Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
WHAT THE WEST ENDERs WANT
sidewalks, Sewers, water Mains and
Weedless Lots Are Their
Crying Needs.

At a largely attended meeting OF the
West End Improvement club. Forty hrst
| and Dodge streets last night several Of
the standing committees reported. and the
committee on membership reported new
| Rccessions TO the club constantly The
club now numbers sixty-one with two or
three additions last night. The principal
| questions under discussion were sewer I'M
| provements, sidewalks and the war on
weeds George Spetman f. L. Archer and
Hendee were appointed a committee on
sidewalks. and all suggestions for side
walk improvements should be reported to
this committee.
The water extension question was dis
| cussed and the necessity for the extension
Of water main down Forty-second street
to Davenport was urged. also that fire
hydrant should be put in on Davenport
street between Forty-second and Forty
fourth streets There is also necessity for
fire hydrant at Forty-fourth and Dodge
streets, as the residences in that locality
are entirely without fire protection. The
committee on water extension was given
another week for further report.
The committee on sewer extension re.
ported through its chairman, Judge Sla-
baugh. II was shown that the property
owners west Of Fortieth street, approx
mately $500 people, will be materially ben
efited by the extension of the sewers In
thet section. Petitions are already IN cir
culation and are being numerously signed.
The committee met with the council uewer
committee Monday. and with the council
on Tuesday evening, and assurances were
given that the sewers requested will be
built in the near future, an ordinance to
that effect having been already intro
duced. City Engineer Rosewater assured
the committee that the matter is already
receiving his active attention and plats
were shown the committee that indicated
his interest and zeal in the matter. Judge
slabaugh suggested that members of the
club should make It a point to visit the
council and urge the matter, and to lose
no time or energy in furtherance Of the
project. Advertisements for proposals for
building the sewer will be published by
July /.
The weed question also came up for
active discussion and the general consensus
of opinion wasilthat all the property own
ers should look 10 the elimination of weeds
from their premises. and that the services
OF both the Board of Public Works and
Board Of Public Health should be invoked
toward the destruction of weeds on vacant
lots and along the streets In that section
not merely as a matter OF cleanliness but
| OF health. The policy OF picketing cows
on the vacant lots TO destroy the grass
and leave the weeds thrive was depre-
Gated, and the opinion prevailed that the
COW owners should be required to cut the
weeds II the cows are permitted to destroy
the grass The weed committee was in
structed to notify property owners TO cut
the weeds about their premises.
MaVOr MOOres and Othar Cifv od7rialv
who were expected TO be present at the
meeting sent word OF their inability to
attend. The committee on speakers was
continued with instructions to secure the
I gentlemen named and the chairman OF
the Board Of Health for the next meeting
The appointment OF Il standing commit
tee on water extensions was deferred until
the next meeting. which will be held on
next Thursday