Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-02

with The fare from any point on the COM
panv's lines in the two cities is
fixed at 8 cents, and pro-
vision is incorporated that no prorating
shall be entered into with any
paralleling its tracks by which
more than cents shall be charged for one
continuous passage to aud from any points
within or between the two cities. Another
important provision prevents the company
charging for the carriage OF any baggage or
parcel weighing ten pounds or less.
These are important features of the char
ter and were Incorporated with view OF
meeting all the objections the council offered
to the Twin City ordinance.
The council had preliminary skirmish
over the matter in meeting of the commit
tee of the whole yesterday afternoon. They
met at O'Clock in the back room Of the new
patrol house Mr.. Paul, representing the
Twin City company, and MIR. Woods, who is
looking after the interests Of the other or
ganization, were present. Before MIR. Paul
entered the room Mr.. Woods took occasion to
inform the council that his company was In
no manner engaged In fight with Mr.
Paul and his company and we're Offering no
OBJECTIONS to the granting of any charter the
other company might ask provided 1T
was not an exclusive one. The
discussion was Informal and occupied the
time of the members until the supper hour.
There was a full attend lnce Of members
and interested parties when the council re.
assembled last evening.
The chief interest Centered in the IRAN
chises to be asked for and the large audience
present listened to the reading of the bills
and the routine committee work and reports
with good deal of impatience. petition
was presented by Frank Cook containing
about two hundred names of prominent citi-
zens assuring the council that they apprecia-
ted the efforts of the Twin City street rail-
way company to compete with the Council
Bluffs and Omaha railway and bridge com
pany, thereby insuring improved service aud
reduced rates, and that thew felt confident that
the Twin City company would do all IN It's
power to enhance the value of property in
this city, knowing that one of the principal
officers has been purchasing large properties
for the past four years, and they therefore
asked the council to grant the charter asked
for But the consideration of the charter
went over until routine business was com
plcted.
A petition was presented by A. G. Graham
and others asking for the construction of u
levee with "street filing consisting OF three
inch plank with earth embankment The
levee is asked for the protection Of
property in the northeastern portion
at the embanlkment of the Nortnwest tern rail-
road at the southeast corner of Lake View
park and to continue south along the river
bank in connection with the United States
gOvenmentwork lying south of the lake.
Marie Mynstcr filed her acceptance of the
street railway ordinance recently granted for
the construction Of a motor line to Mynster
Springs.
The grading estimate of 7. O'Hearn for
work done on Benton street was presen ted
by the chairman of the finance committee.
Approved and the general estimates ordered
to be assessed against the property. A simi-
lar report was made on the estimate of &. II.
Mitchell.
way belonging to Mrs. E. j. Shubert was re-
duced one-half for the year 1899 owing to
clerical error OF assessor
The petition presented earlierin the even
ing asking for the construction of levee
mort b of the city was granted and the clerk
instructed TO advertise for bids to be re-
ceived two weeks hence. The proposed levee
will be 6, 400 feet long and wide enough for a
good roadway.
Several sewer aud grading contracts were
approved.
The matter of chief importance, that of the
street car franchise, was then brought up by
| q communication from the Twin City com
pany regretting 6 the failure of the other char
| ter and submitting the new one. The mayor
presented the petition of citizens asking fol
| the immediate granting of the charter and
| the rules were suspended and the ordinance
| was passed to its second reading. Alderman
| Smith moved to refer it to the committee Of
| the whole, and was sustained 10y the council
| Mr. Paul and MIR. Mercer were present
| and consented to the action by their silence
The Interstate company's charter was ther
| introduced and read. The twentieth rule
| was suspended and the ordinance was ad
| vanced to the second reading motion was
| made to refer the matter to committee of tht
| whole, but before any action could be taket
| Mr.. Woods, in the interest of the company
begged the council to take immediate action
Mr.. Potter president of the East Onaha
Land company, was also present Mr. Woods
stated that Mr.. Potter had just informed
him that the subscription books of the com
pany had been opened yesterday afternoon
and that $500, 900 of the stock was taken IL
two hours. Mr.. Woods stated tha
immediate action was important for the rea
| son that il would materially assist in oh
tanning the charter from the government, ,anC
that Mr Potter would start FOR Washingto
tomorrow prepared to push the matte
through as quickly as money and infiuenc
could accomplish it, The motion to refe
the matter to the committee Of the whol
lost, and the motion prevailed to suspend tn
rules and advance the ordinance to its SEE
onu reading. At this juncture Colonel Dall
made an appeal to the council to refer tn
ordinance to the committee Of tn
City charter. Mr. Shugart also asked tha
consideration OF the ordinance be deferred
but the council con tmued TO discuss the lntel
state ordinance section by section with
view to amending when approval could nc
be given. Section two was changed to rea
sail streets lying in territory west Of tn
Missouri river,n instead ofin EAST Omaha.
Section three was amended to eXclud
South Eighth street and any and all othe
streets that may be hereafter designated fc
boulevard purposes.
No other amendments were suggested q
the various sections were read until the fin;
section was reached, relating to the time
which the work of construction should
completed. The section was discussed &
length, but no material change was made.
A vote being taken, the interstate ord
nance was passed and the council adjourne
to Wednesday night, when the Twin Cit
ordinance will be taken up.
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