Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-13
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Transsc,s a Larg, Amount
Of Routine Bus.nssL
PERMANENT siDEw,,k CONTRACT is LET
Returns from Registration Indicate .
vote OF ABout -Four Thousand At
the Coming ElectIOn-Re-
PubIicsns In the Lead.

There was an adjourned session Of the
city council last night at which consider
able routine business was disposed Of be-
sides the letting Of the contract for the
laying Of the permanent sidewalks for the
year.
The city attorney and city engineer sub
mitted reports to the effect that they had
thoroughly examined the petition to grade
: street from the east line Of Eighteenth
to the east line Of Twenty-hfth street and
had found the petition 90 be in conformity
with the law regarding The signers and the
number Of foot frontage that is TO be
graded.
A lengthy communication from James
O'Farrell and others asking that the water
mains ard hydrants be extended from
Thirty-second and T streets to Thirty
sixth and T streets was read and referred
20 tho committee on fire and water.
communication from Moore. Baker &
Co. Of New York notifying the city that
$4,000 OF the S7O.oOe for refunding bonds
that were issued was in the hands Of the
National City Bank of New York and that
the same would be paid upon the pre-
sentation OF the bonds. read. The let
ter also asked that the proportionate
amount Of the 5000 that was posted as a
guarantee should be returned TO the COM
pany. This was ordered as well as the
ordering OF the presenting of the bonds for
the balance OF the money in the hands Of
the banks.
There was a communication from the
fire and police board recommending that
the city council purchase a new patrol
wagon for the of the police depart
ment; also a new buggy for the use OF
the chief. The letter was referred to the
committee on fire and water. Accompany
ing the request was set of specifications
for the use Of the committee in asking for
the bids for the wagon.
Albert Burch asked the city to reduce
his sewer tax because he is not in a posi-
ton to derive any benefit from the sewers
that pass his property. The tax as IL has
been assessed amounts to s7s, and as a set
Element without going into court Mr. Burch
has offered the city the sum OF $50 The
matter was referred to the city attorney
and the city engineer.
An ordinance was read establishing a
grade on Thirty-frst street from Jefferson
to West Harrison street.
Fred Thomson. upon the recommendation
OF the architect in charge. was allowed
$500 as the FIRST instsllment OF his con-
tract for the plumbing and steam heating
OF the new fire hall.
Several changes were made in the list
Of Judges and clerks for the special cleo
tion.
The city attorney was instructed to draft
an ordinance for the laying OF the perma-
nept sidewalks on the north side of II
street from Sixteenth to Twentieth street.
The city engineer was instructed TO es-
tsblish a grade for w street from Railroad
avenue to Fifteenth street.
The most important bit of business of
the evening was the letting OF the con-
tracts for the laying OF the permanent
sidewalks for the year. There were but
+stwo bids submitted. The lowest was that
of. Gus Hamel, which was IA cents lower
than the other. and he secured the con-
tract
The city clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids on the ourbing OF Twenty-third
street from the city limits on the north
TO Missouri avenue on the south. bids 70
be coened at s o'clock on the evening OF
February IL
Figures on Registration.
The full reports OF the revision Of regis
tration which took place last Saturday have
been sent in and recorded at the Office OF
the city clerk. The last books did not &c;
in until late yesterday afternoon. When
they were all IN the clerk made a canvass
OF the records and from them drew up the
foIloyvi summary.