Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-06
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

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strengthened to carry that load. The board
states that the two fundamental principles
in designing foundations of buildings have
not been followed; first, to distribute the
loads carried so that the bearings upon the
ehfth shall be equal, and that the load on
each foundation come directly over the
! center, otherwise unequal settlement will
occur, producing excessive stress in the
columns OF walls not supported. But for
the good quality of the clay, the report
states, the unequal settlement would have
been noticed by this time. The board
made the following Recommendation re-
garding the walls:
We therefore recommend that the loads
of all side wall columns be supported
upon cantilevsr foundations so designed
that the Nall columns H ana WIN be supported
ing. This will result in a slight reduction
in the loads coming up the intermediate
can. all be so proportional that a safe
bearing pressure will be obtained for ali
footings throughout the building.
Railroads and the Streets.
The ordinances granting the Union Pacific
and the Burlington railroad the use of GER
tain streets and alleys between Ninth and
Thirteenth streets and California and Cap
itol avenue were passed. though the Bur-
lington ordinance was amended so that
road could come no farther west than
Eleventh street. This amendment was
made because under the original ordinance
its tracks would have crossed the Illinois
Central tracks.
When the resolution was reached to grant
Peter Her permission to pipe his heat and
water from his plant on the river bank to
the new hotel he is going to erect and to
other buildings he owns en- route, the eoun-
Gil took on the characteristics Of Mis-
sourian and passed the resolution, which
was changed to provide that Mr.. Her could
begin work when he had made the excava-
tion for his new hotel and then he would
have to do the work in what the council
termed reasonable time, the council being
the Judge Of the time. Mr.. Her was given
permission to remove a number of his
buildings at Sixteenth and jackson streets
to other portions of the same lots to make
way for the contemplated structure.
COntractOrs' Claim Held Up.
The claim Of t4S5.7O filed by Yancy & Red
mond for contract work was rejected be-
cause It was stated by the committee that
the city had paid a judgment of 5000 which
was secured by party who was injured on
their work. ana that the city is now suing
the bondsmen Of these men for the money.
therefore It was thought best to hold ON 10
whatever the city had belonging 10 the firm.
The communication OF John T. Gathers
protesting against the mayor drawing a
salary OF 1888 a month as a member OF the
license board, which was referred 10 the
city attorney. was brought back TO the
council with the recommendation that 1t be
hled away as a curiosity. The city attorney
made no accommodation about the legality
OF the mayors action in drawing the salary.
Condition of Cash.
| city Comptroller LObeck filed the follow.
ling report OF the city cash in the hands OF
the treasurer December 1:
Cash IN drawer ;.-'.'''.'.ss..........$ l0.S27 Ol
Checks for deposit .-................ 2Ss8 81
Balanees IN hanks-city funds:
| Merchants National -. 95.66272
! Nebraska National ...... S2,3S5.35
Omaha National ......... le5,9e0.S
Us nst Pos u ~ y sos 80. .,
balances in banks-sehool funds:
| First National .-.--...,.-f 2f97.32 at1
Merchants National 1875
Omaha National $3.50. Ls2llz
u 81 National ............- 6.7S7n
Kountze Bros, n. -. Les - 1854 4.
Police relief fund;
Merchants National ..,.s 2loioi
First National ...........s 10000
Merchants National -. 10000
Nebraska National 800. $4,000 lO0O00
Total funds on hand .......... Sass, 8
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