Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Hayden Bros Kew Building will Have 4
Thorough Ilvsstigation.
RAILROADS AFTER SOME MORE STREETS
Union Pacinc and darlington Ask
Permission 20 Gridiron Proposed
New Wholesale District
with Tracks.

authorized City Engineer Rosewater to Sc
lect two assistants, to be paid by Hayden
Brothers, to examine thoroughly the Hay
den Brothers store building and report as
to its safety. This was done in accordance
with the request of Hayden Brothers, made
to the council committee at its meeting
Monday afternoon asking that an investi-
cation be made by the city at the cost
of the firm.
Three railroad ordinances were intro
duced, one each for the Union Pacific and
the Burlington and one for the South
Omaha & Western to make a straight cut
through the Union Pacific bow to Papil-
lion. The Union Pacific wants to lay tracks
on Capitol avenue from Ninth to Thir-
| teenth. and tracks ON Eleventh and
! Twelfth from California to Capitol avenue,
| together with connecting spurs to run
! through practically all the alleys in this
! district.
The Burlington asks permission to lay
| tracks on Davenport street from Ninth to
Twelfth and to lay what spurs may be
| necessary to make connections with the
wholesale houses in that district.
The South Omaha & Western, which is
a new Union Pacific road, wants to lay
a track across Forty-seeund. Nina, Clifton
and Forty-seventh streets. which straight
ems us OADOW 10 the south.
Hoye on Hayden Building.
| When Huntington introduced his resolu-
ton for the investigation of the Hayden
building Hoye at once objected. He said
THE council should take no action on
this matter. If Hayden Brothers want an
investigation they should do it themselves
without coming to us. 1t is all foolshness.
The building inspector should revoke the
| -N.v A., % 4I,t
building until it is shown that it is safe.
This council has no business to grant per-
mission to construct such a building.
There is something the matter with it
or it would not have fallen in on two
or three occasions. l opposed the action
of the council and stood by the city build
ing inspector when this matter first came
up and l still stand with him."
Huntington and Evans both spoke for
the resolution and it was adopted with
Hoye voting in the negative.
WithneITs Report.
! Previous to this action Building Inspector
b Withheld presented the following COM
b munication, which was placed on file:
1 desire to call your attention to the
Z building now in course of construction by
Hayden Brothers, on lot 6, block lOI, city
= When the plans for this building were
, ] presented to me ana the permit demanded
/, for the construction of the same | refused
' to issue such permit until l had tirs
5 thoroughly examined said plans and salts
and that a building constructed in ac
cordance herewith would be proper anc
safe building. The parties interested in tn
I construction of said building were unwill
- ing that ] should have time to examine
8 into the suticiency of said plans and OBJ
e ton peremptorily directing me to issue
g permit for the construction of said build
8 ing l complied with said resolution AM
: the construction OF said building was i'm
mediately commenced and has proceeded
At the time the plans were presented t,
me I had grave doubts as to the sufh
| cheney of the same and since granting o
the construction Of said building event
3 have justified my doubts.
At the coroner's inquest held on tn
bodies of the workmen recently killed b
the collapse OF one OF the bays in : sal
= connection with the construction of sal
= building were brought out which cortainl
70 tend to raise grave doubts to the sui
ficiency and safety of the construction G
said building.
=, Under the laws and ordinances now I
n, the condemnation OF dangerous and unsai
err buildings except that OF reporting the sam
- to the city council for further action.
% II is true that section 4 of ord
Of nance No 1855 provides that the buildin
IN inspector may revoke any permit when h
- believes that the work Is not being eX,
cuted In accordance with the plans an
Of specifications on file in his office, or
IN being done in violation of the terms of Il
o.. building ordinances of the city vet, ina
much as ] did not approve the plans Il
y the construction of this building i'm Il
t. first instance, or issue the permit for Il
~ construction OF the same except in Obed
ence to the peremptory. resolution OF tn
council, l feel that in justice to both Il
he council and Mr.. Hayden that before
ur act under said section 4. a thorough ii
| vestigation Of this matter should be ha
cs by yrur honorable body.
rs therefore, building inspector of Il
I'M city of Omaha. respectfully ask your no
- | orable body either to sit a general cor
"e mittee OF the whole or to appoint a cor
mittee of your council to fully and tho
oughly investigate all matters in come
ton with the construction of said Hayd,
"a ! building and the sufficiency of the plal
W therefor, said committee TO be vested wi
&C. full powers to take testimony, administ
or oaths subpoena witnesses and TO do I
other things necessary to fully and tho
oughly Investigate the matters aforesai
IT, on such inVestiga tion. Il be determine
and the construction of same is in a
cordance with said plans and Specification
We l will be content. but unless such inves
CATION be made / will proceed to attem
TO exercise the powers vested in me
sc; section aforesaid.
26 Schroeder Vice President.
e Peter Schroeder of the Eighth ward W
% selected unanimously as president pro IL
"a TO take the place made vacant by the dea
of George Nicholson.
4 resolution was adopted ordering t