Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-05
MONEY FOR The BOULETlRDS
Funds I sigtt f1r TAk-ag Care Of Nv
Work.
0sEHnys NAY NOV st p-EyDED
p,-i, rommi~.iaaers Lay Their Plans
for CARRYING out some schemes
that Have Loag Been
contemplated.

s-rg- SIS 900 nat WIS s1l-elr unexpected
.- --a sg-rv par DO the wear nav be- spent
q. .s zu----a- NJ the Board rf Park -r----s-
s.rae-z u ccns--uc,zE t1a Southwest a11
-s---al srl-ara-5s and a. -a.--a---lE ne
nr-.ara-Es .hat ne city already 1us. I--z
ss-sr vas made ava-lafie when Governor
rr---s- attached his s-E1atl-a .-. sl-
WI .5 -g- the gauntlet 7f both houses rf -1e
.srts.aaa-z u-1e- ne guidance li Park Con-
missioner Cornish.
Tbs si- which has thus become a law
rangers WAT has been known h The past
as he road 5l1d into the park fund Tbs
fund IS made u7 OF he money taa- Is .u-1el
over % Omaha az us share ct he Tax levied
annually hy The county Tor road purposes.
The amount that is annually secured Is IN
The ne rhAurAood Of 81. n0O This fund. a.
though not vet collected, cH1 be drawn
AKA INST and Is available 1Uv for the Pill
making the transfer carried The emergency
clause and Il consequently became a law
al the moment the governor signed lt-
Not a cent of this money can be used for
-he na--ts sna1cs q parks. because lt must
be expended or ROAD work only u1ier The
law. Consequently Il vii be spent entirely
upon the bou-sva-ds and parks that are 70
be constructed or that are now a pa-t q
C--a-a's park system. Thls means mat The
Florence and Nineteenth street bou.svar1s
WI be put n good condition, that some
work vii be done on the new boulevard that
is 20 stretch from Ea1scon % E-va-v1ev
park ald that ne preliminary work u7Ul
he Central boulevard VIII be pushed SO thar
q start NAY be made II LAYING out This
proposed parkway that Is 70 -u1 s---
Ha1scon park 10 Tvg1cZ-seve-.h ana Burt
streets
The Board of Park Commissioners has
not yet decided Just how much work
VIII 5e done upon the new bULeva-5s tais
vEa-. tGl VII take the matter ~ soon
Members have already asked ne clrv en-
C--eer Is draw PT1Hles ct the route -r the
Southwest boulevard. AID as sooc as these
are received bids VII De called for 70 grade
ne parkway. II is expected l1as he work
Of putting The boulevard II a. least pas
sable condition vii be commenced soun-
Inrerferes With street Cleaning
While The members Of the park board are
sLatad over their success il securing pcs
session Ct Lhe road fund money. The
majority 1f The members Of the city council
are rather 5esPon5snt over the situation.
The road fund II the past has been used for
al sorts q purposes. but q CooGlv portion
q il has been employed n repairing dirt
Streets and n paying The city's share Of the
cost OF grazing streets. II Is not intended
to au-horlze much Of The latter sort Of work
this year. but citizens generally VII ali The
more kesnly feel The loss Of the fund. The
finance committees which drew 10 the low
lax levy set aside Al entirely Inadequate
amount Of money for The purpose Of clean
LlE and sweeping streets, vim tie under
Standing that a gcod portion Of the road
fund would be used for that purpose. Now
-hat The road fund is not available. the ci-y
VIII have 10 get along win dirty streets
-d-s year, for The amount OF money a2-
VrCpr-ated tGr such work Is admitted % De
altogether u5C small
Park Commissioner Cu--ish Is happy 5vs-
the success Of this bill. Eas Of al the park
cC-1r-sstcners, took most to heart The action
Of the council il levyi1g SO small an anaua-
FOR the park fund that ne sun was not
sufficient 10 maintain The parks properly
and any idea thz1 money could be spent on
oou-eraTds vas ridiculous. Re cast about
tor d reuedy FOR the sI-ual+cn and finally
concocIsd bill ID secure possession Of The
road fund, nadara.1lug that thai fund would
BE more properly and legally expended n
building and maintaining bou-sva-ds Than
4 ne way The council has been spenz-ag H.
Es was a. Lincoln II ne interests Of rhs
bill most Of the tine IL was pending n the
Legislature.