Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-14
LIGHT CONTRACT GOES OVER
Absence Of Mayor Given as Reason for
Delay in Committee Report.
GREAT WESTERN ORDINANCE HELD W
Councilman Wallace Insists ON Road
Complying with Agreements Before
IL is Granted Any Further
FavoFs.

Councilman Wallace did not have the
opportunity to voice his objections TO the
proposed lighting contract with the Citizens
Gas and Electric company at the meeting
OF the city council last evening, as owing
to the absence Of Mayor Macrae the COM
mittee on fire and light postponed its re-
port until Monday, August q. to which
time the council adjourned last night.
Councilman Wallace. however succeeded
In blocking the passage of the ordinance
granting the Great Western railroad a
right-of-way at Fifteenth street across
Ninth avenue to Eighth avenue, where It
proposes TO connect with the tracks OF the
Burlington. When the ordinance was
brought up for passage on the recommended
ton of the committee of the whole the
councilman from the Third ward spoke
at length in favor of side tracking the
ordinance until such time as the railroad
would carry out the requirements of the
ordinance granting II a right-of-way into
the city, relative to the maintenance Of
arc lights at its crossings. and especially
at Main street and Ninth avenue The
company, he said. had utterly ignored this
provision in its charter and in his opinion
II would he good thing to refuse to pass
this ordinance until It complied with the
orders of the city council After some dis
cussion Councilman Wallace carried his
point and the ordinance was laid over until
the next meeting.
landowners want n Dixie.
Attorney Scott OF Omaha appeared before
the council on behalf of the owners OF the
land lying between the Illinois Central
bridge and Big lake with a view to secur-
ing the assistance of the city in construct
ipO ha Of he IoLa
The proposed dixie will be about a mile and
a half in length and will extend from the
southeast corner of the lake, at what
would be Fifteenth street. to the east end
OF the bridge, skirting the river bank for
the last half mile. The estimated cost will
be between $500 and 5000. and Mr.. Scott
stated that his clients would be willing to
pay their share of the cost. The matter
was referred to the streets, and alleys COM
mittee with instructions 10 report at the
next meeting of the council 4as 90 NHU IS
Councilman. Maioney called attention to
the depleted condition of the streets and
alleys fund.- saying that the matter de-
manded prompt attention at the hands of
the council. During July, he said, 81, 300
had been expended by. the committee, and
II a halt was not called there would be
nothing left in the fund with which to
arrived. Further talk brought out the fact
that In the four months Of this fiscal year
the committee on streets and alleys had
expended over 5000 Of the $4,000 appropria-
ton. Councilman Wallace, chairman Of the
committee under FIRE. said he was greatly
pleased TO haze the matter looked into as
1t had been a cause OF great worry mot
only to him but to the other members of
the committee. Unlocked for conditions,
he said, had demanded the expenditure of
a large proportion of the streets and alleys
fund. II was decided to meet Wednesday
afternoon as a committee OF the whole TO
look into the matter. -.--
1t was decided to transfer $4,000 from the
police fund to the general fund.
The City Water Works company sub
mitted proposition to pay 500 each for
eight lots and part of another on West
Broadway, now owned by the city, but
formerly the property of the water works
company. The company is not acquiring
additional real estate but merely desires
these, lats TO take the place Of others, |
which II proposes conveying TO the Alfalfa |
Meal company for site for it's new fac
tory. The proposition was referred to
the committee on city property to report
back to the council s.,-..,