Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-14
WATER ORDINANCE ADOPTED
Council Struggles with the Question Until
After Midnight.
THREE VOTES ARE CAST AGAINST IT
Suggestion FavOrabIy Received vi
Carving the street Names on the
Curbing Mt the Intersec-
tiOns.

lions.
After the session lasting long past mid
night, the city council passed Mayor Mac
rae's ordinance providing for a new sched-
ule of water rates. The only changes
made were placing hydrants $50 feet apart
In place of 500 feet and providing for un-
limited free water for ell city buildings,
public schools and hospitals. The ordi-
nance was passed by a vote Of to g.
Councilmen wallace. Olson and Tounker-
man voting against it. The ordinance goes
into effect July 1.
1t Is understood the water company will
accept the ordinance.
The ordinance was read section by sec
ton and discussed. The first contest de-
veloped on section when Councilman Wal
lace entered his protest against the ordi-
nance going into erect July 1. He took
the position that the schedule Of rates
should not become effective until the water
works company had carried out the Inn
provements and extensions suggested. He
was supported by Councilman Olsen and
Younkerman. These three voted against
each successive section as 1t was read.
@. B. Hardell addressed the council. con-
tending that the minimum rate should be
s. % instead O. 81, and insisted that Ex-
pert Kiersted's report substantlated his fig
ures Mr.. Hardells statements led to an
amusing tilt between him and Mayor Mac
rae, who defended the schedule
street Names on CurbinE.
Mayor Macrae read a communication
from r. c. williams. jr.. relative to the
street signs Mr.. Williams offered the
original suggestion that as several miles
of curbing were to be laid this year, the
names of the streets be cut into the curb
ing at the corners. The writer, who is
unknown to the mayor or members OF the
city council. claimed the suggestion as his
original idea and 1t appeared to meet with
favor at the hands Of the council, which
referred It to the special committee hav-
ing this matter in charge. Contractor
wIckham offered to place the street names
on the curbing to be laid by him free
and a representative of the Council BLUFFS
Hydraulic Stone company, which has the
contract for the curbing on Lower Broad
way, followed suit with a similar offer.
There was considerable discussion over
the bids for supplies which were referred
TO the city clerk for tabulation week
ago. Mr.. sapp reported that o. H. Brown
was lowest on dogs, Sam Dobson on city
scavengering and the Franklin Printing
! company on printing, etc. 1t developed,
however, that they were only low on GER
tain things and It was finally decided TO
award the contract for each specific article
TO the lowest bidder on such article. Under
this decision Dobson will get the con-
tract for hauling dead horses, cattle and
dogs for the city, as he volunteered in
his bid to do It for nothing, while the
other bidder, Sherlock, asked 81 a head.
Bids for printing and binding $50 copies
of the re-compiled and revised city ordi-
nances were received from Woodford &
Ainsworth the Morehouse company and
the New Nonpareil company. Woodford
& Ainsworth were the lowest but the bids
were referred to the city clerk for tabuls-
ton nevertheless. In connection with the
bids Councilman Maloney called attention
to the fact that the city was bound by
resolution adopted long time ago 20 have
its printing done only by union labor and
he stated he would vote only for the union
label Councilman Wallace stated he
would vote for the lowest bid irrespective
OF the union label This matter is likely
TO come up, It is said, when the contract
Is awarded.
l. p. Judson filed a protest against the
paving on south Ientn street ana SKIN
avenue being laid over until all other paw
ing east and north OF the two thorough
fares is laid and all gas, water and sewer
pipes laid. The matter was referred to the
committee of the whole.
New Use for Union Avenue.
General F. r. Test In communication
suggested that the city council. instead of
bringing suit TO compel the Union Pacific
TO vacate Union avenue compromise the
matter by requiring the Union Pacific to
| establish a gasoline motor service between
! Council Bluffs and South Omaha, start
/ ing at Broadway and Ninth street, with
! fare not to exceed cents. Several sug-
/ gestions were also made in the communi-
! cation as 10 the manner in which such
proposed service be maintained. The COM
( munication was referred to the committee
of the whole.
A resolution adopted by the Council
] Blunrs Retail Grocers' and Butchers as
; ISOLATION at it's last session, condemning in
= toto Mayor Macrae's water rates ordi-
I nance. was presented and referred to the
( committee Of the whole. The resolution
J has a rider tackled onto II TO the effect
/ that II the ordinance should be passed the
association would do all in it's power TO
defeat the granting Of a new franchise to
/ the water works company