Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-09
CITY COUNCIL.
A Peck Of PetiiiOGS and a Raft
of Resolutions.
Lots of Business, but Little
that was Very i'm.
portant.

NeS
present: President Baker and Messrs.
Anderson, Bshm, Dinham, Hascall,
K,uimann, Leeder, McGuckiu, Muir
ply, Redheld, Thrane and Wood.
worth.
The j~oa-nal was read and sp
proved.
PETITIONS n COMMUNICATIONS.
From the ma. or; Approving Ger.
tain ordinances. Filed.
From tho mayer: Transmitting
qui. claim deed to Emma Doherty.
Filed.
From the mayor: Nominating
Michael McEnery as policeman, Woe
b. F. Walker, term expired. Rs.
ferred.
The following off ial bonds were
approved:
r. G. Guthrie, city marshal, John
ODonohoe, Haitian Jacobsen, Geo.
Wi.timack, James Douglas, Michael
Whelan, Eugene Packard, VIM. Asst.
man, Taos. Ruane, A. f. Sigwart,
w. A. Lane, G. w. Church and Peter
Mstz,, policemen and p. S. Leisen.
ring, city physician.
From f A. Fox aud others: Re.
questing to do certain grading in
B ,ggs and Hills addition. Granted.
From II. jacobsen: Asking for
thirty days leave of absence, the first
asked in seven years of service.
Granted.
From Ed. O'Sullivan: Complain.
ing OF uulsance on Dorcas street,
near Tenth. Referred.
From tho chairman of the board of
public works: Requesting an assistant
In his office. Referred.
From the G A. r.: Inviting the
council to attend Memorial Day, May
3oth, services with them. Accepted.
From the ~oficers of the German
School Associ alton: Asking that a
certain portion of the tract known as
Market street be vacated and sold to
them for building purposes. Refer.
red.
From attorneys: For T. A. Muir
ray In regard to damages to his lot on
Douglas and Twenty.ninth street by
change of grade and improper sewer.
age. r deferred.
From Lsavitt Burnham: Calling
attention to dangerous holes In alley
between Chicago and Cass streets west
of Twenty. second, etc. Referred.
The city engineers estimate Of
grading needed on Cunning street was
referred.
From a c,mmittea OF thu Ola Eel
lows association prop ,siGg to erect a
drioklpp fountain for tuo!c us, on
thu west ii 10 1T F ,urt-enth street M,
tween D)jg4 aqd Cao.toi avenue f he
city Will perni. and 10y the Necessary
pipe. Referred,
From l.. V. Morse asking that Cap
itvl avenue from Fourteenth to Six
tesnth streets be graded and put ir
condition for curbing. Referred.
From P. Henrichson: Offering t.
sell and place 400 yards of earth
In alley near south sewer for 8 cent
per yard, Accepted,
From M j. Melia & Co.: Offariu,
1000 yards of earth at s cents pc
yard. Referred.
A number of bills we're presented
and referred.
The city engineers estimate of paw
Ing In Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, fifteenth
Sixteenth and Harvey streets wa
filed.
The city engineers list of side
walks to be repaired and c%onstructe,
In the Second and Third wards wa
referred.
From citizens Of North Omaha
Asking for a change In the system o
numbering streets In North Oman
and the following changes:
Saunders to Twenty. fourth.
Wheaton and Pierce to Twenty
fifth.
King to Twenty sixth.
Campbell to Twenty. seventh.
Irene to Twenty. eighth.
Referred to the committee on pull
lie property and improvements.
RESOLUTIONS:
By Leeder: To put two men no
employed at Hanscom park on sire,
force. Lost.
A couple Of resolutions to reduc
taxes were referred.
A couple of sidewalk resolution
were referred.
By Tarane: To open drain or col
nectlon with the main on Jone
street Just west of Ninth. Adopted
BY McGuckin: To appoint a con
mlttee of three to confer with til
county commissioners and ascertain
the convict labor at the county all
not substituted for labor which pc
sons desire to do at fair wager
Adopted.
By Lseder: To enlarge culve
on Twelfth strees near Calf ,rni
Adopted.
By Benin: To Increase the sire,
force to six teams and fifteen me,
Adopted.
By Leeder: To fill up a c~ulvert c
Chicago street between Twelfth Oh
Thirteenth streets. Referred,
By Bshm: To have all alleys
once puv In good sanitary condi.io
Adopted.
By Kaufnanu: To fill The wsshou
OF lower Tenth street. Contracto
ordered 50 to do.
By Reddeld: To correct certa
evils complained of In alley betwe,
Tenth, Eleventh, Chicago and Dave
port streets. Adopted.
By Redfeld: To procure 100 blair
paving bonds at a cost of not excee
Ing $40. Adopted.
BY Redfeld; To repair washout