Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-06
VETERAN MEMBERS DISPLACED
Frank L. Hallsr and Harry P. Deuel.
Leave Library Board.
DAHLMAE MAKES APPOINTMENTS
Mayor Does Not Make Any Statement
Regarding the Succession OF
Others 10 the Chairs of
Long Time Menbers.

Frank L. Halter. president Of the library
board, and for eighteen years a member Of
the board, and Harry p. Deuel.. who for
sixteen years has served In a like capacity
we're replaced Wednesday morning when
Mayor Dah1man made his appointments
G. N. Dietz was named in the place of
Halter. while DR.. e. H. Bruennlng sue
ceeds Mr.. Deuel. Albert ID. Fetterman, the
other retiring member OF the board. was re-
appointed. Mayor Dahlman sent the names
down for confirmation TO the city council
Wednesday morning.
No reason Is assigned for the dlsplace-
ment Of Halter and Deuel.. Dahlman was
absent from his office during the morning
Comptroller Cosgrove scored . victory
over the standpatter democrats when ne
got a resolution through the council, re-
considering a former resolution, when he
waas denied a linoieum covering for his
office. on motion Of Brucker, the council.
by vote Of TO T. awarded the contract
to Miller, Stewart & Beaton at S.22
square yard. Funkhouser. Bridges and
McGovern opposed the reconsideration. on
the grounds that there was not enough
money in the city hall maintenance fund
They rallied Schroeder to their support.
resolution ordering the city attorney
to prepare a contract, which will give the
city garbage TO the Omaha Rendering and
Feed company for three years, was passed
while the pay OF special policemen who
served at the last bond elections was put
at IS each and approved
Autos Must stop.
The ordinance compelling drivers Of auto
mobiles and motorcycles to come to a full
stop when crossing street car tracks at
corners where cars take passengers on and
put them off was passed unanimously. A
fine OF IS to SIS is provided for violation of
the measure.
Bids for public printing were opened and
placed on file. Two bids, one from The
Bee and the other from the World Herald
were received. The Bee was low with an
estimate Of "a cents an inch for first in
sertion and 1917 cents for subsequent inser-
tons
The contract for paving Ninth street
from Douglas to Howard street was
awarded to Charles Tanning. David Cole
was granted permission to excavate under
Howard and Tenth streets. subway
1873 feet on Howard and e6 feet on Tenth
win be constructed.
John McCaffrey, Andrew Smith and Mar
tin Durham were named as appraisers 10
assess damages for the opening of Seven
teenth. Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
north Of Kirkwood and for acquiring prop
erty for the Prospect Hill boulevard
An ordinance for the narrowing of Hick
DRY street from Third to Fourth streets
passed second reading. while one for the
paving Of Forty-fifth street from Military
avenue north was passed.
The board then met as a board of equal
ization Protests against the plan of assess
ment for the opening OF Half Cass street
from Thirty-second street to a point 1872
feet east poured in. Property owners on
the south Of Cass contend that the assess
ment is unfair in that they are made to
pay two-thirds of the costs when the own
ers on the north side of the street are
benefited more.