Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-29
Cities and Towns

H. R. 62.-Municipal expansion act for
Omaha. extending city boundaries to take in
| Benson. Florence and certain areas not here
tofore included within any municipality.
Permits future expansion by taking In other
tracts not agricultural in character.
| Emergency.
Supplements chapter 40, revised statutes
| 1913; repeals sections 4oea, 4,o72, 4,o74,
| Ao75, 4,076. 4.077 and 4,07s, revised statutes
| 1913. and chapter 212. session laws 1915.
H. X. 72.--Authorizes seconded cities
to license. regulate and prohibit pool and
billiard halls and bowling alleys. Amends
section b,014 revised statutes.
II. R. 2ss.--Authorizes city Of Valentine
| by municipality outside its own limits.
p nnass en e ' .st Of s to
H. R. 25s.-Reduces majority require.
ment for water bonds in second class cities
and villages. from two-thirds to three
II. R. 511.-Reorganizes food commission,
allowing these assistants and salaries :
Twenty-Five inspectors, "a to IS per day tin-
crease. so cents per day.; secretary, $500
clerks, $1,000 each increase Of $3.50 each) !;
state chemist, $2,%oo increase Of s60o); as.
sistant chemist tnew), $1,000: seed analyst,
~ per day; chief inspector tnew), $125 per
month: other help, as necessary not more
than a,,n. 1900 Per year zach. Emerssnoy.
| statutes.
IS F.. lls-charter bill for cities Of g.
s. r. sl.--Authorixes city Of Omaha to
levy maximum tax Of 81 mills for municipal
purposes. mills addition for sinking
fund to pay interest on bonded indebtedness,
and to 1 mills additional for sinking
fund to pay bond principal. Emergency.
Amends sections 1881 and 1883, revised
statutes.
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in forming supervisor districts. No village
to be included In the same district with a
city OF 1000 or more Inhabitants. Whenever
the legislature changes tho law so as to
require change In supervisor district boun-
daries, the county board shall make such
change at the next regular meeting after
the new law becomes effective. Amends
sections 800, ss2 and 1858, revised statutes.
D. y. 2SS--Provides for an optional plan
o. government for municipalities, known as
the city manager plan, and permits adop-
tion thereof by popular vote in any city
Of from 1000 to 100000 population The
bill permits any city to adopt the pan
without disturbing existing laws, Upon the
filing OF 20 per cent petition, 1t ID pro-
viued that the question of adopting the
provisions of the act shall be submitted to
the people at a special election within sixty
to ninety days.
H. R. l22.-Permits second class cities
and villages to annex territory separated
from them by the grounds Of any state In
stitution. Amends section 5oss revised stat
utea.
s. F. 255.--Allows cities Of 5000 to $4,000
population to Issue intersection paving bonds
not exceeding $4,000. without submitting
them to popular vote. Amends section 1921,
revised statutes.
8, r. 1si--Authorizes mayor and council
or board OF trustees In cities and villages
except Lincoln and Omaha, to appoint a
cemetery boarh Of six members. to serve
without pay. for the purpose of administer
Ing rnunIcipally-owned cemetery. Pro-
vides for special tax levy not exceeding
mills, to be made by the mayor and
| council or board Of trustees, for the care
| and Improvement Of cemeteries. Emer-
gency
s. +. 205.-Permits the metropolitan wa
ter district Of Omaha to manufacture and
sell ice. Provides for filing, auditing and