Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-30
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
mptrollsf Wants All Boards to
Draw acquisitions.
RIDGES HAS CAR COMPLAINT
aoIutisn uraes that Conditions on
sixteenth street Line Demand
Rettcr serviee-severaI
Jobs FILLED.


d Park Commissioners are amenabie 10
pc laws recurring ali departments OF the
alty TO secure regulations before supplies
rRn be purchased will be decided by the
cbmmittes Of the whole Of the city council
Monday afternoon.
\ communication. calling attention to the
failure Of these two boards 70 secure requi-
htions was sent TO the council last night
~ Comptroller CosRrove. The comptroller
Declares that both boaros yotally disregard
the department, though their attention has
been repeatedly called to the situation.
Cosgrove says the habit Of these boards
often results in confusion and much
trouble can be obvlsted in the departments
are forced to get acquisitions as all other
departments.
Boards Thiak Differentiy.
" The Library board and Park board off
cials contend that they do not have to get
orders for supplies, but Cosgrove thinks
differently. He has asked the council to
either pass . resolution stipuiating that
they must comply with the requirements
or else let them stand responsible for con-
ditions . .,.
The conEested street car conditions along
Sixteenth street was called to the atten-
ton OF the council by a resolution intro
duced by Councilman Bridges. The reso-
luton states that in the morning and aft
ernoon hours the street CARS are over
crowded on the Sixteenth street lire be-
tween Omaha and South Omaha and di-
reefs the committee on railroads and via
ducts 10 confer with the street railway Of
fioials in the hopes OF getting better car
service. ..b, f4
Sidewalk Bids Regular.
The ordinance asking FOR bids for side
by John A Rine city attorney despite
protests By ooupcnmen. who declared that
q conflict existed in the ordinance. The
specifications required that certified checks
OF 500 accompany each bid, while some
councilman commended that checks of 1890
we're necessary The city attorney held
that the checks had no bearing on the
contracts and for that reason the ordinance
was legal, ,..,-.t
The firmH of sesto 4 Vacant and Noble
| Brothers, which tied with low BIDS Of %
cents each. were ordered to have repre-
sentatives before the committee Monday
afternoon and show that they we're able
10 do the work under the specifications.
In the event that both firms can satisfy
the council as 20 their responsibility, the
contract win be awarded by lot.
An ordinance prohibiting the transfer
Of metallic junk, sheet iron boiler plate
or any other metallic substance liable to
cause noise within 100 yards Of any pub
lie or pafoohiaI school building on school
days. or within 100 yards Of any church
on sundayG passed first and second read
ms and was referred TO the judiciary com
mittea -. ........
Street Commissioner Thomas Flynn made
his anntAi report and REQUESTED that the
city erect tool houses In different parts
Of the city, that the street cleaning may
be HANDLED more systematioaIly. He also
asked tler the city purchase additional
squlpment for street cleaning purposes
His report, witch was referred 70 the
COMMITTEES of the whole, states that the
close Of the year will find 100 miles Of
paved streets within the city limits.
wouIa Move Fences.
resolution. Introduced By Tom No
Govern ordering the contractors who are
erecting the Douglas county court house
to remove tho fences on Seventeenth,
B Eighteenth and Harvey strests back to
the curb tines was referred to the street
Improvement committee, with instruct Ions
u confer with the building commissioner.
GcGOvern argued that the fences are a
menace 70 life and limb and also. that
they handicap the fire department. on
Eighteenth street
Petitions TOR paving I,wonty-fourth stree,
from Fort street to Florence boulevard.
Twenty-seeond street from Poppleton to
Pierce street TWenty-fifth avenue from
Ames 20 ths north line OF tax lot a. and
Twenty-tlfth street from Burt to Cunning
were receiyed
A petition for paving Ninth street from
Howard to Douglas streetlwRs declared In
sufficiafrth
Ordinances were passed which provide
for the paving OF Douglas street from
Sixteenth 90 Twentieth. Thirty sixth street
from Woalworth avenue TO Lincoln, Thirty
fifth street from Martha 10 ArDor. and
for the grading Of Twenty ninth street
from FoN Ter TO Meredith.
The ordinance commanding the Burling
ton and Onion Pacifis .EaiIroads to bull,
the Eleyehth street vladuet was ais,
passed
Ordinances foF IavInE.
These ordinances passed rst and seeon,
readings and were ref rred:I for the paw
ing OF Ontario street from ''B' street t,
Twentethb street.l"B street from Thlr
teenth tol Ontario Dodge street from
Thirty fourth.o. to- ThiFGy-elghth avenue
Tempeton street from Tw. MY fourth e
Twenty seventh. TwenU fifth avenue from
Ames avenue to tax 10, 49, and Mapl,
street from Twenty fourth 90 Twenty
-. eighth and for The change OF grade o
Twenty-fws street from Ailard 20 Pierce
Twenty-secoHd street from Poppletou &
Pierce, for the making OF Thirteenth stree
from Ninton TO the city limits a part %
the boulevard system, and for the repay
ing OF Chicago street from Fourteenth 1
Fifteenth street
An ordinance for the ope ing OF Twenty
second street from Howard To Doug
street passed first and second readings
f, F. Hilton and John Murphy were ap
pointed sewer inspectors by the city eng
neer at a salary Of $3.50 a day. and Wi
liam $. CooS drewss birth as chairman a
$50 month. while Joe Carnaby was mad
rodmsn ~ salary OF $50 a month
The appointment Of Mrs. J. e Hancoc
city weigher at ASA North Fourteent
street was confirmed by the council TIL
council adjourned until Saturday mornin,
when II vii sit a. a Board OF Equauza
ton