Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Consideration of n Proposition for @
City Electric Lighting Plant.

Consideration of n Proposition for n
City Electric Lighting Plant.
AT the adjourned meeting OF the city
council last night the matter Of the PROPOSE
tion Of the Municipal Construction company
to build the city an electric lighting plant
was brought up by Alderman Casper with
a motion that Israel Lovett, until recently
chief engineer of the motor company, be
employed by the city to make the necessary
surveys for such plant. A committee con-
sisting of Aldermen Casper, Sayles and At
kins was appointed by the mayor to consult
with Engineer Lovett and make the neces-
sary arrangements, President Draffen of
the Construction company addressed the
council briefly in support OF the employment
by the city Of an engineer to outline the
needs of the city as regards plant, as his
company would not be able to make any
definite proposition until 1t knew exactly
what the city needed. The employment of
Mr.. Lovett was the only action taken by
the city In this matter.
Hon. George F. Wright on behalf of the
Union Pacific Railway company submitted a
resolution granting the company permission
to build a railway bridge on Fifth avenue
but as there appeared to be some dispute
between the company and the city engineer
as to the location of the sidewalks the reso-
luton was laid over without action until
the meeting next Monday night. The reso-
luton expressly provides that the granting
of the permission TO erect the bridge shall
not in any manner waive the rights OF the
city to declare forfeiture of the Union
Pacific's occupancy of Union avenue.
The ordinance providing for the change
of the grade of Broadway from Thir-
teenth street over the creek to the west
line of Twelfth street was likewise, after
being submitted, laid over without action
until next Monday. The question was raised
as to whether the Illinois Central railway
should not be responsible for all damages
to abutting property owners.
On the report OF the Board of Health lot
in block l6, Beers addition, was declared
nuisance and ordered filled to prevent
stagnant water lying in it.
On the recommendation of the committee
of the whole the request of e, w. Nash
to erect a shipping platform in rear of the
Woodward building and to build areas under
the sidewalk on Pierce street was granted.
S. p. Robertson filed a claim for 800
/ damages by reason of the overflow of Indian
creek on his garden, which was referred
to the committee of the whole,
The general sidewalk ordinance was intro
duced and laid over under the rules, 1t
provides for the laying of the following
brick walks:
Four-foot walk-West side of Sixth street
from Sixteenth avenue to Twenty fifth ave-
nue. north side OF Nineteenth avenue from
! Twenty-siXth street to Ninth street, east
side of Twenty sixth street from Broad
way to Twenty-third avenue, south side of
Second avenue from Twenty third TO Twen-
/ ty-sixth street, south side of Avenue b
from Twenty-ffth to Twenty-siXth street,
west side of Twenty-hfth street from Ave-
nue. TO Avenue ID. on Avenue b in front
of lots 22-24 inclusive, block II, Highland
place; south side Of Avenue b from Twenty
{ first to Twenty y-second street and from
| Twenty fifth to Twenty-sixth streets, west
| side of Twenty-hrst street from Avenue A
, TO Avenue b, east side of Thirtieth street
I from Avenue to |, south side Of Turley
/ avenue from Third street to east line Of lot
D. block 2, Turley q Whites subdiyisioni