Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-08

ready begun work. The two districts include
over $4,000 yards. exclusive of the surface
between the street railway tracks, and when
1t Is completed there will be an unbroken
line Of asphalt from Locust street to Vim
ton, with the exception of the viaduct and
the single block Of stone between Farnam
and Douglas streets. ]. b. Smith is get
ting ready to pave Farnam street from
Thirty sixth to Fortieth, Sherman avenue
from Locust to Writ, Twenty fourth street
from Patrick avenue to Lake and Thirty
third street from Leavenworth to Mason.
He also has the contract for paving Writ
street from Sherman avenue to Twenty
fourth street but this, with one or two
other contracts. has been held up by the
city council until the additional intersection
bonds are disposed of.
Additional districts that are to be paved
this year comprise Dodge street from Six
teenth to Seventeenth streets. Capitol ave-
nue. from Sixteenth to Eighteenth. Twenty
NTH street from Indiana avenue to Cunning,
Twenty-sixth avenue from Half Howard
street to st. Mary's avenue. Half Howard
street from Thirty-sixth to Thirty eighth
and Jackson street from Sixteenth to Seven
teenth. In the latter case the petition
to designate the material has not been aled.
but p. E. Her. who owns a majority of the
abutting property is anxious to have the
street paved with asphalt, and so, in case the
petition is not on hand when the thirty
days expire, the mayor and council will
designate that material and the contract will
be let at once.
The new cutters on Sixteenth street. from
Douglas to lizard, involve comparatively lit
tie expense. but they will make tremcnd
Gus improvement in the appearance of that
thoroughfare. The final ordinance has been
passed and the Board of Public Works will
advertise for bids. The idea Is to build up
the present stone cutters to q point about
six inches below the curb and do away with
the deep depressions that now dishgure the
street and cut of half dozen feet Of traf-
fic surface on each side.
improvements in Prospect.
Aside from the above improvements that
are regarded as assured ordinances contem-
plating q large amount of additional paving
are now pending or waiting for petitions
An ordinance has been passed providing for
extending the Twenty fourth street pavement
to Pinkney street, and while the first effort
to secure a petition was abortive, 1t Is be-
lieved that it can be obtained this year.
Propositions to pave Twenty-sixth avenue
from Farnam to Douglas streets, Twenty
sixth street from Poppleton avenue to Wool
worth avenue. Thirty-fourth street from
Harney to st. Mary's avenue, Douglas street
from Twenty-fifth avenue to Twenty sixth
avenue and Tenth street from Lincoln ave-
nue. to Bancroft street are in the same situa-
tion. The ordinance ordering Nineteenth
street paved from Douglas to Dodge
was passed last winter. and as
this district Is within the pre-
scribed distance from the court
house. the mayor and council have the
power to order it paved regardless of pro-
tests. The property owners have succeeded
In staving of action so far. but there is a
strong sentiment in the council that favors
going ahead with the improvement some
time during the coming season.