Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-01
Council PoWerleSs
to Stop Building
City Solicitor Makes Known Law Re
gHrdiRg Rights Of Persons and
Of Community.

A man may bufd q oDe-story or q forty
story building on his own Dot, or ne may
dig a bOtturnleHB pit there and roof II over
OF do anything else he wants TO, and there
IL no Law IN this part o. the country 10
interfere with him unless the character Of
the building tnfrActs the fire OF other d.
dinHnoss o. the city.
This was thu dictum laid down By City
6ohcitur KimbGu last evening when ne
reported upon the motion Of the council
lnstrnctinE him 70 draw an ordinance pro
hihitinG nothing smaller than permanent
tv-o-Etory buildings 10 BE- erected on Broad
way from the Methodist church 20 the
Northwestern tracks. The call for +hs
ordinances was a petition Of large num-
Ter q property owners on the upper END
Of Broadway who sought 10 prevent the
owner Of the lot AZ lss from which the
council amer three years effort succeeded
( IN getting removed an old rRrnshEckls
( building erecting a single Story sheet iron
shed and installing blacksmith shop next
6our 10 q drug store End IN the immediHts
7 euvirUumsnt Of the Erooerzm stores mar
lets ana ory EOoda stores. Il vhs asserted
that ths owner uf the Ion Was RCruErsd by
desire 20 get ever" for being compelled
&c tear down the old building. Every mem
/ Der q The council sighed and Alderman
YounkernRn Nv ore when the CITY attorney
read the law.
A Eood osRl OF intersEt was aroused when
Jacob Simon owner q the Central Eroosry
store. Hppssred before the council and
asked permission 10 construct a concrete
Z retaining wall along Indian creek in ne
rear q the property which comprises Two
or mere lots BE pointed ont that the city
fetEined an interest IN q pre- historic alley
q remnant q Which interviewed bstWeeri The
simon property and tns creek a. one cor
I ner and asked 20 have the alley vacated
!. Hno effective concurrent vim MS request
4 The interest Was Bvsksnsd when ii was
stated that other property owners Adjoiu-
T ina we're ready 10 Join IN the work when
h WIS recalled thbi the John Ben0 con-
/ psny are 10 begin similar construction from
z scott street 70 Main street and property
owners from Scott 20 Sixth street were AIso
EeneraIy willing 20 Join In the work d
Z looked as n th-ee blocks o. retaining wall
uRs probably certain.
d II there's any way 10 sci these retain
ing EHls started b. shOuld be encouraged %
sHio Mayor MHlOnsy, "snd II The city can
star the work by extending q Few dollars
or vGuErnE ND used alley fragments ] uEnr
10 see b. done 81 once
The ciry engineer VAS instructed 70 e.
tHhIish The line q The creek from. Prank
street TO rhe EorIhve stsrn tracks and fur
uish detailed plans Tor war construction
50 that al work done should be uuifurm
and report a. the nsEI meeting
The Arlsuric CONSERVATION Company rrrs-
scented its agreement 20 give q vacant ioi
owned ~ 80 10 he USED for the opening q
SouIh TWeutisIh sIresr 10 FIRST avenue
i, proy-idsd the city Wuuid grant permission
TO nv Darlington. Rouk Island .euErhWsst-
Hrn and Great Western rHilruhds 20 con
srrucl q Ebrd EWEch for ths uss o. fb-
cunElrucliuu company iu front ~ he prop
erIT on FlrsI avenue. The bddiriuunl pro
vision Vas maze that ths numpauys prop
srIy Shouts b. skempI from cusls ~ nav
uE seWer and al other speuisl raNss u
Ehs REFEREES 90 TIE COMMITTEES a. The whole
The Pine Hnd Police board asked permiE-
sian 10 bay IEeufy--four hel-nei hats hrict-
pruuf far me proteeriun o. the rirsmeu
asa rWp nes nuETIss The deed 10 me Elrup-
ertE incorporates IN o portion - Charles
8 NIrssi- which FAD been mace r. rhs efrr
huf overlooked WAS accepted und me rosl
10 fhf uhv.ng t-aa ordered rensld PREM
s~rF 0u uers Interested In JORDAN stree
t.sIsesu Eieu1uu ana Harrison asked -ha-
ths srree1 sithsr b. ETaded and mace r,sss
shls ar shandun@d The commute - ~.
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