Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-04
MAKE IT HOT FOR F, D. WEAD
Real Estate Exchange Members
Keep Him Jumping at Meeting.
REALLY AFTER WATER BOARD
Champion Of Its Cause n Brought 10
Its Defense In FusiiIade ~ At
tRcLs by DeaIersfn Omaha
proDerty,

A thorough airing was given 10 some Of
the most glRrinR faults OF the Metropol-
itan Water board and It's methods by
members OF the real estate. exchange at
the regular meeting yesterday. The re-
marks made by various members OF the
exchange were all directed at +. d.
Wead. member OF tho water board and
also member OF the Real Estate ex-
change. Wcad had to get to his feet
every few minutes TO defend the posi-
tion Of tho board In this that, and the
other point, only to find that his very de-
fense was In turn attacked by another
member Of the exchange
The fight started when Harry Tukey.
chairman OF the water committee OF the
exchange. reported that the committee
has been unable to come TO an agree
ment and that II had started suit against
the board to overthrow the ruling of the
board which demands that the property
owner guarantee the water rent Of the
tenant. Tukey's report also recommended
that the members of the exchange in the
future refuse to sign the applications
for water for the houses which they are
renting out.
KeeP PoppinR Up.
one fault of the water board led to a
discussion Of other ID. G. Patterson re-
lated his experience I'm attempting TO get
water main for a row OF houses at
the edge OF IIanscom park. lie said the
board had refused 10 lay the main un-
less he paid 81 front foot for water
main for some houses on woolworth
row OF houses on the park side to pay
L.
quired. Rasp Bros reported a similar
case that came up when they wanted q
main for some houses on WolWorth
avenue. II was pointed out that the
statute forbids the boards charging more
than 90 cents per front foot as spe-
cial tax for water mains, except by spe-
cial contract
President y. n. Myers OF the exchange
related an experience in which he had
tried TO get water To a string OF houses
and was refused unless he would lay a
special main and put meter at the head
Of his main The Board Of Health, he
said, had ordered him to connect with
the sewer. and in order to do this he had
10 have water The Water hoard ordered
him To put a meter al the head OF his
pryatr main. The city threatened TO ar
rest the workmen who opened the street
to put In this meter and IN fact. ne
said. did arrest one plumber who was
at work at the job and fined him $40
RUIe OF Its own.
Now what would you say TO thst?''
asked Myers. There are conflicting au-
thorties here. The health department
and the police department are backed
10y ordinances in their contention. but
the Water board has only a rule OF its
own. II would seem, Mr.. WeGd. that as
should give way"
Maybe II should and maybe II
! shouldn't" replied Wead IN defense OF
the boards actions. The board Is try.
Ing TO do what Is fair and right. The
exchange ought 10 be big enough To let
some OF these things pass for while
and put up with them for We are trying
to work out solutions for all these
things"
Edward NJ. slater then slashed out
vigorously with demand 70 know why
bills had to accumulate for six months
and then be presented to the owner OF
the property after tho tenant had flown.
He wanted TO know why this matter
could not have been attended 10 sooner
before the bills accumulated so long,
This he said was an individual case
that had happened 10 him.
Wesd admitted that the bills should
have been presented sooner. and said il
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