Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-17
COUNCIL BLUFFS
BROADWAY PROBLEM AGAIN
Suggestion that Unpavsd Portion Of Street
in Center Be Parked
TWO CoUNClMeN OPPOSE the PLAN
! IdEht Contract Not Reported 90
CounciI on Account of Absence
from City of TIVE Members
Of Committee.
TWo CoUNCnMEN OPPOsE rRE PLkN

TO make q boulevard out OF West
Broadway vas a suggestion advanced by
Mayor Maoras At the meeting Of the
city council last night, and the idea was
favorably received by the councilmen
prUeent. with the exception OF Wallace
apd Hendrix. The city has recently
paved q strip on each side Of the street
from Thirteenth to Twentieth and the
problem Of caring for the unsmproved
space In the center has been worrying
the city authorities. Mayor Macrses
plan e 10 make grass plot out of the
center and plant trees along Il. The
matter was discussed at length, but no
action. taken. although the .counciirnen
favor the plan az being the cheapest
way 10 dispose Of the problem. Wallace
opposed the plan. contending that the
city had no right to make boulevard
out OF what he said was the main
thoroughfare between Council Blu1s and
The council was served with notices Of
two suits to be filed in the district court
by Charles T. Stewart and the other ex-
ecutefs OF the Stewart estate. In one
suit the city IL asked TO pay 5000 for
the damage sustained by the Stewart
property opposite the high school build
ing by reason OF the surface water how-
ing from Blur street and FIFTH avenue
on Il. Ths. other suit IL 10 require the
city TO restore the surface grade OF Biuff
street from Willow avenue TO Sixth ave-
nue. ana OF Fifth avenue from Third to
Fourth street to the established grade
and to reconstruct the paving on the
portions Of these streets In such a man
r ner as TO prevent the surface water from
rowing on the property of the Stewart
estate
Bridge Matter discussed.
The question Of removing the bridge over
Indian creek at North Eighth street to
replace the one at Benton street and con-
structing a new one at the former place
was brought up and discussed at length.
City Engineer Etnyre favored changing
the present bridge on Eighth street 80 az
ITO secure two and q half feet more water
q way and building a new bridge at Benton
street. This, he said, would be less costly
than moving the Eighth street bridge
Mayor Macfae spoke In favor OF erecting
the neN- bridge on cement abutments. but
was, opposed in this by the city engineer
The matter was disposed OF for the time
being by the city engineer being instructed
TO prepare estimates OF the cost OF remodel
ing the Eighth street structure, Of removing
the bridge TO Benton street and OF the cost
of anew bridge on cement abutments foi
either Eighth street or Benton street. The
committee, on bridges was authorized &c
raise, the bridges at Ninth and Twelfth
streets 20 ..
A resolution reducing the width OF Tenth
street from Broadway to First avenue
which is about to be paved. to thirty feet
was adopted. 7"l1o'i5f5 .'"-..'
Treasurer True and Auditor MoAaneny
were Instructed to prepare the special as
sessment books at o remuneration OF go
each.
When Councilman Fleming Of the com
mittee on fire and light reported that ow
ing to the absence OF the other member
of the committee. Councilmen Younkermal
and Maloney, the proposed contract will
the Citizens Gas and Electric oompan!
would not be presented to the council unit
the regular meeting next month, Mayo
Macrae suggested that In the meantime I'll
city council should secure data as to tn
cost OF street lighting In other cities. H
stated that he had learned that in Omah
the cost OF arc lights on an all nigh
schedule was only So per light per year
while the company asked ts5 in Counc
BLUFFS, As the Omaha company furnishe
the electric current for the lights in Counc
Bluffs he said he could not see why thi
y city should be asked to pay more tina
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