Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-05
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All members OF the city council we're pres
ent when Mayor Ensor raped for order last
night. The lobby was crowded. principally
with ealoon keepers who were anxious to see
what was to be done about raising the liquor
licenses.
Chairman Barrett OF the judiciary commit
tee recommended that no further action be
taken on the recently introduced liquor Ii
cense ordinance. The reason given for post
poning indefinitely action on the raising Of
saloon licenses to 81 600 was that 1t would be
working a hardship on liquor dealers. 1t
was the opinion of the committee that II the
council wanted to raise the license several
months notice orght to be given the saloon
men. When put TO a vote the motion to
postpone was carried.
The ordinance vacatng a portion of the
streets and alleys in the northwestern part
of the city for the use of the beet sugar
factory was read for the third time and
passed. Under the provisions of this ordi-
nance the South Omaha Land company is to
put up a $4,000 indemnifying bond.
Chairman Schultz OF the finance commit
| tee offered motion referring the claim OF
Mrs Ellen Timons to the city attorney with
instructions to report in writing at the next
meeting
A resolution directing the city engineer to
perform tina duties of building inspector and
turn all fees collected into the city treas
urer was introduced and carried.
Bids for furnishing lumber to the city for
| sidewalk repairs for the next twelve-month
| wcro opened and the committee on viaducts,
| streets and alleys was authorized to enter
| into a contract with the Watkins Lumber
| company, as its bid was the lowest
Tho city clerk was directed TO advertise
| for bids for filling a bad washout at Twenty
! third and streets.
Tho alleys north and south of N street be-
| tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth streets
! wero ordered filled with cdnders, back a dis
| tancc of seventy-fve feet. These alleys are
| in very bad condition and 1t is almost i'm
| possible to get team through. The road
| way under the Q street viaduct was also or
dered covered with cinlers.
permanent sidewalk was ordered laid on
| Twenty fourth street in front Of tho build
| ing occupied by Otto Maurer
Councilman Bennett reported that l. street
between Thirty-siXth and Thirty-seventh
| streets was in dangerous condition, the fill
| having been washed out twenty-four-inch
| sewer pipe was ordered laid at this cross
! ing, as the old wooden gutter had been de-
| stroyed.
The street commissioner was directed to
! make a number of sidewalk repairs in diff
| ferent parts of the city.
Sanitary Inspector Carroll submitted a re-
| port on the cleaning of streets and alleys.
| Within the last few days forty-six notices TO
| clean up have been served. All of the in
spection since April 22 has been confined to
| the territory between n and streets and
| Twentieth and Twenty-seventh streets. The
| garbage master is now working four teams
| and six men. All night soil is dumped in the
river south of Gibson. In relation to testing
ice the inspector reported that he had taken
samples from the wagons of Crosby & Rich
the South Omaha Ice company, and w. b.
Morton. The report of an Omaha analytical
chemist was appended which showed that the
ice sold by w. B. Morton ranked highest, the
South Omaha Ice companys product came
| next, with Crosby & Rich's sample the low
est. During April fourteen dairies were in
spected. The condition of stock was reported
good, with barns in an improved condition
and water supply good. One hundred and
eight samples Of milk were tested, none be-
ing found below standard.
March bills and salaries were ordered paid
and the council adjourned until 1880 O'Clock
Thursday night. when protests in liquor
license cases will be heard
Where the stock Came From.
The origin of live stock received at the
yards here during the month of April is
as follows: