Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-15
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
CITY CONCERNS.
The City Council Held a D..y"ght
Ssssion Yesterday.
DD1TIoNAL LOCAL NEWS.

"A special meeting OF the city council
ives held yesterday afternoon, Aldermen
Geise, Heating, Mcmahon, James and
Siedentopf present. Aid. Heating weq
called to the chair. Bills to the amount
of 81, 800 were allowed, on recommends.
tion of Aid. Siedentopf, who had inspect.
ed them.
Phil Judson and l.. z. Judson were
given permission to do their own filling
of street in front of lots near Six tn
avenue and Tenth street.
Mr.. Beardsley was given permit to lay
his own curbing and sidewalk in front of
property on Market street.
Thomas Griffith entered protest
against being assessed for walk laid
down IN front of his property by Wick
ham Bros, on account of there being less
sand than was required by contract.
AID. Seidentopf inquired of Engineer
Brodbeck how he could report on these
pieces of work.
Mr.. Brodbeck explained that he could
not watch so much work all the time.
He suggested that there was a sidewalk
supervisor, and if he couldn't look after
it an assistant or sidewalk inspector be
appointed.
Aid. Siedentop said heknew there
were just causes of complaint about
quantity of land used, and he would not
vote for granting any of these certificates.
Finally referred to committees
a.. A petition was presented of property
owners asking that the grade of sidewalk
on west side of North Main street be
lowered two inches to accommodate per-
manent buildings there. Referred to
city engineer.
Park Policeman Covalt asked that his
pay be made equal to $40 month cash,
ss being paid In general fund warrants
the discount was too great. Referred to
park committee.
@. E. Stone, by his attorneys, present
ed his claim of 81 ,000 damages for dam
ages done by the creek to his property
corner of Vine and Bryant streets. Re
ferred to the city attorney.
Notices were presented of suits COM
menced against the city, ons by Mrs. A.
NJ. Wilson for 1000, for unpaid war
rants bought by her, and one by Mrs.
Wiley for 81 200, for damages to her
daughter by falling on defective side
walk. Referred to the city attorney.
The July reports of the city clerk and
the chief of police were presented and
filed.
VIM. Lantrop was granted a saloon H.
cense to sell pop.
The resignation of Rev. Cyrus Hamlin,
as one of the trustees of the public library
was received and accepted.
Several salsonists who had paid in ad-
vance saloon licenses to Aug. 1st, and |
who had quit business July LIST, were al
lowed refund of a month, payable out |
of the general fund.
Alb. Sledentopf called attention to the
fact that the sewerage had to be twisted
up and down to dredge water pipes. 1t
seemed to him that something should be |
done to either change sewerage, or make
the water company put elbows in, or
changeits pipes, and make way for sew
erage.
Aid. Heating offered resolution order
ing all telegraph and telephone compan-
les to remove their poles on Broadway, |
from the cutters to inside the curbing |
within ten days. Carried.
Aid. James offered resolution ordering |
sidewalk on Eight street from Willow
avenue south to the alley. Carried.
Stores and other distractions in creek
between Main and Bancroft streets were
ordered to be removed to one side 80 as
to throw the current in center of the bed,
80 as not to cut the banks.
The condemnation of an outlet for In
dian creek was brought up and discussed.
The survey on which appraisement was
made last week was considered too eX-
pensive, as 1t cut farms in two badly. 1t |
was thought better to try an appraise-
ment along different route, running
from the city limits south along the sec
tion line, and then to the river, and the
city attorney was directed to proceed.
Adjournment was taken until Monday |
night.
The council then met as board of
health. Alderman James inquired about |
some order about suppressing a
nuisance, or filling hole in front of l..
G. Dale's property on the corner of
Fourth avenue and Tenth street had
been carried out. 1t not having been
carried out, the board renew wed its order |
to the marshal. Having thus entitled
themselves to the per diem by this brief
meeting of the board of health, adjourn
nent Wf9 taken.