Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-17
The City Council at Work.


The city council met in special session last
evening. The mayor and all the aldermen
except Councilman Bellinger were present.
A resolution in the minutes granting to a
company free operation of a pontoon bridge
for one year called up for discussion the pas
sage of the resolution a week ago. The
mayor decided that the record was correct
and the resolution was allowed to stand.
Aprotest against the measurement Of work
done on High School avenue by Contractor
Flagolc, was referred to the city engineer.
F.. j. Day, by petition, says at the time the
assessor did his work he had not $500 in
moneys and credits and asked that the record
be corrected. Referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
A petition for extension of water main on
Avenue + to North Second street was refer
red to the water committee.
Residents on Prospect street protest
against the manner in which the grading Of
intersection with Benton street was done.
Referred to street committee,
A resolution was adopted ordering side
walks on parts of the following streets: Ave-
nue. d., Ninth street, Avenue c, High School
avenue, Third street, Eighth street, Broad
way from Eighth to Ninth street and Pearl
street.
A resolution was read for grading the fol-
lowing streets: Angel street, Washington
avenue, Mill street, Sixth street, Little Cur
tbs street, Avenues ID, E, F and G,
Be- street from Harmony street
was adopted with the understanding
that when the work is contracted for Avenue
F., Little Curtis and Sixth street shall be cut
out.
On the bill Of Isaac Brandt for damages
incident to the extension of Bancroft street,
the city engineer reported in favor of allow
ing Brandt 500; he to take a judgment
against the city for that amount; Brandt to
execute a deed to tho city for that property.
Referred to the tinancescommittee.
The water committee reported favoring a
laying of water mains on the following
streets: Bluff street; High street, from
Seventeenth avenue to Graham avenue;
Graham avenues; Sixth avenue, from Pacific
Avenue A, from Twelfth street to
Twentieth street; Twelfth street, from
Broadway to Avenue A.. A resolution en-
bodying the same was adopted.
A resolution empowering the mayor to
have printed a certain amount of city bonds,
which the city now wishes to use, was
adopted.
by NJ. A. Moore, was adopted. Bonds on
the above work amounting to $4,000 were
ordered issued by resolution.
A resolution embodying work done by
Mitchell & Klein, c. X. Mitchell, II. o..
Herne, John Flagale and G.. &. Chamber
lain amounting to 81 ,611 ID was adopted.
A resolution ordering 500 to Chairman
Waterman OF the fire committee for the pur-
chase of feed for the depart
ment horses led Alderman Lacy to
oats should be advertised for by the year.
This is in the interest of economy.
The city solicitor made verbal report in the
case of ID. G. Bloomer for Isaac Brandt. Tn
report was received and concurred in, Alder
man Lacy voting no.
a resolution ordering the advertisement
for bids on the coal supply for the winter was
adopted.
The bill of Nj. A. Moore for work not en-
braced in contract, amounting to S6S. 81, was
referred to the committee on streets and al
leys.
Bill Of Moore for intersection sewer work
on contract, amounting 10 81 1858 30, was al
lowed on the final estimate of the city engi-
Geer.
CURLING and grading resolution No. lOl
was ordered published.
On the protest of j. NJ. Palmer against the
paving assessment against property on Madi-
son street transferred to the city, the city
engineer reports that no transfer of this
property is on record, which report was re-
ceivcd and concurred in.
An ordinance establishing the grade of
| the alley between Oakland avenue and North
Second street was adopted under a sus-
pension OF the rules. An ordinance estab-
| fishing the grade of Avenue h, between Oak
land avenue and North Twentieth street, was
read and laid over under the rules, An ordi-
nance establishing the grade of the alley in
block "a, Mill addition, was read and
adopted. All the above conform to the grade
| of Oakland avenue.
| On the assessment of a lot ging to
| F.. Il. Fonda, the judiciary committee re-
ported that it should be reduced from 5000 to
SIPS, Alderman Lacy opposed opening up
these protests. The report was adopted,
! Alderman Lacy voting no.
The bill of Wickham Bros, S720. 10 for in
tersectlon brick paving on Willow avenue,
was allowed. TIL bill of p. Sweeney, $l94
for Intersection grading, was allowed.