Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-04
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Low Bids for Seasons Paving Are
Received from Contractors.
BOARD OF CENsORS FOR THE CITY
"sociai Service Board" to Have Con-
troll of Amusements and Look
After General welfare of
the Youth.

Bids for paving and curbing opened by
the city council last night were the low
est received in several years. A, Mafisi
and G. Macine swept the slate clean on
bids for artificial stone curbing. Their
prices for such curbs ranged from u to
Is per cent under bids for the same, class
Of work last year. C. +. Tanning and
Hugh Murphy split the brick block work.
their bids being lower sby few cents
than last year. Bryant & Co. were low
on asphalt, their competitor being the
NJ. Ford company.
Bidders were: Hugh Murphy. C. Z.
Tanning, E. b. Van Court. NJ, Ford. Bry-
ant 4 Co.. offerman Bros. G. Macine.
A. Mafisi, NJ. B. Jensen. The bids were
referred 10 the city engineer for tabu-
lation. They covered street Improvement
districts Nos. i2o6, 1917. i221, l225, l23o,
1871, 12ss, 1893. 1885, 1881 1888. 12ss. 1910 and
1241. - ...- 49, tt.'..'
board of Censors.
A resolution requesting the passage Of
an ordinance providing for the establish
ment Of a social service board" OF five.
two OF the members to be women, was
introduced by W. 8. Sheldon and referred
TO the committee Of the whole upon re-
quest Of Judge Howard Kennedy, who
drafted the resolution and the ordinance.
The resolution is:,
Whereas, 1t is is desirable and neces-
sary that a closer supervision be exer-
cised over places of public amusement in
this community and that moral and so
cial conditions be investigated and stud
led with view to such supervision and
regulation; therefore, be 1t sd
Resolved. That there exists a necessity
for the creation OF social service board
to consist of five members, at least two
Of whom shall be women, which board
shall,be appointed by the mayor and shall
serve without compensation, and whose
duty II shall be to inspect and investigate
all places OF public amusement. and to
take all necessary steps to prevent the
carrying on Of any amusement or enter
tainment which has tendency TO impair
or destroy good morals in this com.
munity, or the running Of any place Of
amusement where the health, comfort and
safety OF the patrons and employees of
such place are not properly protected,
and which board shall investigate and
study moral and social conditions In all
places In the community, especially where
young persons are concerned, and shall
cooperate with all agencies existing for
like purposes, and shall report to the
mayor in writing from time TO time the
result Of its Investigations and work, with
any recommendations IL may deem
proper, and the members of which board
shall be Commissioned as special police
officers. with all the powers OF a police
officer OF the city Of Omaha .s-.
Numerous resolutions directing the
street commissioner to repair washouts
occasioned by the recent thaw and pro-
viding for the installation Of lights were
read and passed. ....-.
W. @. Ure reported that he had received
propositions from insurance agencies to
Increase the burglar insurance carried by
the city from 5000 to s2o.oeo The best
bid was for three years, and would cost
sO5. The communication was referred to
the committee of the whole.
The appointment Of four sanitary in
spectors by Health Commissioner Connell
was approved.
Bids for painting and making other i'm
provements at the library were received
and referred.
City Attorney Rine was instructed to
prepare plans and contract % that he
city co., take over the decorative light
ing system on woolworth avenue.
Street Commissioner Flynn was given
permission to repair his automobile at a
cost not to exceed 800.
City Attorney Rine was instructed to
bring mandamus proceedings against the
railroads interested-The Union Pacific,
the Missouri Pacific and the Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis q Omaha-to force
construction Of the Locust street Via
duct.
An ordinance fixing graduated oc-
cupstion tar, dealers In building material.
coal. coke and ice to pay 50 for each
place Of business and 81 for each team
used. was read and referred to the COM
mittee Of the whole.
City Treasurer 'Ure's recommendation
that moneys held by him be invested in
outstanding bonds In order to save the
city the interest was placed on file