Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-13
RAILROADS GET MORE TINE
Will Not Have to Elevate Their Tracks
This Winter.
PROMISES GOOD FOR SEVEN YEARS
Several Companies Have Becn stand
ing on the city Council for
Long Time with SPEC
cinI Pleas.

ing on the city Council for IA
Long Time with SPEC
cinI Pleas.
The city council held special meeting
last evening for the purpose OF considering
several matters that we're deemed Of suf
fcient interest to Justify the gathering Of the
aldermen. Among them was the question
Of deciding upon the eXpediency OF forcing
the Burlington. Omaha & st. Louis Rock
Island and Milwaukee railway companies to
comply with the ordinance requiring the FILL
ing Of Fifteenth and Sixteenth avenues.
This ordinance was passed during the sum
mer in fact nearly six months ago, and the
contract let for the work. The railway com,
panles demanded the privilege Of doing the
work and the council granted them the
right. Some delay was caused by the fact
that the improvement implied the raising
OF the main lines and all OF the tracks in
the Burlington's yards. This involves a
great expense, and as the company contem-
plated making some changes 1t was not
desirable to begin the work.
The grading involved much less expense
to the Milwaukee and Rock Island roads,
and these companies were willing and rather
anxious to have the work completed al
once Another thing that has caused delay
is the situation OF the Omaha & st. Louis,
which is ir the hands OF a receiver ap-
pointed by the federal court. and the coun-
ell realized its inability to force the i'm
provement in opposition to the receiver.
who has pleaded poverty. John y. Baldwin.
W. J. Davenport and other representatives
Of the Burlington were before the council
asking that the work might be DELAYED until
Thpy all laI ~ mt finr, tn fha oh.
yiOus discomfort of having the yards filled
with frozen and lumpy earth during the
I winter months. In the greatest portion OF
the yards the ill will be about four and a
half feet. and to build their tracks upon
this depth Of freshly made grade in the
winter time would be very unsatisfactory,
II not dangerous.
ALDERMEN ARE DETERMINED.
The aldermen discussed the request at
great length. Alderman Casper called at
/ tcntion TO the fact that the city had been
endedyorng to get the Burlington and other
roads to raise their tracks in conformity
with the established grade for seven years
and had only succeeded In getting new
promises. He was inclined TO strongly op-
, pose the extension Of the time. Alderman
Brough also Joined with him in the demand
for immediate compliance with the ordi-
nance by directing the contractor to go
ahead and complete the work. Ed Pierce
and several other residents Of the locality
were present to urge such action on the
plea that the cross streets were practically
imDassable and dangerous on account OF
the low grade
Attorney Baldwin admitted that some OF
the delay had been caused by the reference
OF the matter to the law department of the
railroads to see IL they could not success
fully resist the citys demand. 1t had taken
several months to find out that the city
had the power, and he had advised his COM
pany Of that fact. 1t was stated that it
would cost the Omaha & St. Louis 1000
to do its proportion OF the work, and City
Attorney Hazelton said that he laid the
matter before Judge Woolson In Omaha on
! Tuesday and that the judge Informed him
| that he felt great reluctance to give the
necessary order for the expenditure OF this
money but II the council deemed the work
to be OF immediate necessity and would
pass the necessary resolution he would con-
slider the matter while on the bench in Dcs
Moines next week and would grant the
order If he deemed the city's showing suf-
| hCently strong. The entire work will in
| voyc the expenditure OF several thousand
dollars. and the aldermen were rather anX-
| ious to have II go on this winter for the
| purpose of affording that much more work
! for the unemployed but after a good deal
| of discussion it was agreed to grant the
| request of the Burlington. resolution
! was introduced by Shubert extending the
| time for the completion OF the work until
May |. Aldermen Casper and Brough in
sisted upon amendments providing Tor the
| agreement with the railway company in
| writing to do the work and the filing OF a
bond for $500.
SPECIAL POLICE PATROL.
The mayor announced the appointment OF
Frank Egan a special policeman to serve
without pay from the city for the purpose
of organizing a special police patrol for
/ the residence portions Of the city. His
| bond for $1,000 was approved.
petition from property owners asking
| TO have the alley between Story ard Worth
and Third and Bluffs streets fixed up was
presented and approved.
\ communication was received from the
Merchants and Manufacturers association
asking the council to pass a resolution re-
questing the Northwestern Railway com
| pany 10 construct a switch from its lines
to the handle factory. The CommuniCa-
tioh stated that unless the railway COM
pany agreed at once TO construct the switch
Council Bluffs would lose an important
manufacturing industry that has determined
10 locate here. The resolution requested
was adopted.
The clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids for grading the alley in blocks II and
Is, Williams first addition. Sidewalk bids
were ordered advertised for in accordance
with an ordinance recently passed. S. Bolin's
| sidewalk estimate was allowed. reso-
| luton was adopted ordering the auditor
to pay a lot of judgments. Richard Rick
| etts was granted permission to stand a
lunch car on Broadway between Main and
| Pearl streets l.. +. Bridensteln called
attention 10 the prompt necessity for filling
! Tenth avenue to prevent water pipes freez-
! ing. A petition for a fOur-foot sidewalk
on the north side OF Seventh avenue be-
tween Thirteenth and Twentyhrst streets
| was referred
The Tenth avenue sewer problem was
| definitely settled by the council rejecting
all previous bids and ordering the clerk
TO re-adyertise for new bids. The council
| then adjourned.
Gala Week at the Boston Store.
ADA REHAN
SILVER STATUE ON FREE EXHIBI-
! TION ALL THIS WEEK.
Also some new attractions in our Dress
! Goods and Cloak Department
44-irch all wool fancy novelties, actual
value, 69c; SPECIAL. soc yard.
Beautiful assortment OF fine jamestown
| Novelties az 69c.
100 different styles fancy dress goods on
sale At soc a yard.
Fine Bourette Novelties and all wool Shit