Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-30
ROAD TO FLORENCE
Use for the Balance in the Road Improve
ment Fund.
ACTION TAxtNBY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Resolution Looking to the Improves
mcnt OF tho North End OF Thirticth
street.-the. nI>thin Appointed
County Physician.

! resolution by Commissioner Kierstead.
introduced at the meeting Of the Board OF
County Commissioners yesterday, pro-
vidos for making some practical use Of tho
large sum OF money remaining in the road
improvement iuud. This money is the bal
ance remaining in the fund OF Sl50,0OO voted
by the people OF Douglas county foT the paw
ing OF roads outside the city limits, Several
attempts have been made to use this money
for improving various roads. but objections
have always been raised on some score.
The resolution introduced follows:
Whereas, Douglas county has now On
hand, IN the ruad Improvement fund, tho
sum of 81, 1851. watch sum is lying idle in
the banks of this city: and
Whereas 1t viii be CT 6reat advantage TO
the taxpayers OF Douglas county TO eNpend
the same in the further Improvement OF tho
county roads. as soon as specifications can
be had and contracts let; aud
Whereas, The north end Of the county has
had no portion OF the Sl50,ON voted for road
Whereas. The county road leading from
the north limits of the city of Omaha 10
the city Of Florence has as much, IL not
more, travel than any county road entering
Omaha, and being practically level, Is In bad
condition after every rain; therefore,
Resolved. That so much OF the road i'm
Expended for the paving or macadsmtzing
of said Florence road, from the north city
limits Of omaha to the south end of the
$3.50 Ae"Hs sS y" bbilh W NNt "'Ab
Florence.
GOES OVER FOR A WEEK.
Mr.. kierstead explained that IL this road
was paved as contemplated by the resolu-
ton, lie was assured that the paving on
Thirtieth street would be extended TO the
Florence line and a continuous paved road
obtained TO the water works plant in Flor
ence. He made a strong argument in favor
OF the immediate passage OF the resolution.
Commissioner Hector requested that the
resolution be referred to the road COM
mittee for one week, that the members OF
the board might agree upon the material
to b used in paving this road.
The sentiment of the members Of the
board was largely in favor OF the resolution.
but it was referred for one week in accord
ance with Mr.. Hooters request.
The board passed on several claims against
the county on account of the sale Of Douglas
addition. These claims have been in dispute
ard Special Attorney w. D.. Beckett recon-
mended a settlement on the following basis:
Allie B. Walters, 2,O0O; F. w. Melcher.
S3lG.67; w. G.. Clark. S55S.33; Maria Krebs,
Anna C. Felt. 81. 56O.SO. The board approved
the recommendation of Mr.. Beckett and al
lowed the claims for the amounts stated.
Advance costs amounting to s276.33 were
allowed on these claims to C. B.. Keller. G.
w. Doane, \. C. Troup and Alvin
Saunders.
The finance committee recommended that
the county have printed 5000 blank deeds
and the same number Of mortgages to con"
form to the printed blank records now in
the office of the register OF deeds. and
distribute the same among real estate men
and others using such forms. The recon-
mendation was adopted. This action puts
into force the plan originated by the Real
Estate exchange to hasten the recording OF
deeds and mortgages.
Commissioner Kierstead has been active
in pushing this plan and expresses the hope
that this plan of recording will allow of a
reduction in the force employed in the office
of the register Ct deeds.
COUNTY PHYSICIAN BLYTHIN.
The resolution introduced by Commissioner
Hector several weeks ago, providing that DR..
j. +. Larimer be appointed county
physician, was taken up and defeated, Com
missioners Hector and Hofeldt voting for the
resolution and the ether three members vot-
ing against it.
A resolution by Chairman Stenberg
provided that DR.. ]. w. Blythin be appointed
as county physician. Commissioner Hector
objected to the consideration Of the resOlu-
ton and it WIS laid over under the rules.
Subsequently Mr.. Hector withdrew his
objection to the consideration Of the resolu-
ton and a vote was taken on the resolution.
Hector and Hofeldt voted against the APP
pointment OF Blythin and Kierstead. Ostror1
and Stenberg voted for him. Before the
vote was announced, Hofeldt changed his
vote and the result was: Ayes, A; nays, 1.
Dr. Blythin has served two years as county
physician. and resigned TO accept the APP
pointment as city physician in January, 1895.
A resolution by Hector instructed the
county clerk to notify the commissioners of
Sarpy county that the Thirteenth street
boulevard TO Fort Crook is about completed
TO the Sarpy county line, and requesting III
formation as to the progress which has been
made on the Sarpy county portion of the
road in accordance with the agreement be-
tween the two boards.
Jacob w. Houck was employed for thirty
days to complete certain plat books in the
county surveyors office.
The committee on roads submitted a
lengthy report relating to several county
roads which are located On the right-of-way
OF the Union Pacific railway. The report
was based on the opinion OF the county at
torney to the effect that the county has
never acquired title to the ground occupied
by these roads, and recommended that the
land be leased from the railway company
for twenty years at $3.50 per year. Among
these roads is one from Waterloo to Elk
horn, and another from Elkhorn to the Dodge
county line.
The county clerk was authorized to en-
ploy three additional clerks, temporarily, &c
work on the tax list.
w. A. Saussay was employed to serve no
p tees during the sitting OF the board OF
equalization.
c The county treasurer was authorized to
retain until June Is the extra clerk. author
lied March /.
A terse petition signed, as COMMISSIONS
- Hector stated, by IAN the residents within
{ two miles OF the place protested against
the nuisance being maintained about two
{ miles due vest OF South Omaha az a bristlt
works. IL YVES stated that the stencil arts
n ing from the place was awful. and the com
mlssioners were asked to abate the nuisance
, The matter was referred to the judiciary
and county attorney. there being a question
as to he jurisdiction Of the board. D.