Show OUR OBI CITY CIT T 11 E P 8 meet in regular bl neelly session wednesday fening Mayor Vetois the hercules and recommends amendment number cf licenses granted communication arom the mayor of 01 omalia omaha logon logan city council met in in regular cession wednesday evening april 1 1896 all members answered to roll call minutes of previous session were read and approved eroe broi drug co petitioned lot for a renewal of their wholesale liquor license granted herman vogel applied for a renewal of his brewers license granted city drug co desired a renewal of their retail liquor license this was also granted A communication from atter affleck was waa read in which mr af flech 11 eel offered to expend two thieda of of the to construct fl a new lew flume for the water ditch in which he owns a two third interest if the city would pay the remaining third referred to comil committee littee on water works the freedom of the floor was extender q ti d ea to J Z S ITCO virbo de diet t con ru a all in n ertain land in event of his fi ni dij laii lands to the city i 1 fiand to comi committee nitten on water IN kiil 1 I I 1 a ct t i palmer stated that hat areat reat inconvenience is annually caused to patrons of the city water system by the bruttin Bh shutting a off of the water at the time when the ditches must be cleaned out lie ile suggested that a small reservoir could be constructed at a convenient location at a reasonable cost which would do away with t the ile recurring trouble oc atoned aio ned by sh shutting utting off the water the matter was referred to the committee on waterworks water works with the tha max mavor or associated with wilh power to let act the mayor communicated his disapproval of the resolution granting a franchise to the hercules power 0 and stating elating his reasons there fur the wording of fhe he franchise franc hise was faulty the boies were not specified fied at the proper length and extra privileges were granted the company thus departing from the original franchise franchi gp granted gran led the council resolved itself into committee of the whole whale for the consideration odthe of the mayors veto when aheu the committee arose it reported in favor of adopting the changes suggested by by the mayor and the passing of tle the resolution as amended referred to the city attorney to draw up resolution as amended A communication was received frona from the mayor of omaha requesting the council to adopt resolutions favoring the holding of au an exposition of the trans mississippi states and territories at omaha from may alay to november 1698 on motion it was decided to take favorable action on the reque request zt and the city attorn attorney ev was instructs d to draw up up suitable uit abl resolutions the report of the city marshal for the quarter ending march 31 1895 1 was received and on motion accepted and ordered filed A resolution appropriating V 7 73 for the payment of current was passed the committee on quarantine was instruct d to cooler conter with the city cita quarantine physician in regard to lis his charges for quarantine ser er vices A statement of the city taxes collected was received from the county collector referred to the city auditor A number of bids for renting of the city s lands were received and refer referred reil to the committee oo on public grounds with the attorney associated with power to let act the rhe marshal was authorized to instruct the groom of the fire department part pirt ment to clean up the premises around about the fir emens hall council adjourned |