Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
SEWER BUILDING ORDERED
Full Available Appropriation to be
Spent During Summer.
NEW WORK ON THE C1TY's SYSTEM
Council i'm Committee OF whole Conn
mcnds city Engineers Program
and win Advertise for Add
tlOnaI bids Mt Once.

The city council committee Of the whole
yesterday afternoon authorized the city
engineer to proceed with the building Of
necessary sewers to the full extent Of the
money available for that purpose. some
thlng like $4,000. About $1,000 OF this
amount Is to be devoted to catch basins,
intersection work and inspection.
Inc new sewers authorized and for which
resolutions will be presented to the council
this evening are the Lake street extension,
5000; Fourteenth street extension. 1,600;
Jones street extension, 81, 500, and the .ex-
tension Of the South Omaha sewer. at an
estimated cost of S21. 900. The latter will
De carried up to connect with the present
sewer at the northwest corner of Hanscom
park, and the small Jones street extension
Is to run along the government corral. The
balance OF the money is to be spent on
he Burt street. Jones street and Fowler
avenue main sewers. already authorized.
The first named will cost s4s.O 900. the Jones
street Job $500 and the Fowler avenue
sewer 81. 100.
City Engineer Craig reported that bids
had been received Monday for sewers ad-
v~ertised at a price practically within the
estimate and he had reason to believe bids
to be opened next Monday would also be
within the departments estimate Of cost.
Some Salaries Raised.
Several small raises in salary we're al
lowed, as follows: To the elevator con-
ductors and j~anitors in the city hall, $65
a month, a raise of S.; to the ~ngineer at
the city Jail, a raise from SIS to SIS a
month, and to the fireman a raise from
$50 to SEQ.
The councilmen, on report from a special
committee, decided to buy a Stoddard-
Dayton seven-passenger from
H. e. Frederickson for $3.50. The report
said a dozen or more cars had been tested
by actual use and the Frederickson offer
was considered the best.
The committee rave favorable recon-
mendation to the following ordinances:
For ante and post-mortem inspection of
meat brought into the city for sale; also
an ordinance creating the office Of
slaughter house inspector and assistant city
veterinarian at a salary of SIPS a month.
Establishing a license of SO a year for
dealers in secondhand furniture and pro-
vidlng for keeping a record Of purchases
and furnishing the police such information
as may be demanded.
Making the city comptroller custodian of
all leases on city property, collector of
rents for the same; also custodian of all
indemnity bonds to the city. The comp
troller must also get up a list Of all city
property, whether leased or vacant, and
keep in his office all Information pertain
ing to the matters enumerated.
Gasoline Protection.
After listening to protests from a dele
CATION Of grocery keepers against the pro-
posed ordinance to govern the keeping of
gasoline and other inflammable materials,
the postponed action for a week.
The protestants insisted that the ordi-
nance is uncalled for and will put many
OF them to a heavy unnecessary expense.
Assistant City Attorney Rine held that the
ordinance as amended is less drastic than
similar ordinances in force In other cities.
y on request of the attorney OF the Illinois
Central, because only one bid had been
received. the committee decided to readver-
tlse for paving Cass street, from Eleventh
to Thirteenth. with stone. 1t was repre-
sented to the council, the company can
save 81 a yard by this move.