Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-30
BOARD OF pUsLlo WORKS.
The Action OF tho Com missioncrs
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The Action OF tho Conn miss toner's
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The Office of the board Of public works
presented q veritanle tempest in tea pot
yesterday afternoon. Messrs. Balcombe
and Furay, of the board. and Messrs Bailey
and Chaffee, OF the council, were busily en-
gagged IN discussing the action Of the county
commissioners, at their last meeting, in re-
scinding resolution which was passed Sep
tember 81. This resolution provided that n
portion of the s. 900 which had been set
aside last April for the paving of intersec-
tions on Vinton street ana Twenty fourth
street south of Vlnton, should be Invested
from that use and used in paving intersec
tions on Twentieth street south Of Vinton,
and on Thirtieth street from Ames avenue
north to the city limits. j. b. Riley was
present and explained to the board that this
would only require about s., 800.
Last Saturday MI. Fl. G. Clark appeared
before the county commissioners and re-
quested them to appropriate money to pay
for the grading of State street in Florence.
Commissioner O'Keeffe said they had no
money to use for that purpose, and Mr.. Clark
asked that the money which had been set
aside for the paving Of l'hirtieth street be
diverted to the grading of State street, of
ferng to hold himself personally responsible
to the board in case the city should hold
them to their resolution.
A resolution was introduced by MIR. Tur-
ner, and passed, resembling the resolution of
September 81, and providing that the ''bal-
ance" be used In grading State street.
1t will be seen that the two parts of the
resolution conflict. The understanding on
the part of the commissioners was that there
would be considerable balance in the ap-
preparation, after the intersections on
Twentieth and Twenty fourth streets had
been paid for, and it was stated that the paw
ing on Thirtieth street could not be laid this
year. 1t was thought better. all things con
sidered, to recall this money and put it where
1t will De used at once.
The board of public works and some of
the council were ve,y wrathy over this Rc-
tion ON the part of the commissioners, say
ing 1t virtually leaves Twentieth street in
tersections out in the cold entirely. There
were vague threats about holding the COM
missioners to their former resolution, etc.
talk with the commissioners revealed
the fact that 1t was not their intention to re-
call their action as far as Twentieth street
was concerned, and it Is pro obable that action
will be taken at their next meeting to
straighten the matter out.
The following reserves and estimates were
allowed:
Regan Bros. & Co., paving ...... 81, ISL 43
j. Is. Smith q Co., paving ......... 1907. 30
j. b. Smith N Co., paving. .,........ 2.9IS.79
J. 3. Smith q Co., paving. 4,050.26
j. Is. Smith Il Co., paving. ......... TBS 81
j. b. Smith & Co., paving, assignee. 4, 1924 SO
G. b. flaming q Co., street sweep
g.................. ........ 1,443 %
c. H. Pritchett, grading. ........... 21S.5l
j. p. Fox, paving Observation-Disclosures. 1,S16.S7
The assignment of the contract of Can
field Ryan & Co. to John A. OKeeffe was
approved, bond having been filed and ap-
proved, with John +. Coad and %. O'Dona-
hoe as sureties.
The paving bond of j. f. Riley &, Co. for
$1,000, with Fred w. Gray and e. b. Gala
han as sureties. for paving Twentieth street
from Vinton to the north line of Van Camps
addition, was approved.