Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-27
Oinder Walk Scare has Aroused Many
Property Holders.
CHOICE OF MATERIAL LEFT TO THE OWNER
Any Sort of Permanent walk May Ne
Laid, bat city VIII only Put
HOwn Cinders ~ Come
PEELED.

einder walks. 1t appears that many resi- |
dents and property owners where walks |
have been ordered laid do not want 70 go |
to the expense OF putting down cinder |
walks, but prefer some other material. |
Cinder walks are good only until the streets |
are graded, where II other material is laid |
the walks can be taken up and used again
after the proposed grading is completed.
The council does not have any intention
OF compelling the laying OF cinder walks.
but prefers the property owners to select
the material. This matter of laying walks
is made plain by the statement OF w. c.
Lambert. city attorney, who is authority
for the following
In the drafting OF the ordinances for tenn
porary or permanent sidewalks, the utmost
owner the widest latitude in the Selection
of material for such sidewalks. None Of
the ordinances directed that the property
of the sidewalks. 1t is optional with him
TO use cinders, stone natural or artihclaD
brick OF other material of a permanent
nature: and he has fifteen full days from
the notice in which to lay the walk. How
ever. the property owner does not lay
ordinance provides that the contractor shall
lay cinder walk, because a cinder walk Is
Be used and. besides. It is easier to secure ec
uniformity and to prevent abuses by requir-
have been framed With the the Interest of the
property owners in view. and at the same
time to secure sidewalks, the use of which
injury suits against the city. Any prop
erty owner who desires to lay or have laid
tude, both in the selection of the material
and In the selection of the different widths
Of the walk. And, consequently, It would
seem there Is little reason to complain OF a
clnder walk II the property owner fails to
construct his own sidewalk within the time
allowed.
Council Meeting Tonight.
This evening the city council will meet in
adjourned session. 1t is expected that an
! ordinance will be passed creating an i'm
provement district for Twenty-fourth street
from A to Q streets and also a paving dis
trict. Since the city attorney declared that
the remonstrance to the paving on Twenty
| fourth street did not contain a sufficient
| number of signatures the council proposes
to go ahead and do what 1t can toward hav-
| ing the street paved. When this ordinance
is passed and signed by the mayor the next
thing will be the advertising for bids for
the work. 1t will be at this stage that the
people opposed to the paving will come in
with a restraining order. This action is
expected by members of the council. but the
body declares that 1t will use every effort
to have the street paved.
| Mayor Koutsky has signed the Missouri
| avenue paving contract and tonight the
! city clerk will most likely be directed to
advertise for bids for the bonds to be is
sued The paving, grading and curbing will
cost about $4,000. Since the court has held
that the contract with Hugh Murphy is
good, It is supposed that the issue OF bonds
will be legal and that there will be little
dificuty in securing a purchaser for the
bonds.
Holding Back sheep.
| q n Mintar If MT UxyO xvaa ola t-
tor at the stock yards yesterday. He said
that every indication pointed to success
full season for stockmen and that the ranges
were in better condition than for a long
time past. "sheep are in fine condition."
said Mr.. Minter. but flock owners are hold
ing back on account of the high price of
wool When a sheep owner can get 81 for
his wool and only $3.50 for his sheep he is
going to>hold onto his sheep" The lamb
crop is reported to be about as heavy as
usual. Cattle are in better condition than
for several years. declared Mr.. Minter, and
big herds will be marketed this fall. In
coming down to this market Mr.. Minte-
said that he saw signs OF prosperity all the
way along and that he predicted a great
year for ranchmen.
Captain TurnQuist's Vacation.
Captain Nils Turnquist OF the police de-
partment will leave today with his family
for Minnesota to spend a two weeks vaca-
ton Turnquist is one OF the best officers
OF the force and mas many friends in South
Omaha who will be pleased to know that
he is to get vacation. While Turnquist
is away Captain Shields. the senior captain
of the department will take the night
shift. Turnquist has promised that he will
send basket OF fish to police headquarters
twice a week while he is away, and the
| ~ thaN -.
will.
Lighting Arrangements Completed.
Business men on N street between Twen-
ty-ffth and Twenty-sixth streets have
signed contract with the electric light
company for 100 incandescent lights to be
strung in the block. The work of putting
up the lines is to commence at once and the
lights will be turned on for the first time
on Monday evening, July 81. The expeets-
ton is that business will be increased and
that the trade in the evening will be better
than il no lights were shown. Merchants
say that the scheme is worth trying and
that they propose to do what little they
can to stimulate business in South Omaha.
No Inquest Needed.
Coroner Bradley was in the city Wednas-
day afternoon and investigated the death
OF Joseph Armaties. He decided that no
inquest was necessary. The deceased once
before made an attempt to end his life
over a trivial matter and the coroner after
making a thorough investigation decided
that IT would be a useless expense to the
county TO hold an inquest. The remains
are at Henfey's undertaking rooms and this
date OF the funeral will be named today.
GFasbOrE's Boys Better.
The two sons OF ]. c. Grasborg, Nine
teenth and M streets, who were burned
while playing with powder. are reported &c
be better Mr.. Grasborg said last evening
that the eldest might possibly lose the sight
OF one eye, but nothing is certain about
this. Dr. Schindel who IS looking after
the two cases, expects TO save the eye
sight The youngest lad is not marked VI
badly and will come out all right in a few
days. Neither Of the lads has given anS
explanation about the accident, but Il 4
expected that they will when they got Owe
the powder burns.
Magic City Gossip.
| DR.. and Mrs. r. L. Wheeler EXPECT tc
leave today for Chicago for short va.
Colonel Joseph Hurt, the well known
sheep man, Is out again after two weeks
| illness.
Mrs. Jeanette White left yesterday 10,
the west where she viii visit friends foi
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