Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-06
GREAT WESTERN ASKS 4 HEARING
IntimstIon ID wiz Fight Ninduct an
woodbury. Avenue.


night State Senator Saunders. appearing as
local attorney for the Great Western rail-
road. requested that action on the ordi-
nance requiring the railroad company to
construct viaduct at Woodbury. avenue
be deferred until an opportunity could be
afforded the general attorney OF the road
to be heard before the council Senator
Saunders talk to the city council conveyed
the impression that the railroad intended
lighting the order to put in the vaduct
and there was some opposition to any fur
ther delay in the matter, but finally the
ordinance was laid over until a meeting
to be held Wednesday afternoon March IA.
at which time Senator Saunders stated he
expected the generally attorney of the road
would be able to be present. At the re-
quest of Robert Wallace. residents in the
neighborhood of the Woodbury. crossing
who are vitality interested in the establish
ment OF the viaduct. will also be given a
hearing at this meeting.
Tie ordinance prohibiting the city en-
snecr or any of his assistants from per-
forming any work for corporations or pri-
vate individuals except such as might be
authorized or ordered by the city council
was passed under suspension of the rules
An ordinance amending the ordinance
regulating the fees of the city weighma ster
was passed under suspension of the rules
Hereafter all persons doing public weigh
ing will be required to purchase tickets
from the city clerk at the rate of s. per
lW. OF the money thus received the city
will receive one-thrd and the city weigh
master twO-thirds, thus giving the city
weighmaster cents on every load weighed
>in the city on public scales. The ordinance
also permits the weighmaster to charge
$50 FOR testing all public scales. the same
as he is allowed to charge for testing prl-
vate scales. Heretofore he was required
under the ordnance to test all public scales
free OF charge.
Residents on Avenue c, between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets. asked for water mains
on that street and hydrant at the cor
ner of Twelfth. street and Avenue c. The
petition was referred to the committee on
waterworks.
w. L. Williams, whose Photographic
studio was burned down Saturday was
given permission to rebuild
A request from the Independent TeIe-
| phone company that the curb line on the
north side of Broadway. between Twentieth
and Twenty-seventh streets. be established
| i'm order that it could place its poles. was
| laid on the table.
| The application of Joe Glynn to conduct
a saloon at 1928 West Broadway was laid
on the table. r. \. Filter, against whom
| Mrs. Nelson secured a judgment in the
| district court last week. has been conduct
| ing the saloon there. The application of
Sherman & Healy to conduct the saloon
| at the corner of Broadway and Scott
street, formerly conducted by II. ]. Griffin,
one of the four saloonmen against whom
Mrs. Nelson secured Judgment, was re-
ferreii to the chief of police
Mary l.. Coftman served notice of a claim
Tor 5000 damages for injuries alleged to
have been sustained on account of de-
| fective sidewalk on Avenue f. The claim
was turned over to the judiciary committee
to wrestle with.
| The Federation on CITY Improvement
clubs requested permission to occupy the
| council chamber for its meetings on the
second Tuesday night of each month. On
motion Of Councilman Weaver the club was
granted the privilege during "our admin
istration.' provided the janitor was com.
| pensated for the extra work. At the re-
| quest of City Solicitor Snyder the First
ward Improvement club was granted the
use Of the chamber for tomorrow night
! The following republican judges and clerks
for the city election on March u were an.
pointed:
First Ward-First precinct. d. A. Heisler
| Judge Carl Morgan. clerk. Second precinct
A. NJ Bonham. judge; s. III. Conner. clerk
O. second Ward First precinct. Spencer
smlth,l Judge c; A Tlbbits, clerk. Second
precinct, ]. Bollinger. Judge: J. ID. John,
| son, clerk.
Third Ward-First precinct, r. V. Innes
Judge; M. /. Williams clerk. Second pre-.
cinct, l. Cherniss, Judge NJ r. Schmidt
Fourth Ward-FiTst precinct II. j. Cham
beers judge; n; A. Crawford, clerk. Sec.
9nd precinct, SoreE Wilson, Judge; ]. T.
Ford, clerk.
| Fifth Ward-First precinct, John Hill
judge; Harry James, clerk Second pre-.
cinct, ]. ii. Strock, Judge; Lawrence Han
sen, clerk.