Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-04
COUNCIL BLUFF rs
EXTENSION LITTLE FAVORED
OOunoilmen Do Not Incline to Grant, Tabor
Line Additional Tine.
WATER COMPANY WANTS INFORMATION
Desires to Know How and when
city Intends TO Pay for works
before II Fixes n Price on
the Property.

When the application Of the Council
BUNS, Tabor & Southern Electric Railway
company for an extension Of six months
time In which to complete its line from this
city to the Iowa School of the Deaf was
submitted at the city council meeting last
night there was considerable difference of
opinion among the aldermen as to whether
the request should be even considered. 1t
was however, after a lengthy discussion,
referred TO the city solicitor for him to re-
port on at the earliest opportunity
Some OF the aldermen took the position
that the company having signally failed to
even commence the construction of the
line ana that having likewise failed to
finance 1t, the city should declare the
franchise forfeited while others urged that
as the company had spent considerable
money in making surveys and other pre-
liminaries 1t was entitled to some consid-
Grafton at least at the hands of the city
council and that to delay action on the
request until the city solicitor had reported
on 1t would do no one any harm.
During the discussion the announcement
was made that Congressman Smith and
other prominent citizens OF Council Bluffs
were back OF the project to build an cleo
trio line, for which the survey is now being
made, which would pass by the School for
the deaf BY some 1t was contended that
to permit the Tabor company tO retain
it's franchise after torfeiting 1t by failure
to build the line to the School for the Deaf
by July l of this year, would hamper per-
haps the construction of the line proposed
by Congressman Smith and his confreres.
Alderman FINLEY suggested that an extern
sion should only be granted to the Tabor
people conditional on them putting up a
Tn no IN ba gphppl
within the six months asked for.
Motor Company Wants Information.
The special committee on municipal own
ership of the wnterworks plant asked for
and was granted further time in which to
make It's report. In connection with this
matter a communication was received from
r. w. Hart manager OF the waterworks
company, In answer to the request Of the
city that the company place price on its
plant and make same known to the coun-
Gil by July /. The communication in part
was as follows:
The fact that the city is without money
with which, to purchase the plant and i5
, beyond its legal limit OF Indebtedness and
task Of arranging with the persons in
terested in the water company, one or long
explanations and much detail.
In section one of the resolution It is
the terms OF payment based upon the
ing out OF the water tax and hydrant
rentals. As the water tax ana hy or ~
or $4,000 In year, II is probably the In
tention to use the funds derived from
private consumers TO make up for the
Charges of operating expenses, interest on
the purchase price and payment on prin-
the rsesgS So the Pamp ssse Til
viii be entirely in the hands of the city
II will not be possible tor the WAFER WAFER COIL I'M
pany to determine, what the ability OF the
ii win much facilitate the negotiatioIn1s
security holders il the city council or its
special water committee would decide tne
Manager Hart also called attention In
the letter to possible shrinkage in income
owing 10 loss of railroad patronage, ETC.
and the necessary expenditure of part OF
the income for much needed extensions
The communication was referred to the
special water committee consisting OF
Aldermen Weaver, McMillen and Younker'
man.
Permissions to engage in the saloon bust
ness were granted to w. II. Mckenzie
CORTLAND Beach; Smith & Rogers, 10 South
Main street; A. F, Randolph, Sal Broadway
]. N. DeCoto sos Broadway. f. Drolicf
was granted permit to engage in the
- wholesale liquor business at 80 North MAR
y %street.
A bill OF $3.50 for the care and treat
ment OF Adam Pigg, a young man WHIT
had leg crushed by the Northwestern
railroad in the local yards and who wal
sent to the General hospital was referred
to the city attorney for the purpose of de
termining the city's liability in the matter
Heretofore all such bills have been pale
by the county, but the supervisors nov
refuse to do so,
The city clerk was instructed to advor
Y tise for bids for hose for the fire depart
rent and the COMMITTEES on fire and ligh
was authorized to dispose of an extr'
horse.
Miss Sadie Stevenson OF 1915 Fifth
avenue through her attorneys, filed notict
of a claim of $500 for injuries received b!
stepping into hole I'm the sidewalk a
Fifth avenue near the bridge over Indiai
creek.