Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
IS THE MAYOR PREJUDICED?
Naugle g. Go. Make Charges Against
Chairman Balcombe.
THE WIDTH OF THAT vlAoucT.
The Council Receives Snub From
the Park commissioners Tho
Worlds Fair-City Hail
Changes.
The Council NIeetinv.

The Council Meeting.
Let yez git together bycs for there's a
mint of stun to dispose av this noight,"
urged Councilman Ford at the council meet
ing last night. ''Get together seemed to DO
the motto for members and visitors, and tho
council chamber presented u lively scene.
The lobby was packed and the visitors
swarmed inside the railing that divides the
council from the common herd Dr. Mercer
had Lowry in one corner and Superintendent
Smith, of the street railway company, held
President Lee in another. Major Wheeler
kept Captain liams from talking politics by
explaining the new ballot box, and Mr..
Bailey had his hands full with paving
petitioners. Major Balcombe sat on Mr.
Chatfee's desk and let his feet hang over
while he listened to JEFF McGeath and Clerk
Southard comparing their chances in the
coming contest for the position Of registrar of
deeds. All of the members of the council
were present except Messrs. Davis, O'Con-
nor, Shriver and Chaffee Tho first event Of
the session was the presentation of a COM
munication from j. A. Naugle tS Co., in
which some very plain remarks were made
about Chairman Balcombe, of the board of
public works. The petitioners alleged that
Major Balcomoe has repeatedly expressed
ment; that he is SO badly preiudiced
that he can not Justly superntend
the inspection of such work; that Ee has re-
fused to transmit instructions to his in
spectors that have been adopted by the
board; that he has declared that he will
make the rules of inspection so severe that
cray and Naugle will find it Improbable to
carry out their contracts, In view of these
facts the petitioners asked for the appoint
ment of a special committee of the council
to inspect their work and TO investigate the
charges made against the chairman of the
board OF public works. The petition was
granted and Messrs. Bailey, Sander, Kaspar,
Shriver, Counsman and Snyder appointed as
the special committee
Then letter was received from the park
commissioners replying to the resolution of
the council protesting against the cutting
down of trees in Hanscom park. The COM
mssloners intimated that they were always
open to suggestions, but stated courteously
but firmly that the council has no right to
supervise their work or dictate to the board.
The report was approved.
Mr.. Hascall bobbed up with a resolution
that was adopted with cheers from the lobby
declaring Chicago the preference OF the city
council AS the plsce for the holding of tho
quadri-centennal celebration of the dis
covery of America.
The Tenth street viaduct question that
was expected to demand considerable atten-
ton was easily disposed of. The special
committee reported that the property owners
were almost unanimously in favor of an So
foot vaduct, with a sixty foot roadway and
a ten-ioot sidewalk on each side. The action
of the council in declaring in favor of an 100
foot viaduct was reconsidered and the report
of the committee adopted.
The committee on public property and
buildings recommended several changes in
the city hall plans. 1t is proposed to use
Dodlln granite for the first and second
stories with Portland red stone for the
upper stories and to substitute stone where
galvanized iron is called for IN the specitica
tions except for the battlements. These
changes will cost Sl3 565 in excess of Mr.
Coots original bid of S2O6, 900. The recon-
mendations were recommitted for one
week.
1t was decided upon recommendation of
the committee on public property and build
ings, to rent three offices in the southwest
corner of The BEE building, basement floor,
for the use Of the city treasurer and city
comptroller and to use the Of
fees to be vacated in the court
house for the accommodation of the city Off
Gals now Chartered at the exposition build
ing leaving that structure entirely to the
use of the police and ire departments.
The first precinct of the Sixth ward, ex-
tending west from Thirteth street, was di-
vided and a third precinct created.
Property owners IN the Sixth and Eighth
wards asked the city to purchase two blocks,
bounded by Paul, Grace, Twenty-iirst and
Twenty-second streets, for park purposes
The petition went to the committee on pub
lie property ard buildings
The city engineer presented plans for the
proposed viaduct over the Belt Line tracks
on Park street The plans went to the com
mittee on viaducts and railways.
The bond of S. |. Pope & Co. as plumbers
and drain layers was approved
The gas inspector reported that the gas
furnished the city in August was 23-candle
power.
The city physician reported that there
were l4S births in August, exceeding the
deaths by "A.
Peycke Bros. presented for the fourth
time their claim for damages from the flood
of April 1888. Their claim amounts to 81 1853,
and they threaten to commence suit if the
council ignores 1t any longer.
Petitions for the grading of Garlich street
from Lowe avenue to Pleasant street, Lowe
avenue from Hamilton to Barker, Orchard
street from Pleasant street TO Lowe avenue,
Pacific street from Twenty-ninth avenue to
Thirty-iirst street without cost to the city
were referred to the city engineer.
A petition for the change of the grade OF
Thirty-second avenue from Burt to Cali
fornia was referred to the committee on
grades and grading.
A petition for the opening of Twenty-first
street from Grant to Spruce street to
width of siXty-siX feet was referred to tho
committee on streets and alleys.
Ordinances were passed Making appro-
priatlons for the payment of sewer and
pavement liabilities amounting TO Slli,-
3Ol5G; ordering the paving Of
PopDleton avenue from Twenty. eighth street
10 Iwenty-ninth avenue with Galesburg
brick instead OF Colorado sandstone; llcens-
ing bill posters and advertising agents; pro-
vidng for the issue OF 100000 city hail
bonds; establishing the grade OF Twenty
fourth street from Vinton street TO h street;
changing the grade OF Twenty first street in
Mlllard Place.
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