Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-12
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Long Meeting and Lots Of B1SiIGSS
transacted.
The Committee to Confer With the
Mayor on Appointment Report
. Compromise Impossible
New Ordinances
Adopted,

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At the regular meeting of the cit,
council last evening, there were presen
President Bechel and all the members O
the council.
A communication was received from
the mayor approving certain ordinances
and also stating that he had signed the
contract with the board of education fol
the erection of the city hall. Recorded
and filed.
The nomination Of Daniel Mcbride as
special policeman on Cunning street was
confirmed.
The appraisers of damages caused by
the opening of Burt street west, reported
In favor of allowing only nominal dam
ages, except In tie case of the heirs oi
Catherine Anthon, who was awarded
$400. Report accepted and city treasurer
ordered to tender the amounts.
City Attorney Connell was granted a
leave of absence for two weeks.
Chairman House of the board of public
works reported that only one bid had
been received for erecting the market
house on Capitol avenue. aad that no
contract had been awarded; he also trans
mitted bids for constructing sewers.
Referred back as regards market house.
The contract bona of the Asphalt paw.
ing company for plvipg Twelfth street
was approved.
Ths contract and bond of John f. Sui.
Ivan ~ Co. for laying saver mains was
approved
Che contract anibondof Hugh Murphy
for constructing a sewer on Seventeenth h
street was approved.
The mortality report of the city physic'
ian for the past month-deaths 92, births
46-was placed On flo.
The report of the apprsisers on the
value of No, l engine house, placsd 1t at
81, 500. Filed.
The request of L. III. Stewart for an
iron tank at 1017 Jones street for stor-
ing casbon oil was referred to The com.
mittee on police.
A petition from Boggs & Hill to in
creaee the appropriation for grading
streets In Omaha View was referred to
the committee on paving and grading.
A Communication was read from the
president of the national association oi
fire engineers, urging the attendance of
the chief of the Omaha fire department OF
the national convention which Is to be
held at Long Branch. Laid on the table
The contract and bond of James Fox
for curbing and gutterlng south Thtr.
tesnth street was submitted. A warm
debate ensusd. Mr.. Furay asserted that
it should not be done because 1t would
have to be followed by paving this sea-
! son, or else the expense would fall en-
tlrely on the properly owners. He also
claimed that there was not enough money
to accomplish this and at the same time
pave the streets around the exposition
building. MIR. Benin said that money
had been diverted to pave Gaming street,
and there was not enough left to pave
Capitol avenue. He moved to take 49,.
5UO out of the general fund to pave both
streets. hr. Fursy said that the paving
contemplated on Thirteenth street would
leave gap, aud he was in favor of max
ing the gap wider and paving around the
expoaition building frat, ana then begin
on Thirteenth whers the old paving ends.
He then moved that the matter be re
ferred back to the board of public works
for the purpose of ascertalning the funds
available for paving both around the ex.
position building and on Thirteenth
street.
Chairman House stated that no gap
was contemplated in the ordinance for
the paving on Thirteenth street.
Mr.. Furay's motion was lost, and the
Fox contract and bond were approved.
The board of public works was In
structed to advertise two weeks Longer
for bids to erect the market house on
Capitol avenue.
The city physician recommended thai
owing to the complaints made against the
city scavepger, he be obliged to live uI
TO his contract or HIS contract b,
forfeited. Referred to committee or
police.
A petition requesting the removal of {
notorious house of prostitution at 15l;
Capitol avenue was referred to the city
marshal with instructions to act.
A proposition of Henry Steuben fol
furnishing hay to the fire department wa
referred.
A communication protesting agains
the proposed opening OF Twentieth street
between Grace and Spruce. was referred
to committee on grades and grading.
| A communication was received from O.
A. Baldwin stating that stranger named
e Il. Green, of California, fell In holi
on q defective sidewalk in this city, snC
was robbed, while insensible, of $3.50
He asked that committee be appointed
to meet him and ascertain the facts II
the cape and make Just settlement. Th'
communication was referred to the city
attorney.
A claim for damages by the grading OF
Tenth street WAS received from Il. Nc
Donald. Referred.
A communication was received from
cItizsns praying for the appointment of {
commission to draft maps and locate
parks and boulevards in accordance with
the request of the cliizsns' meeting helt
lsss week. The prayer was granted and
the commissioner Of public works and
city engineer were appointed as such COM
mission.
The claim of A. j. Dsnielson for dam
ages by failing on q defective sidewAlR
was referred to ths committee on claims
The BEE Publishing company wer'
granted the right to move their woodeI
building to the next lot east on Farnau
street viii their new brick building wa
being erected.
A petition to charge the grade Of DAv
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