Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-07
! COUNCIL BLUFFS
once.

Great Western will also be notified to in
stall the electric lights at it's crossings
which IL is required to do under the ordi-
nance granting IL a right-of-way through
the city.
Another recommendation concurred in
was that a committee be appointed to in
spect all paved streets and ascertain as
far as possible who may be held =espon-
sible for the depressions and settling Of
the paving by reason OF being torn up and
improperly relaid.
The concluding recommendation was
that the order in which streets should be
paved should be decided by majority vote
of the council ana not by the streets and
alleys COMMITTEES. This was after pro-
test by some Of the aldermen concur
red in.
On recommendation OF the committee OF
the whole the city engineer was Instructed
to inspect and report on all paving torn
up and relaid by the Council BUNS In
dependent Telephone company, as much Of
the work was said to be faulty.
Possible Buyer for Dredge.
The Indian creek dredge came up for It's
usual round of discussion It developed
that the machine is still in the creek and
that Aldermen Weaver and Gilbert In
charge Of 1t had been unable to effect a
deal with Hollenbeck to lift the machine
out of the water and onto dry land as
they were instructed TO do a month ago.
! The committee reported that Hollenbeck
now wanted $500 instead Of $3.50 for the Job
| and on motion of Alderman Younkerman IL
was decided to leave the machine afioat.
| City Clerk Zurmuehlen relieved the minds
of the aldermen somewhat in this matter
when he stated that he had received a
] telephone message from Onawa from Mr..
F, whitney, of the company from which the
dredge was purchased, to the effect that
the council would receive bid for 1t In
a day or so and that probably 5000 would
be the amount offered. 1t is understood
the dredge Is wanted for work on the
lMonona- Harrison county ditch.
The request Of the Cooper-Van Dorm Ele'
vator company that the city vacate in It's
favor the part OF Thirtieth street from the
alley to First avenue was granted on the
understanding that as soon as the company
ceases operating its elevator the street re-
vert back TO the city. The Van Dorm com
pany, IL was stated, had selected this site
for the location of its $4,000 elevator.
Only One Bid on Coal.
There was only one bid received for sup
plying the city departments with coal and
that was from the Carbon Coal compan!
and the contract was awarded 1t. It Offered
anthracite at 1850 per ton and Centervili'
} lump at 1914 as well .as other cheape
| grades Of soft coal
An ordinance prohibiting pawnbrokers
junk and second hand dealers from pur
chasing or receiving goods from minor
without the written consent of the parent
was passed on suspension Of the rules. Tn
penalty is a fine not less than IS and no
} exceeding $50.
An ordinance was passed under suspen
sion of the rules prohibiting the placin
or keeping OF hay or straw on the publ
sidewalks under a penalty of not exceedin
so for each offense.
The Western Union Telegraph compan
was granted permission to use the mort
side of Ninth avenue from Ninth street I
Thirty-seventh for a pole line which
intended, to relieve the pole line on Broad
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