Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-21
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Safeguarding City Cash Raises
Rumpus Before Council.
BRIDGES SAYS WHAT THINK
Declares Proposed Ordinance for
Joint Depository IN skid's Play"
Street Car speed May he
Limited.

The question Of safeguarding cash and
securities held by City Treasurer ure
raised a rumpus in the council last night
when an ordinance providing for joint
depository TO which the treasurer should
have access only in the presence OF the
comptroller was introduced.
Councilman Lee Bridges voiced his OBJ
lection in pain and picturesque profanity,
''It is kids play. Nothing else. II ! was
Mr.. IRE, I'd come up here and tell you
fellows TO 80 straight to - and say 1t
In clear English.
You're trying to reflect discred,, on
Mr.. IRE. His bond covers the securities
he holds. I've never talked with him
about thIs We differ politically and pc
sonally and haven't much use for each
other. but such proceedings as these are
an outrage"
Mr.. Chairman, Bridges Is talking about
something OF which he knows very lit
de. apparently. The finance committee
examined into this and the legal depart
ment drew the ordinance. It Is business,
will ask Assistant City Attorney Lam
bert TO explain" said sheldon.
But Councilman sheldon's request was
no, granted for Bridges rose up vehe-
menty to assert. you think you're play
ing politics. Why didn't you think Of
this six years. ago. when the same
conditions existed? Why is II OF such
vast Importance at the very last minute2
Why try to belIttle q man! ! tell you
It's an -"
Committee Of the whole"
Judge Berka succeeded in siiencing the
lrate councilman and the ordinance was
postponed for discussion to the meeting
next Monday
Mr.. Ure's communication to the eoun-
ell stating that some change In the
method OF issuing street Improvement
district bonds was Necessary. was not
read but was referred to the committee
OF the whole, pending a reply now being
prepared by City Comptroller cossrove.
An ordinance for two years enxten-
sion Of the contract with the electric
light company was placed on file.
Councilman Bridges introduced reso-
luton asking the city attorney TO read
up on his law and find out II there were
any provisions to prevent the street car
company from throwing the snow from
It's tracks into huge piles In the middle
Of the street on either side.
An ordinace regulating the speed OF
street cars In that part Of the city
bounded by Twelfth. Sixteenth. Leaven-
worth and Cunning streets was referred to
the COMMITTEES OF the whole. The ordi-
nance restricts the speed In this district
and over viaducts to ten miles per hour
and in other parts Of the city TO fifteen
miles per hour. no street car TO approach
within less than fifty feet OF another
car. The ordinance was referred 10 the
committee OF the whole
A contract was authorized TO be entered
into with william d. Marks, expert ply
steal appraiser, who viii appraise the
property Of the gas company.
| Street Commissioner Flynn was In
structed to use $500 more per month In
cleaning streets II II was necessary.
NJ. r. Funkhouser submitted com.
munlcation from Lysle Abbott saying the
telephone company no controls would
make an attempt to answer the questions
Of special committee from the council
appointed 10 investigate rates. but that
II would take some time. The letter was
placed on file.