Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-01
APPOINTEES ARE APPROVED
City Council Divides General Pur.
pose Funds and Creates Others.
LICENSE INSPECTOR Is NAMED
Lightine-E. r. Peterson TO Re
Chief Clerk In Ensineer-
ing Department.

Appointments of city officials were ap.
proved by the council In session yesterday
morning. The general purpose fund was
divided, new funds being created end
old ones abolished, Transfer Of small
amounts of money from one fund to an.
other were made. but the principal funds
viii remain the same Funds known as
the salary finds of each commissioner
were created.
Few chang - In the original list OF ap-
pointees were niade. Dick Schneider. H.
eense inspector. Is replaced ey psvr Ber-
kowitx. formerly a meat Merchant John
hathlesen will remain assist mt ip tina
license Inspectors office. =. C. Taylor
was appointed superintendent of gss
lighting, taking the place OF o. a. Scott
Richard Grotte vas placed at the head
OF a new department known as the city
purchasing department. He was given a
salary Of s2.Ooo per year. Dean Gregg,
appointed to a vacant seat on the council
from the Twelfth ward. was made as
sistant to Grotte at a salary of $3.50
Employees snowden. Heming and Dubbs
Of the engineering department were let
out.
Additional funds we're created as fol.
lows; Salary superintendent Of public
affairs fund. s2.sis.ss; each Of the other
councilmen was given q similar fund
amounting TO RES; city chemist fund.
$3.50: purchasing department fund. s2Ou 81.
Deductions Are Made.
Deductions from funds were made as
follows: Mayors office fund. u,fsB;
gas commissioners fund. si.s92i7; police
department, s2Ma2s; city veterinarian.
$3.50; building inspector. Ss!2ss: cleo
trical inspector. ssi3Ss; engineering de-
psrtment. t3.ss7.so. The old city council
fund, amounting to sl0Ol45f was
abolished.
To funds already existing the following
amounts we're added: Weights and meas.
ures. s4ls.33; city clerk. 500; legal depart
ment. 32.l5s.45: city hall maintenance,
sss.+s: election expense fund. 5000; comp.
troller's office. 1900; health department.
:s5ss.sl; fire department. $40; plumbing
Inspector, ,l75; Park board. slss 42. Other
departments were left untouched.
Appointments Ratified.
Among the appointments ratified were:
Joe B. Hummel. James schneiderwind
George Holmes. city appraisers. In de.
partment OF parks and public property;
W. R. Adams. salary of 500 per year:
J. W. Mcdonald. salary of fl,50o. W. +.
Chambers was made deputy comptroller
at 1850 per year. Salaries Of Corpora.
ton Counsel Baker and City Attorney
Rine will be s3.s0o per year.
2. T. Peterson win be chief clerk In
the engineering department at a salary
Of 1850 II. NJ. Milbhrn will be city
chemist. salary $3.50: John Dennison.
chief inspector sidewalks. 1850. John n.
cusiek. general inspector sewers and paw.
Ing. 1850; Joel johnson. bookkeeper. .llq
per month
To Give Bonds saturday. -
All officials who gre bond have been
instructed to appear at the city hall ~,
morrow morning At . o'clock and be
sworn in. John A. Rine as city attorney
and Joseph Butler. the new gas commits.
sioner. submitted their bonds and the
council approved them.
A deed to four lots OF land in o'Nslrs
addition. near Thirtieth and Burt, to be
used for extension Of the boulevard. was
submitted from Bishop Ricnsrd Scanned
and approved.
Commissioner Butler Of the department
OF accounts and, finances was instructed
10 bring report Of the condition of the
lighting fund. The order came out Of
resolution BY the mayor to have a light
placed at the east entrance to Hanscom
park.