Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-17

civ. created or governed by this act, shall
have power TO contract with aud procure 10
dividuals or interpretations 10 construct enc
maintain water v forks on such terms and under
such regulations a. may be agreed on.
2Sth. tFire') To provide for the organ.
il ton and support Of q fire department, and
establi.h regulations Tor the prevention and
cxtiugui.hmeny of fires.
2gsb. lparks.) To hold and improve pub
lie grounds AID parks within or without the
limits Of the city, and provide for the protec-
ton and preservation Of the same.
S0th. Officers Beports) To require from
any officer of the city, at any time, . report in
detail of the ttansactions in his office, or OF
anv matter connected Herewith.
3lst. Fast Dnving) To prevent horse
racing or immoderata dtiving or riding in the
streets, and 70 compel persons to fasten their
horses or osher auimal1 attached TO vehicles,
while standing in the streets.
800. lENplo i've Articles To regulate the
transportation and keeping OF guupowder, oils
OF other combustiblc or explosive articles.
33d. use Of Streets To regulate the
transportation Of articles through the streets
and to prevent injuries to streets from over.
loaded vehicles.
3ith. Eminent Domain To appropriate
private property for the use of the city.
3jth. public Peace To provide for the
punishment of persons disturbing the peace
and good order of the city by clamo' and
noise, by intoyication, drunkenness, fighting
or using profane language in tn, streets or oh
or public places, or otherwise violating the
public peace by indecent a7d disorderly COZ
euct, or by leEd and lascivious behavior.
Sch, Punish Wrong doers.) To provide
for the punishment of Migrants. tramps, com
mon street begyars, common prostitutes,
gamblers, burglars, thieves, watCh-stutf rs,
ball game players, persons who abuse their
families, and suspicious persons who can give
no reasonable account of themselves.
37th. (Vatangies in Ottice.) To provide for
filling such vacancies rs may occur
in the office Of councilman or other elective
office of the city, by calling special elections
for that purpose.
3Sth. (rrees.) To provide for the planting
and protection Of shade or ornamental anu
useful trees.
39th. Inspecsiou of Weights and Meas.
ures.) To provide for the inspection of
weights and measures, and prohibit the use of
Imperfect weights or measures or weighing
apparatus.
10th, (Railway Depots To regulate
levees, depot grounds and places for storing
freights and goods, and to provide for anu
regulate thu passage of railways through the
public grounds of the city.
4lss. Regulate Railways) To regulate the
crossing of rail Aay tracks, to regulate the
running of railway engines, cars and trucks
within the limits of thu city, and TO make
other aud further rules and restrictions, to
prevent accident at crossings and on the tracks
of railroads, md to prevent tires from engines.
42d. (Firearms and Fireworks. To pun
ish and prevent the carrying of concealed
weapons, the discharge of firearms or fire.
works of any description In any of the streets,
alleys or public grounds, or about or in the
vicinity of buildings.
43d. Prevent nuisauces.) To prevent any
person from bringing, depositipg, having or
leaving upon or near his premise, or elsewhere
within the city any dead carclss, and putrid
beef, pork, fish, hides, or skins of any kIud, or
any other unwholcsome substance, and to
compel the removal of the tame.
4ith. To appoint three competent persons
to be known as commissioner of Judgment,
who shall as soon as practicable proceed to
survey all lots, blocks, streets, alleys and pub
lie grounds within any city of the first class
not surveyed and plated with fixed monu-
ments and recorded according to law, and to
make a map of their said survey, showing |
thereon the width of every street and alley
and the extent of oil squares, pa, Ks and pub
lie grounds, and to fix such mon
umcnt3 ~ may be necessary for the preserva-
ton of all lines 80 established. Said commis-
sionGrs having C mpleted their survey, maps
and protiles, shall deliver the same with a
written report to the clerk of the city, who
shall thereon publish n notice for three weeks,
in the otfici | paper of the city, stating that
such report has been made, and that the same
with the L APP is open to public inspection in
the office of said clerk, where the same shall
bs kept during the publication Of said notice.
ANY property owner or other person interest
ed, who shall be dissatisfied with such
survey and plats thereof, may at any
time within six months after publication of
said notice file with the clerk of the city OBJ
~jecions thereto, III writing, stating specific lily
the grounds and reasons for such objections.
Attsr the expiration of such time, in casa such
objections are so filed, SAID clerk shall Gauss |
said maps, with the written objections there. |
to, to be TT turned to said commissioners, who |
may, after duly considering such objections,
case no written objections are filed, or, being |
filed, such being considered by the said com.
missioners, the said maps and reports shall be |
to the common council, who shall
fix n time and publish u notice thereof in the
official paper, and they may hear ut such time |
any farther objections to said maps and re- |
ports and change the same as they may deem
just and proper. And when the game shall
nave been made satisfactory, they shall be
adopted by ordinance in dus form, and tho
council shall cause II copy thereof to be filed
with the county clerk of the county in which
said city i. located, and he shall record the
SAINT as instruments of real estate are required
to he recorded. And afterwards said maps
and survey, shall stand as the legal and vsiid
plan If sad city to determine all liues of lots,
II ocks, streets, alleys and public grounds in
the part of said city so surveyed.