Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-29

that the city construct n substantial
stone wall, with iron railing on top of
said wall, to correspond with 80 feet
above the plane of reference at station
2, 90 feet above the plane of reference
at station 3, and 99k feet above the
plane of reference at station 4, and
that the grade of the east half of said
streets between said streets 9 and
4 correspond with the top Of said
wall. The west half said streets to
be 78 feet above the plane of reference
at station 2 and97k feetabove the plane
of reference at station a.: at station 1,
east side 49, feet above plane of ref.
and west side 71b teet; at station o,
east side, 40 feet, and west side 90
feet. Twenty more fully explain the
recommendations for alterations of
grades. They are approximately as
follows: At station o, Willow avenue,
present street grade at station l.,
Boomers south line, II feot above
west walk and east side present walk;
at station 2, west walk grade and 3
feet below east walk; at station 3, l.,
Lurmurblen's north line and opposite
j. NJ. Phillips, west walk grade,
east side 3 feet below walk:
at station a, Wallace south line, W fill
l foot, east cut 81; at station 3, centre
cut z feet; at station 6, centre cut, g
feet; at station Z, centre cut 4 feet; at
station 8, centre cut 81 feet; at june
ton of Bluffs and Pierce, cut 2 feet;
at station 10, centre fill 1 foot; at sta
ton IL, centre fill 4 feet; at station
II, centre fill q feet; at Glen avenue,
present street grade.
he committee beg leave to add that
before reducing the report to writing,
most of the parties directly interested
were consulted, and they were
generally satisfied with the cut
or fill opposite their respective proper
ties al recommended. To avoid any
future disputes the committee would
advise that the parties whose grades
are changed should be requested to
file their written consent thereto, but
that the refusal to give such consent
should not prevent the establishment
of the grade. In view of the future
growth and improvement Of the city
the committee would say that the
practice of making deep cuts through
the bluffs for the opening of streets
cannot be too severely condemned,
that while n few lots may be bene-
flied the great bulk of adjacent prop
erty would be severely damaged If not
entirely destroyed, while the beauty
of the bluffs, the most picturesque part
of the city would be very much
lessened. In tho particular case of
Bluff and Pierce street there is no
public necessity for the deep cut pro-
posed as it can never be used for bust
ness purposes. The only parties in
terested those who own the adjacent
property and who would be damaged
by the change. The committee there
fore think that the grade should be
established so as to serve those whose
property alone is affected and the
committee has acted upon the prin-
ciple as near rs possible. Horace
Everett, Spencer Smith, H.. III. Met
calf.
The BEE believes the above propo-
sition SO far as it %relaees to the es-
adjustment of grade ought to be sat
isfactory to all concerned, but it
would advice council to consider
that part relating to the building of
a stone wall by the city along the
route. Mr.. Phillips said he believed
that the report should be adopted.
All citizens living there ought to be
satisfied. He dashed AL
derman Keller pretty SO.
verely until Keller looked as il he
didn't have a friend on earth. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Phillips address
Mr.. Dawson moved that the report be
referred to a committee of the whole
house, to BIO acted upon at their next
regular meeting. AT this juncture
Mr.. Dawson again arose and moved
that Chief Field be- exonerated from
all blame and tho mayor censured for
publicly making the charge against
Mr.. Field that he did at one of the
council meetings. Nate Phillips
moved that the resolution be laid on
the table. Mr.. Dawson moved IL
be adopted. Mr.. Keller seconded
the motion. Mayor Vaughan sprang
to his feet and made a most eloquent
appeal to the council. We can not
give his exact words but we will give
them in substances: "My grave and
reverend seniors, partners of my toll,
my fortune and my fame: Hear me
for my cause and be silent that o
may hear. Believe mo for mine honor
and have respect to mine honor that
you may believe. CensuIe me in your
wisdom and awake your senses that
you may the better judge. If there
be any in this council, any dear friend
of Chief Fields, to him 1 say that
Vaughan's love to Field was no less
than his. If then, that friend
demand why Vaughan rose against
Field. This is my answer: "Not that
l loved Field less, but that l loved
Council Bluffs more. AS Field loved
the Bluffs i weep for him, as he was
fortunate in keeping peace out at
Yo~nkerman's Garden on the 18th day
OF August. l rejoice at it. As he has
been a valiant and efficient Off
Ger / honor him. But as he was
ambitious j did undertake his down
fall. / must say it is time the CITY
council and the mayor ceased this
fight. Field has no better friend in
this city than myself. In calling the
attention of the city council to his
conduct on that memorable August
day l believed ! was doing my duty
as mayor of this city," Keller began
to show signs of shrinking,
Dawson got behind a palm-leaf fan,
Nate Phillips waxed bold. The
mayor continued, "Who is there in
the council who does not love the