Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-08
'OUNCIL BLUFFS
PUSHING WATER ORDINANCE
ouncil Passes to Third Reading Bill to
Acquire OF Construct WorkS
BRIEF OUTLINE OF IT'S PROVISIONS
Bids for Brick Paving Are Submitted
and Referred TO City Engineer
FOR. TabuIatiOn-sidewaIk
Contract Let.

The ordinance providing for the municipal
ownership OF the water works either By the
purchase OF The plant OF the Council Bluifs
City Water Works company or by the con
struction OF new plant, was passed to It's
third reading at the regular monthly ses-
sion Off the city council last night.
The ordinance provides for the levying OF
tax of 2 mills to pay for the purchase Of
a plant or the cost OF the construction OF
one; also for the levy of a water tax of
mills. or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, together with the net proceeds OF
water rents collected from consumers. to
pay the cost OF maintenance. repairs, op-
GRAFTON and extension, and TO pay any part
Of the purchase price or. cost of construc-
tioni that in payment the city shall issue
bonds. bearing interest not to exceed 4 per
cent and payable in fifty years that The
2-mill levy shall be pledged for payment of
bonds and interest and as much Of the pro-
ceeds of the 5-mill levy and water rentals
shall not be needed for the maintenance
and operation OF the plant shall be used for
the same purpose. Further, the ordinance
provides that before the city council shall
proceed TO contract for the construction Of
a water works plant 1t shall make reason
able efforts to purchase the present plant.
In the event OF the city council and the
water works company coming to terms for
the purchase and sale of, the present plant
the proposition is to be submitted to the
voters of the city at n special election, AMI
II approved the agreement shall be binding
on both parties. In the event Of tho city
and the water works company failing to
come to terms. the city engineer shall pre-
pare plans for new plant and the contract
for the construction OF the same awarded
to the lowest bidder.
Alderman Weaver Of the special COM
mlttee TO which was referred the matter
OF publishing the opinion of Harl & Tin
ley, the special counsel as to the ability
of the city TO acquire ownership of the
waterworks, recommended that 1t be pub
lished in a local paper at cost of $75, and
the Recommendation was concurred in,
Aldermen Olson, FINLEY and Younkerman
voting against it on the ground that it
was rs they claimed. a useless expendi-
ture OF the city's money.
A FIRST payment of $500 was ordered made
to Messrs Harl q Tinley, the warrant to
be drawn on the contingent fund.
The contract for the five-inch cement
sidewalk was awarded to Nels Jensen, but
oil bids for the four-inch walks were re-
Iected and the clerk instructed 10 read
vertise, a difficulty arose in awarding
the contract for this class of cement walks
owing TO the fact that Wickham, I'm his
bid, made an allowance for old material,
and Jensen did not except for this. Jensen
was slightly the lowest bidder.
'.' bids. for Paving.
The bids for the brick paving were
opened and were as follows:
Wickham--G Gaesburg block top, six-inch
concrete base, Sl99. same top, fiYe-inch
DaGe, $l9f12 same top. fouT-inch base,
N.Hn; same top, brick base, Si.S31R add
for aheys cents square yard ana per
cent for certificates.
Fannng a. Co, Omaha-Galesburg block
top, SiN-inch concrete base, 500; same
top, hNe-inch base, N,95; same top, four
Inch base, Sl.S9; same top, brick base, 81. S5
tor alleys, add 10 cents square yard and
Tor certificates, per cent.
Rutledge & Co, Rockford ul.-Galesbure
block top, six-inch concrete base, S2O2I5
same top, hve-Inch base, N.971R same top
tour-inch base, SLS91a same top, brick
base. NS1ls; add for alleys, cents square
yard and for certificates 1 per cent
The bids were referred to the city en-.
sineer for tabulation. These are the streets
70 be paved;
Mynster street; Harmoney street from
Harrison TO ST. Bernard's Place; first alley
west OF Pearl and Main streets, from Fifti
avenue 10 Seventh avenue; first alley wes
81 Sixth street, from Fifth avenue tC
seventh avenue; allev between Willow
avenue and Fifth avenue, from Pearl e
Eighth street; Fletcher avenue; Pomona
street from Glen avenue to the park en-