Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-12
Council Bluffs
Street ResurfaCing
and Street Opening
Occupy the Council
South Sixth Will Have New Covering
and Hyde Avenue May Be Cut e.
Through Hill.

Ordering the resurfacing Of the pave
ment on South Sixth street, for which
Alderman Beebe has made q constant
fight since last summer, and the receipt
OF the petition Of property owners for the
opening OF Hyde avenue from Benton
street TO Logan street, constituted the
chief items OF interest In the work OF the
city council last night.
The council held an executive session
In the city engineers office before be-
ginning the meeting for the purpose OF
reaching an agreement concerning the
Sixth street pavement and examining city
Engineer Etnyre's report where It could be
compared with official data and original
contracts. At the previous meeting the
matter went over one week at the engi-
neer's request after he had made a verbal
report on the bid Of K. A. Wickham,
claiming It was too high. The council then
requested him to make a report indicat-
| ing why and where il was excessive. His
report showed the work involved 4.S55
yards, nearly all Of which would practi-
cally amount to new paving. lie figured
the cost Of taking up the old brick re-
moval Of the sand and other expenses at
S79e.5O, and the net cost Of repaving With
Galssburg block, using all Of the old ma
teria available for base at E,O51l4, an
average cost per yard Of Sl.62h. An error
was subsequently discovered increasing the
cost to t1.64 per yard. Wickham's bid was
Sl.72lb per yard, or net profit OF only
about cents per yard. When 1t was thus
figured down to so nearly the price bid
by wickham, verifying his statement that
he was offering TO do, the work practl-
oally at cost, the council lost no time
. H. INN
The opening Of Hyde avenue WAS re-
sarded as an important piece Of work,
as a high hill has to be cut through and
an enormous quantity of earth removed.
The dirt, however. is required for filling
North Harrison street, where the new
paving has been ordered, the fill in some
places being nearly ten feet The haul
will only be a few blocks, and the cut
and fill can thus be done at minimum
cost. Before the improvement is ordered,
however, the council desired to have a
little more information and directed the
city engineer to make a profile Of the
proposed excavation at once, and referred
the whole matter to the committee Of the
whole.
with the repavnE Of Broadway about
to begin another change was suggested by
petition of l.. p. Madsen and others.
The street car tracks make a wide sweep
ing curve between Main and Bryant streets
on Broadway, keeping far from the center
OF the street until Bryant street is passed.
The petition asks that the tracks be or
dered moved to the middle Of the street
from Fourth to Bryant II was referred
to the committee of the whole.
For the purpose of showing part of the
work that had been done by the streets
and alleys committee, the active workers
OF which arc Alderman Minnick and him
self. Mayor Maloney read a report of the
number Of street crossings that had been
laid in the various wards during the fis-
cal year ending April l. In the First ward
seventeen new ones had been laid and four
had been repaired Second ward, eight
new ones and twenty-four repaired; Third
ward, sixteen new and seven repaired
Fourth ward. twenty-nlne new ones laid
and fourteen fixed up; Fifth ward sew
enty-five new crossings built and seventy
two worked overj and eighty-seven new
ones laid and seventy light old ones fixed
lIt was the mayors answer to
the assertion that the west end was not
getting its share of public work
Former Deputy City Clerk Mortensen
was allowed one months salary for the
work he had done IN the office, assisting
new Clerk Duffy and his deputy In getting
familiar with the work The protest OF
Robert DAILY against too high grade on
lThirty-seventh street and avenue A was
referred TO Alderman Hubbard and the
city engineer The request Of John T.
WaddinEton and others for permission to
lay their sidewalk on Fuller avenue within
one foot of the curb was granted. The
Council Bluffs Sign works was granted
permission to install a ninety-eight light
electric sign before the business house OF
c. II. Huber on East Broadway.
Applications for appointment as paving
and sidewalk inspectors were filed by Cap
tain d. Maltby. an old soldier. and Luke
Graham. They were referred to the com.
mittee OF the whole to keep company with
another large bunch already accumulated
there.
The ordinance ordering underground the
telephone and telegraph wires was moi
presented last night owing 70 the con.
slant work required by the city solicitor
r In connection with the water case. TIL,
council will meet In special session OF
! Thursday night TO consider Il and othel
things.
, Just before adjournment Mayor Malone,
and City Engineer Etnyrs were instrlctec
: 20 go to Chicago and investigate the kline
Of filters used for brick block paving ant
report 70 the council the best that shoulS
be used on Broadway.
Drink Budwsiser. KinE OF Bottled Beers