Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-08
SESSION or THE CITY COUNCIL.
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Mnttcra Disposed OF.
The regular monthly meeting of the city
council last evening was devoted largely to
the work OF reading and allowing the
monthly bills and the reception of the re-
ports Of the heads of departments. The
latter involved only the business done dur
ing the month, and were unusually brief for
the reason that the city officers are preparing
their annual reports, which will be presented
at the regular meeting OF the council in
January
The committee OF the whole made a re-
port OF the action taken at a recent meet
ing and recommended the employment OF
w. S. Mayne as assistant city attorney at
a salary OF $3.50 per annum. The commit
tee also recommeded that the city attorney
be instructed to prepare an ordinance order
ing revision and compilation of the city
ordinances, and recommending the appoint
ment OF Aldermen Casper Pace and Graham
as a special committee to have charge of the
work. The committee also recommended
that the health officer be retained during
the month OF December with power to en-
force his orders for the cleaning up of
places and abatement of nuisances detri-
mental to health. After considerable dis
cussion on the revision OF the ordinances
the report was concurred in The revision
committee was instructed not to include
in the compilation of ordinances the state
laws affecting the city.
The mayor announced the appointment OF
Frank c. Smith as special policeman to
serve without pay from the city, and the
appointment, together with the bond were
approved. Smith is member of a special
patrol that has recently been organized.
The bond OF r. c. Berger G Co.. contrac-
tors, who have charge OF the repairs on
the North Sixth street bridge was approved.
Bids for the construction of sewers on Fair
S. Boin & Co. offered to construct the sewer
at cost of 40 cents per foot for siX-inch
pipe, so cents for eight-inch. 20 cents for ten
inch and 95 cents for 12-nch; manholes COM
plete. S35. The bid was based on cash with
10 per cent to be added for certificates. ]. j..
Hughe, bid AZ cents for six-inch pipe, 81 for
eight-inch, 73 for ten-inch and 961s for
twelve-inch and $37 for manholes. The bid
did not state whether 1t was based upon
cash or certificates. After some discussion
the bid of Boln G. Co. was accepted and
the contract was awarded to them. This
firm represents e. A. Wickham.
Sidewalk bids were submitted by Sherman
5. Hardin, j. j. Hughes, S. Bolin & Co., K.
c. Berger & Co. and John Skinkle. They
were all referred to the city engineer for
tabulation.
Christian Straub notified the council that
hi9 property on South Main street was being
damaged by defective sewer connection
and that the defect must be remeded at
once.
Slyters claim for grading lot, which he
claims to have done himself and which was
afterwards credited to tho contractor and
the cost assessed against his property, came
to the surface again in the form of a COM
munication from his attorney, threatening in
junction proceedings. The claim is six yearc
old and has been before the council num-
Der of times. 1t was referred to the judiciary
Committee fer frr,hsr investigation and report
at the next meeting Of the council.
Margaret Turner asked to have the taxes
upon her homestead remitted upon the plea
of poverty. 1t was the second or third time
that the request had been made and the in
vestigations showed taat it was not advisable
to grant the request. On motion of Alder
man Pace the request was rejected.
Alderman Casper wanted to have the street
commissioner discharge all his help and run
his department alonG until spring but when
his attention was called to the fact that the
was now engaged upon street
cleaning that was ordered by the alderman
himself he did not press the request. The
was finally limited to the ex-
penditure OF 5000 per month until March l.
after the completion of the street cleaning
now under way.
Casper's inquiry developed the fact that
the special bond required by the council
from the Burlington Railway company that
II would comply with the councils ordinance
requiring the grading of its yards and Fiji
teenth and Sixteenth avenues had not been
filed with the clerk. The matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney for consideration.
The council adjourned until December 16