Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-08

consider its merits and faults So they
simply passed preliminary ordinance de-
claring the necessity of constructing a via
duct on Tenth street over the railroad tracks
and ordering plans for the proposed struct-
ure. This ordinace was read twice and re-
ferred TO the committee on viaduots and rail-
ways and will be presented for adoption on
| Tuesday night.
This was the only action taken on the
depot and viaduct question, but there were
other important matters IN abundance
| brought up for discussion.
The ordinance prohibiting street railway
companies from laying their tracks on paved
| streets except under certain conditions, was
taken up. The ordinance provides that no
street railway company shall receive a per-
init TO lay tracks on paved street
except eS upon payment of a SUN
cost of so much of the pavement as shall be
| removed by the company in laying tracks,
In cases whore asphalt pavement is removed
within one year after IL has been laid the
| company shall pay the original cost of the
amount of pavement removed. After
| the pavement is year old the
company shall pay one half the
cost OF the amount of pavement
| removed When wood or brick pavement is
removed, one year after il is laid, the COM
pany shall pay the original cost of the
amount of pavement used, and onehalf of
the amount If the pavement has been laid
htore Iuan one year. After the expiration
| OF three years the sum of money
| required for pavement removed shall be
| equal to two-hfths of the original cost and
| one-fifth of the original cost after six years.
WIN stone pavements the amount required
| TO be paid by the companies shall be: Full
cost first year, three-quarters of cost third
| year, hve-eighths after fourth year, three
eighths after fifth year, one-quarter after
sixth year and one-eighth after seventh year.
II the tracks are laid prior to
tov for
the payment of the cost of paving the street
| TO be occupied, the company's share of the
| cost may be paid in installments, the same
as other property owners, and the amount
| paid by the company credited to the prop
erty owners on the street.
In discussing the ordinance in the commit
| tee of the whole MIR. Hascail said another
ordinance would be presented equalizing to
property owners the amounts that have al
ready been collected for paving removed by
the street car companies, under the ord-
| nance heretofore in force. requiring the COM
pautes to pay the full cost OF all pavement
pavement.
MIR. Counsman wanted the matter referred
to special committee Of five for examina-
ton ana investigation, and with instructions
TO report an ordinance protecting the city's
interests.
President Lee asked the opinion of the city
attorney upon the right of the council to col
lect from the street railway companies for
pavement removed. Mr.. Webster answered
that the only question is as to whether the
council can compel the street
railway companies to pay the
original cost of the pavement removed when
the pavement is several years old or partly
destroyed. The object of the present orCli-
nance is to correct and adjust the matter.
The ordinance was approved in the com
mlttee OF the whole aud went over under the
rules after second reading.
The ordinance allowing the Omaha Street
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cost OF paving Leavenworth street from Sci
den to Lowe avenue in installments, the
same as other property owners, was consid-
cred IN the committee of the whole and
adopted.
An ordinance was introduced and discussed
in committee of the whole authorizing the
board of public works to contract for the
paving between the rails of the Omaha
MOTOR railway company upon Seventeenth
from Cunning to Clark, Burt from Seven
teenth to Twenty second, Vinton from Twen-
tieth to Twentyfourth, Fifteenth from
Howard to jackson, Thirty y-sixth
from Burt to Cunning, and Clark
from Sixteenth to Twentieth, and providing
that when a tax is levied for the payment
OF the paving said railway company shall be
assessed for its share of the cost of the pave
ment.
After lengthy discussion the ordinance
was referred to the city attorney and the
committee on judiciary.
The ordinance granting to the Union
Iaclnc railway company the right to cross
Twelfth street, between Jones and the alley
next south, was passed
An ordinance was passed ordering the
paving OF Thirty-frst street from Poppleton
avenue to Woolworth avenue with sheet
asphaltum.
Ordinances were passed ordering the paw
ing OF Pleasant street from Cunning to Burt
with Colorado sandstone; creating paving
districts on Mason from Thirtleth street 10
Thrtieth avenue, and on Thirtieth avenue
from Mason to Pacific; creating paving dis
trict on Twenty second street from Nicholas
to the alley next south; cancelling
| taxes on lot G., block 90, Poppleton
park addition for the year 1889;
ordering the grading of Nineteenth, Twen-
tieth and Twenty-tirst streets from Writ to
Emmett, and Lathrop from Nineteeth to
Sherman avenue; ordering the grading of
Twenty-sixth street from Dodge to Capitol
avenue.
Then the board OF public works was in
structed to rush the contractors on the grad
| ing OF sherman avenue that the work may
be done in time to allow the motor company
to have its tracks In operation by fair time.
j. Is. Smith & Co.'s contract for paving
Mason street from Twenty-nnth avenue to
Thirtieth street with cedar blocks was ap-
proved.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.