Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-18

contract for the grading Of Thirtieth street
in Dupont Place. Tn contract was let SOME
weeks ago, but nothing hnd been done. MIR.
Olsen said the trouble was with tho Board
Of Public Works. That body would
let contracts but would not enforce
taken more work than he could handle. HC
was working on Twenty-fourth street, aud
would not complete that contract this season.
out Went the Arc Lights.
Superintendent Wiley OF the Thomson
Houston Electric Light company was com
pletely knocked out when the on
gasd an electric light made its report.
MIR. Donnclly, the chairman of the commit
tee, recommended that the contract be can
celled.
Mr., Elsasser did not think so. He was of tho
opinion That the contract was tine best one that
the city had ever made with any corporation.
MIR. Popplotou In an opinion said that the
incandosCont light would not accomplish tho
purpose designed; the contract WAS not
according to the bid and not according to the
original draft. He thought that IL the
contract was carried out, in order to
give the remote suburbs lights it
would be necessary to establish
a continuous series of lights 400 feet apart
from a connection with the main limo IN the
center of the city, The contract provided
for a test which was TO be made on the cleo
trio light company's own promises and with
W. Wv , AlS ulNl hpb III hAhb
would be any test that the city could rely
upon.
As another objection the attorney found
that the contract was approved by the acting
mayor, while the mayor was ont of the city.
He did not believe Mir. Wiley would be will
ling to invest one dollar in the scheme, GER
tainly no competent council would advise him
to do so, If fully appraised of the facts.
Lastly he advised against any modification
OF the contract, or in any way recognizing 1T
as a contract.
just Where They Started.
Upon a vote beng taken it was declared
that the incondescent contract was null,
void, aud of no force.
This left the lighting matter in the
council invited bids and the Ohio
Street Lighting company still holds the fort
with its gasoline lights at $40 each per an
mum.
The council fixed December 4 as a date for
sitting as a board of equalization.
The contracts and bonds of tho Gilfllan
Stone company and the Grant Slagolithic
company for laying permanent sidewalks
were placed on file, the Board of Public
Works having rejected all bids.
The payment of the election expenses was
deferred until the council could hear from
the county commissioners and the Board of
Education.
Mr.. Elsasser's ordinance ordering the re-
locating of unused fire hydrants was passed.
The ordinance changes the location of eight
%hydrants, ordering them removed from the
outskirts and nearer to the central portion of
the city.
An ordinance ordering the construction of
permanent sidewalks along property situated
in blocks %, l02, 1876, 204l5, 20615 and 2l2%,
original plat, was passed. The amount re-
CURED to do the work is estimated at 81, 700.
Messrs. Donnelly, Kurdish and Davis were
appointed a special committee for the in
vestigatlon of the electric light matter.
The statement that last nights per-
formance of the Ray l.. Royce Co.
closed their engagement here vas an
error, tonight being their last perform