Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-29
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Two Claims for Personal Injury Come Up for
Consideration,
MORE OBJECTIONS TO THE BOULEVARD
Several Paving Ordinances Are Given
Their First RcndinE-Thursdny
il Declared n Public Hol-
idny at City Hall.

The personal injury claim OF Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Van Brocklin against the city appeared
once more before the council Tuesday night
The city attorney submitted recommends
ton that a compromise Of $1,000 be offered
in settlement Of all damages. His position
was taken on the understanding that the
council had investigated the claim and IA
vored its partial payment. The council,
however, was not satisfied as to the legal
grounds for the petition and 1t was referred
once more to the city attorney. Mrs. Van
Brocklin is said to have been permanently
disabled by falling through defective side
walk. A similar claim from Pauline Olson
for 5000 was recommended for payment by
the assistant city attorney and such action
was taken.
The Health department requested In com
muncation that S2,939 which had been d.
verted from the health fund be turned back
now that the general fund had been swelled
by the payment of $4,000 by the Union
Pacific and Burlington roads. The matter
was referred to the finance and claims COM
mittec
A resolution was also passed. in accord
ance with previous agreement, transferring
$1,000 from the same source to the fire fund.
Two notices of freeholders objecting to
course Of the proposed Thirty second street
boulevard were received and referred to the
tax commissioner This brings the total
number OF protests to twenty eight and
further endangers the carrying out of the
project.
Collects from Railroads.
The comptroller reported that he had
waited upon the Union Pacific and Burling-
ton railroads in accordance with instruc-
tions and had collected the outstanding $780,
000 Mr.. Westberg received the thanks Of
the council.
The Byron Reed company in communi-
cation, refused payment Of the sewer tax
levied on Twentieth street between Grace
and Locust, it's portion being $36675. The
company stated that it's property was not
tributary to this drain, but used that on
Maple street. The matter was referred to
the city engineer
Fred j. Corcoran. another Walnut Hill
freeholder who had paid the grading tax
later declared illegal, put in his claim for
the return of his money. 1t was added to
those in the keeping of the tax commits
sioner.
An ordinance was heard on first reading
for the paving of Eighteenth street from
Leavenworth ITO Pierce. The following paw
ing ordinances were read for the third time
and passed: Burt street, Thirty eighth to
Fortieth; Cass street. Sixteenth to Twenty
second; Chicago street, Sixteenth to Twenty
second.
Acting Mayor Bingham vetoed the ordi-
nance providing for watchman at the cross
ing of Twenty fourth street and the Mis-
souri, Pacific tracks and for the paving Of
Forty-fi first avenue from Cunning to Dodge
streets, the latter for the reason that the
project was not favored by majority of the
property owners and that water and sewer
age pipes had not been put in. The acting
mayors veto was sustained in each case.
On motion Thursday was declared a public
holiday and the city employees were excused
from their duties for that day.