Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-01
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Bills opened, Changes in the Fire
Department ana other business.

The city council met yesterday after
noon, Mayor Bowman presiding, and
Aldermen Eicher, James, Heating and
Siedentopf present.
The minutes were read and approved.
A large number of bills were read and
allowed. Mrs. HEM seeing a notice in
the papers that all bills against the city
should be fled before the clsse of the
month, filed her bill for $4,000 for dam
ages done to her property by the over
flow of Indian creek. The claim was
promptly rejected.
Martin Casey, 544 Broadway, asked
permission to have his frame building
raised, a one-story brick foundation put
under it and the rest of the building re-
newed. Petition referred.
A copy of resolutions passed by the
Council Bluffs City Hospital association
was read, asking the council to purchase
grounds or condemn grounds suitable for
a hospital site, and pay for same out Of
the general funds of the city.
The bonds of Raglan Bros. & McGor'
isk, in the sum Of $4,000, for carrying
out their contract for paving Main and
Broadway streets, were presented and
approved.
Bids we're opened for laying brick side
all. -. nIl--l u. -,.As-a
same. Chris. Straub offered to put in
the curbing at from 81. 90 to ST. o., &C
cording to quality of stone, and the brick
walk at 52k cents. j. & o. P. Wick.
hams bid for brick sidewalk and curbing
LOO. G.. @. Hitchcock bid on the side.
walk, to be of Egyptian cement, 81 cents
a foot. Referred to committee on paw.
ing.
The report of the chief of the fire de-
partment was presented. He reported that
he had found the number of hydrants to
be 200 and all in working order. he
had also located a hose cart on South
Main street, and recommended for FORE
man j. w. Rapalge, and for pipeman A.
James Bradley be appointed pipeman Of
Rescue No. 90, in place of l.. A. Berg
man, resigned. He had also transferred
A. Morrison, formerly engineer of Bluff
City steamer, to driver of the hook and
LADDER truck in place of M. Stevens. re.
signed. The report was referred to the
fire committee, with instructions to re-
port other necessary changes to reorgan-
ize the fire department.
Aid. James offered a resolution that
the committee on streets and alleys ex-
pend 5000 out of the general fund for
filling up Ninth street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth avenues, it being deemed
impractical to fill the street in full and
charge it up to the abutting property.
Aid. Heating and Siedentopf objected
to this mode, because it would cause
complaints of partiality.
Aid. Eicher moved to refer the resolu-
ton to Aid. James and Heating, they be-
ing ''hold. over" members, and he going
out, not caring to make any change in
the policy Of making street improve
ments. Carried.
City Attorney Mayne brought up the
matter of a severance of territory. The
court having decided against the city, he
wanted to know if the council wanted
the case carried up to the supreme court.
He was instructed to take the necessary
steps to appeal the case.
The city engineer reported special as
sessments for filling up Fourth avenue
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
Report received and concurred in.
The committee on streets and alleys,
through Alderman Eicher, reported fav-
orably on the ordinance for the widening
of Glen avenue at the intersection with
Broadway. The ordinance was read a
third time and passed unanimously.
Mr.. William Engle appeared in Cup
port Of his claim against the city for
damages. Alderman James assured Hin.
the matte .oa.a 1oa reported on Monday
night. -
Ex-Justice ]. w. Baird appeared to
inquire what had become of the petition
presented to the council about six months
ago for lamp-posts on Lower Broadway.
he referred tc the fact that there were
many passengers at night going to and
coming from the depots, and the men do
ing business in that part of the city were
very anxious to have light. When
the petition was presented, the aldermen
informally assured the petitioners that
there were three posts ready to be plant
cd somewhere, but they had since been
put somewhere else, and no attention
paid to this petition. Alderman Heating
said he thought there wal no especial
need of lamp posts down there, but per-
haps two might be used there.
Alderman James thought that oil
lamps and wooden posts would do in
many places, instead of getting expensive
iron posts. Referred to tho gaslight
committee, and the committee instructed
to procure both wooden and iron posts,
the wooden one to take the place Of such
iron ones as are OUTSIDE Of the gas district
Alderman James thought the gas com.
pany should be labored with to see if
they wouldn't reduce the price of gas,
but it was deemed best to defer any &C.
ton until the new council took hold.
Adjourned until Monday evening.
Order flowers for weddinps and finer.