Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-08
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Full Text Of Sewer Resolution Adopted by
Citizens FaH Meeting,
FOLLOWS PLANS OF ANDREW RoSEwATER
Proposal of the stock Yards Company
Is Set Ont in DetaiI-Bond to He
Given for It's Faithful
Performance.

Now that the city Of South Omaha has
committed itself to a policy favorable to
the issue of $50 900 bonds, II the temper Of
the mass meeting can be taken TO indicate
the sentiment of the city in regard to
such course, it is well to know exactly
what was the purport OF the contract in
public assembly agreed upon between the
people and the Union Stock Yards conf
psny. The following is the resolution in
full:
Your committee appointed under the res
olution passed 10y the mass meeting held at
the Workmen temple December Il, 1876.
beg leave to report that we have had a
conference with the representatives of the
Union Stock Yards company.
We have familiarZed ourselves with the
contract between the city ana the Stock
Yards company made in August, 1888, and
with the opinion OF the city attorney with
regard TO the same We are agreed that
the Stock Yards company cannot be eX-
sum except one-half OF the necessary re-
:9eirs and one-half of the cost OF an addi-
uonal pipe through the tunnel when neces-
sary, or oue-half of the cost of the con-
tunnel, and that, in the event that the
contract should be cancelled, any sum of
money that the Stock Yards company
might refund to the city would be vOlun-
, tary proposition on Its part
We are of the opinion that should the
/ general sewer system contemplated under
a proposed issue of $4,000 OF bonds be
built. the city should cancel by proper
notice the contract between the city and
the stock Yards company made In 1855,
and by such cancellation avoid the payment
for repairs or enlargement OF the works
referred TO in that contract under the
provision for sewer in Brown PAX add
ton the necessities of the people would
ne conserved by connecting said sewer with
the main sewer.
Conditions of Vote.
We are OF the opinion that the plan OF
/ sewers contemplated under the bonds "a
Z be voted by the people should be sub
/ mltted TO the people for consideration az
a special election TO be held az an early
GATE, and We recommend that this be
done Provided, that the Stock Yards com.
] pany shall convey to the city the 4UG
feet OF eight-foot brick sewer which they
have completed from point north OF the
| l. street vtaduct, in a southerly direction
al cost OF approximately 5000, so that
\ II may become portion of the main sewer
| system of the city, the city to have the
! sole and exclusive control OF the same
1 but the Stock Yards company is 10 us5
and enjoy the said 400 feet OF sewer in
| common with other industries and citizens
4 OF South Omaha.
| And, further, that the Stock Yards com.
pany shall donate to the city in the con.
| struction Of the general sewer system the
| sum OF N0lIL the amount paid by the
| Stock Yards company In 1855 and IN,
| further sum OF s9.s26. or a total OF $1,000
/ in the manner following, towit: $4,000 in
| bonds bearing IA per cent interest PEI
| annum, shall be voted by the city Oi
| South Omaha for the construction of the
general sewer system, said amount to be