Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-25
FINAL ACTION ON PAVING
Council Expected to Decide What Streets
Shall Be Improved This Year
OBJECTION TO PAVING Sixth AVENUE
Question Of Conference Between Two
ERgineers on water works VAL
uation I'D for Another
Round Before Council.


action on the resolution providing for the
paving OF a number of streets and avenues,
including lower Broadway from Twentieth
street to the approach TO the motor bridge. |
II is possible protests against the paving
of some streets will be fled. II being I'M
derstood there il objection to the paving
OF Sixth avenue on the grounds that Il
viii be necessary to lay larger gas mains
there this year
These are the streets and avenues en-
braced in the resolution:
First street from Washington avenue 70
the northern terminus.
Nicholas street from Broadway 70 the
north line OF Belden's subdivision.
Boomer street from First street to the
east line OF Damon street -.
Perrin avenue from Frank street TO east
erly terminus.
Thomas street from Pierce street to
Avenue from Eighth street to the Chi
ago q Northwestern tracks.
Ninth street from Broadway to Ave
seventh street from Washington to south
line OF F street
Damon street from Bloomer to Clinton.
Avenue B from Eighth street to North
western tracks on Eleventh street
Tenth street from north line OF First
avenue to the south line OF Eleventh. ave
Third avenue from Ninth street to the
Northwestern tracks at Twelfth street.
Northwestern tracks at Twelfth street.
Sixth street from the east line Of Tenth
street to the Northwestern tracks at
First avenue from the east line OF
Twelfth street to the Indian creek bridge
Union avenue from Ninth street to the
west line Of Tenth street.
Elder avenue from Washington to the
north line OF Colfax street
Eighth street from Washington avenue
to the south line Of Avenue Q.
Third street from the north line OF High
School avenue TO the north line Of Story
street
High School avenue from Third street to
TurIey avenue from Third street to Clark
| avenue
alley in block Z Turiey Whites sub
Broadway. from east line Of Twentieth
| ton.
water works Up Again.
II is not UNLIKELY that the vexed question
/ OF bringing Expert Kiersted back here to
confer with Mr. Alvord. the consulting
engineer employed by the water works
| company. with a view. n possible. OF recon-
| cling the differences in their estimates OF
the value OF the plant will be brought up
again. That II would be was the general
understanding last Thursday. when Council
I man Hendrix's motion resulted in a tie
vote. Councilmen Hendrix. Maloney and
II
| Riersted for not to exceed three days at
SO a day for this purpose. while Council
4 men Wallace, Younlrerman and Knudserl
voted against II. CouncilrneH Fleming and
Olson were absent. a-
Councilman Fleming. who voted against
bringing Mr.. Klerstsd back when the mat
| ter was first brought up last Monday night.
| stated later that had he heard OF Mr.. Kier-
sted's Joint letter to Councilman Wallace
and Manager Hart OF the water works
company he would have voted the other
allowing the two experts to get together,
but Councilman Olson. on the other hand.
n opposed 10 any conference between the
two engineers. Councilman Olson, like
Councilman Wallace Is in favor OF standing
pat by Mr.. Kiersted's report and figures
This being the situation, another vote on
the proposition 10 bring Mr.. Kiersted back
probably would result in a tie, and II would
be up 70 Mayor Macrae. IL he desired to
assert his prerogative. to cast the deciding
vote When Councilman Hendrix last Mon
day night first suggested that Mr.. Kiersted
be brought back to confer with Mr. Alvord
Mayor Macrae spoke strongly in favor OF
the proposition. but whether he would care
IL still of the same opinion. to bear the
burden OF deciding the question by casting
the deciding vote remains 20 be seen. The
reason he refrained from voting Thursday
night. IL was stated. was because OF the
absence OF Councilmen Fleming and Olson.
ROBERT BURNS iOc CIGAR. OLD