Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03
PROCEEDINGS OF CRY COUNCIL
Bids for Half Million square Feet Of
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PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
Bids for Half Million square Feet of
of Sidewalk Opened.
Bids for about 5OO, 700 square feet Of ce-
ment sidewalks were opened by the city
council last night, and after being read
were referred to the city engineer for
tabulation. The sidewalks on which bids
were invited are divided into twenty-three
sections, each section designed to consti-
tute about s., 900 worth Of work. as provided
by the new sidewalk ordinance. The work
of tabulation, owing to the different prices
for grading. WHY be tedious and City En-
gineer Etnyre stated that he expected it
would take at least a week to complete II.
The bids ranged from SIS cents to Is cents
a square foot, with varying rates for grad
ing, which might be necessary. Wickham
is thought to be low bidder on at least
ten sections, while Peter Nelson appears
to be the low man on most of the others.
The bidders were J. J. Hughes, Peter
Nelson. L. A. wickham, James p. Wick
ham, Council Bluffs Concrete company,
Miracle Pressed Stone company of Mime.
apolis, Stephen II. Conner, Kimballton
Construction Of Kimballton, la. Some of
the bids covered all OF the work for which
contracts are to be let, while others in
cluded only part OF the proposed work.
The entire work will aggregate about
$4,000.
The matter Of enforcing the pure milk
ordinance was brought up by Councilman
Jensen, who wanted to know how soon
1t was going to be made operative. City
Solicitor kimball suggested that before
putting the new measure into force rules
should be adopted by the local Board of
Health, as provided for in the ordinance. a
committee consisting Of Councilmen Jen-
sen, Morgan and Olson was appointed to
act with the city solicitor in formulating
such rules and report to the Board of
Health as soon as possible.
Councilman Younkerman introduced his
ordinance providing for the stringent reg
ulatiou Of dry cleaning establishments,
and a committee composed Of himself and
Councilmen Morgan and Jensen was ap-
pointed to confer with the proprietors of
such establishments with a view to agree
ing upon an ordinance.
In accordance with the suggestion con-
tained in a letter from President Winchell
of the Rock Island road to General e. h.
Test, relative to the proposition of a union
depot in Council Bluffs, Mayor Maloney
appointed a committee consisting of Coun-
cilmen Mcmillan, Rldgon and Olson to
act with a committee which the CONNER
cial club will be requested to name, with
a view to arranging a date for a meeting
in this city Of the heads of the several
railroads centering here, The matter of a
union depot has been agitated in some
quarters, but 1t is understood thai the
Illinois Central and some OF the other
roads do not care to entertain such a prop
osition at this time.
Councilman Younkerman brought up the
matter of requiring owners of automobiles
used for hire to pay a license. the same
as owners of hacks and express wagons
are required to pay. City Solicitor Kim
ball suggested that 1t would be necessary
to pass an ordinance, and will draw up
one.
City Physician Tubbs, during the discus
sion, suggested that all vehicles be re-
quired to carry a rear light at night, but
Mayor Maloney declared he would refuse
to sign such an ordinance.
II am now working on an ordinance to
require all pedestrians to carry a light at
night" said Councilman Jensen, with an
expressive wink, and this put a quietus on
the city physicians suggestion.
Complaint was made that the North
western railroad had not carried out its
agreement to keep the MINISTER Springs
road in proper condition for traffic while
carrying out its improvements in it's yards
and the city marshal was directed to stop
the railroad from using this thoroughfare
further until II fulfilled its promise.
The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail
way company, in a communication, signi-
fled it's willingness to comply with the re-
quest of the council that II erect a guard
rail along its track adjacent to Indian
creek on East Broadway, where the bank
has become dangerous after the recent
floods. At the suggestion Of Councilman
Jensen the work is to be done under the
supervision OF the city engineer.
City Auditor McAneny received the fol-
lowing communication relative to the Ind
ian creek problem yesterday from Charles
F. Chase, a well known consulting engi-
neer Of Clinton, Ia:
Dear Sir: 1 note an article in the Omaha
Bee in regard TO Indian creek and think
the stand you take is the proper one. This
work can be done under the law for chang
ing watercourses. tSee sections 1874 to 500
or the Iowa code of 1907 Clinton did $685.
500 of work under this law and had three
lawsuits on the question and won them
all.
Big discount on refrigerators, lawn
mowers and From 20 to 33h
per cent discount. p. c. Del Val Hard