Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-22
MAY RESORT TO ASPHALT
City Engineer Sees Little Hope for
Enough Brick for Paving.
STRIKE THRoTTLEs THE OUTPUT
Committee of whole Learns RRdiR-
tors I'm New Fire House Are
Faalty-Amends MIX
Ordinance,

That all further street paving .. a.
present contract extending over vast ara
OF the downtown district may be changed
from the use OF brick to asphalt doomed
up as possibility when City Engineer
Craig Informed the Committee OF the
Whole that he had ordered the work held
up for decision. MIR. Craig declared at
the meeting yesterday he had made a trip,
Of investigation to the brick manufacturing
plants Of the state and had discovered the
strike they are sustaining bids fair TO
hold down the output far below the neces-'
stiles Of omaha's contract work indefi-
nitely.
Only 10000 brick are on hand for the
city now. while several millions are needed.
Thirty thousand feet Of street are already
torn up and surfaced with concrete toun-
dalton for the brick pavement, The streets
in that condition must be held up until
sufficient brick arrive. but through the
engineers order no other streets viii be
torn up in like manner, unless for the
purpose OF being paved with asphalt The
question OF ordering tho asphalt pavement
ON the remaining streets to be paved was
placed in the hands Of the Judiciary de-
partment
Wrong Radiation tn Fire House.
The committe developed an adamant at
titude toward IL. NJ. Johnson, OF the john
son Rowe-Paige company when the latter
came before it and admitted the company
had failed to follow the specifications In
the radiation work on the Ames avenue
fire house. Architect w. l. Miscner sew
eral weeks ago wrote a letter to the coun-
ell informing 1t that the radiation in the
fire house was of a cheaper kind than
the specifications called for and must
come out"
Mr.. johnson admitted his company had
| used different type of heating plant than
the architect had ordered. but maintained
stoutly that it was not cheaper kind. He
was told that the committee could not
| judge Of that but would insist upon the
| carrying out of the specified contract. The
committee then referred the matter over
| to the committee on public lands and build
ings.
Acting upon a request by Health Com
missioner Connell, the committee ordered
that the ordinance regulating the inspection
OF milk be amended to specify 10 per cent,
instead of 10 per cent of butter fat. as a
requirement of city milk. 1t was explained
the state law requires the presence of is
per cent OF butter-fat in milk, and there
fore the city ordinance should be made to
comply with it.
Would Have barber Hoard.
A draft of an ordinance was submitted
forbidding city employees from circulating
petitions for improvement in city work.
for their personal gain in money or other
wise. Such an act was fixed a misde-
meanor and to be punished by fine of
from $40 to 500. The committee moved to
: have the ordinance read before the coun-
Gil tonight.
The appointment Of BARRIERS examining
, board was considered and passed as q
question for the council tonight.
The proposed examining board is to ex-
anime all applicants for a BARRIERS license
and to see 10 the enforcement OF ell regu-
lations upon the BARRIERS Of the city.