, 1892-10-01
LIBERMAN'S CLAIMS
Adjusted by the City Council Last
Night.

He Accepts $500 in Payment of the
Original Demand of s1,4OO--A
Variety of Petitions ana Motions
Considered,
An interesting discussion occurred at the
meeting of the council last night relative
to the settlement of the claims of ]. Liber-
man, the contractor. Mr.. Liberman has
maintained for some time that the city
shOnld pay him $1140 for loss of profit and
expenses for men and teams while idle, oc-
casioned by the cessation of grading work
on Page street. The question at issue was
whether or not Liberman had waived
claims for damages at the time of suspen-
sion of work. No evidence to that effect
could be produced, although various mem
bers of the council said they had a dim
recollection that some such an agreement
had been made Mr. Frich moved that
$3.50 be allowed. Mr. Ward thought Mr..
Liberman ought to have more money and
increased the amount to 500. Thereupon
Mr. Liberman offered to compromise for
$1,000. Councilman Ward then increased
the S760 to $780, and that amount was
allowed. The contractor was also allowed
$76S4 for the Fremont street grading con-
tract.
The claim of Appolonia Hoffman. by
Francis A. Hoffman, her attorney in fact.
was taken up but not settled. 1t will be
adjusted at another meeting. A PROPOSE
ton to allow her $1342, as an offset against
her grading tax of that sum and to pay
$69Z.6O for money expended, and to build
a bulk head for her was lost.
Hazard Stevens advocated the DassaOa
OF an ordinance TO provide a grass strip
three feet wide along the Maple park side
walks: 1t was opposed by R. L. Robertson
and afterwards referred.
Thirteen property owners on Maple Park
avenue, headed by o. G. White, asked for
the extension of the sewer system through
the park. After some discussion the pe-
utlon was referred to the sewer committee.
1t being understood that the extension
would be made if there was any sewermoney
left after mains have been laid on the East
side. There is balance of $4,000 in the
sewer fund.
Sewer pipes were ordered laid,on Fremont
street, so as to provide sewer connection
for the Lincoln school house.
a communication was received from the
city treasurer to the effect that he had
enough money on hand to pav
the interest on bonds without using tbe
S4,66l.62 transferred from the sewer labor
tund, and the action thus appropriating
the sewer money was reversed.
Regulations for connecting house drains
with the sewers were adopted.
Property owners on Franklin street were
granted permission to grade that street
from Maple Park to Seventeenth. at their
own expense. General Hazard Stevens
will do the work in connection with the
grading of Maple Park.
Propositions to grade Park street from
Jefferson street to the crossing of Chestnut
avenue and the Union Pacific grade, and
to lay sidewalks and cutters on the west
side of Ounce street, from Fourth to Sixth,
were laid on the table for one week.
Liquor licenses were granted W. H.
Burns Co. and Andrew Boesl.
}. W. Kennedy was given permission to
gravel Fourteenth and Washington streets
IN front of his property.
Assessments were confirmed for the
grading of Rogers avenue, for the grading
Of Sherman avenue and for the gravelinP
OF Franklin street from Tenth to Maple
Park.
The plat of Park and Cherry streets in
the Ohutt donation claim was approved.