Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-14
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Building ofluausi VII p, Enforced BY
OYER q Zoe ka7E
CITY ENGINEER 10 ACT As INSPECTOR
URa~rtaLers nnd Liyerf men Petition
Couscii a. OpoB Better oad
80 Laarei Hni Cemetery
Magic City Gossip.

Prom this time on the building inspect
ere department ~ tho city viii be looked
after carefully and me provisions Of the
ordinance are 20 be enforced. Herman
Bsai. The city engineer. knows something
about building and Mayor Koutsky has o..
signed him 10 look after building affairs
for a time. For some lime past buildings
have been erected without any notice hav.
Ing been Rivon. and no record Of the same
made ~ the city omcca. ~ 10 the inten-
ton ~ the city government TO keep an ac-
cufate record Of all buildings erected and
Al repairs made IN order that a proper
report may BE- made when n request for
the same IL made. other cities send In
requests for information on this subject
and comparisons with cities Of the same
class are made. In order 70 make q proper
showing Mayor KOutsky holds that all
permits should be- registered. and In addi-
tl0n that n reasonable fee should be paid.
In order that this end may be accom-
piished u IL intended that the ordinance
BE- enforced 10 the extent that plans and
specifications Of any and all buildings
above certain dimensions be submitted to
the city engineer or the building inspector
for approval
Only recently City Engineer Beal had
occasion 10 go 10 the Cudahy plant for
tomo information about a new building be-
Ina erected. lie was me, by Mr.. Taiia-
ferro and turned down in great shape.
To make II plain Mr.. Beal was told to go
along about his business. Mr.. Zeal, how
ever. insiated that his duty was to see
what improvements we're being made, the
clerk In one Of the departments having
sent over a check for 81 for an $500 build
Ing. After some parley Beal was per-
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timated the cost at not less than 5000.
When the fact was made plain to Mr..
Taiiaferro that Mr.. Beal understood his
business and knew that $780, 900 brick had
been used In the construction OF the build
ing a new permit was requested. This
brought the matter TO the attention OF the
mayor and council
want BETTER Road.
A petition was presented to the city
council some months ago signed by the
undertakers and liverymen Of the city ask
INT the authorities to open Jackson street
from Railroad avenue TO the northeast
corner Of Laurel Hin cemetery.
AZ the time the petition was presented
~ was referred to the street and alley
committee. Chairman Welsh Of the com
mittee visited Union Pacific headquarters
a number Of times in an attempt to have
the railroad permit the city to use a por-
tion OF is right Of way in order that a bet
ter road could be secured to the cemetery.
On the part Of the city the oficials pro-
posed 10 fence the portion OF the right Of
va and keep Il in repair.
One excuse after smother was given until
yesterday. when the announcement was
made that the Union Pacific would neither
loan nor rent any portion OF its right OF
way. Now the council will cast about for
other means Of securing a good road to
the cemetery. The crossing at Jackson
street may be ordered opened. II such is
the case the Union Pacific will be COM