Omaha daily bee., 1886-12-28

sion it was decided TO provide for the pro.
| hlbltion OF nuisanceS in general leaving
it to the city council to define them.
Inc section giving the power to the
| council to prohibit the iuterment of the
! dead within the city limits was objected
to by Mr.. Popplcton and others and the
| section was amended to prohibit the
establishing of new cemeteries in the city,
TN the Niaduct question the city at.
torney reported section giving the city
council authority to order viaducts at
street crossings over the RAILWAYS, the
railway company to pay for cost of via.
duct and keep il In repair, and the city
to pay the damages to property Mr.
Poppleton opposed the section on tho
grounds that its benefit would be almost
exclusively for the public, and that the
railroads ought not to be taxed except
whore they were also benefited unless
tor police reasons. In the case of the
viaducts now building this would not
mold, as on both Eleventh and Sixteenth
streets there had never been any cross.
lngs, consequently the viaducts were not
at those points. True, while they would
greatly relieve Tenth street and
be to the advantage of pedestrians
and tcamsters, the principal OBJ.
Ject seemed to be the enhancement
OF the value of South Side property. cs.
pecially in the ncighborhood of the via
duets. lie therefore moved, as an amend
mcnt, that the railroad be required to
paw II tax for viaduct in proportion to
lhe amount OF its property abutting. Mr..
Rosewater favored the adoption of the
section as reported. He would either do
this or strike it out entirely. In Germany
the railroads paid the expense of their own
viaducts. Mr.. Poppleton moved that the
city attorney be instructed to draft sec.
ton providing that railroads pay for via.
ducts only in proportion TO the amount
OF thelr property abutting, and that all
the real estate fronting the yiaduct be
taxed equitnbly. The matter was finally
referred to Mr.. Popplcton to prepare Il
seGtion in accordance with his views.
The sections of the old charter regu-
lating gas, telephone. telegraph and cluc. |
trio light companies was reported and |
was. passed without change, as was a |
section regarding police and fire depart. |
mentS and public buildings. The section |
on the old charter regarding tho mum
bering and re-numbcrlng houses, naming |
ana REMAINING, opening, closing mar. |
rowing or widening streets or alleys, |
was also adopted without change. The
old provision giving the council power to
prohibit signs, sign posts, banners and |
advertisements of all kinds on the
streets, including the scattering of cir
Suitiot wis uuOpLCu. Inc ola Secll OnS |
regarding weights and measures, and the
public library was also adopted; and the
of the old charter concerning
sewers was adopted with an amendment
sewer connections in tho va
'ious districts. The old section regulat-
ng. the city water works was adopted
with an additional provision giving the
company right of eminent domain in
condemnlng property for additional
engine houses and settling
basins. No changes were made in the
provisions concerning a public market or
market houses, nor in the sections regu-
ating the taking of the city census. Some
amendments were made to the section
" the old charter concerning the right
II criminal domain, and as adopted
I confcrs upon the city the
light to appreciate private property 10
streets, alleys, avenues, sewers, parks,
public squares, gas works or water works,
he rights relating to parks and water
works to extend ten miles from the CITY. |
The section of the old charter concerning
licenses was amended so as TO give the |
council power to impose license tax
lpon runners of all kinds, hawkers, ped
llers, liquor sellers, pawnbrokcrs, sellers
# bankrupt goods, real estate and insur-
nee agents, shows and thcaters, billiard |
nd pool rooms, tenpin alleys, hacks and
rays OF all kinds used for pay.
The committee will continue their work
his afternoon.