Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-20
PROCEEDINGS or CITY COUNCIL.
Two Sessions Are Held with Little
Important Business Transacted.

Two Sessions Are Held with Little
Important Business Transacted.
The city council held two sessions last
night, first as council and then as a COM
mittee OF the whole, but little business of
consequence was transacted at either.
over an hour of the council meeting was
devoted to discussion over the estimate
of Contractor Wickham for grading In a
sidewalk contract on Eleventh avenue,
which had been brought to grade. The plans
and specifications under which the contract
was awarded provide that nothing shall be
allowed for filling or cutting on any street
which had been brought to grade. In this
case the contractor claimed that the grading
had not been brought to within two feet OF
the property line and that therefore In order
to lay the sidewalk he was compelled to put
in the filling. motion to allow the eeti-
mate was lost and then this action was re-
considered and further action of the esti-
mate laid over until the next meeting
The Lake Manawa & East Omaha Con-
struction Company filed Its acceptance OF
the resolution granting 1t permission to curt
through Twentieth street at Avenue C for
the purpose of building the new line Of the
Omaha G. Council Bluffs Suburban Railway
| company between this city and the Termi-
nal Company's bridge.
The city attorney was instructed to COM
mence suit against e. A. Wickham and his
| bondsmen to enforce the fulillment of the
| contracts for the paving of Willow avenue
and Avenue f.
G. w. Hewitt for the State Land I'm
provement Company filed a claim for $59
for damage to the building at 1905 Avenue
B by reason Of the flooding Of Indian Creek
on the night of August last. The claim
was rejected and Mr.. Hewitt invited to bring
suit.
r. Jepson, the dairyman whose buggy was
| overturned and damaged by being run into
| by the fire chiefs wagon on the night OF
October 12, filed a petition asking the coun-
ell to compensate him for his loss. The
claim was referred to the committee on fire
and light with power to act.
George Meyer secretary Of the Seckner
Contracting company, which has with the
J. P Miller company submitted an applica-
! tion for a gas and electric lighting fran
chise, accompanied with a proposition tc
furnish the city with electric lights for q
term of twenty-five years, appeared
before the committee of the whole
| and presented number OF argu
| ments in support Of the application and
proposition. He stated that the two com
panies that he represented would submit 6
! bid under the terms advertised by the city
and explained that the figures quoted in the
proposition now before the council were
based upon the Philadelphia schedule II
vogue in this city. He also explained the
terms under which the city would be per
| mitted to purchase the plant II they in
stalled one here. He said he believed this
city offered field for the installation of an
| other plant and If granted franchise was
| ready to enter the field and build plan
| here irrespective of the fact whether they
| secured the contract for the city lighting
| or not.
The committee decided to defer consider
alton Of the proposition until after the bids
advertised for were received The council
adjourned until Monday, October 80.