Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
SETTING UP THE SAFE GUARDS.
The Council Places PrOps Under the
Union Depot Project

The Council Places PrOps Under the
Union Depot Project.
The council has agreed upon another ordi
nance providing for bond election on the
union depot and viaduct projects, and will
hold special meeting to-night for the final
passage OF the ordinance.
AT the meeting of the council last night
the mayor presented u veto of the ordinance
calling special election to vote on the ques-
tien of voting of bonds in the sum of $3.50, 900
in aid of the Union depot company on the
ground that the city's interests are not prop.
erly protected in .the ordinance. The veto
was sustained and new ordinance was in-
tr0duced as a substitute for the one vetoed
The provisions of this ordinance, not in
corporated in the original, are as follows:
The Union Depot company shall "main-
tain" as well as construct the union depot in
accordance with the plans and specifications
already adopted; tine bonds shall be dated
January /, 1891, and shall not be delivered
until the viaduct has been built and open for
use, and at least Sl50,OO0 expended toward
the construction of the union depot; and that,
in case any road is damaged by the refusal of
the Union Pacific railway company to rent
its bridge at reasonable rates, the $500, 900
bonds required of the said company shall be
avallable for the paymen; of such damages.
The date for the election is fixed by the
ordinance for November 30.
Mr.. Wheeler wanted the rate of interest
on the bonds fixed at per cent, but was not
successful. The ordinance was read and re-
ferred to the committee on viaducts and
railways and the city attorney.
The mayor also vetoed the resolution ex-
tending the time for the sttings of the
boards Of registration, claiming
-"This Is clearly in violation of the laws Of
the state, which specify that the registration
shall be he'd upon certain days and those
days only. A municipal government cannot
set aside the laws of the state. The courts
alone can decide the question as TO the con-
stltutionaity Of the law"
The veto was sustained, Hascall kaspar
and Lowry voting against the veto.
The mayor also vetoed the contract with
Hugh Murphy for paving Eighth street from
F'arnam TO Douglas. the contract not having
been let to the lowest responsible bidder.
The veto was sustained
A bIg grist of estimates for paving and
grading improvements were presented from
the board of public works. Some member of
the council caught a fina! grazing estimate
and wanted to know if the contractors had
replaced the sidewalks No one knew, and
Mr.. Chaffee, after referring to the custom of
contractors in falling TO replace sidewalks
torn up by them. moved that all final csti-
mates be referred to the board of public
works for certificate to the effect that the
sidewalks have been replaced The motion
was adopted. '--t
G. b. Haven & Co.'s contract for furnish
ing the city with coal for the ensuing year
| was approved. a's
The street commissioners report for the
week ending October 70 showing an cXpend-
iture of S1i516 was referred to the city
comptroller.
Contractor Coots was granted permission
to close up the alley in the rear of the new
city hall; also to enclose Eighteenth street
west of the city hall lot leaving the sidewalk
only open also to erect a board fence on the
Farnam street side of the building six feet
from the car track, in order to conine all
building materials within the fences, thus
SaVinp the nuhIi. from All risk from mOyinp
materials
Mr.. Coots also asked permission to use
Milwaukee cement instead of Portland for
concrete work on the city hall, except under
the tower, Mr. Coots reporting that he had
found the Milwaukee cement that had been
used in the old foundation was in excellent
shape and he suggested, that it
be used soua in the the cy iprher ao wsrs sns
Mr.. Kaspar and MIR. Counsman were afraid
that such action on the part of the council
would relieve the architects from any
sponsibility in case of any future defect in
the building. and on Mr.. kaspar's motion the
request was laid upon the table.
A. Forman'S claim for $3.50 for damages to
his horse and buggy which fell over an un-
protected embankment on Fifth street, near
Pine street. was referred TO the committee
on claims.
John A. Creighton's petition TO be allowed
to build a retaining wall around hl5 property
at the corner of Twentieth and Chicago
done under the direction Of the city engineer
A petition for the extension of twenty
third street, from Vinton 10 Boulevard, was
referred TO the committee on streets and
alleys. .g..
DIR. Galbraiths claim of Sl90 for surgical
attendance upon Sergeant Johnson was re-
ferred to the fire and police commissioners
A petition requesting repeal of the ordi-
nance passed in May last opening Twenty
ninth street, from Hamilton street to Indiana
avenue was referred TO the committee on
streets and alleys.
A petition for the grading of Nicholas
street from Pleasant street TO Lowe avenue,
the countyto pay the clty's share of the work,
was referred TO the committee on grades ana
grading.
Mr.. lizard presented very voluminous
petition relative TO refund OF taxes for
grading on Twenty-third street. The clerk
had read two lines of it when, on motion OF
Mr.. Wheeler, it WAS referred 10 the commt-
tee on judiciary
resolution was adopted granting the
Omaha Street railway company permission
to lay their tracks to grade on Pacific street
from Twenty-nlnth avenue 10 Thrty-second
street and on Thirty-second street from Pa
cific TO Woolworth avenue, the work to be
completed by December ~, 1850.
| A resolution was offered by Mr.. DAVIS ana
adopted instructing the city attorney 10 pre-
pare an ordinance providing for the creation
OF board composed of the city building in
spector and chief of the fire department, 10
whom all applications To place sieam engines
and boilers snail be referred; also to pro-
hiblt the setting OF steam engines aud boil
ers above the ground floor of any building
and that all engines and boilers now To-
Gated in the upper stories Of brick buildings
when in the opinion OF the board the same
are dangerous TO life and property and det-
rnental TO the building, tue sane shall be
removed. t.,,
Upon the recommendation OF the COM
mittee on judiciary, the license inspector
was instructed 10 require "a bond from all
fire insurance companies, as required by law,
but that the collection OF y per cent on all
premiums be deferred, as the constitutional
ity of the law Is being questioned in The
court.
The claim of w. ]. Hahn for $500 for work
on the assessment roll was cut IN two and
800 allowed in full payment OF his account
The claim Of tho electric light company
Tor s5OI for the use OF the electric lights on
the high school grounds was referred TO tho
comptroller for payment if funds are suhi-
cient. ~