Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-05
Garbage Resolution Goes over.

sure OF the legality of the change.
Garbage Resolution Goes over.
When the referred resolution providing
for stricter enforcement of the garbage
contract by the health commissioner was
announced by Chairman Funkhouser to the
committee, an air of peace and happiness
spread noiselessly over the group of city
dads, and in a mellow voice someone moved
it be held over, which the same was done,
The contractor is now doing considerably
better than erstwhile," murmured DR.. Con-
nell. we have had only a small number
of complaints recently and every council
man sighed happily. as the slam of a gar
bage wagon top was heard from below
somewhere.
City Comptroller Lobeck was granted a
leave of absence for a few days: and while
in the granting mood the councilmen al
lowed City Engineer Craig to understand
that he will on Tuesday evening be given
$500 additional to put North Thirtieth, street,
macadamized, in good condition. The city
engineer explained that the $500 heretofUSe
allowed him is utterly inadequate.gto do
the work right-that is, the work of laying
the thick dust created on the surface by
heavy travel. we have rounded the road, -
said Mr.. Craig, and we have opened the
cutters. l have asked for bids for a proper
tarvia material to surface It, after the
thick dust is scraped off, and for 5000 we
can put the road in excellent shape for
some time to come"
An appraisers bill in favor of C. ID.
Glover and others, for $2S3. p, for apPFaising
a boulevard line that was rejected, came to
the council from the Park beard without
being itemized, and without any apparent
good reason to exist, So back to the Park
board it went, with a request for more care.
full explanation and a diagram of days,
hours and resting places.
Cost of Cutting Weeds.
Street Commissioner Flynn sent in a most
courteous and ingenious communication,
setting forth that since he had spent about
s., 1903 for cutting weeds, and the weed sea-
son being about out of fashion, his fund
should be reimbursed to that extent, so
that needed street cleaning and other vital
matters can be taken in hand. The com
mitteemen promised themselves that the
question Of putting it back will be taken IN
council Tuesday evening. e.
Shortly, said a communication from the
custodian of the city hall. revolving doors
will be necessary at the main entrances,
and he asked the privilege of ordering the
same. No. said the committee, we have
a group of men paid to care for and ad-
minister city property and buildings; and
hence the dickering for doors will be done
by the committee Of the council.
City Electrician Michaelsen was author
lied to arrange to hold all street lights in
statu quo, after the close OF Ak-Sar-Ben,
until the council committee on finance can
consider carefully the question Of paying
for them during the National Corn exposi-
ton, In December.
An intimation from the Benson CONNER
cial club that II is now at ease and can
calmly consider the question of Greater
Omaha" was read, with favorable com
ment. The committee will that
Mayor Dahlman be requested 10 name a
committee to discuss this subject during
the long winter evenings with Benson citi-
zens and with those of South Omaha, which
place one Of The Coun-ilmen inserted, is nos
ready 70 come in.
A group OF South Omaha petitioners also
asked that South ~Twenty-third street, from
the north limits to the boulevard, be taker
in hand by the omaha authorities and
changed from "a garbage heap to a rea.
street, or something like one; and the peti.
ton will be considered at length later, after
a view by the proper parties.