Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-13
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County Clerk Redneld sent statement to
the council, which was read at the meet
ing last night showing that the city owed
the county the sum Of $4,9i4.7S for feeding
and lodging prisoners. Referred to the
! finance committee.
a sx-foot wooden sidewalk was ordered
laid on the east side of Twenty ty-second
street from X to l..
The fire and water committee reported In
favor of purchasing a new alarm gong for
fire hail No l. The council adopted the re-
port and the gong will be purchased
Hyland. as chairman of the streets and
alleys committee reported in favor of
change of grade on Twenty-seventh street
from c to f. as requested by the property
owners, and the report was adopted.
The council will sit as Board OF Equai-
Sation on October q to equalize the tax
on sidewalks recently laid.
On motion of Mullaly 1911 which remains
in the sidewalk fund from 1895 was trans
forred to the street repair fund.
An ordinance authorizing a sidewalk on
the east side Of Twenty-siXth street from
to was read for the first time and
referred to the judiciary committee.
BY ordinance the rate of interest to be
paid on the new 100000 issue of refunding
bonds was raised from 6 to Z per cent This
ordinance also provides for the payment
of the interest or these bonds in gold coin.
Under a suspension of the rules this or
and passed.
In this connection the finance committee
reported that 1t had been impossible to sell
the bonds at per cent and the increase
In the rate OF interest was an absolute
necessity.
A long petition signed by number OF
well known citizens asking FOR an electric
ligh; at Thirtythlrd and streets was
was read and the light was ordered in.
Treasurer Broadwell reported a balance
in the treasury on October OF $ii 4097S.
Since that time $4,000 of this amount has
been paid out.
Clerk Carpenter reported forty-two births
and eight deaths in September.
Duff Green sent in a communication stat
Ing that he held claim amounting to 1860
against the city and he wanted his money.
The letter was placed on file
Elizabeth Barrett wanted the assessment
on some farm property reduced from 800
per acre to $50 per acre In this connection
Assessor Cress stated that he had made
an error In this assessment and the matter
was referred to the city attorney
Mayor Ensor vetoed an item passed in the
last appropriation bill for S97 for printing
done by the South Omaha Printing company
The mayor alleged that the work was
botched and one Item was an overcharge OF
$50. Upon motion of Shultz the veto was
sustained, Mullaly alone voting against the
veto.
The sum of sl59.SO was ordered trans
ferred from the emergency fund to the
judgment fund.
Street Commissioner Ross was directed
to raise the pavement at the east and west
end OF the l. street viaduct TO the height
of the street car tracks.
The finance committee reported in favor
of allowing Elizabeth Freeman $275 for in
juries received by a defective sidewalk The
council refused to accept the report.
Schultz wanted to know how many gam
blers were making their donations regularly
Treasurer Broadwell replied that three
houses paid in last month, but so far this
month no payments had been made
After a number of bills had been allowed
the council adjourned until next Monday
evening