Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-23
COUNTY ASKED TO ASSIST
4 ThOufsnd Dollars Wanted 10 Apply on
Paving Of Broadway.
Board orftRs lTTlt ENCOURAGEMENT
Contract for Blank Books Let TO More
house a Company at Prices Much
Below Those of Previous
Years.

With a request that the county con-
tribute 5000 from the road fund toward
the cost Of paving lower Broadway, Mayor
Macrae, several councilmen and members
of the Commercial club waited upon the
Board of County Supervisors at its ses-
sion yesterday. In the party with Mayor
Macrae were Coundlmen Maloney. Olson
and Smith, comprising the special COM
mittee appointed by, the city council last
Monday night; Councilman Younkerman,
President c. w. Mcdonald, Victor E. Ben
der J. p Greensields F. r. Davis, II. H.
Van Brunt, F. T. True, @. II. Mayne rep
resenting the Commercial club and the
recently organized Council Bluffs Develop
ment company.
In support of the application OF assist
ance from the country road fund, Il was
pointed out to the supervisors that Broad
way, being the main thoroughfare between
Council Bluffs and Omaha, was entitled
to the aid asked from the. county. as it
was used largely by the farmers. truck
gardeners and others living outside the
city. The supervisors declined 10 make any
promises and questioned their right 20 use
the county road fund or any part thereof
for the purpose suggested They gave at
tentive ear to The arguments made by the
merclal club but announced. they could
not give the matter any consideration, until
they had consulted with the county at
torney as to the legal status of the propo-
sition The committee was Obliged to be
content with the statement of the board
that II would talk the matter over with
the county attorney and would announce
its decision in a rev days. ~
The supervisors yesterday awarded the
contract for furnishing the county with
books, blanks and printed supplies 70 More
house & Co., their bid being the lowest
OF the two filed. The Fryer Printing COM
pany was the other bidder. The Nonpareil
company declined to submit any bid and
II is understood will endeavor to hold the
board to it's former action when II awarded
II the contract at the prices which had
prevailed for several years past, without
advertising for bids. Supervisor Baker
alone voted against awarding the contract
to Morehouse & Co.. explaining that he
did so because "the contract had already
been entered into with the New Nonparell
company" 1t was stated that COM
parison of the prices of Merehouse h Co.
with those paid the Nonpareil company for
several yeas past, showed that the county
would save from 30 to 80 per cent on the
cost Oh SUCH supplies unuer tne new con-
tract. For instance, one item. that Of the
book for account OF warrants" used In
the Office OF the county auditor, was mem
toned. Heretofore the county had been
paying, II was stated. SOS for this book to
the Nonpareil company. while under their
bid Morehouse & Co. will furnish the same
for 81. Envelopes, for which the Non
pareil company, 1t was said. received 81
will now be fun nished under the new con-
tract for $3.50 s.
The contract for the construction Of
three bridges over the Pigeon creek dfain-
age ditch was awarded to w. NJ. Lana on
his bid OF 1886. Mr. Lana is the present
county bridge contractor. other bids re-
ceived were: s. @. Hunter, s2,49O; J. NJ.
Flagler. S2.562
DR.. o. Solomon was appointed physician
TO attend the poor In Avoca town, Knox,