Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-22
COUNCIL ORDERS new SEWER
Would Drain the Bottoms Northwest
70 Fort Street
FREPROOF ORDINANCE PASSED
Humnl-I wsuId Neep Certified Checls
80 PnrtsE Contractors Untu Jsss
Are CuuapGeeed-ro Count
Ncrv Aru Lfuhtz.

PiauH and specifications dur draining the
north bottoms of Omaha were approved hv
the committee Of the whole Monday after
n0un and an appropriation. not 90 excned
8. 80 was ordered. The resolution was
adopted by unanimous vote after Charles
Haiier. who represented citizens ~ the
northern part o. the city. had told the
council that such drainage vas s5soiuteir
necesaary-
The drainage SYSTEM viii consist OF CYL
indrical thing. starting near Carter park
and running disgouaiiv % a point six
blocks north tn Sort street Though the
estimate calls for s. ~ city Engineer
Craig told the council that he thought the
work could be dome FOR less as thing would
cost about = per cent less than the amount
estimated. Work on the system viii be
begun early next week.
The ordinance introduced into the cuun-
eli week. ago providing for the construc-
ton Of fire proof buildings in the city
was ordered PASSED. The ordinance. which
provides that all buildings u three stories
or more shall be OF fire proof construction.
save fats and tenemeuts which are linn
ired to four stories. passed first and sec
ond readings last week
The rsquest Of Contractors Charles Fan
ming ana Hugh Murphy for the return OF
certified checks. which had been deposited
70 bind contracts not yet completed was
referred 70 the COMMITTEES on paving and
sewerage. The amount involved in 81. 5ag.
some OF which has been on deposit for
more than year.
HummcI would keep Checks.
Councilman Hummel moved the referring
OF the requests saving that the checks
should not be returned until the work was
completed Hummel also criticised the
contractors and city engineer. contending
that the contractors. through a lack Of
supervision by the city engineer. have re
quently delayed the beginning OK con-
struction work until the last possible min
ute and that it was for this reason that
work had not been completed. Hummel
also charged that contractors took other
Jobs and that city jobs suffered thereby.
The reports OF the city and assistant city
engineer on the nesting they attended in
New York Cor the standardization OF paw
ing was referred to the paving and sewer
aga committee
This complaint OF W. whitaker who
lives at Z5l4 Jones street. on poor street
car service IN his neighborhood was re-
ferred to the railroad and viaduct COM
mittse Tor investigations
Councilman McGovern'a request Tor the
installation Of arc lights al Thirty-seventh
and Charles streets and Thirty seventh and
California streets. referred 20 the commit
tee Of ths whole at the last nesting OF the
city council. resulted in an Investigation
OF the number OF aru lamps that have been
ordered during the year. Two reports wers
made which differed widely, so Mccoy
ems request was placed ON Tile and the
city electrician ordered to submit a report
10 the council Tuesday night showing the
number Of arc lights installed during the
year
Resolutions To grade different streets
throughout the city were punched and viii
be reported on tonight