, 1908-06-03
CONTRACT IS
THREATENED
RAILROAD COMPANY GRANTS
COMMISSIONERS RIGHT TO
CONNECT WITH MAIN.
Council Informed That Permission
from Omaha Had Been CommunI-
Gated to Chairman McGibbon, and
City Attorney Directed to Prevent
Violation Of Agreement.

At the meeting of the council last
night 1t was stated that the railroad
company had granted the county COM
missioners the right to connect the
court house water system directly on
to the Grand avenue main. the con-
tract between the city and the rail-
road company expressly stating that
nc such connection would be permit
ted. The matter was referred to the
city attorney, who appeared before the
board of county commissioners today,
the council directing the attorney to
confer with the commissioners in an
effort to prevent the violation of the
failed, then harsher mea will be re
sorted to. The mayor and council con-
tended that if the county commission
ers are permitted to violate the con-
tract between the city and the rail-
road company, it would weaken the
contention in other that might
arise. The owners of the lateral
mains on Fifth and Sixth streets, al
so, object to the direct connection, as
they consider it a part Of the duty of
the county commissioners to assist in
the laying of those mains, or one of
them, in supplying the court house
and grounds with water.
Proceedings Of Council.
The council was called to order by
Mayor Spalding at TAO last evening,
the rollcall showing the presence of
Councilmen Beemer, Gates, Hansen,
Schwatke and Soderstrom, Mayor
Spalding, Clerk Tyvold and Marshal
Sigman. The absentees were Coun-
Gilman Johnson and Attorney McMur-
ray.
The minutes OF the meeting of May
10 were read and approved, Mr.. John
son taking his seat during the reading.
Sidewalks at Library.
w. H. Holiday presented the matter
of the sidewalks ordered along the
Grand avenue side of the library tract,
suggesting that the city should bear
the expenses Of the walk on both the
Grand emu and Fourth street sides
of the library tract. The walk, he be-
lieved, should be six feet wide. tMr.
Holiday advanced the idea, as a tax
payer of the city. that the city should
also lay a walk around the court
house, as the citizens get the almost
exclusive benefit Of the walks.
Mr.. McMurray appeared at this
point.
Ordinances Taken Up.
The ordinance relating to drays and
other vehicles was read by the clerk,
going over until the next meeting of
the council.
The ordinance regulating billiard
and pool tables and bowling alleys was
read the second time.
The reports of Marshal Sigman, Po-
lice Justice Hynds and Sexton Sewell
of the city cemetery were read and re-
ferred to the finance comm,ttee.
Officers Reports for May.
The marshal's report for the month
of May shows collections amounting to
81, 076, the report of the police justice
adding $133.50, making a total of $4,-
209. so. The marshal collected $4,000
from retail liquor license, $44 from
city licenses, $12 for rent Of Justices
office, 500 from pound fees and $500
from county licenses.
Justice Hynds collected ,$133.5O;
from users of wafar ont of hours S16.
from keepers of houses of prostitution
$40, and omitted from March report,
$3.50. No fines were collected in city
criminal cases.
During the month OF May the sexton
of the city cemetery sold cemetery
lots amounting to SIS. There were
min interments during the month-on
the 5th, 9Th. 9Th, 14th, 18th, 18th, 18th,
26th' and 28th. Four of the interments
were of babes.
Walks On Third, Street.
Henry Corey, owning lot z; Andrew
Drexler, owning lots-S and 9; Mrs. E.
e. Marsh, owning lots 10 to Is, 'and
William George, owning lot 6 all in
block ZIG, requested hat the width of
the sidewalk to be laid on the west
sides of. the lots be reduced from
twelve feet to nine feet in width, they
believing that the latter width will
meet all requirements for several
years to come. Mrs. Martha E. Stick
-ney, who owns lot 5 in that block, in
front of which there Is now a twelve
foot sidewalk, has no objection to the
granting of the prayer of the petition