Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-26
Procecdings off the City CounciI.


and Rafferty, were present last night when
the council convened.
The committee on lights reported favor
ably on the @ street electric light
The finance committee reported favorably
on the following bills: Rowland g. Brad
ford, S!o3.0l; DR.. NJ. Kirkpatrick, Sc; Holmes
81 Smith. $3.50; A. Rosenberg, S32.65 Mil.
s1o.S0; Fred Fay, Sl1; c. Durr, Sol; ]. A.
Waddell, $50; total, sS.O36.54 The request
of Treasurer Geary for an assistant was re-
ported on adversely, and the report was
adopted.
The committee on public buildings reported
addersely on j. j. Mahoney's bill for $3.50 for
damage to the old police headquarters, and
the bill was referred back.
Ordinance No. 1872, relating to making
motor connections, and to prevent connec-
tons while paving is being done; ordinance
No. 13l, relating to peddlers' license, and
ordinance No. l3 relating to paving n street,
We're read and referred.
The committee on rules reported, and the
report was adopted. The committee was
authorized to have 100 copies of the new
rules, with the committees thereon.
The clerk was authorized to procure re-
porters' table.
sixth and F streets, and the petition for fire
hydrants on Twenty street at g, ID,
E, f., and on G and Twenty seventh streets,
were referred The petition to have the
Wabcr mains cHJeuueu 10 OU. MARY 3 Ceul-
etery, was read. The city attorney was
directed to draft city ordinance to have q
fire hydrant at st. Mary's cemetery
A large number of license applications
were referred 10 the license committee.
The license committee, with the mayor,
will meet in the mayors office Monday
April 80, from a. m. until p. m, to act on
these.
The following was read: The reporters
for the following papers heartily thank
m N E'anpn md the m hpr nf
the council for so readily granting their re-
quest for better accommodations.
HERALD, BEE,
SToCKMAN, DISPATCH,
REPUBLICAN,, JOURNAL,
The following bills were read and re-
ferred: Gibson, Miller & Richardson,
Sll.50; street commissioners force, Sl19.15;
Fred n. Meyer, S5; Nebraska Telephone
company, 8 so; ID. c. Deen, $40; Charles II.
Burgess, s2l95 Peter McCaffrey, SSS; total,
S346S5.
require the removal of about $4,000 yards Of
dirt at a cost of about S5,SS0 to grade
Twenty fourth street from to N street. A
resolution TO authorize c: II, Prtchett to
complete the grading of Twenty fourth
street at 10 cents yard, y cent per yard by
commissioners and cents to be
collected from abutting properties less 10
per centum discount for prompt payment,
was read and laid on the table. Contracts
for grading Twenty-fourth street were au-
thorZed.
The question OF changing the Q street via
duct to meet the wants OF Swift Il Company,
was brought up, and George G. King, OF the
King Bridge company, made statement
showing the cost of such change.
A warrant for S., ,7052S, on the l. street
viaduct fund was ordered drawn, Morris
Morrison's second addition was accepted
The clerk was directed TO give the legal no.
tice 10 N. w. Harris & Co. that drafts would
be made on them for $4,000, on the viaduct
funds.
License bondsmen will bc required TO be
present at the meeting Monday, to justify.
Adjourned to meet Friday evening at 1880
o'clock.