Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-08
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. $50. Night, F-l7Oi
Paving, Curbing and GATHERING and
sewer Jobs Are Let.

PaEinRP CurDInk anu "uttCEAhk INV
sewer Jobs Are Let.
The contract for the street paving in
Council Bluffs during 1903 was awarded
by the city council last night to Contractor
e. A. Wickham, his being the, lowest OF
the two bids received. Wickham's bid fol-
Galesburg block on concrete base was
81. O7a per square yard, with 4 per cent
added for payment in certificates. He
quoted the same price for pes Moines
brick for top course. w. d. Orr e. Co
Of Galesburg. ILL.,, bid S2114 for Galesbure
block on concrete base and S2.Os1s for Des
Moines brick for top course, with 5 pei
cent added for certificates.
The contract for combination curbIne
and guttering was given to Pete Nelson
on his bid of So cents per lineal foot, casr
or certificates. e. A. wickham, who was
the other bidder, asked 5sh cents pei
lineal foot, cash or certificates.
Wickham was the only bidder on sewers
and was awarded the contract at the fol
lowing figures: six-inch, 42h cents; eight,
inch, 49K cents; ten-inch, 621h cents; man,
holes, S34 each; 4 per cent to be added fol
certificates.
The ordinance regulating the construc.
ton of sidewalks and providing for the
manner Of assessment and payment OF
cost of same was not amended, as had
been suggested, City Solicitor Kimball
submitted an opinion to the effect that the
law gave the owner the privilege of pay.
ing the cost OF the Improvement In seven
installnents and the city could not by or
dinance order It paid in one amount. The
clerk was instructed to have the ordinance
published according TO law so that the
council can now go ahead and take the
necessary action ordering the laying OF
several miles Of new walks in different
parts OF the city.
1t having been learned that the Iant
given by NJ. r. Rohrer and Leonard
Everett for lincoln park should have beer
decided 10 the park board instead Of to tn,
city, Mayor Maloney was authorized b,
resolution to sign a warranty deed of tn,
property 10 the park board.
The settlement reached by the specIa
committee with Angel Alta in the con
troversy over the Pettibone ditch where
by the drain is to be cut around, Alta
lot, he paying the expense of same, wa
approved.
A complaint hat the old church build
ing at the corner of Third avenue an,
Eighteenth street was in a dangerous con
ulllOn ana name 10 Idll AT any time wa
referred TO the committee of the whole.
After an ordinance providing for tn
condemnation of the old building at e.
West Broadway had been read, II de
veloped that the shack had been tor
down and that the ordinance was &C
eordingly somewhat belated.
Otto Herring, who recently acquire
proprietoTship OF the Goodrich hotel a
Broadway and Eighth street, was granite
a saloon permit for sol West Broadway.
Councilman Jensen questioned the RICH
of City Electrician Mckinley to emplo
help without first securing permission froI
the council. In future the city electrical
will be required 10 secure such permissio
before hiring any extra help.
At the suggestion of City Electrical
Tubbs, the council decided to attend in
body the lecture TO be given Thursda
evening at the public library auditorium
by Prof. Kline on tuberculosis" Tn
council adjourned TO next Monday evenin
and will meet as a COMMITTEES of the whoI
Friday afternoon.