Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-30
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Recommends Passage Of
Sanitary Ordinance.
BOND ORDINANCE INTRODUCED
Koutsky Home from Chicago
Peter shensda COnfesses At
tempt 10 Rob ROsweCki's
saloon.

Tit city council at its meeting last night
the passage OF the sanitary
ordinance end the three ordinances elimin-
ating the five-year clause from three paw
ing bond contracts as requested by To-
ledo brokers and ordered the city attorney
to draft an ordinance eliminating sales and
performances by street fakirs.
The sanitary ordinance Is a long instru-
ment consisting Of ninety sections. cover
ing all the points Of sanitation, building
and drainage. 1t is copied carefully after
the ordinances Of New York, Chicago and
Omaha. The aim was to provide for all the
conditions Of a metropolitan city. The or
dinance met with considerable opposition
on account Of its length, as some members
objected to the expense of publishing 1t.
A long petition was received from promi-
nent business men of the city asking that
the street fakirs be kept from exhibiting
or selling wares on the open streets OF the
city. This refers to the travelling fakirs,
who sell knives. jewelry or give patent
medicine shows. The council instructed
the city attorney to draft an amendment
to the general license ordinance in this
particular.
The three ordinances desired by Splitter
g. Co., were introduced and will be passed
as speedily as possible SO as to facilitate
the sale Of the paving bonds. The new or
dinance makes no mention Of a five-year
option for the retirement Of these bonds.
rhe city attorney recommended the pas
sage on the ground that the clause was
material, as there was a charter provision
covering the point which no city ordinance
could repeal.
Dan Harmon was awarded the contract
a A. T..-IRAI .s-zz.
sanitary sewer.
Petitions. asking for the grading of S
street from Thirty-second to Thirtieth,
and Fortleth street from Q to p streets,
were received. A petition was also re-
ceived for the grading of Polk street from
Thirteenth to Railroad avenue.
The claim for city obligations to the
amount OF $14, es6, due at the fiscal agency
in New York. was allowed. This amount
is drawn from the interest fund.
F. G. Wallweber was awarded a con-
tract to handle the city garbage for a
period of three years. Mrs. Peter Woods
has a license for this work, 1t is main
tained by some that this action of the
council will not stand, as it is claimed
the city has no authority to grant a
monopoly of this business.
Numerous grading ordinances were rec
commended for passage.
The council will meet as a Board of
Equalization July 13 and ID, to adjust spe-
cial assessments of sidewalk taxes. Un-
der the new charter the council meets
every month for this purpose.
The council adjourned until II g. m. to-
day; when the ordinances covering the paw
ing propositions will be submitted for Sec
ond reading.
Mayor Home from Chicago.
Mayor Frank Koutsky and the city engi-
neer, q. w. Roberts. returned from Chi
cago Sunday. While In Chicago they ex-
amined the asphaltum concrete paving Of
Michigan avenue. This is a concrete of
Clipped stone, bound by asphalt instead
of cement They were pleased with It
because Of its durability and the fact that
1t can be laid for about one-third less
than any other paving. There is no pat
ent on the process. and any contractor
can manufacture this kind of concrete.
1t is probable that this kind of paving
may be included in the future estimates
Of the city engineer for all classes Of resi-
dence streets.