Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-08
WEDDING OUT.
The Council Consider Aid. James RtSig-
nation an Insult.
They Give Him Two Days to
Retraot or Step Out.
WEDDING OUT.
Other Business Transacted.

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which all were present, except Alderman
James.
A large number of bills, amounting t.
SO, OOO or more, were allowed, without
reading, the statement being made that
they had been privately examined and
approved by aldermen.
Michael Kilfeather presented q bill for
200 bushels of potatoes, destroyed in his
| field by overflow of creek. Referred.
A petition of property owners on
Broad way, near First street, was pre-.
scented asking that a portion of the paw.
ing be paid for by the city, as the street
is wider there than elsewhere. THEW
felt that they should only be assessed for
| the usual width. Referred.
Property owners IN upper Broadway
/ petitioned for five more lamp-posts be-
tween Younkerman's garden and Wick
hams b~rick-yards. The council con-
cluded to grant three.
A petition was presented asking that
the water works company be asked to lay
a main alcng Sixth street between Myn-
ster street and Indian creek.
Granted, on condition that no add.
tional hydrants would be needed and no
cost made to the city.
A petition was presented asking for
the cutting down of all the trees on the
east side of north Main street, as they OBJ.
struct the views of the business houses.
Referred to the city attorney.
A petition was presented asking for the
grading of lower Broadway from Streets
vile to the water works reservoir. Re-
ferred to committee on streets and
alleys.
VIM. Engle petitioned that the grading
and paving in front of his Main street
property shall be made right before he
be made to pay for 1t. Rejected.
A petition was presented asking that
South Grand street be hereafter known as
Park avenue. Referred to the committee
on parks, instead of the committee on
and alleys, the name "Park ave.
nue." causing it TO seem more appropriate.
Judge James at this stage of the pro-
ceedings came in and took his seat.
The notice of the suit Of j. w.
Damon against the city wa read. Damon
claiming $4,000 damage on account of
overflow on Bancroft street.
Notice of garnishment of Regsn Bros.
. McGorisk and the city on q claim of
Writ 81 Duquette against @. w. Hubbard,
was read and referred to the city attor-
ney.
A sidewalk was petitioned for on east
side of sixth street, between Broadway
and Washington avenue. Referred.
The chief of the fire department, In a
communication recommended the pur.
chase of 500 feet of hose, a new hose
for company No. l, and the start.
ing of a new fire alarm system as soon as
The chairman of the fire committee
vas authorized to purchase hose cart and
hose il he deemed it best.
A protest was presented against the
of an ordinance closing the bar
Der shops or Sunday. Referred to the
city attorney.
The city attorney reported in favor of
the petition for narrowing Ave-
Il from Oakland to Market street, to
fifty feet. Alderman ~Siedentopf object
ID to granting the petition. The re.
port was concurred in and petition grant
I'd.
The city treasurer's report was pre-
,ented showing general fund overdrawn
81, 1893 80; police fund, cash on hand,
81, 1888 .46; total cash in the treasury,
S16, 773. 81. OF this balance there is
deposited in New York to pay October l,
coupons, leaving a net balance of $13,-
D85 81.
Alderman Siedentopf moved that
81, 800 be transferred from the police
fund to the general fund. Mayor
Vaughan called attention to the fact that
the police force being kept drained, the
policemen were only getting script, at
seventy five cents on the dollar. He
threatened to veto any motion that
would keep the policemen from getting
dollar for dollar. Judge James laughed
at the idea of Vaughan vetoing any such
resolution. There was q lively ~wrangle
about the affair. Alderman Siedentopf
favored the raising of the wages of the
police rather than do anything different
about The transfer of the funds. The
resolution was adopted.
A communication was received from
Judge Dillon, of New York, inclosing a
Dill Ior SZOU IOr MS opinion III the matter
of the legality of the city bonds. The
bill was allowed.
Mrs. M. A. Robinson presented a petit
tlon asking $1,000 for damages to her
property by defective culverts. Re.
ferred.
A resolution was presented ordering
the paving with Sioux Falls granite Of
which Is known as "Presbyterian" alley,
running south of Empire block, from
Main street to Pearl street. Carried.
The committee on sewerage reported
on the matter of Indian creek improve
ment, giving Nj. Vincent the contract for
sections A to G, at 80 cents. sections l to
A at 20 cents, and sections 10 to 90 at 24I
cents, and giving to M. A. Moore the
contract for sections 8 to IA at II cents.
The report was received aud placed ON
file.
An ordinance was presented providing
for the issuing of $50, 900 of sewerage
bonds for the purpose of the Indian
creek improvement, the bonds to run
twenty years, at five per cent, The or.
dinanca waa pnaaad