Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-08
city COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Tangle Over Ordinance Ordering One
New Viaduct Over Tracks.
NICHOLAS STREET PLAN ADOPTED
Effort So BecOmmit the Ordinance
BrinEs out sharp skirmi.h with
some PunEent Debate, But
DIRECTORS Lose.

The city council last evening adopted
the city engineer plan for a yiaducr ON
Nicholas street. The alternative plan for
q viaduct ON lizard street was placed on
fils
Much oratory and parliamentary tangle
preceded Jhis action, following a motion
OF Councilman Sheldon to have the matter
referred 10 the committee ON railways
and Viaducts, for a conference with rep
resentauVes % the railroads concerned
before tinal action. lie asserted such ac-
zion would save time and clear the way
for building the vIaduct without d court
tight
Councilman Johnson supported sheldon
and iutimated that snap Judgment was
beIng takEn.
This statement was resented by Hummel
Brldges and McGOvern.
Hummel asserted the engineer was in
suucted On April Is, by resolution to bring
an plans and specifications.
McGovern said il councllmen had failed
~ attend the meeting OF the committee
OF the whole at which the Nicholas street
plan was approved. It was their own FAULT
A dozen sharp speeches pro and con,
were made by halI dozen councilmen,
whIe the others sat up and listened with
interest Motions - ana amendments fol-
lowed one another IN rapid succession.
Those councimen favoring the viaduct pre-
vailed on every vote, . 10 5, Funkhouser,
johnson and sheldon voting no
Finally Burmester offered an amendment
approving the Nicholas street plan and
1.hnE che lizard street plan.
Then someone questioned the record as
made by the votes taken, and the whole
proceeding was rescinded. RECONSTRUCTED and
wiped out
some Rush Work ON Report.
Burmester renewed his motion to APP
prove the Nicholas and file the lizard
s1rsee pAan, buI before vote thereon,
Irunkhouser suggested the presentation or
an immediate report from The committee
on railways and viaductS
The committee al once prepared a report
and Il was as promptly adopted Under
Gsse order OF resolutions, Councilman Bur-
rasSster further cltnched the matter by hav-
inss PASSED a resolution ordering that speci~
lioat1uus be prepared by the engineer in
accordance Wlth the plan adopted
insurance on the city hall elevators has
been cancelled, according TO notice sent
.ha council because they are not in a
safe condition Councilman sheldon said
At viii be impossible to get any insurance
while the elevators are left in their present
condition, and bids for rebuilding the ele-
Va1or plant will again be asked for.
plumbing Inspector Lynch reported some
defects in plumbing HI the new fire sta
ton at Twenty-second and Ames ave-
nue., and the committee on public prop
erty will investigate the work
some New Lights.
The Union Pacific was directed to put
arr IL Whare its tracks cross the
street at seventh and Marcy and on
Twentieth street. The Burlington was
likewise directed to install arc lamps at
Seventh and Mason and where Its tracks
cross Thirteenth street, An arc lamp was
also ordered placed at the intersection of
Central boulevard and Burt street.
James Jensen was awarded the con-
tract for building sewer on Grant street
from Twenty-fifth to Thirtieth. and Ed
Donahue was awarded the contract for
building a storm water sewer on North
Twenty-fourt from California to Burt.
The O'Neiu Insurance agency of South
Omaha was released from its bid to insure
the Omaha city hall and furniture on pay
roent OF Sis cost of advertising for bids.
The Missouri Pacific was, by ordinance,
granted permission to lay two tracks
across Oak street and Twenty-sixth street.
An ordinance was passed fOrbidding the
shrinking of the intersection OF Farnam
and sixteenth street between the hours
ID of 6 a M and u M