Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-05

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Fire department. ........ FOG % 7,345 %
Streets and alleys ....... 562 67 1870 81
Sidewalks. ............ DO 70 1855 10
Sewerage . .............. - 4,JOO 81
General fundproper. ..... 433 40 1928 80
Condemnation. ......... 4S0 90 2,445 n
Total. .S4,439 80 S65, 936 81
The city treasurers report was present.
ed, showing the following balances;
General fund, overdrawn. ....... ..S5, 64S. 05
Police fund on hand. ............ 4,439.6 5
Loan fund on hand. .............. 1,062. 70
Sewerage und on hand. ............ 278.66
Ievee fund overdrawn. ........... 9.75
Judgment fund on hand .......... 87.75
Total balance cash on hand......,. 210.9S
The city clerks monthly report showed
the receipts of his office to have been
1856. 05.
Alderman Heating, of the fire commit
tee, reported in favor of the city selling
both of the steamers, as he believed
there would be an abundant supply from
the w%aterworks for fire protection. He
recommended the procuring of ground On
lower Main street for putting up a hose
cart house there. In relation to the pres
ent fire alarm, he believed if the present
one only served to lead astray it should
be abolished, and the city get along with
out any until it could afford a good one.
Ho moved that the city clerk be instruct
ed to advertise both steamers for sale.
Alderman Mcmahon thought one ought
to be retained.
Aid. James thought. there was too
much Of a rush. The water works had
not been accepted. If the steamers were
sold the city would be at the mercy of
the water works.
Aid. Heating did not think it was wise
for the city to be paying out 5000 or
$500 per month unnecessarily, as
the water works would undoubtedly be
used.
Aid. James did not believe the old
contract with the water works would
hold, and thought that a new contract
would be made.
Aid. Eicher did not see this, although
he did not believe in selling more than
one steamer now.
The motion Of Aid. Heating was, after
further discussion, lost by a vote of Q
to 4.
An ordinance was presented for the
widening of Glen avenue at the intersec-
ton with Broadway, thus taking in the
ground on which the old city building
and engine house now stand. The ordi-
nance was given a second reading and re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
alleys.
The council then proceeded to open
the bids for paving Broadway, Main
street and Oakland avenue.
Jeremiah Fox, of Omaha, offered to
pave with broken stone foundation, two
inches sand and Sioux Falls granite
block, at "a. 10, or Telford macadam at
SO 80.
James Il. Riley, of Omaha, offered to
pave with Sioux Falls granite on sand
foundation at 49, AZ; on broken stone
foundation at 50. 9Sl; for extra grading,
If any, 800 cents; for curbing 81 cents q
foot, made.
James and 0. P. Wickham's bid was:
Granite block on sand 50. "a; granite
block on broken stone $500; granite
macadam. including cutters and cross.
walks 50. 46; cedar blocks SIS per
cubic yard; excavations and cuttings,
when necessary, 81 cents q cubic yard.
Barber Asphalt Paving company, by
Q. Il. Sguires, sheet asphalt, FIVE years
guarantee, $2.98, with concrete founda.
ton; sheet asphalt, same as above, ten
years guarantee, 50. 80; cutting and re.
setting cutters where needed, 60 cents
per square yard; resetting old curbing,
l2a cents q foot; new curbing, 95 cents.
Reagan Bros. q McGarriok, of Des
Moines, put in q bid for granite macad-
am, including crosswalks and cutters,
$2.2b; Sioux Falls granite and broken
stone, S3.48; same on sand foundation,
1928; cedar block, $1.78; excavation
and fills, 20 cents o cubic yard.
Walworth Lloyd's bid wa as follows:
Paving with Sioux Falls granite, block,
including ~excavating, 1914 per square
yard; resetting curbstones, $3.50 a foot,
including new one where broken, and
10 cents a foot for refining old stone.
Jacques q Thatcher, Of Chicago, put
in q bid for Main street with ceda,
blocks at $l.92, Broadway 1.93, ano
Oakland avenue $l.91; extra grading,
per cubic yard, Is cents; extra filling Il
cents; cash on completing each block,
If tax certificates taken 10 per cent to b,
added.
j.. B. Smith & Co., of Chicago, put il
a bid to do it with white cedar blocks a
Sl.6s a square yard; extra cutting q
cents a cubic yard, and curbing 90 cent
a foot. Five per cent. off for cash.
A. j. Mclean IL Co., offered to do tn,
work as follows: Cutting 20 cents, fill
ing 20 cents, resetting old curb 90 cents
furnishing and setting new curb, Jolie
stone, 81. 90. or Lincoln lime stone o
. cents, OF st. 10 lime stone at 81. OC
: paving, white cedar blocks, Main street
81. 90, Broadway 81 .92, Oakland avenu
sl.92 q square yard. A discount of
per cent for cash.
81 All of the bids were referred to Ii
committee on paving.
Dir. e. ID. Shugart, as one of the pro-
0 erty owners ON Main street, suggeste
that the property owners of each sire
< shall be given a chance to vote on Il
KIND of paving they wanted.
Mr.. G. y. Wright also supported I'll
suggestion.
On motion of Alderman Mcmahon q