Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-13
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Temporary Step Put 10 Proceedings in
Central Boulevard Matter.
WORE LIeHTs FOa IHE nav MADUcI
City Engineer ms CounciImen Has-
call and zimman q Attend League
of American Municipali-
ties Convention.

The making OF a second plan Of assess
ment for Central boulevard was indefinitely
delayed by an action OF the city council al
its meeting last night. according to which
the city engineer was directed to defer
further action In this direction until q title
to the Curtis Turner park property can be
vested in the city .and until various other
details pertaining thereto" have been at
tended to. The concurrent resolution en-
bOdying the foregoing order. which was in
troduced by Hascall. closed by directing the
city engineer to take no further action in
the premises until ordered so to do by the
city council.
Hoye introduced a resolution directing
the electric light company to place arc
lamps as follows; One at either end OF
the Twenty-fourth street vIaduct and two
at intermediate points" one at Twen-
tieth and Lalk streets and one at Eighth
and Francis streets. II was remarked that
there are already four arc lamps on the
Twenty-fourth street viaduct, but there
was no opposition to the adoption OF the
resolution.
BY a unanimus vote the council accepted
the invitation Of the League OF American
Municipalities to be present at its conven-
tion to be held in Grand Rapids, Mich.
August 81, rs and %. It was agreed to
send City Engineer Rosewater and Coun-
ciimen Hascall and zimman and to appro-
pirate $50 toward paying their expenses.
Ak-sar-Ben illumination.
Upon motion of Lobeck $3.50 was ordered
vet aside to be used in Illuminating the ex-
tcrior of the city hall during the Ak-sar-
Ben festivities this fall.
The challenge Of the Board Of Education
IN n1aW AhA 80 L-
OF city departments a match game of ball
Tor the benefit Of the auditorium fund was
accepted and Councilman Hoye was directed
to appoint a committee Of Eve on arrange
Inents, nom the city hall employees TO con-
fer with a similar committee to be APP
pointed BY the Board OF Education. The
game Is to be played. IL possible, in vlnton
street parlt during the first week of Sep
tember. Theodore johnson Of the Board OF
Education, who was present, made a brief
address, In which he said he had all con-
ndenee in the ability of the board members
to beat the city fathers.
An ordnance from the city engineers de-
partment, setting aside Thirtieth street
from Fort sti'eet to the north city limits for
boulevard plrposes. was placed upon its
first reading and referred.
The bill Of the welsbach Street Lighting
company for s1.O9s. II for street lighting
during 1900 and 1901 was referred to the
finance committee.
Health Commissioner Ralph was granted
a two weeks leave Of absence.
The Board Of Public Works was ordered
to cause the extension OF main sewer from
Its present terminus on Funston avenun to
Sixth and Bancroft streets. George w.
Craig, assistant city engineer, explained
that the extension was necessary on ac-
count Of the fact that a large number OF
new houses are being constructed in that
neighborhood.
Street improvements.
Ordinances we're introduced providing for
the Following street improvements: For the
paving OF Twentieth street from Dodge
street to Farnam. except such portion as
10 already paved with stone, and for the
readjusting and replacing Of curbs; for the
curbing and paving OF Dodge street from the
east line Of Twenty-seventh avenue to
Twenty-ninth avenue; for the grading of
Thirtieth street from L~eavenworth TO
Mason street, the city to pay one-half OF
the cost for the repair OF Forty-sixth ave-
nue. from Center street to CASTELAR, street.
Permanent sidewalks were provided for
as follows: On the south side Of Hamilton
street from Forty second street to the
Belt Line railway; on the south side OF
L~eavenworth street from Thirty-nrst TO
Thirty-third street; on the north side of
Larimore avenue from Twenty-s second to
Twenty-fourth street. and on the west side
OF Twenty-second street from Meredith ave-
nue. to Fowler avenue.