Omaha daily bee., 1874-07-09
OUR CITY FAT HERS.
A Long and Interesting Session
Important Allowments and
New Ordinances.
Consideration of Communications
and Various Resolutions,
Financial, Commercial and NUM-
cipal.

All the members OF the lily
Council were present at the regular
meeting Tuesday night, and every
thing was lovely for an animated
session.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing wee read, corrected and
adopted.
The rules were suspended and the
reports of COMMITTEES heard.
A report from the committee on
streets and grades recommending
that E. Stuhl and L. F. Nelson be
paid S263 80 for work done Oh 18th
street was adopted.
Several minor bills recommended
by the committee OH claims were
allowed.
The bill of Drexel & Mark for
S63.O3 was referred to the committee
on streets and grades.
MI. Lucas moved to confirm the
appointments of Ryan and Swift to
fill the vacancies of Thorne and
Walker.
The mayor rose to explain, bnt
was objected to by Mr.. Lucas.
Mr.. Swobe demanded that the
mayor be allowed an explanation.
After quite a discussion Mr.. Luz
cas- Withdrew his AFFECTION.
The appointment of Ryan was
confirmed; that of Swift indefin-
itely postponed.
After considerable debate, the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Majors was con-
firmed-7 to 5.
A communication was read from
Mr.. Pattee, offering city offices in
his reconstructed Opera House at
5000 per annum Consideration
postponed till next meeting.
A recess of five minutes was ia
ken.
A communication from Caldwell,
Hamilton Il Co., concerning curb
stones and cutters on Farnham and
Douglas streets, and streets between,
for sidewalks of uniform width, and
uniform stone cutters (; asking that
an ordinance be passed providing
for sixteen feet sidewalks and uni
form stOners on those streets, ETC.,
and that the property owners pay
for the same, instead of by a general
tax. was referred to the Committee
on Streets and Grades.
The bond of Joseph w. Majors, as
policeman, was approved.
Mr.. Lucas moved that the street
commissioner be directed to repair
on 18th street, between Cas- and
California, repairs not 10 exceed 500.
Referred to committee on SIDEWALKS
and bridges with power to act.
BY MIR. Campbell "That it is
inexpedient for the council to appro-
pirate the levy of ten mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation OF
taxable property which creates the
general fund, out of which the or,
binary or running expenses of the
town are to be met In any Other
way than the defraying of such or.
binary expenses, unless it should
seem that there would be more than
enough In the said fund to detray
such ordinary expenses" Referred
to the committee on finance.
BY Mr.. Campbell.
ResOlped, That the present levy
of ten mills on the dollar does not
create q fund sufficient to pay the
current expenses of the town, and
make personal Improvements, there
fore, it is the duty of the town to
provide for such permanent i'm
prOvements by voting bonds there
for.
Referred to committee on finance.
BY Councilman j.. S. Gibson:
Resolred, That the City Clefk he
authorized to adver iZe for three
days for proposals for the public
printing for the city for the fiscal
year ending July l, 1875. Bids to
be received until 8 p. m. of next
meeting of the City Council.
Resolped, That the street Com
missioner be instructed to notify the
Union Pacific railroad to open a
street across the east POI ton of their
depot grounds in place of Sixth
street, which has been vacated.
Referred to committee on streets
and grades.
4 petition for gas lights on
Fifteenth street and Capital ave-
nue., and Fourteenth and Cass
streets, was referred to a committee
on gas, who were appropriately APP
Poihteu. $3.50
A communication from the
Mayor, stating that the gas lamps
had not been changed since his last
report, was filed.
A petition for walks in the
Fifth ward, signed by Calderwo0d
and others, was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Bridges.
Councilman Stephenson was au-
thorized to buy hay for the city I'M
til a new contract be made.
The committee on streets and
grades reported that the following
streets were undergoing repairs:
10th street, 18th street, and 2Otn
street. Grading on Dodge street
will be commenced Immediately.
Proposals are solicited for the
building Of a brick sewer, from the
north side of st. Mary's avenue, to
the east side of Thirteenth street.
The committee on the matter of
Captain Payne was discharged. .
An appropriation of $3.50 to the
F'reman's annual parade, was
made, instead of the ball and ban
quet previously considered.
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