Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-30
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Attorneys Objection to Paving Petitions il
Placed on File,
SEVERAL PAVING ORDINANCES PASSED
Majority of Frontage Deemed Enough
to support order of Improvement,
Although Legal Advice sug-
Eests UnanimIty.

At the meeting Of the city council last
Assistant City Attorney Adams sub
mitted a communication in which he re-
the points made In his address to
the council Monday, to the effect that no
paving should be done in the future on less
than a unanimous petition. The oommuni-
cation was placed on file, and no further
attention seemed to be paid to II. The
council went ahead and passed the usual
number Of paving ordinances, though such
ordinances we're based on simple majority
petitions. A preliminary ordinance was In
troduced, providing for the repaving Of Hsr-
ney street from Twentieth to Twenty
fourth and was placed upon its FIRST and
second readings. A final ordinance, pro-
viding for the paving Of Twenty-tourth ave-
nue. from Harvey street to st. Mary's ave-
nue. was passed, and sheet asphalt and ar
uhcial stone combination curb and gutter
were designated as the material to be used.
Bids on street Signs.
Another step was taken toward securing
street signs at street intersections, and
bids for signs were read. All bidders were
requested to meet with the council in gen
eral committee next Monday afternoon and
to bring with them samples Of the signs
III pOblb lutg pEOpO6cu " AuA AUG
bids we're as follows:
s. II. Cole, 80 cents each, for lacking up 5
cents extra; Midland Glass and Paint com
pany, 30 cents each: Novelty Manufacture
Ing, company. steel enamel signs, 20 cents
Western Anchor Fence company, porcelain
faced steel, S. cents; j. W. kinkead,
enamel signs, AZ cents; Yancey & Redmon,
signs sunken in Sidewalk in bed of Port
land cement, SLIPS for each street intersec-
ton; George r.. Crandall, wooden sign, 40
1apfds u !. o. ThaNdlnr urnnAnn aiUnn
SIS per 100; j. NJ. Tompsett. enamel signs,
50 cents each; A. e. B%laufuss, sign and
post, free If permitted to display advertis-
Ing upon post.
Nearly all bidders offered posts at diff
ferent prices, according to style and ma
terial. Upon motion the bids were re-
ferred to the city engineer and the com
mittee on public properties and buildings
Leaves of Absence
Assistant City Attorney Adams and
Deputy Assistant Morgan were each
granted a two weeks leave Of absence
Councilman Burnley was also granted
two weeks leave Of absence, which he will
spend at M~ackinac. Mich.
The assistant city attorney was granted
permission to engage associate counsel Il
assist in the trial Of the case Of thu
Northwestern Mutual Lift Insurance com
pany against w. ]. Cornell. the city o.
Omaha ct al, which is to be tried In thC
United States court. In this case the com
pany is seeking to foreclose on Connell'i
home place, Twenty-fourth and st. Mary
avenue, a property to which, 1t is alleged
the city has a prior claim. About $685. 0t
ID at stake.
An ordinance was introduced providing
for the condemnation Of private propert,
for the purpose Of establishing a roadwa!
and sewerage system through Clifton Hi
and adjacent tracts in the northwestern
portion Of the city and for the appointment
Of a board of appraisers to assess the dam
ages. The ordinance received a unanimoui
VOTE,
Former Police Judge s. I. Gordon's salar.
voucher for $20S,33 for the month Of July
1902, was received and placed on file.
City Electrician Schurig submitted a nev
set Of rules for inside wiring, which is II
accordance with the latest national cleo
trical code and has the approval Of the Ma
tional Board Of Fire Underwriters. 1t wa
approved.
An invitation from the Omaha Stree
Railway Trainmen's Relief association I
attend its annual outing at Krug park mex
Saturday afternoon and evening was &C
cepted. II was addressed to the mayor
members Of the city council and the cit
employees.