Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
Council Bluffs
COUNCIL ORDERS REPAVlNC
Members Vote Vitrified Brick on
Small Part of Two Streets.
BAR FOR CITY WATER PLANT
Mayor MRloney COnEratuIates Mem
bers on Action, Declaring IL step
Toward Newer and BETTER
City-Hardins Approves.

In a special session called-for the pur-
pose the city council last evening took
the first decisive steps toward repavlng
Broadway and South Main street dlsre-
garding in a measure the nearly unanimous
protests OF the property owners against
disturbing the present rough granite
stones. The council amended the original
paving resolution, which specified the re-
pavement OF the entire granite-covered
surface on the two streets, and limited the
improvements to small area in the cen
trail part OF the main business section.
The resolution as passed provides for re-
pavement OF Broadway from the east side
Of Second street to the west side OF Sixth
street and Main street from Broadway to
the south side OF First avenue. The ma
terial Is to be vitrifled brick laid on a
five-inch concrete base.
The council went into executive session
for nearly an hour at the beginning of the
session for the purpose of discussing the
paving problem when the agreement TO
make the start was reached. but when the
matter came up in open council there was
still room for considerable discussion.
Harding's Position.
When II came to the final vote Alder
man Harding of the First ward voted
against the paving resolution. explaining
that he did so for two reasons, first be-
cause as a member of the council he felt
that he had obligated himself to be gov
erned by the wishes OF the people, and he
could not vote for an Improvement that
was almost unanimously objected to by
those most vitality interested; and second,
because the laying of even that small
area of pavement on permanent con-
| ~. IN
carry out the further wishes of the people
In relation to the ownership of the water
works, either by purchase of the present
plant or the construction of a new sys-
tenn. He said with even such a small OBJ
stacle as this 1t would be impossible to
secure approval of the property owners
to tear up the street again to lay new
pipes. 1t meant, in his opinion, one step
| further toward defeating the purpose OF
the people to achieve municipal owner
ship All of the other members of the
| council voted for the resolution and Mayor
Maloney arose and congratulated them
upon their courage, declaring that 1t was
| the beginning of a movement for newer
and better city.
| In discussing the matter Alderman Fisher
said he had been authorized by three OF thu
property owners within the specified ares
to have their names taken from the protest
and had been assured by many of the bust
ness men in the district that they would
willingly bear the expense of the improve
mcnt in the form of higher rentals.
number of the business men most inter
ested were In the audience chamber an'
| warmly applauded the action of the council
The council dispatched part of the usua
routine business. The report of the 1udici
| airy committee recommended the settle
ment Of damage suit brought by Enocl
Mowilliams, aged so years, who was pain
fully hurt by fall due to defective
sidewalk on Fifteenth street He sued 70
$1,000 and offered to settle for $3.50. Tn
council concurred in the report. The dam
age claim of Raymond C. Wise for simila
injuries was denied.
Mayor Maloney and City Treasurer Tru
we're authorized TO attend the meeting o
the League of American Municipalities L
be held at st. Paul on August 1925 a
delegates from this city. Mayor Malone
and Mayor Dahlman are on the speakers
list.