Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-31
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Ordinances for Two New viaducts Are
Introduced and Referred to
Committees.


Committees.
Two viaduct ordinances we're introduced
at last nights meeting Of the city council,
read the second time and referred 10 the
committee on street improvements and via
ducts. There we're one by Councilman
Mount for a viaduct on Twenty-fourth street
near Hickory over the railroad tracks there
and another by Councilman STUNT for one
on Sixteenth street. between Leavenworth
and Pierce. In the language Of these ordi-
nances the necessity for them is declared to
exist and City Engineer Rosewater is au-
thorized TO prepare plans and specifications.
The railroad ticket brokers ordinance was
repealed. This was done on the recon-
mendaton Of the fire, water and police com
mttee. An ordinance was passed for the
repaving Of Thirty second avenue, between
Dodge and Davenport.
Communications were received from the
mayor recommending that something be
| done in the way Of cleaning streets. The
first was a veto of the resolution directing
the Board of Public Works TO expend 5000
| in cutting the weeds and $500 in street
| repairs. The reason given by the mayor
| for his veto was that the amounts were too
small and would not begin TO DO the work
| required He advised fully $1,000 for weed
cutting alone. The council unanimously sus-
| tanned the veto. The next was an initiatory
J recommendation from the mayor in the
| shape OF a message calling attention 10 the
! filthy condition OF the streets and the
| absolute necessity for cleaning them, partic-
ularly those running uOrthward in the di-
| rectiOn of the exposition. The exposition,
he said had two months yet to run and If
something is not soon done visitors will go
| ba pir with had m
of the streets of Omaha and much Of the
value of the exposition would be lost. On
! motion OF Councilman Bechel this matter
| was referred TO the finance committee.
Later in the evening a resolution from
Councilman Burnley was adopted authorizing
the Board OF Public Works TO spend $1,000
! in cleaning up the paved streets by day s
labor. payable out of the road fund Moth
ing was done in the matter Of street re-
pairs save the few individual improvements
which find their way into the hands Of the
clerk at every meeting.
About Obstructfng street Lights.
resolution by Councilman Lobeck re-
questing the property owners along the
north side of Ohio street, from Seventeenth
to Twentieth streets TO trim their trees so
that they would not interfere with the street
lights was referred TO the committee on
public property and buildings. President
Bingham was of the opinion that the prop
erty owners generally ought to see TO 1t that
their trees are properly trimmed and that
the street lights are not obscured. 1t was
hinted that if they do not the city might
go ahead and do the trimming itself at the
expense Of the property owners.
reference to the judiciary committee
was the disposition made OF the initiative
| nd City Clerk Hiphy
reported that it had been fled too late for
him to count the 3104 names said TO be
attached 10 the document.
! The city clerk was authorized to purchase
the necessary supplies for the registration
of the voters for this year. claim Of
registrar Butts, fol 1897 was recommended
to be disallowed because Butts was ap-
| pointed four days after the day for which
he put in his claim, he having served on the
day in dispute by taking advantage Of the
fact that two men of the same name were
appointed. The matter was sent TO the
finance committee.
From the Herdman Fire and Police COM
missioners a communication was received
informing the council they stood ready to
confer with a committee Of the council on
the question of retrenchment so as to secure
, additional fire apparatus. The finance COM
mittee was designated.
The meeting was shorter than usual, but
the desk was cleared. Several important
: bills and estimates were acted upon. One,
t that of the Barber Asphalt company for 49,
O65. 81 for paving from January to July, was
, referred to the finance committee. The es-
innate from Lamoreaux Bros, being por-
ton of the 81 OF for certain streets in
Griffin & Smiths addition, also the estimate
of the Grant Paving company of S6,2SI.4l,
, Commissioner Sackett of F. B. Lowe and R.
E. McKevey as deputies from September IL
10 December l of this year was confirmed
North Twenty-Fourth Street.
The mayors veto respecting the paving
and curbing OF Fortieth street from Farnau
to the south side of Jackson was sustained
as it was explained that new ordinance
would be introduced, making IT to the north
side Of Jackson, originally. The resolu-
ton, however, directing the Board Of Public
Works to investigate the condition Of the
! paving of North Twenty fourth street from
Lake TO Spalding and 10 have the blocks re-
moved II found in a bad condition was
| passed over the mayors veto by a unan-
! imous vote. The mayor is inclined to be-
leve that such action is virtually putting
into the hands of the board the question o.
condemning and repairing bad street paw
ing and that the city engineer should b'
first consulted. This resolution had com'
from Councilman Karr at the special meet
ing of last week. President Bingham saiC
the people are entitled TO some relief and al
the resolution proposed is to see II the re-
movaI of the defective paving can be le
gally done.
q A special meeting of the council will b.
held Thursday morning at o'clock to pas
the usual appropriation sheet.