Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-28

The council met pursuant to ad
journment. The petition of Sam Haas
claiming excessive assessment on per.
sonal property was, upon the recon.
mendation of the city solicitor, strick-
On from the books.
An ordinance requiring all railroad
companies to construct and keep open
culverts or waterways under their
tracks at all street crossings and gut.
tors for The free passage of surface
water was road, A failure to comply
with the conditions of this ordinance
subjects the offender to a fine of not
less than $50 or more than $1CO. The
ordinance allows ten days notice to
any company to comply with its pro.
v~lGions.
On motion the ordinance was read a
second and third time and unanimous.
ly passed on call of ayes and nays.
The saloon license ordinance, an
amended waa taken up again and
read. The blank date Of taking effect
of the ordinance was filled out to the
time OF its publication according to
law. Alderman Shugart amended to
the effect that the applicant fora license
must secure the name of six resident
taxpayers within the block where he
desires to start, but this being inexpe-
dent 1t was withdrawn, and the ordi.
anc reads six resident taxpayers In
the immediate vicinity Of such saloon.
The committee recommended that no
person shall sell such liquors at more
than one place In the city at the same
time under the license for one place.
which recommendation was agreed to.
The amount Of license was amended
to $500 per annum. Alderman Shu.
CART moved to fix the amount at $500,
but q motion of Alderman Wood to
have it at $400 was carried. Each
license 10 to expire on the 1st of Nav
of each year. 1t was also amended to
change monthly payments to quarterly
payments In advance. Licenses are
made not transferable under the ordi.
nance as passed. Saloon clerks or
agents arc held equally Liable with
proprietors for any violation of the
provisions Of the ordinance.
On motion the goth rule was sus.
pended and the ordinance as amended
was placed upon Its third reading and
passed unanimously and the title
agreed to.
Alderman Shugart called attention
to the matter of street paving, and
offered the following resolution:
RESOLVED. That In tho opinion of
this council Main street and Broad.
way should be paved, and that the
property.owners on those streets be
requested to designate within Eve
days the kind of pavemo ant they pre-.
fer, and that if no kind 10 designated
by the 81 day of March, then the
council will take such action az they
deem proper.
This resolution called out consider
able discussion, several members feel
ing that the streets should not be
paved until after waterworks and sup.
ply pipes are In 81 far as possible.
Alderman Shugart stated that all or
nearly all the property holders on
Main street are In favor of paving
that street at IN carly day, and that
they want that street paved. He
thought If Broad way wants to slumber
and die, he was In favor of let.
ting to die, but Main street wants
paving. Paving, he realized would
greatly enhance the value of the
property, and would draw additional
capital and business to our city.
Others thought it would be q useless
and heavy expense to pave before tho
water supply pipes are laid down.
Alderman Shugart's resolution was
then unanimously adopted.
Alderman Siedentopf offered the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the city solicitor be
instructed to report on the 9th day OF
March an ordinance requiring the
placing OF water and gas supply pipes
on Main street and Broadway.
The council then adjourned.