Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-02
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Gas Lighting 0Ontrao. Goes Over fOr
Another Two Weeks.
COMMITTEE NOT READY TO MAKE REPORT
Expected Fireworks Already 60
Touch on, but illumination 10
Postponed in Difference to
Committees Rights.

President Zimman did not deliver a
speech on gas street lighting at the city
council meeting last night. This was not
because he was not prepared but owing to
the fact that, contrary to expectations, no
opposition was made to the lighting COM
mittee's request for more time to consider
and report on the bids for the service sub
mitted more than month ago. Vice Presi-
dent Clabaugh OF the gas company has
spent some time al the city hall during the
day and was present at the meeting. 1t
was anticipated that some Of the council
men would insist on a report of the light
ing committee last night. and II 1t was not
obtained try to have the papers taken out
Of the cossvitto hands and acted on so
as to givtrhe company a new five
year contact s2S per light. AS the
lighting conn had not ehad the ordi-
nance propts,r to make thie contract the
time 1t is psitled to hold iriur Ter the law
and rules, there was no hope Of forcing
action upon it If the commtte- did not
surrender 1t.
The committee report, signed by all three
members, OBrien, Zimman and Back,
stated that the matter was of great i'm
portance and legal questions were involved
and for these reasons it asked two week."
more time. Councilman Evans Immediately
moved to grant the committees request
and this was done
street Cleaning Apparatus.
Mayor Moores vetoed the resolution pro-
posing to buy 500 feet of Eureka cotton
jacket fire hose for street flushing, for the
reason that in his opinion the council had
not treated Street Commissioner Hummell
in courteous or businesslike way" He
asked that the council give the street COM
mis- ha Of ba
not cripple the efficiency of the street de-
partment through any fight on the mayor
The council sustained the veto
1t also sustained his veto Of a resolution
proposing to advertise for two street flush
ing wagons. The mayor said he had been
Informed that the wagons are not adapted
TO cleaning Omaha paving, principally be-
cause the sewer system lacks frequent
catch basins to catch the mud and debris
He recalled the fact that the city had
bought gold bricks" before notably in
the Jumbo street sweeping machine"
which was consigned to the scrap heap in
ninety days, and he announced that he
proposed to act as safety valve" whereby
surplus energy in expenditures might be
dissipated by the council.
City Engineer Rosewater, in a communi-
cation, declared the, flushing Of asphalt
streets harmful to the paving and asked
the council to take action to stop it, His
letter was referred to the street committee.
Bids Paving.
| Bids for paving were received as follows
the Commercial Land company and z. D.
VanCourt bidding on Some of the curbing:
District 74o-Twenty- NTH street. Dodge to
california. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, class
| {, $2Ol brick, n.79; brick block, $1sl Bar
Der Asphalt company, asphalt yS3 Ne
Draska Bltuilthic company 81 Charles L.
FfB9ian3g BistT3st hsisk sdE? brick block 7s
!2ss; stone, S255 BRICK, sSpp7 brick aSi Block, &
Nebraska Bitulithic company asphalt. 500.
Charles E. flaming, brick, 1904; stone,
District SS6 Davenport, Fortieth to Forty
| third. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, class b.
a.9l; brick. $2.OS; brick block, SOS. Barber,
| asphalt, N,64. Nebraska Bitulithic com
District s37-Davenport Central boule-
ward to Thirty-hrst Hugh Murphy, as
! block, S2.O5. Barber, asphalt, Sl6l Ne
I braska Bitulithic company, asphalt, $1S3.
| District sSs-California, Twenty-third to
! class d, sl.96; brick, s1.s4 brick block, 81 s6
Barber asphalt, M.5s., Nebraska Bituithic
company, NS5 Charles E. flaming, brick,
! District S39-Dayenport, Eighteenth to
S o. I Hugh g a. MbGTRhy brIt boc ph5S b L
| Barber asphalt. $.4S; stone. 1855 Ne
| braska Bitulithic company, asphalt, SlS9.
! District s4O-Maple, Twentieth to Twenty
| fourth Hugh Murphy, asphalt class b,
! $2.O1 brick, 81 SO; brick block, N.9S. Barber,
asphalt, si.64 Nebraska Bitqlithio com
| pany, asphalt, $lSS. Charles f. Tanning,
! brick, s205; brick block. SOC. f. d. Van
! Court, macadam, class B, 81 cents
sewer Contracts Let.
! A contract for a main sewer on Thirtieth
| street, from Burt 10 Hamilton, was ordered
awarded to John F. Daley, the lowest bid
/ Der, for SO. .4S1 and contracts for sewers in
districts 81 and 312 TO James Jensen, the
| lowest bidder. for $1,443 and $3.50, re-
! spectively.
! Henry v Plummer and Paul B. Seward
made a proposition TO the city to supply
a duplicate tax list for the use OF the
comptroller for the year 1906 for 81, $50
The matter was referred TO the legal de-
partment.
Councilman Huntington reported that
after investigation he found the Mercer
pond at Forty-third and lizard streets a
nuisance and thought It should be drained.
Action was deferred on the matter upon
the advice Of the city attorney.
| The council ordered all rooms, records,
documents and papers formerly belonging
10 the Board of Public Works and the
| Advisory board turned over TO the city
engineer for his care. use and custody.
i At the solicitation OF Councilman Nichol-
son the city attorney was directed 10 mail
each Improvement club a copy OF the newly
printed charter.
CORRECTING Voting Precincts.
An ordinance was introduced 70 correct
errors made in the construction OF election
precinct lines. An ordinance was intro
duced ordering asphalt paving on Thirty
seventh street from Farnam to Dodge and
one passed ordering the same on Forteth
street from Hamilton 10 Franklin.
The mayors appointment of James
Cameron on the Board for the Examination
! Of Plumbers was confirmed.
The council adjourned TO Thursday even
ing at O'Clock, when consideration Of the
tax levy for 1896 will be considered. City
Attorney Breen said he had been informed
that the state Board OF Equalization eX
pected to report to the County Board OF
| Eoualization this week and that the latter
MANNED to make the levy Monday. Under
! the new charter the city must certify tC
the county board in time for this action
Including the school taxes The latter hav'