Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-20

and resolution ordering q sidewalk on
middle one.thtrd of lot six, block 120, on
Farnam street, be rescinded. Referred
to committee on sidewalks and bridges.
By Dailey-Dlrecting the committee
on streets and grades to have the large
cotton wood tree now standing on Eigh-
teenth street, north of lizard street, re.
moved.
By Dailey-InstructIpg the committee
on fire, together with the chairman of
the committee on board Of public works
and city engineer, to move the fire de.
partment buildings from the lot on the
southwest corner of Sixteenth and Far
nam streets, or erect o temporary build.
Ing on the northwest corner of Fifteenth
and Chicago streets, or on such part of
Jefferson square as the mayor may select
and remove thereto. Adopted.
By Dailey-Asking for a sidewalk on
Seventeenth street. Referred.
By Bshm-Ordering that a hydrsnt be
placed at the intersection Of Oak Knoll
and Twentieth street, aud also one at
the west end of Oak Knoll. Referred.
By Observation-Disclosures the claim
OF M. Dunhsm for damsges to his brick
block by water.
By Goodrich-Instructing the city clerk
to advertise for bids for grading lots 5
and 6 in block 116. Adopted.
BY Goodrich-Directing the city treas
urer to set apart the So 900 which the
board of education has appropriated
for a city hall building into
a separate fund to be known as the city
hall fund. Adopted.
By Furay-Instruciipg the street com-
missioner to proceed to the repairing of
Fourteenth street south of the railroad
tracks at once. Adopted.
By Leeder-Res clndipg the resolution
instructlng the chief fire marshal to re.
pair the barn on Eighteenth street.
Adopted.
By Furay-Instructipg the city clerk
to employ an assistant to copy the assess.
ment lists. Adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The various committees, to whom mat
ters were referred at the laet meeting,
reported as follows:
A large number of bills fer supplies
were ordered paid:
The committee en- police reported that |
Z. G. Floyed, nominated for city mar
shaI, be not confirmed. Their report
was adopted.
The mayor Immediately sent in the
name of Phillip Andres for the position.
1t was deferred to the same committee. |
The confirmation Of P. w. Lynch, as
street commissioner, was also rejected,
and John O'Donahoe was placed In nom
nation. His name was referred.
sThn W. r-on yo~,1.l - &4o-l |
the national conference of charities, and
correction, an Invitation to hold their
next meeting in Omaha.
All ordinadces establishing grades on
various streets were reported on favor.
ably and the reports adopted.
The petition of Fred W.. Gray and
others praying for certain temporary
improvements on Douglas street was
granted.
The committee that went before the
board of education asking for So, 600 to
assist in the err c.ion of a city building,
made its report and the report was
adopted.
The committee to whom was referred
the resolution of March "a, 1884, relative
to 81, 1874 G9 erronlously paid the Barber
asphalt and paving company, reported
recommending Its adoption. The report
was adopted.
The committee on streets and grades,
having under consideration the
resolution of Alderman Furay,
suggesting the proprlety of
dividing the duties of the committee on
streets and grades, recommending the
creation of one committee to be known
as the committee on grades and grading, |
and n committee to be designated as
the committee on streets and alleys. The |
report was adopted, and the president ap-
pointed as members of these new conf
mittees the following gentlemen:
On grades and grading-Aldermen
Furay, Daily and Benin.
On streets and alleys-Aldermen
Benin, Bailey and Goodrich.
NEW ORDINANCES.
The following new ordinances were in
troduced and read:
An ordinance ordering the curbing and
gutterlng of that certain part of Tenth
street In paving district No. A. Passed.
Ordering the paving of Tenth street
In paving district A, and ordering the
board of public works to cause the work
to be done. Passed.
Ordering the curbing and gutterlng of
that part of Sixteenth street in paving
district No. 81. Passed.
Creating paving districts Nos. 48 and
40. Referred to committee on paving,
curbing and gutsering.
Designating certain rooms or cells in
the Douglas county jail and old court
house as the place of confinement for
city prisoners. Passed.
Ordering the paving of that part of
several streets, respectively in districts
Nos. 81, 3S and 40, and ordering the
work to be done at once. Passed.
Ordering Farnam street, from Fiji.
teenth to Twentieth, in paving district
No. SO. curbed; also Thirteenth street
from alley south of Leavsnworth to
Hickory streets curbed. Passed.
Ordering the paving of streets and
In districts 80, Al and AZ, and
allowing thirty days time to the owners
of said lots In said districts to designate
the material to be used for paving. Re-
ferred to committee on paving.
Ordering the opening of Twenty. eighth
street between Dodge and Farnam
streets. Passed.
Ordering the opening and extending of
Georgia avenue to Farnam street.
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