Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-14
BRIDGE CONTRACTS AWARDED
One Goes to james SREuin and other
to y. A. WIckham.


One GOes to james SREuin and other
t. r. A. WIckham.
The city council last night formally
awarded the contracts for the construc-
ton Of the new concrete bridges over In
dian creek at Benton street and North
Eighth street to James saguin for the for
mer on his bid of $500 and to r. A. Wick
ham for the latter on his bid OF ST. 92. 1t
is likely, however, that before the work
OF construction is commenced on the North
Eighth street bridge the question of
whether the plans and specifications in
fringe on patents claimed to be held by
N. NJ. Stark & Co. of Des Moines will have
to be determined. If royalty is demanded,
this raised the question as to whether
the contractor or the city would be
liable. City Solicitor KimbaIl gave it as his
opinion that under the specifications the
contractor would be fable for any royal
ties on patents, whileIon the other hand
Mr.. Wickham declared THAT his bid was
made without reference, to any such con-
Ttingency.
Councilman Jensen, chairman of the com
mittee on waterworks had the bin Of the
Council Bluffs City Waterworks company
for hydrant- rental cut out from the
monthly list and ordered returned to the
bill called for a rental Of $50 a hydrant,
whereas. according to Mr.. Jensen, $40 was
the correct figure under the rate ordi-
nance adopted by the council shortly after
the waterworks company went into the
hands Of a receiver.
On motion OF Councilman Jensen also
the city clerk was instructed to notify
the county auditor to enter against the
waterworks company the assessment for
city taxes. Under it's former franchise the
company was exempt from city taxes in
return for water supplied the city. This
year the company's assessment was placed
at SIS, 157, of which $S4,51 is for real estate
and S4O,6 $50 for personal property.
On recommendation of the special com
mite e consisting of CounciImen Olson,
Morgan and SIX dsholm, which had the mat
ter in charge. the following sidewalks re-
Gently ordered on temporary grades were
ordered stricken from the several con-
tracts.
Gales avenue, east side. from Seldom TO
Graves streets; McGee avenue, south side,
Harrison to Little Benton; Charles street
south side, Kappel to Stahl; Knepper
Eighth avenue, north side, Twenty-first
to. Thirtyieth; Seventeenth street, east
side Avenue A to Avenue e. Avenue A,
Avenue b, both sides, T%ent rwensieth ~
Twenty-thirdi Avenue B. both sides,
Twenty-sixth to Twenty-eighth; Seven
Eighth streetsi Nineteenth streets. both
sides, Avenue B to Avenue d; ~Twenty-sev-
enth, both sides, Avenue A to Avenue 2;
to Avenue A; Twenty-fourtb street W.,
side, Broadway to Avenue e; Twenty
third street, east side. Avenue A to Ave
Avenue c to Avenue d; Twenty-second
street, east side, Broadway to avenue ID.
Twenty-first street, east side, Avenue a
TO- Avenue b.; Avenue G south side, Twen-
south side, Avenue C 10 Avenue d; Ave
nue. c, both sides, Fourteenth to Sixteenth
streets; Fifteenth street both sides, Ave
side, Avenue y to Avenue c.: Fourteenth
street, both sides. Avenue B to Avenue
PTw.htIsth stSss, sor! Ty s1aS, sixteenth to
west side, Broadway to Avenue A.: Tween
ty-second street, west side, Avenue b to
street, west side, Avenue b to Avenue G.
The request OF the National Horticul-
tural society hat IT nave permission to
use half OF the roadway on Washington
avenue on the north side OF the Auditor
for a temporary structure during the
fruit show was granted on condition that
the Auditorium company construct a ce-
ment sidewalk on that side of the building
in lieu Of the brick walk which it tore up
last year.
Mayor Maloney was authorized to ap-
point a committee OF three from the ooun-
Gil TO attend the annual meeting Of the
Iowa League of Municipalities to be held
in Fort Dodge Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday OF ext week. City Solicitor
Kimball, who was suggested as one OF the
committee, stated that he would attend
the meeting in his capacity as member OF
the legislative committee.
The council adjourned TO Wednesday
afternoon.
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