Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-13


provides that any tracks laid after the pas.
sage OF said ordinance should be deemed
aud held to be an acceptance OF the terms
and conditions Of the ordinance. and sec
ton Of said ordinance provides that the
city should have the right to determine by
ordinance thb rea sqnable charge for switch
ing cars and the rules as 10 the time and
manner OF switching the same. All such
tracks, therefore. laid since 1892 must be
the conditions and restrictions OF said oril-
nance.
Rishs is Exclusive.
The. proposed ordinances giving the right
20 these railroad companies TO lay tracks
give an exclusive right and do not AFFORD
other roads any protection in the matter
of switching charges or any facilities for
the use of such tracks.
The trackaEe facilities in this part OF the
city are matters which are extremely nh-
portant to the welfare of the city and the
RIGHTS Of the City should be fully looked
nance looking towards the granting Of
rights TO the use of the city streets and
alleys should be drawn under the superyis-
ion and with the approval of the city's
legal department This ordinance was not
so drawn. nor does Il meet the approval of
nterests ~ w civ are ssns,v 'ns Sne
died by the proposed form OF ordinance.
Z I am In favor Jf Opening up the proposed
district for wholesale purposes and sup
plying It with adequate switching facilities.
but ] most heartily oppose the giving
monopoly to any one or any two railroads.
future prospects as a wholesale city
In my Judgment this matter should be
referred TO the legal department of the
city with instructions to so modify the
dinance as to permit all roads to use the
proposed tracks upon a fair and reasonable
basis.
am sure it is the only way in which
the growth of Omaha as a wholesale point
can be assured. !, therefore, veto the or
dinance in the interest OF the Greater
Omaha. .t
- Hayden Bros Building.
Another long communication came from
the committee on fire, water and police,
embodying the final findings in the Hayden
Brothers building fatality. The report was
adopted and reads as follows:
Mr. president: your committee to which
was referred document NO. 4lDo, being the
report OF D. V. 4. Stout, professor OF civil
ensinee1ng at tine University OF Nebraska,
| 4. l.. Conuton, consulting engineer of chi
/ csso, ana Anorew Kosewater, city engineer,
| acting as n board to investigate tire con-
structlon of the new hayden Brothers
| bulfulng, which Is now beng erected on
Dousias street, between Sixteenth and
seventeenth streets, we nave the toilowins
| we md that the report is satisfactory to
| the city puiIuing inspector with the excep-
| ton OF the matter OF the test of the hooi
| ana the matter of placing additional tie
| rods in the end panels only In making
| the test the board does not claim, and no.
| where mentions, that they nave tested tne
1
| ulon one of the arcnes and a denection of
| the arch Is indicated In the report. out the
enecl that the load had upon the ne roo 90
| rods whole panel of an arcn would have
TO be loaded in pace OF loading eight foot
| square only. In view of the fact that
the accident which happened occurred by
| the breaking of tie rod II would be emin-
| entity proper to test the tie rods in loading
| a whole panel of an arch and note the enect
1 upon the tie rod
| we therefore recommend that a test be
| made upon one of the middle arches as
4 they now exist. loading the same uniformly
| all over to the extent of go POUNDS TO the
4 square foot of floor space in addition to
the tests recommended by the board under
| of their report and that said test be allowed
| to remain for three days.
| Second. The provision IN the boards re-
port that all panels AUDITING stalrways or
| elevators be reinforced with iron RODS
| would inversely pronioit the cutting OF any
opening for stairways or elevators IN the
| building in any arch in the future. IL the
report, therefore, Is accepted the cutting
of any stairway opening, well hole or eleva,
tor shaft, in the future in this building VIII
be prohibited. (See the boards report page
seven nnes Jour- nve, six, seven and part OF
line eight and the third, fourth and fifth
lines front the bottom on page three. With
the exceptions OF the above, we recommeno
| that the boards report be accepted suplec!
to the tests called for. inciuains the test
We now quote entirely from the report
and recommend that this portion OF the
| report be followed and executed:
| 1--WE find that sufficient tie rods $50 mol
been provided and we therefore recommenS
1 oefore approving these 1oors that in each
| end panel, OF, the floors and each panel
4 abutting upon openings in the floors there
| SNAIL be provided total net section OF tie
rods of six and .one-half square inches o
steel In all other panels we recommeno
that there shall be provided total net
sectional area of tie rods OF three ana one
half inches of steel.
I'VE therefore recommend that the loads
| of all side wall columns be supported upor
wall columns will be supported entirely
| within the lot lines of the building. This
will result in a slight reduction In the
loads coming upon the intermediate column
Foundations, and the foundations can all be
SO proportioned that a safe bearing pressur'
| will be obtained for all footings through
out the building"
Referred 10 withheld.