for Seattle,
| Wash, where he took sixteen cars OF
cattle
The Baptist church congregation pre-
| scented MIR. and Mrs. Z. ID. Wiers a silver
| service as a farewell gift. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Wiers have moved their home TO Chicago
Nebraska lodge 227. Ancient Order Of
! United Workmen, at their meeting Thurs
day night, elected officers to serve for the
! coming year.
Saturday-Ihe last day OF our great re-
moval sale, Will eclipse all other days.
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