Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-09
DETAILS ARE VERY MINUTE
Specifications Governing the Pearl Street
Paving Quite Strict,
METHOD OF PAYMENT A FEATURE
City Council settles the Matter and
Deyotcs Several Hours to Ar
ranging Routine business
of Some Importance.

The city council held a special meeting
last evening for the purpose Of adopting the
plans and Specifications for Pearl street
and other brick paving ordered. The speci-
ncatlons we're unusually full and much more
stringent than any that have ever governed
brick or any other kind of paving laid In
the city. The members of the council have
realized that the foundation is OF as much
Importance as any portion Of the paving, ana
the Specifications adopted will make a dur
able and permanent pavement. The matter
will come up again at a meeting TO be helu
on Monday evening, and the clerks VIII be
instructed to advertise for bids. The ques-
ton of fixing the method of payment so as
to avoid any misunderstanding between the
city and the contractors will also be set
tied. Property owners who desire to pay
cash for the pavement will be given the
privilege Of doing so at a discount OF b per
cent from the contract price OF payment In
certificates. The bids will all be based on
certificate payments, and this will not per-
NIT any misunderstanding on the part of
contractors in making their bids.
Mrs. p. Lacy called attention to the fact
that the city had neglected to fulhll It's
promise to keep the taxes paid on the lot
owned by her, now used rent free Tor a
dog and stock pound. She asked the city 10
pay the taxes on all three lots, but the alaer-
mez discovered that this was not a part OF
the agreement. The matter was relerrerG 70
the judiciary committee. w. ). Amy asheu
To have fifteen yards of earth removed from
the alley in the front of his barn, on miu-
die Benton street. The earth has been de-
posted there by a recent cavern OF the
bank. The request was granted.
Ezra Soar and wife asked to have a tract
of forty-fve acres of land lying within the
| citv limits, but used by them as a homestead
for agricultural and gardening purposes eN-
empted from city t%aXatiul heieFreu "
| committee of the whole to investigate.
Henry Toller was granted PERMISSION 10
occupy eighteen feet of Tenth avenue, by
moving his present wooden store building
upon il while he constructed a brick build
ing on the site.
Mayor Carson called the attention OF the
council to the many serious accidents that hau
RECENTLY occurred from the habit of throwing
banana peelings on the sidewalk, and sug-
gestod that an ordinance be drawn making
such an offenae a Inc city
attorney was instructed to draw such an.
ordinu,ce, fixing the penalty at 80, ana TO
renort II at the meeting of the council on
Monday evening. Another nuisance was
also ordered abated when the marshal was
instructed to notify all property owners
whose stop boxes for water pipes leading
from the street mains to their property 10
lower them to the sidewalk level. In many
places they stand several riches above the
walk and make dangerous distractions.
The county supervisors notified the couT-
ell that they had opened a road at the Guy
limits to connect with North Twenty.1ourth
street, and asked the council to make the
nroner connection between 1T end the street.
The matter was referred to the committee
Of the whole.
Sidewalks were ordered by ordinance as
follows: Four-foot plank walk on north s!ue
Of Avenue A, from Eleventh to tourteenth
streets; west side of Seventeenth, from ave-
nue. e to G: on south side Of Avenue ID, from
Eleventh to Thirteenth streets; west SIDE OF
; Twelfth street, from Avenue G to D.; Avenue
A, in front of lots l, 2, B, 4 and b, DiocK TO-
Highland Place; north side of Seventh ave-
nue.. from Seventeenth to Nineteenth streets,
except lots 10. IA and 10, block ., PIERCE 8
subdivision; on Eighth avenue, on lots =,
5 and 6, block "a, Everetts ADDITION; on
south side of Sixth avenue, from twenty
third to Twenty-ffth streets; on north SIDE
Of Tenth avenue, from Twelfth to Seven
teenth streets; on Fifth avenue, south slae'
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
Three-foot walks were ordered on Flennmlhg
avenue from Harrison to North Benton
streets; south side of Knepher street, from
Damon to First streets. Brick or cemen'
walks we're ordered on the east side OF SlNth
street. from Broadway, north to the brldss
twelve feet wide; brick or stone, full width
=, of pavement on north side of Willow avenue
from Main street to Pearl street; a -FOUR
; foot brick walk on west side or North Benton
from Cross street; a siX-fCot brick walk on
west side of Seventh street, from Mynstei
street to south line Of Mithen lot.
A communication was received from th'
Workingmen's Friendly club asking Tor
small appropriation for the purpose OF puF
chasing seeds for the Plngrec farmers. INT
sum of SIS or $50 was asked, and the state
ment was made that a large number OF then
had the ground prepared, but were withou
n seed to plant 1t. Potatoes, corn ana peahl
.. we're the seeds principally desired. The al
! dermen were favorably disposed toward tn
( request. but Alderman Shubert thought !
. was setting a bad precedent, an@ said n
e would rather contribute one-eighth or Tn
n amount than to vote for the appropriation
n 1t was finally agreed to ask for donations o
c corn, potatoes and beans, to be left at tn
i city building by Monday afternoon, SeVera
e Of the councilmen obligated themselves t
g furnish five bushels of seed potatoes and a
IS many ears of sweet corn and stray beans a
g they could find. The prospects are that tn
v nlan will produce much more than 81
n worth OF seed material.
q The pay roll for the last half OF the india
Is creek excavation, amounting to nearly $3.50
was passed, and the workingmen Will b
y paid today.