Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-09
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Tsngle Over Ordinance Ordering One
New Viaduct Over Tracks.
NICHOLAS STREET PLAN ADOPTED
Effort TO Recommit the Ordinance
brings Ont sharp skIrn,Ish with
Some Pungent Debate, but
Directors Lose.

The city council last evening adopted
the city engineers plan for a viaduct on
Nicholas street. The alternative plan for
a vladuct on lizard street was placed on
file
Much oratory and parliamentary tangle
| preceded this action, following a motion
Of Councilman Sheldon to have the matter
referred to the committee on railways
and viaducts. for a conference with rep
resentatives of the railroads concerned
before final action. He asserted such ac-
ton would save time and clear the way
| for building the viaduct without a court
fight
Councilman johnson supported Sheldon
| and intimated that snap judgment was
being taken.
This statement was resented by Hummel,
| Bridges and McGovern.
Hummel asserted the engineer was in
structed on April 10, by resolution to bring
in plans and specifications.
McGovern said IL councilmen had failed
to attend the meeting or tne committee
of the whole at which the Nicholas street
plan was approved, it was their own fault.
A dozen sharp speeches pro and con,
we're made by half dozen councilmen,
while the others sat up and listened with
! interest. Motions and amendments fol-
lowed one another in rapid succession.
Those councimen favoring the viaduct pre-
vailed on every vote, to 3, Funkhouser,
johnson and Sheldon voting no.
Finally Burmester offered an amendment
approving the Nicholas street plan and
filing the lizard street plan.
Then someone questioned the record as
made by the votes taken, and the whole
proceeding was rescinded, reconsidered and
wiped out
some Rush Work ON Report.
Burmester renewed his motion to APP
prove the Nicholas and file the lizard
| street plan, but before a vote thereon
Funkhouser suggested the presentation OF
an immediate report from the committee
on railways and viaducts.
The committee at once prepared report
and it was as promptly adopted Under
the order of resolutions, Councilman Bur
mester further clinched the matter by hav-
ing passed a resolution ordering that specl-
fications be prepared by the engineer In
accordance with the plan adopted.
Insurance on the city hall elevators ha'
been cancelled, according TO notice sen
the council, because they are not In
safe condition. Councilman Sheldon salc
il will be impossible to get any insurance
While the elevators are ielb III NiASh bhSSSh
condition and bids for rebuilding the ele
Z yator plant will again be asked for.
plumbing Inspector Lynch reported SOM
defects in plumbing at 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 pu
in arc lamps where its tracks cross tn
street at Seventh and Marcy and Oh
|. Twentieth street. The Burlington wa
likewise directed to install arc lamps a
Seventh and Mason and where its track
i cross Thirteenth street. An arc lamp wa
also ordered placed at, the intersection o
= Central boulevard and Burt street
= James Jensen was awarded the con
tract for building a sewer on Grant street
\ from Twenty-fifth to Thirtieth, and f.
\ Donahue was awarded the contract 70
l. building a storm water sewer on Nort
! Twenty-fourt, from California to Burt
3 The O'Nein Insurance agency of Sout
1 Omaha was released from its bid to insur
the Omaha city hall and furniture on pay
ment of $2.1S, cost of advertising for bids
: The Missouri Pacific was, by ordinance
granted permission to lay two track
j across Oak street and Twenty-sixth street
An ordinance was passed forbidding tn
sprinklng of the intersection of Farnar
: and sixteenth street between the hour
of a. m. and p. m.