Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
BLOOMER ASKS TRACKACE
Also Requests Permission to Erect Flat
form Over the Sidewalk.
DAMAGE SUIT RESULTS FROM BIG FIRE
Councilman MRlOney Gets warrant
for Twenty Cent. for Hours work
shOveIing Dirt Last summer
I'm Indian Creek.

r. II. Bloomer, on behalf of the Boomer
Ice and Cold Storage company, which pro-
poses erecting this year a six-story brick
building on Fourth street and Twelfth ave-
nue., appeared before the city council last
night with a request that the company be
permitted to build a platform four feet
I'm height over the sidewalk on Fourth
street and on Twelfth avenue, adjoinin,
the proposed building. and that the Bur.
lington railroad be granted a rlght-of-way
for single spur track with switches, ETC..
from Twelfth avenue north on Fourth
street for the length of the building. An
ordinance granting the right-of-way to the
railroad was submitted and with the mat
ter of the platform over the sidewalk was
referred to the committee Of the whole.
The fire which destroyed the warehouse
of the Union Transfer company on the
evening of December 10 is responsible for
one personal injury damage claim against
the city, notice OF which was served on
the council last night. Mrs. Joseph Jen-
sen, residing at 2216 South Ninth street,
wants $500 damages for injuries said to
have been received on the evening of Janu-
airy H. this year, while making her way
home on South Main street. A piece of
wire, both ends OF which were frozen in
heap of debris on the street in front of
the building, 1t is alleged, caused Mrs.
Jensen to stumble and fall striking the
sharp edge of the curb. The city is held
responsible by Mrs. Jensen. for its alleged
neglect in falling to have the debris from
the fire cleared from the street
Declines to Remit Taxes
The petition of A. Metzger & Co. for the
remission of taxes on its new bakery plant
on MINISTER street under the ordinance
permitting the council to remit taxes for
FIVE years TO new enterprises locating in
the city, was denied, the judiciary COM
mittee, to which it had been referred.
holding that the bakery was not a new
enterprise such as contemplated by the
ordinance, but merely an enlargement of
the company's former plant.
After considerable discussion City Solic4-
tor Kimball was instructed to appeal to
the supreme court the case in the district
court in which Julius Katelman recently
secured a Judgment for $500 against the
city for the flooding of his premises on
Main street by the breaking of a fire n.y.
drant
City Solicitor Kimball, in a written opin-
ion, held that the bond filed by the Omaha
& Council Bluffs Street Railway company.
of the city, was incomplete from the fact
that It was not signed by officers of the
surety company furnishing the bond who
were empowered to do business in the state
Of Iowa. The bond in question was signed
by officers empowered to do business in
the state of Nebraska. The bond was or
dered returned for correction.
Last summer. while the work on Indian
creek was In progress Councilman Thomas
Maloney, who acted as boss of the work.
made a wager that he could put in a whole
hour shoveling mud from the creek bottom.
He won the wager, the feat being witnessed
by large crowd of interested spectators.
Last night Councilman Maloney put in a
bill for % cents for enc hours work on the
creek. Councilmen Fleming Hendrix and
Knudson voted for It, while Councilmen
Smith, Wallace and Younkerman voted
against allowing It. This made a tie vote,
but Councilman Maloney. who was presid-
ing in the absence of Mayor Macrae and
Councilman Olson. settled the matter in his
own favor by voting with Fleming. Hendrix
and Knudson. Mr.. Maloney intends to have
the warrant for the 20 cents framed as
memento.
The council adjourned to next Monday
night and will meet a committee of the
whole Thursday afternoon.