Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Council Passes the Fifty Thousand Dollar
Sewer Bond Ordinance.
ONE VOTE CAST AGAINST THE MEASURE
No Direct Statement Made, but Init
nation that $4,000 t. to BE
Returned 20 stock Yards
Company.

The most important business before the
council last night was the passage OF the
ordinance for $4,000 additional sewer bonds
Councilman George Hauptman voted against
the ordinance and asked the question II
the council intended to return or to keep
the S25,O 900 donated by the Union Stock
yards toward the completion Of the Mud
! creek main sewer. No satisfactory an
swer was received, but the statement OF
| the city engineer was to the effect that
without the donation the sewer fund would
be $4,000 short, but with the donation about
| 81 900. without further explanation the
/ ordinance was passed. II is evident that
| the council is favorable to refunding the
Union Stock yards the money advanced
| It will be argued that 1t was tacitly under
stood that this was 10 be done at the
time It was made. 1t is probable, however.
| that the attempt to refund will meet with
considerable opposition.
! The city clerk was ordered to advertise
for proposals for the paving Of G street
! from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-fifth anp
| OF Missouri avenue from Thirteenth 10
Twenty-fourth. These bids will be received
| up to D. m. May 6. In the Missouri ave-
nue. proposition the city attorney presented
| an opinion that all contracts being at an
end the city was now enabled to proceed
| with the work. and recommended the action
of the council.
A long argument and some excitement
was developed over the matter of the
change Of grade Of North Twenty-seventh
street. This grade has been hanging fire
for year or two. The men on the west
side of the street want the street graded,
but those on the east side, being below
grade. do not want the street improved
4, OBJ npoA m gr1tf
Each side presented its ideas with earnest,
ness and some heat J. j. Breen repre-
sented the east side and c. w. Miller
the west side. Mr.. Rohrbough, the en-
gineer. explained the situation. After this
Mr.. Riggs one of the east side men, took
exceptions to the statement OF the engi-
neer and charged him with making a state
ment to the effect that Mr.. Mason, being
an influential citizen, a west slider, also
should be given consideration above the
I east siders. This was holly denied by
Mr. Miller and MIR. Rohrbough and every
one began to talk. The mayor raped for
order 1t was agreed to meet as COM
mittee Of investigation at Twenty-seventh
) and G streets at p. m. Wednesday after
noon.
The general bills and claims for salaries
, were allowed, the largest item being fol
city lights, Sl4J15O. Inc lLS uePii 1iiSH
| drew $50, the police $3.50 John Laten
! ser was allowed 5000 architects fees.
An ordinance was introduced repeating
ordinance No. 1923 which granted to th'
Standard Oil company the right to erect &
tank at Twenty-hfth and u streets.
An ordinance was introduced regulating
the erection and construction of signs foI
advertising purposes. According to this or
dinance the lowest part of the sign must b'
at least ten feet above the walk.
The West Q street paving ordinance wa!
passed for the paving of Q from Thirty
third to the city limits. An ordinance wal
introduced ordering the construction o
permanent walks from to on boil
sides of Thirtieth street.
A resolution was passed ordering al
parties presenting themselves as candidate
for sewer inspectors to be required to TAX
special examination and be recommended
by the city engineer for the position. TIL
city engineer will conduct the examination
The city engineer was ordered TO draw
up plans and Specifications for the pavni
OF Q street
He was also ordered to make an estimat
OF the cost Of q drinking trough for horse
at certain points in the city.
The ordinance declaring certain lots
nuisance on account of standing water wa
passed.
Joe Blaba was appointed dog catcher, ant
will begin his duties May l.
The council adjourned to meet May 6.
Acid Proves Fatal.