Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-29
MORE PAVING ON BROADWA Az
suncll Orders Work Completed to End Of
the Motor Bridge.
NOT ALL LIKELY TO Be ACCOMPLISHED
City Clerk Ordered =, Advertise for
Bids for n Fire stenmer-Funds
which May he Used to
Make Purchase.

will be paved this year. but just how many !
will depend on the condition of the general
Improvement fund and other funds that
the city may and hopes to secure from
outside sources for this purpose. The ques-
ton of the paving of Broadway came up
at the meeting Of the city council last
night in connection with the resolution for
the paving OF a number Of streets and
avenues. While on motion of Councilman
Smith. supported by Councilman Hendrix
of the Sixth ward. It was ordered" that
Broadway be paved from Twentieth street
to the approach to the motor bridge, the
council has little. IL any. expectation Of
improving that much this year. As q
starter bids will be asked on the paving
Of eight blocks and II funds are available
additional blocks will be improved. Last
year the thoreughfare was paved from
Thirteenth street to Twentieth.
From statements made by Councilmen
Maloney and Wallace, II appears that the
fund OF $4,000 which remained after the
street fair and carnival last year may be
donated by the Commercial club to assist
in the expense of paving Broadway. 1t
was also suggested by Councilman Maloney
and Contractor Wickham that possibly
some money fer this purpose might be OBJ
tanned from the hauling companies and
wholesale firms on both sides of the river,
who use Broadway for hauling goods to
and from the two cities,
Another plan suggested to raise funds for
the paving was for the city to sell at
small price the large number Of lots 1t
owns on Broadway, the purchaser TO agree
70 stand the assessment for the paving up
o a certain amount These lots came
nto possession of the city when the
former owners failed to pay the assess
nent for the old cedar block paving on
hat thoroughfare.
Streets to BE Paved.
A meeting of the committee of the whole
will be held Friday evening at which
time an effort will be made to secure the
attendance OF the members of the execu-
tive committee CT the Commercial club
and the carnival company with view of
ascertaining what financial assistance to-
wards the paving of Broadway can be OBJ
tained from that source.
The streets named in the paving resolu-
tion which final action will be taken
February %, are as follows:
First street from Washington avenue
to its north terminus. Nicholas street from
division, Bloomer street from First street
TO Damon street, Perrin avenue from Frank
| from Pierce street to Broadway Avenue A
from Eighth street to Northwestern tracks,
Ninth street from Broadway 10 Avenue r.
Tenth street from Broadway 10 Avenue B,
, Seventh street from Washington avenue to
| Avenue F. Damon street from Bloomer
/ street to Clinton street.
| Yitrified brick on five-inch concrete base:
4 Avenue from Eighth street to North
western tracks on Eleventh street.
\ base: Tenth street from First avenue to
| Seventh avenue, Third avenue from Ninth
street Fourth avenue from H Ninth street
| 70 Northwestern tracks on Twelfth street,
Sixth avenue. from Tenth street to North
! avenue from Twelfth street to Indian creek
bridge at Fourteenth street. Union avenue
from Ninth street to Tenth street, Elder
street Eighth street T fTSm Wash washington y
school aven, from Third street to Glen
| to Clark avenue. Alley in block 2, Turley
& Whites subdivision
City to Buy Fire Steamer.
AT the suggestion Of Chairman Younker-
man of the committee on fire and light
the city clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for a "hrst-class steamer as an
adjunct to the equipment of the fire de-
partment. Regarding the question of funds
with which to purchase steamer and to
maintain 1t, the finance committed made
the following report last night:
! If the revenues are allowed to be kept up
same proportion they have been for the
last nine months, it IL possible there will
pose. AS TO the ability OF the city TO main
tain said steamer after same is purchased,
II would depend entirely upon the revenue
received from licenses, fines, etc, In the
years to come. II said revenues continue
! as they today with a possible slight
reduction in the expenses OF some other de-
partments and without further increase in
some. we might possibly meet the extra
Expense OF steamer to the extent Of
$3.50 per annum the amount required to
maintain same; Even under these condi-
lions II would be very close work.
Councilman Wallace called attention TO
tho fact that Notwithstanding the passage
by the city council of an ordinance re-
curing the construction of an overhead
crossing over the tracks OF the Great
Western railroad at woodbury. avenue, the
railroad had as yet made no move TO
comply with the orders Of the council Dis
cusson developed the fact that is was
doubtful whether the Great Western rail-
road officials had been formally notified
, of the passage of the ordinance. Mr.. Wal
, lace stated that while in Des Moines at
tending the Inauguration OF Governor Cum
Minis he had improved the opportunity to
call upon the railroad commissioners and
/ that they had told him a copy of the ordi-
nance should he fled with them. AS City
Solicitor Kimball is going TO Des Moines
this week he was instructed 10 take a copy
, of the ordinance and ether data and present
. same to the commissioners.
street Car Service Ample.
General Manager Smith OF the Omaha &
,ouncil Bluns Street Railway company
Acknowledged receipt of a resolution
adopted at a former meeting OF the city
. council, calling upon the street railway
company to afford extra service during thC
4 'ush hours in the early morning and in the
: vening. In his communication Genera
ianager Smith stated that towards the
liter part Of December the company in,
.eased its service between the two cities
lring the hours named by 40 per cent and
re results had demonstrated that II wai