Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-20
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
BIDS for City Hall Sites Opened at Meeting
Of the City Council.
no ACTION TAKEN TOWARD A PURCHASE
Three Propositions Looked UPon with
Favor and the Choice f. Likely
10 Fall on one of
Them.

A larger crowd than has attended any
council meeting for the last three months
gathered IN the council chamber last night.
The early part of the session was taken
up by routine business. The treasurer's
monthly report was presented and placed
on file. Several communications were read
and among them the letter 81 NJ. Brunsky
was referred TO the city engineer. This
referred TO the property line and survey
Of the alley. The perfected lease for the
building at present used for the city hall
was filed. The contract Of Gus Hamel. to
whom the building Of the permanent side
walks was awarded, was approved, subject
to the approval of the city attorney. A
petition TO grade Thirty-ninth street from
y TO streets was presented. Ordinances
Nos. 1871 1888 and 1919 were read the third
time and passed Each of these ordins noes
referred 20 the establishment of the grade.
the first on Thirty-first from Jefferson 10
Harrison, the second on Thirty-ninth from
. to Y and the third the alley between
Twenty-ninth street and Commercial ave
nue. from c to f streets.
From these details the council proceeded
TO canvass the returns OF the special cleo
ton of last Thursday. The returns were
verified and the result formulated by the
council acting committee of the whole.
There was no change in the reports pre-
viously published. There was found to be
1909 votes cast on the question and los
for the bonds and 5O1 against This gfSes
majority of COZ for the bonds.
A motion was introduced by Councilman
Hewitt awarding all the job printing TO
Oliver & White, provided the prices asked
were not excessive. This is the outgrowtb
of a bitter fight between the printers at
the time Of the letting OF the annual con-
tracts.
The board then opened the bids Of the
paving contractors for the guttering of
Twenty-thlrd street from Missouri avenue
TO the city limits. The lowest bidder was
that of Dan Harmon. whose bid of both
grades of the guttering and uibing was
7s1s cents There were a number Of com
petttors, but meme of them was low as
this In any instance, The cortract was
awarded to~Mr Harmon.
Bids on the city han Site We're the item
OF greatest Interest OF the evening and con-
trary to expectations there were a large
number of propositions offered. Many Of
them were rejected because the bidder did
not epciose the required certified check to
= the amovht or s3ses The most important
bids were those Of Anderson Il Roen. on
the corner of Twenty-ifth and NJ streets
which was offered TO the city ut $500. The
next offer was that of J. r.. ONeil the
southwest corner of Twenty fourth aud c
streets. The lowest offer of ms three prop
ositions, was slo.aoo~a ranged up TO s15oOO
l.. c. Gibson offered the southeast corne,
OF Twenty-fifth and 0 streets at $4,000
IL, NJ. P'hristie offered the northeast COR
ner uf sJwcnty-fifth and l. streets a plot
Of is.se square" feet for s.. SO This was
trc lowest offer or any by $500 and II is
general" believed the contest viii be be.
tween this corner. the one offered by An
dersop d -Roen and that offered by O'Nell
All Tie bids We're referred to the citI
council as whole and they Will look over
the S'tos
It.ttaf ef1efed flat the lily clerk d.'aN
- warrant on the treasurer for S5s6 to pay
the officers of the recent registration and
the n;viSion. This is the largest item IL
the expense. which tho Union stock yard,
Is 10 pay Ia the city as per the agreement
IN the mass meeting OF last north
In the midst of these affairs there was :
motion Introduced to haze the city pay fo
the extension of the permanent sidewalks
on the vast side of Twenty fourth street Z,
the gutter line in those places where tn,
narrowing of the streets had left snac,
between the old walk and the gutter newl,
constructed. This was carried and the item
Wit he paid out of the intersection funds
The council adjourned TO meet again TO
night The city han site may be decide,
ON. and possibly the preliminary. steps O
the sewer bond proposition will come up.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs ". lovely has gone TO Chicago o.
business interests.
The Ladies Aid society of the Christia,