Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17
Council Bluffs
STIMSON TO PLAN SEWERS
Council Orders City Engineer to
Draft System for Two Wards.
WILL OCCUPY WHOLE SUMMER
Iaeit Agreement that Plans for the
Fifth Ward sewers he Pre-
pared First I'm Order Not
's TO Delay Paving.

City Engineer Stimson was assigned
big task at the meeting of the city cour
ell last night that win occupy all of b
spare time during the summer. II we
to solve the sewer problem fer the FIT
and Sixth wards and perfect plans "a
the work. As this has been Indicated I
be an undertaking of even sEsater mas
nitude than the eity's water system, in
volving pumping station and sewage has
ms. the size Of the task can readily b
comprehended.
The problem is one that has been press
ing for solution for several years and wa
referred 10 with much earnestness b,
Mayor Maloney in his annual messag,
at the first meeting of the new council
1t came up last night after a petition
had been presented by property owner
residing on Fifth avenue asking that 8
sanitary sewer be constructed befor,
that street was paved. the contract 70,
which has been let.
The proposition from the property own
ers was that they would be willing to pay
for the sewer, although Il could not b.
used until an outlet was provided beyond
Twenty-fifth street, but City Solicitor
Stuart pointed out that the property
could not be taxed to pay for a blind
sewer, which would not be an improve.
inent to the property, and he suggested
that all would have to sign waivers and
the agreement to pay for the sewer, and
even then the courts might hold that they
nNed ~ elfsFhartsa ,f.l
1t could be shown that the proposed sewer
was part Of system that had been pro-
vided for.
This brought Alderman Boyer 10 his
feet with a motion instructing the en-
ginecr to prepare the general sewer plar
applicable TO the whole western part of
the city. Alderman Beebe insisted upon
having all of the unsewered part OF the
Fourth ward included in the same general
plan. but failed, but he voted for the
general plan.
City Engineer Stimson said II would re-
quire at least all summer to make the
necessary surveys and secure the data
upon which to construct the plans. al.
though he could have access to the plans
made by Engineer Andrew Rosewater of
Omaha, several years ago and later by
former City Engineer Btnyre. There was
tacit agreement that the plans for the
Fifth avenue sewer should be made first
in order that the paving OF the stree.
should not be delayed, and that waivers
for damage and for change of grade de.
cided upon should be secured.
Alderman Boyer asked that the matter
OF draining Twenty fifth street be taken
from the committee OF the whole and
given to the committee on streets and
alleys and the engineer. the latter's as.
sistance being necessary to secure the
levels.
The bonds Of Frank Elgan. the new
member of the fire and police board, |
$500. with c. L. Price and II. l.. FINLEY |
as sureties was approved. When the $500 |
bond Of Charles Davis. newly appointed
dogcatcher was presented Alderman Beebe
wanted some sort Of compelling action
taken that would insure his full per-
Torrance Of duty. declaring that there are
about 800 DOS in his immediate neighbor-
hood that should be disposed Of. The
bond was approved.
Property owners on Broadway between
Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets, an
nouneed their discovery that there was
no gas main there, and the matter was
referred to tho committee OF the whole.
James Brandon and fifty others asked
that the Great Western and Rock Island
railway companies be instructed TO clean
the culyerts underneath their tracks on
Tenth. Twelfth and Thirteenth streets,
and the petition was referred to the