Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-29
SEWER PROTEST NOT IN VAIN
Assessments TO Be Cut for Thirty
Sixth Street Taxpayers.
TO DRAW UPON GENERAL FUND
Communicatiou from COunty Com
lnissfonsrs OnerinG site for
HmerEeney Hospital is
Referred

A petition Of property owners IN the
vicinity OF Thirty-sixth street from Grand
70 Ames avenue. askins cor a relief OF
sewer taxes received favorable considera-
ton yesterday afternoon at the meeting OF
the committee Of the whole. The council
referred the protest to the city engineer,
with instructions to suggest means for cut
ting the assessment for special taxes.
Residents OF the neiEhborhood petitioned
the council last fall to install an eight
inch sanitary sewer along Thlrty-sixth
street from Grand avenue TO Ames avenue
The council ordered the sewer, but the city
engineer laid a combination sanitary and
storm sewer
Property owners we're assessed 81 cents
a foot on each side Of the street. Edward 1.
Foster, representing the disgruntled own
ers. appeared before the council and con-
tended that the owners should not be
| forced to pay for the storm sewer.
| He argued that inasmuch as the storm
sewer was laid and that the city had
fund for this purpose, a portion Of the
cOR should be paid out Of the general
sewer fund. Foster, on behalf OF the own
! ers offered to stand as much as 20 cents
Q foot, thereby requesting the council to
assess 81 cents against the general fund.
The council took his view Of the contention
and ordered the city engineer to work out
a scheme to relieve the property owners.
Appraisers Make Report.
The appraisers report awarding damages
in the sum of $47, 600 to property owners
along the right-of-way Of the proposed
North Central boulevard, was referred to
the city engineer with instructions to pre-
pare q plan OF assessment.
The plans call for the opening OF the
boulevard from Thirty-eighth and Ham
ilton streets 10 Thlrty-first and Sprague
streets Interested owners appeared at the
meeting and intlmated that IL the ap-
praisers' report was adopted they would
appeal as they considered the awards in
adequate.
The appraisers report on the opening of
FOrtieth street from Lake street to Blonde
was also referred to the city engineer. The
finding awards damages in the sum OF
S1,e5l.90, OF which S1,O75.7S is apportioned
TO the McShane heirs.
T. J. Mcshape, representing the heirs,
protested the award, stating that It was
not enough by two-thirds. BY way Of a
compromise, Moshane offered to dedicate
thirty feet along Forty-first street from
Lake to Blonde street, IL the council will
abandon the plan OF opening Fortieth
street.
Council Wants Details.
+ Councilmen did not view the proposition
OF abandoning the opening Of the street
with favor, stating that petitioners were
insisting that the street be opened. Nc
Shane argued that a sixty-foot street alonG
gOrty-fiTst street would serve the purpose
, desired and would give the heirs an op.
portunity to plat the McShane property tC
better advantage He was told 70 submit
q plat OF the tract for the consideration Of
! the council
! The communication from the Board Of
County Commissioners offering to furnish
a site for an emergency hospital IL tn,
city will erect the building was referred t
| the county board for further details. Tn,
council wants to know what sort of al
agreement the county will be willing 4
I make in the event that the building Il
, erected.
The committee on public grounds an,
{ buildings, to which the letter was referred
! reported favorably on the offer. Tn
Z members were Instructed to confer will
the county commissioners and get state
ment in writing as to the terms OF operat
ing the hospital
1 II a satisfactory agreement can be en-
tered into, the council will ask the city L
vote bonds, amounting 10 about $4,000 Il
comply with their part OF the deal.
Specifications for a contract for removinl
dead animals were approved. The new
q contract will require that ali dead animal
Il be removed within twelve hours afte
o notification and provides a penalty Of 5
h for each twelve hours the careasses ar
n permitted to remain within the city limits
The specifications also stipulate that Al
10 dead animals must be removed to a poin
y without radius Of three miles from tn
It city limits