Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-20
CITY COUNCIL.
The Mayors Nominations Again Pushed
Aside With Reflections.
Street Commissioner-A Large
Amount OF Business
Transacted.

The city council held Its regular weekly
meeting last night, President Bechle In
the chair.
Alderman Leader moved that the read.
ing of the minutes be dispensed with, ex.
amlned by the president and reported
on at the next meeting.
Alderman Schroeder objected to this
proceeding.
Alderman Furay suggested that
unless the author OF this motion felt
ashamed of something recorded In the
proceedings and wanted to cover them
up, the journal ought to be read.
Alderman Leader explained that bis
object was time.
The motion carried.
The mayo reported that he had OK.
amined and approved the following ordi.
nances:
'~Appropriating $500 out of paving dis.
trict No. l; $170 " out of sewer district
No. ID, and S133,50 out of sewer district
No. IL, In favor of j. E. Riley 81 Co.
Also the ordinance relative to paving a
part of st. Mary's avenue; establishing
grade OF California street; changing
grade on a part of Phil sheridan street,
and the changing of grade ON Sixteenth,
from Harvey to Douglas
o. +. Davis, w. V. Morse and Henry
Pundt were appointed and confirmed +
committee to assess damages caused by
the grading on Phil Sheridan and other
streets.
George P, Bemls, +. B. Lowe, and e.
l.. Stone, having BEEN appointed by the
mayor a committee to assess damages on
the Sixteenth street change of grade. and
Farnam street change from Sixteenth to
Seventeenth, they were confirmed.
The mayor nominated James w.
Greery for the position of policeman,
vice William Flynn. Referred to the
committee on police.
The name of w. S. Shoemaker, for
city attorney, to superceed w. j. Connell,
whose term has expired, was cent In by
his honor, and referred to the Judiciary
committee.
James Donnelly was also placed in
nomination to bs sealer of weights, and
the appointment wss sent to the commit
tee on public property.
James Carter's name, for @ ity physl
clan, was also sent in and referred to the
same committee.
COMMUNICATIONS.
George G. Whittock and Jerry A. LIN.
ahan called attention to the condition of
TWenty-eighth and Farnam streets. Re.
ferred to streets and grades.
A protest was filed by Sarah Knight
and Others against grading, guttering,
ETC., on Fsrnsm street between Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth streets.
A petition from residents of Four
teen'h street was received asking that
the Union Pacific railway company be
urged to build the bridge on that street
at once.
An ordinance for the opening of Burt
street between T~wenty-third and Twen-
ty-sighth streets was asked for by w. E.
Tenzslin and others. Referred.
The grade line on Twenty eighth
street Is desired by a large number of
petitioners.
Their request was referred to the city
engineer.
John 81. Erck, having just completed
a $4,000 residence on Hannibal street,
wants that ~thoroughfare widened to its
proper width.
Fifteen petitioners want the brick yard
on block 256, Williams and Price streets,
abolished. Referred to the committee
on police.
The school board petitions for the To-
cation of q fire hydrant at the southwest
corner of Twenty. eighth and Farnam
streets, where they are erecting a school
house. Referred to the committee on
fire and water works.
Residents of Jones street indicate that
they have been effected by the change of
grade between Tenth and Eleventh streets.
Referred to the committee on streets and
grades.
j. T. Withrow fled a petition PRAYING
for a reduction of his sewer taxes.
The bond of John O'Brien. who had
secured a license to lay gas and water
drains, was approved.
A petetion requesting the formation of
o curblng and guttering district on Tenth
street, west side, from block 261, to
Williams street was referred.
O. 4. Ferris calls attent,onto the filthy
condition of the back yards to the barber
shop and Chinese laundry on Sixteenth
street, between Dodge street and Capital
avenue. Referred to the police.
A plat OF Marlum Place was presented
before the board and referred to the city
engineer.
John A. Wakefield rent In a schedule
of prices at which he will furnish the city
with lumber. Referred to the committee
on walks and bridges.
Bids for tho purchase of 800, 900 of
the clty's funding bonds were opened and
read, and those of the First National
bank OF this city were accepted. They
agree to take 500, 900 at ST. 3s and
$4,000 at 81 cog.
William O.. Goss and others petition
for a new walk on the west side of Twenty.
third street from Leavenworth to Mason
street. Referred.
James Gilbert, the gas inspector. filed
his report for April, and 1t was referred
to the committee On gas and electric
lights
Residents Of Euclid street, pray
that 1t be made passable
the removal of an obstruction at the
intersection with Lsaveuworth street
A deed from L. A. Leayitt for an ex-
tension of Seventeenth street was ac-
copied and ordered recorded.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Lse-Instructing the president to