Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-26
Council Bluffs
SEWER CONNECTIONS ORDERED
Nity Council, as Board Of Health, Is
sues the Necessary Regulation.
SANITARY CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL
New Ordinance 20 ne Passed which
VIII Make Large Amount of work
Necessary snd EnIarEe Patron-
age of water system.


age of water system.
The city counciu. acting as a board of
health' last night took steps preparing the
way for piece Of the most radical legis-
alton that has been attempted in the city
Tor many years. II is to force sewer con-
nections with all residence property where
he sewerage system of the town permits
The action has long been contemplated
and has been under discussion more or less
Cor the last year. II was brought forward
again last night by a complaint filed by
James Finnerty. declaring that an open
closet on the property. 20 Harrison street
adjoining his home. had become a nuis-
ance and a menace to the health Of the
neighborhood The complaint was first
submitted to the council and was then de-
ferred until the close Of the meeting, when
the alderman met as a health board for
its consideration.
The city engineer was instructed to fur
nish the city solicitor blue print showing
ali OF the sewer system. and he was in
structed to prepare an ordinance requiring
ali property owners who have neglected to
DO so. 10 make connections with the sewer.
This ordinance viii be prepared and sub
IL the work can be done in that short Of
a time or will follow at the earliest possible
date.
VIII Make Muck Businesa.
1t 10 estimated that the enforcement Of
such an ordinance will add an expense Of
at least $4,000 to property owners. and viii
make the plumbing business profitable
during the next few months. 1t viii also
add very materially to the income OF the
city's water plant
A large number OF sidewalks not included
in the big list ordered several weeks ago
and some that were then mentioned, but
found to be faulty in description, were
ordered by the council in a new resolution.
Four-foot walks ordered will affect prop
erty owners on Seventh street. Fifteenth
avenue. Eighth street. Avenue c. Third
avenue. Kappei avenue. Sixteenth avenue
and South Main street A sixfoot walk
was ordered on Turiey avenue. and a
welve-and-s-half-foot walk on Broadway
in front of the Devol property. Walks
were also ordered on Elder street. Seventh
street and Tenth street between avenues
b and c.
The city clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the grading OF North
Harrison street. which brought up the
question Of using the earth to be taken
from Hyde avenue, when that thorough
fare is cut through 20 Benton street. AL
though such action was not taken IL was
intimated that the contractor would be ex-
pected 20 get the earth required from the
Hyde avenue cut City Solicitor Kimball
reported on the appraisement of the Hyde
avenue damages and recommended it's &C
cptance except the amount awarded to
former Alderman Margon, and that that
be appealed from. Morgan hJl previously
filed and appeal to the district court.
Establish. Alarm Boz.
The fire alarm box asked for more than
4 yeaFs-agop BY tfs~ ROCK Island railroad
company was ordered installed in the COM
panys round house after Aldermen Fisher |
and Beebe declared that the company had
been making such improvements that 1t |
was entitled to anything reasonable asked |
for.
The curbing contract awarded to G. NJ. |
Tice was announced by him to have been |
transferred to Peter Nelson. and the as
sisnment was accepted. The Wabash rail- |
road was notified to construct a culvert
under it's tracks on Sixteenth avenue and
Third street Immediately. The street Is
ready to be paved ana all OF the other
railroads whose tracks cross the street /
engineer said that he had notified the COM
pany OF the necessity of tile work several |
months ago and that the engineer would /
be here today TO look after the matter.
The council refused to grant the request /
of b. ). Terwilliger. Tor a reduction of
the paving assessment against his lot on /
the corner OF Fifth avenue and Sixth street |
after Contractor Wickham had declared !
that any further delay would Tie up the /
whole assessment. amounting TO S,OOO. and |
that there was now tied up~about t70.O00 |
or paving assessments.
The Judiciary committee and city attor-
ney reported that the change Of grade on |
Damon street would damage the Lang
strom property heavily and that Lang
strom wanted sl,soo damage. which was
pronounced excessive. AIRS. Effie Doffing- |
anger. widow with three small children /
and whose husband is in an insane asylum,
was granted remission OF her taxes for /
the years OF 1911 and lsl2.