Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-07
COUNCIL GRANTS niGnT OF WAY.


Pinkham
COUNCIL GRANTS RIGHT OF WAY.
Fort Dodge & Omaha RAILWAY Or
diuance Goes Through.
At Monday nights meeting OF the city
council the ordinance submitted by the
Fort Dodge & Omaha Railway company,
providing for the vacatng by the city of
certain streets, alleys and avenues. was
passed without any opposition. BY this or
dinanCe the city Vacates Avenues A, @ and
d between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets;
Avenues II, /. and x between Thirteenth
street and the yards of the Northwestern
railway and all the alleys in the blocks
bounded by these avenues. The alley In
block T. Beers addition, was cut out, as
the city wished to retain control of the
creek which runs through the alley at that
point. The railway wanted 1t vacated so
that 1t could bridge 1t for the entire dis
tance between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets The ordinance provides that the
Fort Dodge & Omaha road shall erect a
depot on or aCIhce to Avenue A not less
in size or architectural beauty than the
depot of the Northwestern railway, the city
council to be the Judge as to the sutiiciency
of the building. The city retains all rights
to lay sewer, water, gas or heating mains
and pipes in the avenues and alleys vacated.
An ordinance to prevent the spread OF
contagious diseases and to provide for the
quarantine of persons exposed or injected
with any such diseases and to prevent per-
sons so exposed or infected from exposing
others was passed Under this ordinance
the Board of Health has the authority to
order the vaccination of all children attend
ing the public or private schools of the city.
Also that no person exposed or infected
with contagious disease shall be permitted
to take books from the public library.
At the suggestion OF Alderman Christen-
sen the city attorney was instructed to draft
an amended poll tax ordinance, the exist
ing one having been found defective.
The attorneys for the Chicago Rock
Island & Pacific Railway company submitted
an ordinance, granting the company right
of-way along a narrow strip on the north
side of Thirteenth avenue. The road re-
uuires this right Of way for the remodellne
of its yards The ordinance, after being
passed to the second reading, was referred
to the committee of the whole.
Mayor Jennings announced the appoint
ment of the following as members OF the
Board of Trade committee: b. II. Test
chairman; M. F. Rohrer, II. w. Binoer'
e. W. Hart, ]. M Barstow, L. A. De'ihe
and j. P. Hess.
financial situation Of the city in the follow
ing communications:
To the Honorable Members OF the City
counciI-Gentlemen | wish :. to call your
attention to the condition Of the general ano
water fund warrants of the CITY, Ontor1u'
nately, contrary to our hopes and expecta'
tions the recent decision OF the supren,' l,
court with reference ITO the priority Oh sei
eral fund warrants leaves us as much IN tft
dark as before the suit leading up to the de-
cision was tried. Without any crltlclsns ou
condition is this: The city treasurer hoidi
funds in his hands which might De appiI.N
in taking up new or old general ana WaIe'
fund warrants and thereby save one Ii.s 80 eev
| eral hundred dollars per month IN interest,"
| r would recommend that arrangements D'
| made at once to again cause SUIT 10 pt
| brought both upon general and wafer luii'
warrants and that said suit be vigorously
pushed and advanced to the eha lhat it, de
treasurer in applying funds on hand IN SONS
manner. I present this for your cousldera
! tion. u a+.o,tio,
| 7 wish also at this time to call atteoeioi
of heads of departments and olnciais W .h'
fact that estimates must be made before TN
! 1st of March of supplies which VIII D.
needed for the next fiscal year that we ma!
he in position to advertise for ana receiV
| bids upon same
| This led to the suggestion by Alderman
| Atkins that a decision from Judge IoWhe
in the Shea suit against the city attacking
| rho validity of the outstanding warrant
ought to be had, as the judge has nad th
! case under advisement since last July
| After some discussion the mayor and cit,
attorney were appointed special commute
to 90 to Corning and request Judge lowhe
to hasten his decision in the case
| Aldermen Sayles, Atkins and Brough wer
appointed special committee on appropri
| ations for the ensuing fiscal year.
| The bids for brick and plank Sidewalk
were received and referred to the city en-
| gineer for tabulation. The bids for the cit
| scavenging were referred to the financ
clerk. AS, with one exception, all the bond
ACCOMMODATING the bids were incomplete. no
being provided with the necessary wa
revenue stamp, it was decided to allow TN
bidders an opportunity to complete thei
bonds today.
The report of the judiciary committee tina
the claim of Gertrude Roetgen against tn
city for injuries caused by slipping on a
ice covered sidewalk be settled for Sl0o an
| 81 medical expenses was concurred ill.,
Henry Peterson, who said he conoucte
with his wife a small laundry, notified tn
council that he expected the city to recon
pense him for the injuries he had receive
by a fall caused by an icy sidewalk.
The salaries of the city officials and EN-
ployes for January were ordered paid out c
the police fund.