Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-08
PLAN FOR GREAT WESTERN
Ald.rssn Decide On Kid Of OrdinSns. fsr
Right IT Way.
REFUSE osRANr PART OF NINTH AVENUE
This Privilege May he Yielded Later
Under Separate Decument, as some
of n Aldermen Are In
cIined to Change Front. ~,

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After a protracted star chamber session
as a committee Of the whole, decided the
kind OF right-of- way ordinance for the
Great Western railroad which would meet
with their approval. City Solicitor Wads-
worth was instructed to draft an ordinance
as outlined by the committee and to submit
1t at a adjourned meeting Of the city
council, tonight. ~ Ssse 4.ds ~
Tho ordinance as decided upon by the
committee varies little from the original
measure introduced blythe Great Western.
Under the new ordinance the Great Western
will not be granted permission to absorb
ten feet OF Ninth avenue. IN which to con-
struct its freight depot. This provision
in the original ordinance was opposed by a
majority of the aldermen, although It was
stated after, the secret session that this
privilege might be granted to the railroad
company later under a separate ordinance.
II was said that at least two Of the alder
men who had voted assinst granting this
privilege we're inclined TO change front.
May Lay Two or More Main Tracks
The new ordinance will give the Great
Western the right to lay two or more main
tracks through the city0 the number not
being limited. While the ordinance was
under discussion In open session Of the
council several citizens objected to the
city's granting the Great Western an In
discriminate right to lay as many tracks as
1t liked through the city. II was sug-
gested hat at this time 1t would be SUM-
cient to permit the railroad to lay two
main tracks, and that IL later 1t found 1t
required additional tracks, IL could then
come before the council with such a re-
quest. SO
The Great Western will be permitted to
pave Ninth avenue clear to the south prop
erty line for a team approach, and this
will do away with a sidewalk on that side
of the street.
The aldermen decided not to incorporate
In this ordinance any provisions as to the
maintaining of arc lights and fagmen at
the grade crossings, believing that such
provisions properly belong to the ordinance
providing for the vacation OF certain streets
and avenues. The vacation ordinance has
not been taken up by the committee Of the
whole. and 1t was said yesterday. It would
not be until the latter part Of next week.
Prior to the committee. meeting a. short
session Of the city council was held at
which solicitor wadsworth submitted a
substitute ordinance granting the Grones
veg & schoentgen company the right to
build an elevated sidewalk or platform on
the west side Of its proposed new building
at Ninth street and Broadway. The plat
/ form win be three feet eight inches above
the sidewalk grade and viii have an over
: head canopy.
Takes Up Boundary Matter.
called home from Des Molnes on business,
/ konL tha 1n~n,ku~NAr a.. - - - 49, -.,,o
ell the intent Of the bill introduced by him
providing for the appointment Of a bound
airy commission. He said the commission
would have no authority to release land
from the state. The constitution defines
the boundaries and the change could only
be made by amending the constitution,
which would have to be voted on by two
successive legislatures and by the people,
The bill was simply to provide for the APP
pointment of q commission to confer. with
4 like commission from Nebraska.
Alderman Boyer said he was opposed ia
the appointment Of the commission. The
result, he thought, would be the exchange
by this state of Cut-Of on the other side
of the river for Manawa. The Nebrasks
commission would insist, he thought, or
having the channel OF the river defined a.
the boundary line and Nebraska would gel
the better OF the deal. In his opinion, hs
said. Council Bluffs ought TO oppose ths
bill. as II ever another bridge was bull
across the Missouri In this vicinity botl
ends would have to be on Iowa soil as Ions
as Iowa held onto Cut-of and did not trade
II to Nebraska. $
No action was taken and the matter wal
not further discussed.
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