Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-21
Omaha and Douglas County

II. II. 137-Amends Omaha charter
Raises amounts allowed for various city
expenses during next two years and pro-
Nldes Tor use by Greater Omaha OF those
amounts Plus maximum expense allow
ances Of South Omaha, Florence and
Dundee under their old charters. Also
creates board Of public welfare, but does
not allow any expenditure therefor.
; Il. Omaha annexation bill.
. +. l4y-CreateS the office OF public
defender in Douglas county. fixing the
term for four years and the salary at
Alao. Authorizes the governor to APP
point the defender, who shall serve un-
III election of 1916 and thereafter such
official is to be elected by the people
His duty will be to defend all persons
accused of crimes punishable with death
or penitentiary imprisonment. where they
are unable to employ counsel.
II. r. 29l-Raises Chief PROBATION Off
GER Gus Millers salary to $3.50 a year
and each of his two assistants 81 200 per
year instead of 50 a day.
ii. X. 543-ProVides that four of the
Douglas county commissioners shall be
elected from Omaha and one from the
territory outside.
H. r. 559-Makes the clerk of Douglas
county eX-officio county comptroller and
prescribes his duties in that capacity
Emergency.
II. r. 64-Allows widows of omaha po-
hcemen a pension of $40 per month.
s. +. 225-Allows property owners TO
designate the kind of material Tor re-
paving in Omaha.
II. r. 2SS-Amendments to South Omaha
charter. Allows twenty freeholders to
make and file with the district court
charges against mayor and councilmen
and provides proceedings in custer cases.
H. r. 4S7-Authorizes the city commits
sion of Omaha to curb and gutter along
any boulevard and to assess cost thereof
to abuttng property the same as for
sidewalks.
II. r. 54-Establishes municipal courts
in Omaha and South Omaha. Gives the
judges of such courts concurrent juris-
diction with the district court in certain
cases. Fixes number of municipal judges
in Omaha at three and one in South
Omaha. Terms of two years. Salaries
fixed at $500 and of court clerks there
s. F. 1s-Authorizes special levy of
mills In Douglas county for the sup
port of the poor.
IL. r. S1-Provides for one justice of the
peace at Omaha and South Omaha, re-
ducing the present number at Omaha
from six. In townships and precincts
reduces the number of justices from two
to one. Eliminates the constable as an
elective officer over the entire state.
II. r. 403-Provfdes for eleVen-hour day
shift and thirteen-hour night shift for
Omaha firemen.
H.. r. 293-Provldes for auditing the
Water board accounts of the Omaha
water district by the state auditor and
the publication of such reports in a daily
newspaper published in the district, such
audit to be annually.
s. F. %-Establishes city planning COM
mission for Omaha. Emergency.
H. r. 2-Creates the office OF jury COM
missioner for Douglas county, to be Tilled
by a majority of the district judges. SAL
airy fixed at $500 per year. Election
commissioner already serving may be
designated as jury commissioner and re-
ceive $1,000 additional salary for acting
in that capacity. Provides method of Sc
1ecting and sumrnoning jurors. Penalty
for violations, 800 to $1,000 fine or peni-
Tertiary Imprisonment from one to three
years, or both. Emergency.
s. F. 133-Provides that the Omaha
Board of Education shall consist OF
Twelve members 20 be elected ~ large
Provides that eight shall be elected IN
November. 1916, of whom six shall serve
four years and two for two years, There
after six members shall be elected -ever5
two years for terms of four years each
s. f. 2A--Consolidates the school dis
tIicts of Omaha, South Omaha, Florence
and Dundee to correspond with munictpa
s. +. n-General increase of pay for
officers and members of Omaha police
and fire departments; partplmen and
firemen receive fIat , lnlresse WI Hi9l
after serving three years, pay for Of
ficers fixed as follows
Police-Captains $125 to $50; lieutenants
Sl25 To Si35; serGeants, 500 to SIPS; detec-
lives, SiOO to $i1O; traffic officers, $50 to
500; officers ON special or emergency
duty, $s5 to 800. 80,
Fire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES captains ~,
senior engineers and assistant chlet, Su'
to sll0; junior engineer $3.50 TO $lVI.5O -,
II. r. 751-General appropriation bill
state departments and institutions Car
ries a total of s., $50, besides appro
triating fees and cash funds OF various
departments and institutions for theil