Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-11
Council Bluffs
Indian Creek
to Be Bound in
by Concrete Walls
Improvements Started that Will Add
Thousands of Dollars in Value to
Property of the City.

Inc enamel of Indian creek from Bryant
street to the Northwestern railway was
officially fixed yesterday for the first time
in the history OF the turbulent stream.
Nature gave over the attempt TO fix it's
boundaries and permitted II to wander
vagrantly where 1T chose or found the
least resistance, but the city council yes
terday IN committee OF the whole, Of
ficially prescribed the channel 1t shall here
after use, and took the first steps to en-
force the orders by having the channel
defined by reinforced concrete walls.
The channel begins at Bryant with a
width Of twenty-four feet. and widens to
twenty-six feet at MINISTER street, at
Scott street It broadens to thirty feet and
at Sixth street It is given thirty-four feet;
the widening process continues until a
breadth Of thirty-six ia attained at Eighth
street which Is further increased to forty
two feet for the remainder Of its long
course to the river
The widening process is due to the fact
that the banks become lower as the grade
becomes flatter and the channel is thus
given the required area all of the way.
The council met to consider the petition of
Adolph Beno and others for the establish
nent of official lines to permit the con-
struction OF concrete retaining walls In the
block on North Main street and Scott
street. City Engineer Etnyre accompanied
the alderman equipped with large blue
print Of the surveys showing the newly
established lines. The boundaries go
straight between Main and Scott street,
adding several feet to the northern ends
of all the lots I'm the block slight curve
| Is made between Scott and Sixth street
adding about four feet to the depths OF
the business lots fronting on Broadway
and this. too, without taking anything
from the property lines ON the op.
poste side Of the stream. The council Of
ficially approved the plat as a committed
of the whole and it will be finally ap
proved in the meeting next Monday night
The Beno company and other property
owners in the block will at once begin tn,
construction of retaining wall twenty
| feet high, and it is believed that the prop
erty owners in the block between Scott and
sixth street will follow their example. j
! Simonds & Co., owners of the Contra
grocery store property, will begin the con
struction of tho wall through the blocl
between Sixth and Seventh streets, and 1
now looks as II the creek would be confined
in solid walls throughout it's course in tn,
|
add thousands of dollars value to all Of tn,
business property and permit the extension
of buildings in some Instances nearly fit!
feet further back.
During the session of the committee tn
communication submitted by City Solicito
Eimball at the last meeting of the council
advising the aldermen that the city wa
liable for water service furnished by tin
waterworks to all public buildings, parks
ETC., was considered. 1t was referred to tn
committee on water, composed of Alder
men Younkerman and Fisher, with iRstruc
tons to meet Manager Hart of the waite
company and endeavor to effect some set
Element OF the claims and report to tn
council City Solicitor Kimball was adde,
to the committee as its advisor in the ne
gotiations
A request by the promoters Of the Pur
Food show to have the streets illuminate
while the exposition was in progress wa
received and win be considered Monda
night.