Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
BROADWAY PAVING PROBLEM
Residents Of West End Hold Meeting to
Urge Action This Fall.
PROSPECTS APPEAR DECIDEDLY slim
Paving Contractor Says He is waitins
on Curbins, and ourbinR Com
tractor Says He IL waiting
on the Pavers.

The meeting called for last night to dis
cuss the question of paving lower Broad
way resulted in a resolution being adopted
requesting the city council to pave the
thoroughfare as far as practicable" and
TO use as much Of the county road fund
as is levied within the city az far as pos
sible on improving the lower end Of the
street beyond the paving.
Broadway has ben ordered paved from
Thirteenth street to Twentieth, that Is to
say two strips. on each side fifteen feet
wide are TO be paved with Galesburg block
on concrete base, and the intervening strip
Of twenty-four feet to be repaired with the
existing Stag and surfaced with gravel or
some other material. Mayor Macrae sug-
gested that the city council might, II II
felt so disposed, order another stretch Of
ten blocks between Twentieth and Thir-
tieth streets paved and turn over the bur-
den Of paying for the same to the Incoming
administration next spring. In support Of
this scheme. he said that the present ad-
ministratlon had been greatly hampered
on assuming once by having to pay for a
great quantity Of paving ordered and con-
tracted for by the former administration.
/ Mayor Macrae. however, was not fully
confident that the aldermen would consent
TO this. as he claimed that ne had received
out ulIle support from Ine dAueTIIlcu III
his office to improve the city. why, /
can't even get the bunch up their point
ing In the direction Of the city halD to
allow me to get a sweeper TO keep the
streets clean with" he said.
! with the exception Of Alderman Maloney,
who arrived just before the close, Mayor
Macrae was the only city offlcial who APP
| peared to attend the meeting. Even Alder
man Crippen, the representative of the
| Sixth ward the residents Of which are urg-
| ing the Improvement of this portion OF
| Broadway. was conspicuous by his alb
sence George NJ. Keller, who spoke on
| behalf of the West Enders referred 20 the
absence Of Alderman Crippen and made
the assertion that II Broadway was not
improved the alderman from the Sixth
ward would lose his job" next spring
Mr.. Keller said he spoke with authority, as
he was we'll aware OF the sentiment In
that part Of the city.
! Waits on Curbing.
Contractor wickham was present and in
reply to the question II he was ready tc
| go ahead with the paving between Thir-
teenth and Twentieth street and complete
the work this year. stated he was prepared
to commence operations the moment the
| curbing was in.
the curbing, and Mayor Macrae stated thai
Jensen had told him he was ready to &
| ahead as soon as he saw any indication
that wickham was prepared to do the
paving.
Supervisor w. F. Baker, who called the
meeting. spoke at length on roads and roat
making and for time the meeting re
solved practically into a goods roads
meeting, and the main question, that o.
improving Broadway, nearly got lost II
the shuttle. Colonel Baker claimed tina
the solution OF the question OF improving
Lower Broadway was wide tires" and
he urged that an ordinance covering this
be passed by the city council During thu
discussion It developed that few years
ago the city council had passed a wide
tire ordinance, but that later the measure
was repealed.
Former Alderman w. c. Boyer suggested
the plan Of reducing the width OF thu
street to twenty-four or thirty feet anC
thereby reducing the expense Of the paw
ing Mayor Macrae said he favored Mr.
Boyers suggestion. but the aldermen, h
said. seemed opposed to reducing the widtl
ot any of the streets, and cited the case
OF Madison avenue and Ninth avenue.
d. Z. Stuart presided over the meeting
Another meeting will be held Friday even
ing. October q, to further discuss tn
matter.