Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-02
. Davis sells glass.
RAILROAD WANTS STREETS
Alderman Fleming opposes the Vaca-
ton of Portion of lew
enteenth.

At a meeting Of the city council last
night, attorneys for the Great Western
railroad presented an ordinance vacating
a large number of alleys between Third
and Twenty-second streets along the roads
right-of-way, and the portion Of Seven
teenth street from the south line Of Ninth
avenue to the alley between Tenth and
Eleventh avenues. Alderman Fleming an
nounced hat he would fight the vacation Of
Seventeenth street and the ordinance after
being passed to Its second reading was
referred to the committee Of the whole
which will meet Friday morning to con-
slider it.
Mayor Morgan returned without his sig
nature the resolution adopted at the last
meeting of the council cutting out from
the contract for the paving Of Ninth street
between Broadway and First avenue a strip
14x9O feet in front of the warehouse of
the Groneweg & Schoentgen company in
order that this space might be paved with
granite block. In vetoing the resolution
Mayor Morgan stated that after consult
Ing with the city attorney he had been
unable to satisfy himself that the coun-
Gil had the legal authority to make the
change at this time and he believed that
for the best interests of the city the street
be paved as originally contemplated. The
veto was sustained.
Postmaster Hazelton in a communication
asked that the ordinance regarding the
numbering Of houses be enforced and after
some discussion the mayor was instructed
to have the city marshal notify all &C.
cupants of houses not numbered to comply
with the provisions Of the ordinance within
ten days. Failure to comply will subject
the occupant Of any house not numbered
to a fine of not less than IS and not ex-
ceeding $50.
On the recommendation Of the judiciary
committee 1t was decided that the city con-
fess judgment for $50 and costs In the
personal injury damage suit OF Jessie O..
Rozzelle: for $35 and costs In the similar
suits of Louise Smith and c. d. Wilson.
The suit Of Mrs. Rozzelle is pending In
the supreme court. Mrs. Rozzelle, Louise
Smith and c. d. Wilson were members
OF a party Of sixteen people from omaha
who were overturned in a ~carryall on
Broadway, the accident being caused by a
hole formed by the elevation Of the tracks
OF the motor company near the Illinois
Central crossing.
The special committee consisting OF
Mayor Morgan and Aldermen Casper and
FINLEY reported that It had been unable
to effect any satisfactory settlement in the
Henry Locke personal injury claim.
Another protest against the owners Of ex-
press wagons loahng at the corner OF Main
street and Broadway was filed by the pro-
prietor OF the barber shop in the basement
OF the State Savings bank building.
Among the grist OF bills was one for SSC
from a local Insurance agent for a polio,
for $1,000 FIRE Insurance on the Lidgeti
property bought by the city for a femal,
isolation hospital. Alderman Mcdonald ex.
pressed the opinion that the rate was ex,
%cessive and the policy will be cancelled
II he can secure one at a lower rate. Tn,
insurance was placed in by the city solicitor
Prior TO the meeting Of the city council
last night the aldermen held session in IN,
mayors once which lasted upwards Of al
hour. The matter under discussion wa
the charge brought against the torme
Street Supervisor Taylor Of having appro
priated money belonging to the city In N,
! shape Of poll taxes. II was stated tina
Taylor had offered TO settle the matter 10
$40, that being the amount which the com
mittee had up to date charged against him
. Taylor has Z counter claim Of s55, his las