Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-14
DECIDES TO SWEEP STREETS
Principal ThOroughfares to BE CIeaned
Three Times Each Week,
Others Once.

Acting on the recommendation Of Alder
man Mcdonald, chairman of the committee
on streets and alleys, the city council de-
cided last night to advertise for bids for
keeping the paved streets on which there Is
the most regular traffic, clean for the
six months from May 1 to ovember 1. The
streets in the business portion Of the city
are to be swept three times a week and
the others once a week. The cleaning is
to be done under the supervision Of the
street commissioner and the city is to
furnish the contractor or contractors with
the street sweeping machine and to fur
nish the water for the sprinkling, which
must precede the sweeping. The contractor
must not m operations before s p.
m. and complete work not later than Z
o'clock Of the following morning. All
sweepings must be Immediately removed.
The streets to be cleaned in this manner
are as follows: Three times a week
Broadway, from Frank street to Northwest
ern railroad tracts at Eleventh street;
Main street, from Washington avenue to
Eleventh avenue; Pearl street, from Broad
way to intersection of Main street; Will
low avenue, from Main street to Sixth
street; First avenue, from Main street to
Sixth street; South Sixth street, from
Broadway to Willow avenue.
Once a ~week-Fourth street, from Broad
way to Worth street; Story street, from
, Fourth street to Main street; Worth street,
from Fourth street to Main street; Seventh
avenue, from Main street to Ninth street;
Sixth avenue, from Main street to Tenth
, street; Fifth avenue, from Fourth street to
Twelfth street; Willow avenue, from Sixth
street to Eighth street; Willow avenue,
from Fourth street to Main street; First
avenue, from Sixth street to Tenth street;
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avenue; Seventh street, from Washington
avenue to Eighth avenue; Eighth street,
from Washington avenue to Seventh ave-
nue.; Ninth street. from Roadway to First
avenue; Washington avenue, from Eighth
street to Harrison street; North First
street, from Washington avenue to Broad
way; North Second street, from Washing
ton avenue to Broadway; Bryant street,
from Washington avenue to Broadway;
Scott street, from Washington avenue to
Broadway; North Sixth street, from Wash
ington avenue to Broadway.
All other streets will be cleaned by the
street commissioner at such times as may
be needed, so as to furnish employment for
men working out poll tax. In case of flood
ing by overflow OF Indian creek o. heavy
rain causing dirt to be washed down from
bill streets the mud will be removed by
the city street cleaning force and not by the
contractor.
Alderman Huber submitted the following
lists OF streets in the First ward to be
paved this year: Washington avenue, from
Harrison street 10 Frank street; Frank
street, from Broadwav to Harmony street;
North First street. from Washington ave-
nue. to south line OF lot 3 in original plat
46; Benton street, from Washington ave-
nue. to bridge over Indian creek; Broadway.
- LHa~lE aNaAAW -. n.lE $1,000 n.lr
street, from Broadway to Pierce street;
Ridge street, from Pierce street to south
east line of Hillsdale addition.
1t was decided to remove the superior
court from the county court house to the
city hall in compliance with the request
OF the county supervisors and the city clerk
was instructed to make arrangements for
the removal Of the court records.
Property owners on North Main street
filed their periodical protest against the
street being used by the expressmen as a
standing place for their wagons and teams
and the matter was once more referred to
the mayor.
At the suggestion of Aldermen Casper the
city attorney was Instructed to amend the
ordinance governing poll tax so as to pro-
vide that any person paying the tax within
sixty days could do so for $3.50 cash In
place of the regular 81. II the tax is to be
worked out the customary two days work
will have to be done as provided by statute.
Alderman Casper is of the opinion that the
city will receive more cash for poll tax by
this concession than under the old system.
The dirt haulers belonging TO the Teams
ters' union filed a petition asking the city to
sign a wage scale beginning May l, to apply
to all teamsters employed on city work. The
scale provides for 50 cents an hour for driv-
ing wagons and 80 cents an hour for driv-
ing wheel scrapers No, l and 2 and Tor
40 cents an hour for wheel serapers No. 8.
No action was taken on the request.
In view Of the large amount Of cement
sidewalks contemplated the tity engineer
recommended that the ordinance be
amended so as to provide for a four inch
base OF broken stone or cinders in place OF
six inches.