, 1908-08-05
WILL BUILD
CR0SSWALKS
COUNCIL PREPARING TO CON
Meet NEW CEMENT WALKS
ON SIDES OF STREET.
Committee VIII Investigate and Re-
Port Number Wanted and Clerk
VIII Advertise for elds-cow Or
dlnance and Water Laws to Be
More RisldIy Enforced In Future.

OAO III "a cRo6hbAOAAo .
To connect the completed walks on
each side of a street with well built
cement crosswalks.
To compel the building OF sidewalks
where property owners have for more
than a year disregarded notice served
by the marshal.
To more rigidly enforce the law
against cattle running at large within
the city limits.
To more rigidly enforce the water
laws of the city.
The new ordinance concerning TIL,
laying of water pipes. which has been
in process of evolution for several
weeks, was reintroduced last night,
read the first time and ordered to be
printed in blank for the benefit of the
people of the city.
Proceedings In Detail.
The council was called to order al
7;45 last evening by Mayor spalding,
with Councilmen Beemer, Gates. Han
sen. Johnson, Schwatke and Solder.
strom present. The CLERK and marshal
were present, the attorney being the
only absentee oficer.
The minutes of the last meeting
We're read and approved.
II. A. Wilkinson requested that I.
reasonable extension of time be grant
ed for the laying OF cement sidewalks
along the north side of lot II and the
east of lots, 3, 10 and IL, block 200,
as qr~rQnparn0nf- wi1l H. Wade uyikblr
the next thirty days to erect a new
building On the east 38 feet of the
said lots, and on motion of Mr.. Beemer,
the extension of time was granted.
To Extend Water Pipe.
Mr.. Beemer moved, and the motion
prevailed. granting Annie E. Belts and
John c. Belts permission to extend the
water pipe on south Seventh street
from Steele street to Ord street.
George H. Haskins, Otto Gramm,
Leslie d. Kennedy, Mrs. NJ. J. Gala
nan, e Crumrine, Mrs. N. j. Housley
and John l, Allyn, owning property in
blocks 100 and 179. petitioned for the
extension of the W system through
these blocks, and on motion of Mr.
johnson, the petition was referred to
the sewer committee for investigation
and report at the, next meeting of the
council. ~
Sewers In New Addition,
Mr.. Symons, representing the owners
of the Grand Avenue addition, wished
to know on what terms the owners
of the addition will be permitted to
lay sewer. He ststed that tile owB.
ers are willing to lay the sewers at
their W expense upon agreement by
the city to buy the sewer as the prop.
erty is built upon, and ON motion OF
Mr.. Johnson. the matter was referred
to a committee consisting OF Messrs.
Johnson. Gates and Beemer, the
city attorney being added in an ad-
visory capacity, for investigation ann
report.
Water for University,
James Cordiner, speaking for the un.
iversity board of trustees, asked per
mission to attach a water pipe to the
Grand avenue main on Tenth street
and connect with the present water
system Of the university at the bound.
airy line o. the campus.
James Hardman asked permission
for a number of residents on north
Fifth street to connect with the water
main on that street through a pipe "
inches in diameter instead of one-inch
openings, for each lot, the petitioners
owning two lots each.
New Fire Hydrants.
Chief Otto Gramm of the fire depart
ment reported that when the old wa.
ter pipes are abandoned the following
hydrants will be left dry: To be re.
placed with double hydrants, the ones
at Second and Garfield, Fourth and
Clark, Third and Custer and Fifth
and Fremont. The following are new
hydrants: Sixth and Garfield, Seventh
and Clark. Eighth and Fremont and
Tenth and Kearney. The following are
to be attached to new mans: -Four
on Second street, one on Third street,
one on Fourth street, two on Fifth
street, two on Sixth street, two or
Eighth street and one on Seventh
street.
The matter was referred to the fire
department committee to advertise FOR
bids for changing the MIGRANTS and
placing the ley hydrants.
Mr.. Johnson was excused from fur
Their attendance at this meeting.
Reports Of omeers.
The reports of the city marshal, jus