Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
COUNCIL BLUFFS
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
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\ Variety oc Business Of Interest
. TO Taxpayers.

The mayor and aldermen met last even.
ing first as a board of health, all the
members being present. The unsafo con-
dillon OF The curt house was discussed
at length, aud n resolution adopted order.
ing the building TO be no longer used.
A regular council meeting was then
held. James Poterield protested against
the assessment against his lots for curb
ing, claiming the price of seventy. eight
cents a foot was exhorbitant, az the
work could be done for fifty cents; also
sidewalk assessment was too high. Re.
ferred.
A petition of citizens was presented
asking that Seventh avenue In front of
| Beckman's residence be filled by the
city. Placed on file.
j. j. Brown petitioned for extension
of time for building sidewalk on Sixth
street, from Broadway to the creek, as
he intended to put up a building corner
of Sixth street and Broaaway in the
spring, Referred.
A protest of soventy-fvo ~citizsns was
presented against attempt of city to
break up the Main stIeet market and
scales. Referred.
An ordinance was presented repeating
the ordinance licensing public scales at
$780, year. The ordinance was passed,
thus making City Weighmaster Calvin
the sole weigher, and giving him control
Of the whole affair.
The ordinance granting the Nebraska
Telephone company the right of way to
place it's poles in the streets was referred
to the Judiciary committee.
An ordinance was presented providing
for the establishing of "public places"
on Broadway, 80 as to make the city pay
for the paving of the extra width of the
street at certain points. Laid over under
the rule.
A lamp.post was ordered on Sixth
street near the bridge.
An ordinance licensing fire aud life in
surance companies to solicit business here
was presented. Aid. James wanted to
make the license $500 a year. And. Sic
dentopf said that there were eighty-fvo
or ninety companies doing business here.
Some would withdraw, and the remain
ing companies would raise the rates
enough to cover the license. Aid. James
said that, as in a game of poker, he
would go in for raising the license still
higher. Aid. Geile wanved the amount
5000. Aid. Siedentopf wanted it $40.
1t was finally fixed at 5000, Aid. Sieden.
topf voting no. The ordinance went
over under the rules.
The mortgage of $1,000 on the city
building, being a month past due. was
ordered paid.
A sidewalk was ordered on the east
side of Third street, from Tenth to Six
teenth avenue, and on the west side from
Ninth to Tenth venue
The committee on streets reported In
favor of the city keeping paved streets
clean until the cost of the work shall be
ascertained, and then a contract could be
made understandlngly. Mr.. Siedentopf
favored the using of pauper and prison
labor. Referred back.
The committee recommended that
First avenue be opened from Main street
to Bancroft, and that the committe as
certain how much private citizens would
contribute, and how much the total cost
would be. Referred to the committee on
streets and alleys.
A sidewalk was ordered on Seventh
street between MUNSTER and Washing
ton.
On recommendation of the mayor the
council ordered a batch of fancy city
printed in New York at a cost of
$50. He also reported that there was 80
great q demand from other cities for
of Council Bluffs celebrated ''pop"
ordinance that extra copies should be
to advertise the city.