Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 3, 1886, Page 8

SCORCHING Fire Chief Butler Telling About the He Has Received. Fees FOOTPADS ON FARNAM STREET A Brace of Wreckson the O, B. & Q. and Union Pacific-County Commissioners-Police; Court News, The Batler nvestigation The investigation into the charges of dishonesty preferre iinst Chief But ler of the fire department, was commen cediyesterday morning at twenty minutes connetl ehamber n @ ng the water works Lec arriving the delay wnd Mr. past ten o'clock in There member the committee tog several minutes late, The investigation had brought about principally by the disclosures made in the Bek last week concerning Butler's method of handling the vuilding permit fees, which he had been in structed by a city ordinance to reccive and account for. This question, how- ever, did not figure alone in the investi- gation, several other charges agamst the ehicf being consid that he had “‘knocked down al hundred dollars for filling cisterns, cleaning out cellars, ete., which ought properly to have been tarned over to the city. Mr. Butler represented by Lawyer Baldwin. Before the investigation com- menced, he (Butler) spent a few minutes in earncst conversation with Mr. Lowry, one of the members of the investigating commitice. Mr. Baldwin set the ball reading a sworn statement Butler, concerning the been brought against ment, after reviewing the chief with the five department, went on to state that he had turned ove dollar that he had reces of old hose and for filling private ¢ into the city treasury. He had altogether received about §35 or $10 for the sa old hose, and all the money had been turned in. ‘he money he had collected for filling orns never appeared to have been turned over to the city. Mr. Butler went onto explain this by saying that in 1883 he had paid to the city some §65 for “ale hose and filhng cisterns.”” The reasurer gave him a recept for this amount, which, however, neglected to mention th 'llmu of cisterns. Conse- quently the receipt appe: to have been given for money realized from the sale o old lmw alone.” The matter was thought tobe of no conscquence at the time. Dennis Lane, an ex-member of the fire department, and one of the active antag- onists of the chief, asked Mr. Butler a few questions about the use of engines for pumping out " privato cellars, Mr. L read o a list of persons who had been allowed the use of the engines and had paid money to the chief, in return for that ser- vice. * Purt of the money, it is claimod, has never been given to the city. Mr. Butler remembered having used the en- ine for certain of these ties, and having taken money for the same, but in most of the cases instanced by Lane could recall nothing. The committee resolved to adjourn until afternoon, when the different parties ml'nllunul by Lane ocould be subpanaed to give their evi- dence, The question of Butler’s buying sup- plies for the fire department without an order from the citv came up. In reply to a question from one of the member: of thc committee, Mr, Butler said frankly confess that I have disobe law by buying certain things witliout an order from the auditor. I suppose that I ought to_ have done otherwise, aud Tum frank to admit my mistake.”” Mr. Lee suggested, “Didn’t you do this, Mr. Butler, beciuse you and the city auditor were not on good terms?” *That is true,’ replied Butler. The fact is,” said Lawyer Baldwin at this juncture, “‘the city council allowed the monoy for the purchase of these sup- plies, and were just as much to blame as riend Butler himself.” hat don’t make any difference,” chimed in Mr. Lee, “'two wrongs don’t make a right, Some opposition was expressed to Mr. Butler's being represented by a law- er at what was 1o be only an informal nvestigation. Mr. Baldwin protested that he only appeared s a friend of tho chief and not as s attorney. The com- mittee seemed satisfied with this explan- ation, for nothing more was said about the matter, Auditor Long was the first witness called in the afternoon investigation. He said that Chiet Butler had never asked him but once for an _order to purchase material for the fire department and that was with reference to the purchase of some fire hose. As a general thin, not audit the bills of the fire (fiu they gencrally came to the council on the endorsement of the chief alone. The officers in all of the other departments always ask the auditor for all purchases On the cross examination, Alderman Lowry wanted to know whether Mr. Butler was going to ask the questions or whether he would be allowea to have an attorney. It wus decided that the chief would have to conduct his own examina- tion, -, Mr Lon, flmughulm ef ought not be required to get an order for needed re- pairs, but that, as a rule, orders for goods should be obtained from the anditor. Mr. Butler’s orders outside of needed repaivs, ete,, wore not very large, Chief Butler sdid that he run ropair Dills, sometimes for six months at a fime, and then cheeked up the accounts, an considered that the only teasible way to conduct the business. Mr. Long said he had always od terms with the chief oul chnical point of gettin goods, “Didn't you asked Alderman Lee of Builer, "11(1[ you would resign rather than have to go to Long for all orders for F)ullu “Mn{ be I did,” said the chief, but that _don't Interfore with our personal reli- tions.” Mr, Lanc asked with refercnce to two bills, one from Mr. Beindorf and one {rom the Republican oftice, which had n ordered by Butler without an order, The enief replicd explaining why he had ordered the goods without an order from the auditor, Captain Wood testitied that tl coulaimng was of some her, been sev rolling_by from Mr, rges which had him.~ This state- the connection of been on <l:-, of the z orders for assistant cn!y clerk, ief's report for 1883, an account of the bulding had not been received by him at llw clerk’s office until July 27, Thursday Jast, Mr. Butler stated that he had made no t 10 the other members of the board ning the amount of fees collected from bmh ing permits. John Gilbert, gas inspector, stated gml he had talked with Butler about f utler said he wished he could turn b urer, for he expected fees over Lo the tr uum-ll wounld order that some time th him to turn over hi and he wouldn't h was last winter. The witness always turned in his fees to the eity treasurer without waiting for an order from the eouncil, Mr. Hutler said it had not occurred to him that he onght to have turned his foes to the city umlnhn" inspectol The swount now in his hands is about §00 and he had collected all of this, with the THE MARSHAL | * | port he was making to the Chiet | 1 such a report to aay exception of a small amount, since his annual report was made in April, 1885 City Treasurer Buek stated that the chief had never said nythin to him about having any fees on hand, and that he did not know that the chief had any such fees in his possossion, Boiler Inspector Jenkins testified that Butler had spoken to him about the T couneil last concerning of his fees for building Bartlett, who had aided ler in making out s annual stated that the chief had fur- nished ' the data for the reports including building permit fees for and 1856, and he was confident that the report on the building permit fees was included in the annual report. The chief’s original of the report was burned up with refusc papers Mr. Henry the 1885 Pundt stated that he had had his ccliar pumped out on aceount of its being flooded by poor sewer connec tions, and that he had not paid anything | for the work When did you intend to build permitfees business, wind up your asked “Mr. oo “*When the building inspector was pomted,” replied the chict “Did you take any steps r business then? NO, 8ir.” didn’t you?" “I simply neglected i report contained the statement |nx|m| fees, City Engincer Roscwater, one of the members of the building voard, knew nothing of the amount of lected by the chairman of the b chief of the fire department, and nothing to do with the financial manage- ment of the board. The chief of the tire department was given an extra as: when the board was created, to gi more time to attend to his muy as build- ing |l|\rv ctor, Mr. James Creighton said he had been nomimally a member of the board of building inspectors, but knew nothing of the finan 1 Most of hi in_street corner co chief. Moetings — were r had anything to the disposition of the fecs. Judge Bartlett was recalled and pr duced th original of Chief Butl port of receipts of fees tor building per- mits, which has been so m_)~l|~-|mV|~l' missing from his last reports. port shows 321 on hand from building permits and house moving. The report l;mlkbnun misplaced in Judge Bart'ett’s des| Assistant Chiefs Galligan and Salter mude statements concerning che sale of old h 0 sewer contractors, After further testimony of an unim- portant nature the committee adjonrned, and promise to have their report ready tor presentation at the council mectin to-night. ap- to close up 1 thought my of the 2 member consisted Itations with the seldom held. ay or do about FOOTPA Mr. H. D. Pike Has a Narrow Escap No trace of the Suessenbach burglar has yet boen discovered. He has been traced pretty nearly out to Papillion and it is probable that he is now hiding at some country farmhouse. Mr. H. D. Pike was givena lively chase by a couple of footpads while going home shortly after midnight. He was met by a couple of them who told him to halt. He declined to obey instructions and the thugs made a rush at him, with a view of anuinilating him at one fell swoop. He drew a revolver and ordered them back, threatening at the same time to shoot. The fellows fled _hastily and Mr. Pike made good use of his legs in an opposita direction. It was verily a bold attempt at highway robbery, and Mr. Pike’s revolver alone saved him. Harry Cliff will Jearn something to his advantage by writing lo(:wrgfl,l 1it, BEE office, Omaha. J. L., Wilkie, manntacturer’ of paper boxes, 106 S. 14th strect Omaha. ———— Grace Hawthorne. W. W. Kelley, manager of Grace Haw- thorne, spent Sunday in this city. His star and company have justreturned from the Black Hills, where they played to a number of magnificent audiences in all the principal cities. Miss Hawthorne was presented with 25,000 and her man- ager with 5,000 shares in a silver mine at Spearfish, a number of which the former has uIremly sold. ‘The owners of the mine have named it after Grace Haw- thorne, whom they greatly appreciate as alady and artist. This lady has just closed a season of 113 weeks of coatinu- work. She will rest for six wecks in Michigan, and then open in Boston in September in a new piece entitled A Royal Divorce."” C. E. Mayne ls kemhmv thcsv days looking after the sale of lots 'in **Mayne Place” and ““Orchard Hill.” Go out and see some of them. 1t is truly wondurful the way in which lots are going in “Mavne Plac “Orchard Hill.” For sal, b_y C.E —— The Bi The Mectz browery management has decided to build a large $40,000 addition to its already extensive plant. The addi- tion will be three storics 1n height, and will be bmlt on the westside of the brewery. It will be used principally for storage purposes, Henry Voss has charge of the plans. The same architeet is drawing up plans for a three-story brick business building to be erccted on Sixteenth street, between Burt and Cuming, for Ignace Schorb. It will be 06x182 feet in giound dimen- Voss is also drawing up._plans for four two-story stores, to bo built on Fif- teenth and Huiney strects for John I Redick, If you want a bonanza, 2, g0 out and buy an acre in “Newport,” the finest and cheapest acre _property on the market. For sale by C. E. Mayne. l"lllllfl(‘ll(l( er Success, The annual clection of oflicers of the Omaha Plattdeutsch veremn took place Sunday, when ithe following officers were elected: C. Grotmack, president; H. Anderson, vice president; C. Hintz, treasurer; Jno. Jacobson, financial secrs 1 A. Uhtof, recording secretary; Ed- ward Zimmermann, librarian. The board of directors comprise the following members: Messrs. Lund, Paulsen and Seumer. The committce on relief are Messrs, B. Evers, Claus Pohl and G. Buck. The soc in a most flourish- ing condition, having a membership of 170 and $u82.85 in ry. lul the way in which “M " and Mayne. A Denial. To the B 1 noticed a report in your paper to the effect that the boys iu the B, & M. freight auditing department had beaten the members of the Omaha cricket club, and were therefore champions of the state, ete. Th and ted to injure the recently formed icket club. Out of four matches ed between these two elevens three s were won by the Omaha ericket The B. & M. boys diselaim giving newspaper for pub licution, CRICKETER, ‘ A Unfon Pacific Wreok at Elhorn. Yesterday morning another accident | happened on the Union Pacific at Eikhorn Freight train No. 22 coming east was side tracked 1o wait for Nos. 17 and 47 going west, No. 17 passed, and after its passage the brakeman of 32, without or- dors, turned the switch fo leave his own train reach the main track. It is re- ported that he then went to sleep, igno | rant that 47 was approaching. The lat ter reached the switch and rushed in upon No. 22 Both engines were badly | wrecked and a number of cars were badly destroyed. At last accounts no loss of life was sustained C. I lookin Plac see some Mayne is kept busy after th ale of lo \d “Orchard Hill of them p—— The Glove Contest, Profescor Pat Fallon has returned from Columbus and reports that he | ceeded in indueing Thomas Kane to | to Omaha and spar in an eight-round contest with Joln P, C the Denver man. The contest will be for points l»v\\\‘ and_as b hardly ne | will e an interesting one Professor Fallon has made a side bet of %II"”H! it Clow will not score the most points over Kane within the first four rounds. these days in “Mayne sue e are good ones, ay that the muunu is [t is truly wonderful_the way in “lnoh lots are going in *‘Mayne Place” “Orchard Thil." For sale by C. . ALx)lu- — The New Dumps. Street Commissioner Meany says that hereafter no person will be permitted to deposit refuse matter at the old dump on tne river front cast of the Willov vsprmg« . An officer is now there to enfor regulation, after, parties wishing to deposit debris in the river must do sofrom the dump boats at the foot of Jones and Cuss streets. —— A Sunday Suarprise. Sunday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs Larson, at the corner of Eighteenth and Castellar strects, were very pleasantly surprised by a party of friends, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bergstrom, Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Benson, Mr.and Mrs, ry Moo and family, Mr. and Mrs. Isen and family, and Mr. and Melquist. The afternoon and evening were spent by the guests ina iner which shall make it worthy of 'y long rememb If you want a bonanza, go out and buy an acre in “Newport,”” the finest and cheapest acre property on the market. For sale by C. E. Mayne. 0 out and buy an acre Newport,” the finest and cheapest acre property on the market. For sale by C. E. M f you The County Commissioners. The county commi ) morning, left on a trip to occupy uli of this week. They will look over certain parts of - the county through which roads are to be constructed, and confer with the commi s 0of Wash- ington county as to a division of the ex- pense of making certain thorougfares be- tween that county and the county of Douglas. C. E Mayne kept busy these bays looking after the sale of lots™ in Place'* and “Orchard Hill.” Go out and see some of them. o a0 If you want a bonanza, go ont and buy an acre in “Newport,’ the finest and cheapest acre property on the market. For sale by C. E. Mayne. o Personal Paragraphs, Mrs. Wi, Donnelly has returned from a three week’s visit with friends in Min- neapoli: Miss N. Harrington, of ‘Kelley, Stiger & Co's glove department, is spending Tier vacation at Spirit Lake. Mrs. Jenny Durold returned from Toronto, Canada, last evening, after a three week’s pleasure trip. W. H. Calhoun, of Marshalltown, Ta., spun Sunday visiting s daughter, Mrs. D. Thompson and family. Miss Winnefred McClory, of Quebec, Canada, is visiting her sister, Mrs. P, le(l-nn.\ of this city, whom sh¢ has not seen for twenty y Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers wera filed July 31, with the county clerk, and reported for the Bee by Ames' Real Estate Agency: R C Patterson and wife and others to Benjamin, F_Briggs, fots 1 and 2 block 1, Dattersow’s subvision of blocks d 5 Himebaugh’s add, O W d— Leonora Amy (widow) ac Smith, lots 1and 4, blook 27, city of Klorence, Doliglas count; o—850, Bk (single) to A © Smith, lot 1, 27, clty of Florence, Douglas county, qe—87. Miliard F Sears and others to William J Maughlin. undivided % aud part_of lot 1, sec. 14, 15, 13, Donglas county, q ¢ Olin' N’ Davenport {single] to \ iliam £ Clari ot 11, blocks, Hanscom Place, Omaha, wd Marg A Upton and wife and c cob Kindis, 25_feet of lot 7, blo Omaha, w d--S700. Jucob Kindjs and wife to Abraham Tewis, undivided 3¢ in 25 feet of lot 7, block 76, South Omalia, w d—S850. Thomas Ryan and wie to, Phillip Cas 13, Douglas sady, part of nek 14, county, q c—$1. Everett (G li.\llml and wife to Calvin R blm\\ Il)! fl block 5, Ambler Place, Omaha, rs to Ja- 6, South Yod V' Fowlor (single) to Adelaide Bran- denburg and_husbrud, lot & Pruyn’s divi- sion of lot 25, Millard & Caldwell's add, Omahn, w d— 52,500, Glandt and wife to John Maguire, £, sec 14, 15,10, Douglas county, w d - ,UML Frecnag, P Kirkendall and wife and others to Robert Laston, east 35 feet of lot 8, block 1, West Omaha, w d--$1.000. Augustus Kountze and wife to Frank Se- merad, lot 7, block 6, Kountz'e 8d add, Omlia, w d—$500, Mads Lutson aiid wire to Idalyn G Vates, south 44 of cast 3 of lot 7, block 6, Park Place, Omaha, w ¢ ard Hudspith and wife to Georze D selg of lot 3, block 49, town of Platte Douglas county, w d—$11 Douanghey aud wife to Lininger & sl lot 15, block s, alle R E Metcalf company, south } Wilcox’s add, Oinaha—$! George Arfustrong ahd Wite to’ Ernest G lot i, block 1, Arustrong’ add, i, W d--81,500 Mare'A Upton and wife and others to M- chinel O'Hern, 26 feet of lot 7, block 16, South Omaha, w d—$700, Mary' New and husband to Joseph Lels, art of lot 48, 8 E Rogers, plot Okaliowa, ,)uutgllh county, w d—8000, Jolin C Cable (single) to Henry J Windsor, widiyided 35 of lot 5, Cortland Place, Omaha, A‘m.n\ C Bulloek (single) to Adolph E amuelson, lots 1 and 2, block M, Lowes’ dd, Omaha, w d—§1, James E Riley and wi sor, lot 6, Shill's subyisic Shinn’s add,-Omaha, w d—$2.700. Johu Siddell and wife to John L MeCague, lot 13 and west 7 feet of In! 7, block 6, De* nise add, Omaha, wd—$. Kdgar H Scott to kl.mk l Fitchet block 2, Hauscom Place, Oraaha, w d- A 1 Swan and others (trustees) to € mrxu and 14, block 57, South Owaba, to Jennio E Rey- of block A, Tahs, lots A H Swan and others (trustees) to Sarah Aluscow. lots Gand 7, bloek 78, South Owaha, Sarah Ainscow (single) to Charles F Fahs, l;rh 6 and 7, block 73, South Owaha, w d— 0, Arthur 8 Potter and wife and ot George |u\\| ght, lot 5, Potter & Cc f lot 1, block 5, Park Pla I.llnAl.vn and husl ors to sub- nd to Marge- s, 10t G, Redick’s 24 add, Oinalia, Go out and | Omaha, Police Gouwt. | Judge Stenberg’s busimess in police court yesterday morning was of an nnim- portant nature. C. ¥ Howardjthe horse- thief, was held to bail in the sum of $1 and beng unable to furnish it was sent to the county jail James Haipin, accnsed of stealing a coat, wae acquitted and released Dan Shanahan, charged with assault and battery on a man mamed O'Connor, was fined §5 and costs, James Murphy volver within the fined #5 and costs. L. B. Barber and Chas, Smith, two ne- r arrested for fighting. Barber | foi to e the or and w fined $20 and costs Smith was fined £ and costs Holmes and arrested for were rsleased Roback ana Peter Blanko, two been arrested for fighting swish family. The former was 0 and costs and the latter § and had dsscharged city limits. He are was Henry fast thnw yesterday I E. Mayne is kept busy these « lnm.mu_v fter the sale of lots in Pl 1 “*Orchard Hill.” Go out and sce some of then. It is truly \\nnvlolh\l the way in which lots are going in “Mayne Place” and “Orchard Hill.” ¥ nr sale by C. E. Mayne. Omaha Workingmon, Itead This. wnctnary Joe Murry Assembly No 167 K. of L., Stout, Colo., July 81, 1886, To the Omaha Beg: [ respectfully call your attention to Ivertisement which appeared in your valuable paper a few days since, ndvertising for stone or rock men for Colorado at which are never paid in this state, or are paid in a few places only as an exception. wish to warn the ingmen of Om and Nebraska tc berth, for ther walking the hundreds of idle men ts of Denver, Leadville glad to get worl ud therefore it is only ascheme to overrun overstocked Colo- rado with men whose only occapation would be ing 1 down the already Tow terest of labor we ask you to under the headinz, *“Read T br: apers please copy spectfully, R Recordnig Sceretary L. Stout, Colo. dwin 11 Walker and wife to James De- , lots 1, 4 and 5, block 69, city of Flor tl enelit of the jai 3 :peated at the lunch room and pmlnr on Fifteenth street and Capital avenue, this evening. 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