Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-23
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
City Attorney Rine Advises Payment
Of Water Rent Judgments.
GOES BEFORE ADJOURNED SESSION
Councilman Funkhouser Proposes
Resolution for Committee 60
Negotiate with Gas Com
pRny for settlement.

The city council through an opinion
handed down by City Attorney Rine. last
night considered the writs OF mandamus
recently served on the members Of the city
council and the mayor. Rine advice was
that the writs be certified to the county
clerk for the purpose OF making a levy for
the payment Of the water rent judgments,
which aggregate 1887 l23.5l The council
will consider the matter at an adjourned
meeting Friday morning.
Councilman Funkhouser injected a little
gas into the meeting when he offered a
resolution providing for the appointment
OF commission OF three to effect a COM
promise In the differences that exist be-
tween the city and the Omaha Gas com
pany regarding the price to be paid for
street lighting for the last five years.
Funkhouser's resolution provides for one
man to be appointed by the city, another
by the gas company. these two to appoint
third, who shall he a disinterested party.
The committee will be asked to investi-
gate and determine what a fair COM
promise price should be that the city
should pay the gas company for street
lighting from January, lyvJ 20 January.
1911. that such a committee must make a
report to the city council as soon as pos
slble.
II Is provided however. that the find
ing OF the committee shall not be bind
ing unless both parties agree to accept
such report before It IS maze. The resO-
luton was referred to the committee OF
the whole without discussion.
The bill OF the Omaha Gas company
for street lighting for the month Of Jan.
uary was also referred TO the committee
Of the whole.
DR.. {. &. Hall Confirmed.
/ Dr. c. c. Hall was confirmed as city
veterinarian and assistant slaughter house
inspector to succeed Charles S. Breed
whose resignation was received and ao-
cepted by the council
Contracts for furnishing material for
public works were let. as follows: Sewer
/ pipe, to NoCaffrey Bros; crushed rock
and Platte river sand, to r.. H. Morehouse
* Co; sewer brick (common), to Smith
Bros. Brick company; sewer brick (pav-
ing) to Sunderland Bros. company: iron
| casting, to Wearne Bros cedar pillng. to
Platner Lumber company; washed gravel
and Joplin flint. to J, p. Creedon & Sons,
and Portland cement, TO the {. ~ Dietz
Lumber company
Rockwell d Deal were awarded the con
tract for grading Thirty-uita street from
! lass street TO Davenport at 30 cents a
cubic yard This is the job for which
grading contractors said they shot high
dice to see who would get IL. The city
saves about $3.50 by asking for new bids
The successful firm did not bid on the
original contract.
The letter from DR.. c, c. Allison asking
the council to reconsider its rejection Of
Health Commissioner Connells request for
an automobile for the department was re-
feTred to the committee OF the whole. DR..
COnnei was granted leave of absence
by the council.
The judiciary committee reported the
BRraca union ordinance. regulating NOV
! ing picture shows. for passage with minor
| changes
| An ordinance for the repaying OF Ninth
street from the south line OF Howard street
| to Douglas street with Purington vitrified
brick was recommended for passage.
The city treasurer reported the purchase
of twenty-five 900 bonds Of Douglas
county and the Missouri Pacific railroad
4 wa ordered to put a Waterman at Seven
] L. d, between lizard and Nicholas streets.
gas lamp was ordered installed at
Thirty-first and Taylor streets, and the
! request OF Councilman Schroeder for the
installation of an arc light at Fffty-first
/ and Pacific streets was referred to the
| committee of the whole.