Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-04
4FFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Tu- ms Cold Shoulder to
City Engi Aeer's Requests.
MARBLE H EART ON ALL SIDES
Ctfy Trea Aurer Receives Large
Amount 81 Taxes which He Mny
Apply 10 Outstanding Regis
tered warrants.

city J Engineer George Roberts Jared
NE at ne hands of the city council last
hlght when they refused to accord him
perm ssion and tho necessary money TO
lttel I'd a convention of engineers to be
aet 4 next week. at New Orleans The
en- gineer all during the meeting fitted
J. .oTn chair to chair and whispered into
.he ears of the city fathers but his
breath seemed wasted on the desert air
and the counclmen without exception
lived up to their promise Of intrenchment
and refused to allow the money for the
trip.
Nor did i'll luck stop. there for the
engineer A bill to allow L.. Kirschbaum,
consulting engineer of Chicago, 1920
for examing asphalt pavement laid by
the city was passed over the protest of
Councilman Miller who asserted that
Kirschbaum was also consulting chemist
for the asphalt company.
Councilman Franek called upon the en-
gineer TO say as to the truth of Council
man Miller's assertion. Roberts denied
the allegation and when pressed FOR his
reason in selecting the Chicago chemist
he declared that he had chosen Kirsch-
baum because there is no one else able
enough and good enough" to make the
analysis of asphalt used by the city.
How about Prof. Crowley of Omaha ?''
/ queried the little councilman from the
} fourth. with all due respect to Prof,
Crowley" said Roberts, "he cannot
analyze asphalt"
IT'S the last bill Of that kind that 1
will vote for said Franek as he turned
to his desk.
The climax OF the engineers embar-
rassment however did not occur until
Mrs. Mary Redmond came forward in
person and demanded that the council
force the city engineer to pay a rent
bill of s25. Mrs Redmond said she had
already complained to Councilman Wal
tiers and the mayor. The council as a
body refused to take any action and the
service Of an attorney was privately sug-
gested.
Damages from Grading.
Damages resulting from grading Thirty
sixth street from Q to Harrison street
were allowed in the sum OF $4,000 by
vote Of to 2 Walters and Miller voting
no.
Walters before recording his vote
announced that after Investigation he had
changed his mind on the matter gf allow
ing damages oR the streets in question,
lie declared that damages We're being
allowed on property two blocks away
from the line of grade.
The point OF dispute arose over the
transfer Of S7507j from the interest and
sinking fund to the fund OF grading
district n. 1O5. = second motion to trans
fer $5O3 from the general fund to
the same grading fund was Included in
the debate. According to Walters ami
Miller II appeared that there D. q def
cheney OF SlcJ0 i'm grading fund 80. lo3
ir r., y a
TO Harrison street. The motion was car
ried, though The debate continued
after the record had bgCn made.
Hoffman asked 70 change his vote
from aye to no but the mayor Informed
him that while ho might reconsider the
matter he could not change his vote after
the clerk had annJn4ced the ballot
Walters, in speaking On the matter under
discussion, insisted on tile necessity OF
The city attorneys office icing repre-
.sented at each meeting.
on the matter Of grading Twenty-first
street from to Y streets, Councilman
Miller asserted that the work alone
would cost $4,000, while the abutting
property was not worth $1,000. Franek
took exception to MiIlers statement and
declared that II the work was done the
property owners Of that section would
pay for the improvement
Bids for printing and supplies were
then read and filed.
Death of Martin Walsh.
Martin Walsh died yesterday morning
at the home of his daughter. Mrs. f. ].
Gullett, 1881 street. The deceased was
Is years Of age ~ the time of his death