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"JUVAT ) ? M1C
JlIAiUll
Annual Message of the City's Executive to
the Incoming Oonncilmen ,
CHOCK FULL JT ) PERTINENT POINTS
Yixrloiu I'lm MI of City Onvertuneiit Con-
iddrrcd anil ( 'oinnirnlcil L'ion | Ilpclinl
Cliiurn for rrmltlrittVltliout Dlmcnt
- - OliI-Tlmer * In Attrnitiiuco.
It was only a twenty mlnuto job to organ-
ha tlio council for 1MI3. The a | > cculitlon ! ns
to which of tlio candidates would win In tlio
rnco for tlio presidency of tlio ulty's law
makers was settled ycstcnluy nfternoon
when the republican members mot In caucus
nnd selected W. V. Hochvl.
This action mndolnst night's work uasy
sailing nml after the retiring members lind
li.nl their final Innings tlio roll was called
nnd the seventeen members from Hack to
Wheeler voted for Ucchcl for president of
the body for the ensuing year. Mr. Itochcl's
modesty alone prevented his getting the
unanimous vote. Ills election was assured
nncl ho did not have to vole fO himself ns *
ono of liia predecessors did at an orgnniza
tlon of the council In which at least nlno of
the present members participated.
But while there was an absence of any
contest In the organization of the council
there was no lack of Interest In the event
nnd the old-timers were on hand as usual.
Krncst Stuht left his thriving retail liquor
business long enough to see that the Job was
tlone right.
Harry Van Alstino was there too. Uo hai
laid an eye on the Job of engineer of the city
ball since Urcnnnn Uros. laid the llrst foun
dation stone longer ngo than most people
care to remember. Ho still has hls.cye with
him. Long may ho keep 111
Otlirr Victims of the Hnlilt.
And Charley Inskcep , cx-sorgeant-at-arms ,
ox-paving inspector , ex-saloon keeper , ex-
candidate for council , was there looking Just
tin free from the Inroads of care or water as
over. Ilo wont miss u meeting of the council
ns long as the weather stays cold and the
hollers In the city hull engine room do any
thing like the decent thing.
Of course the councllmcn didn't , and could
not with any reason , expect to get
through the work of making a start without
that veteran wet nurse of municipal reform.
Citizen .loo Kcdinou. Ho canio in before the
now serjeant-at-arms was appointed nnd
g.t a seat insldo the rail hoforo ho was dis
covered. Joe qumo unattended ; be came all
alono. His co-workers of the Fifth Ward
Kickers club , Citizens Kynur and Saner ,
were engaged down at .Lincoln In getting the
8tato legislative wheels properly oiled , and
Joe bad the responsibility of tlio municipal
machine to bear alono. Hut ho never falters
nnd the work went nlong'ns well as it could
have done with him as a spectator only.
The tall hat that was Mslblo above the
heads of the crowd In the lobby covered the
doaio of thought of II. Tizzard. Air. Tizznrtl
has the council habit its most aggravated
form. Years ngo ho had some business
about grades , or something of that kind
with a former council , and spent many an
anxious night on the front seat waiting for
some action on his case. It was months nnd
months , and then years nnd years before his
affairs won ? satisfactorily adjusted but the
desired end came too late. Mr. Tizzard had
contracted the council habit and it is now
chronic with him. Ho has no favors to ask ,
no axes to grind , but ho is there Just the
same , summer or winter , rain or shine.
When there isn't a quorum present ho goes
homo and passes a sleepless night , and doesn't
recover his accustomed vigor until the coun
cil finally gets together and disiojes of the
business in hand some way or other. A
council meeting without Air. Tizzard would
bo as lint as an egg without salt.
Major Balcombo sat in the front row of
the gallery and glared at his colleague of
the Board of Public Works , Major Birk-
hauscr , who occupied a scat at the right
hand of tlio mayor on the floor of jho coun
cil chamber. When the mayor read that
portion of his message rehearsing the errors
of the chairman of the Board of Public
Wonts , Major Bulcombo's glco overcame
htm and * ho emptied a wad of Newsboy into
the ovcrsho'o of his neighbor on the left.
Colonel Louis Lazarus , another victim of
tlS ) council habit , was there in all his glory.
Louts has been hut lot that pass. It isn't
laid up against him.
Over near the door was a group of con
tractors , chaperoned by Charley Squires.
They were having a real pleasant time when ,
the mayor commenced reading something
about the advisability of the council taking
a few thousand dollars from Mr. Squires
to pay for the city's loss by his forfeiture of
his street sweeping contract. Then Air.
Squires suddenly disappeared and the work
of the session was resumed.
Very Pleasant 1'rofcedliiRS
Air. Lowry offered n resolution , thanking
President D.ivls , the retiring olUciul , for his
untiring efforts in presiding over the deliber
ations of the body.
The resolution was adopted by a unani
mous vote , after which Air. Davis remarked
that it had always been his aim to treat the
members with the respect that was due
them. Ho thanked the council for the feel
ing expressed in tho'resolution.
Mayor Bumis wrote that ho had approved
the bonds of all of the councilmcn-clect.
Air. IJcchol moved an adjournment , nnd
then the old council went out of business.
As Air , Davis slipped out of the chair
which ho had occupied for u year , City
Clerk Groves slipped in and called the
now body to order , nnd called
the roll on n vote for president.
All of the members voted for
Mr. Beehol nud the members of the lobby
who had expected to sco nome fun worn ells-
appointed. In taking on the now honors
Mr. Bocliol said that ho did not propose to
- Indulge In lengthy speeches. Ho hoped that
the council would got down to work and mil )
out a line of action to bo pursued during the
year.
Andy P. Gram was npjwintcd sorgcant-at-
nrniB and then the council was ready to ro-
' colvo a communication from thn mayor.
In delivering his annual message , Alayor
Bumis spoke ns follows :
Mnycir Hernia' jM
In'accordance with the established custom ,
I have the honor to present for your consld-
oration such recommendations ns have siig
posted themselves to mo after ono year's ox
perlenco In the administration of city affairs
On my advent Into the olllco of mayor , 1
wan comparatively uninformed about the
machinery of tho. city government. It has
boon my endeavor to npplv to the manage
metit of the affairs of the city the same
business principles that govern the success
ful management of thu affairs of private
coriwratlons. The city of Omaha Is n cor
poration in which the mayor and council net
us a board of directors , while thu laxpaying
citizens arc thu stockholders.
I deslru to again call the attention of the
council to the necessity for oxpldltlng public
work , and to urge uxm | the iiioinlwrti the
importance of taking stops at once to insure
the prompt letting of contracts so that the
work may ho commenced tit the earliest pos
sible ) moment.
The vexatious delays In commencing pub-
Hu work which prevailed last year should bo
avoided. Ordinances and contracts should
lie acted upon promptly and care should betaken
taken that the proper ordinances arc passed 1
in their order , and avoid the necessity of
doing thu work two or thrco times because
of the bungling work of some ono. Four
months in the beginning of thu tmnimcr were
wustod , last year In this way , and the example -
ample should prove a warning against that
tort of tiling in the future.
, Accomplished During the War.
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In splto of the delay in commencing the
work of paying and curbing n largo amount
of this work has been done. Owing to the
changes in the changes of the gpcclllcat ions
of the Hoard of 1'ubllo Works , requiring bet
tor work mid prolonging the guarantee
period , brick has advanced bllghtly , stone
ronmlning about the sumo. The price on
usplmlt lias declined 47 cents per yard ,
owing to the fact that , for the llrst time in
the history of the city , wo have had genuine
competition , and this in the face of
4ho fact that such competitors wcro coin-
pulled to buy asphalt tukcu from a pluco
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cuntrollpil by thd IJarber Asphalt Paving
company T'vory opportunity should bo
ulvcn all contractors who wish to bid on pubsti
Ilo work in order that the taxpayers may rene
ceivo the full benefit of competition. It thl < i
connection I wish to urge upon the council
the necessity for prompt notion In making
levies ns a Hoard of ICquallzntlon , so that
contrfietors shall not bo obliged to wait
nearly n year before getting paid for their
vwk. Such delay increases the cost to the
taxpayer and confines the work lo a few
wealthy contractors who can afford to wall
for their money.
The streets to bo graded and paved , and
the sewers to bo constructed during the comlo
ing year can bo determined within the next
sixty days as well as six months hence , nnd
nil preliminaries completed In tlmo to cnnblo
the work to commence ns soon ns spring
opens. This is to IKJ desired , not only for
the satisfactory completion of the work be
fore cold weather commences , but also to
furnish employment to the army of men who
depend upon this kind of work for n liveli
hood ,
The largo number of our streets which
wcro paved with wooden blocks during the
years from 185 to 18SII make n largo amount
of repairs necessary , and iu the near future
these streets must bo rcpaved , but our
streets can never bo kept in good condition
unless nil persons , flrms and cori > oratlon9
nro compelled to take out permits before cut
ting our pavements , nnd replace tbo same
under an inspector furnished by the elty , the
cost of such Inspection to be paid by the
parties granted the permit , An ordinance
covering such cases should bo passed at once
and the wholesale1 destruction of our pave-
Incuts stopped.
denning the Street * .
Our street sweeping has been done during
the greater part of the year by James
Stnpliensou nt $17.1)0 ) per mile , the former
contractor , C. 1C. Squires , refusing to carry
out his contract of $1,1 per mile. The differ
ence between the old and the now contract
should bo collected from Squires or his
bondsmen ut the expiration of his contract.
There ban been n total of $ * ,180f)0 ex
pended for cleaning and sweeping our streets
during IS'.tt.
It would seem no mnre than right that the
Street Kallwiiy company should bo compelled
to remove from Iho streets all snow falling
on and between Its tracks instead of pushing
the snow to ouo side of Its tracks , thereby
making dangerous ridges n foot or moro In
height , which are likely to cause serious
accidents. Measures should also betaken
taken to compel tbo Street Hallway
company to replace Its unsightly wooden
poles along our principal streets with
iron poles as required by its
charter. Stringent legislation should also
bo enacted to compel the Street Railway
company to run Its trains on schedule time
and not seriously inconvenience taxpayers
and citizens by stopping its entire system
every time there is a snowfall , or allowing
nil Us lines to bo blocked by a tire in the
business district as was the ease only last
week. For emergencies such as the latter
the company should have enterprise enough
o provide bridges over the lire hose and al
ow of the cars passing over the ob
struction.
. , Prompt Action Xcocmnry.
One of the most Important matters to
.vhich the attention of the city government
should bo directed In tbo near future is the
sanitary condition of our city. Wo must not
close our eyes to the fact that cholera is
imble to visit Omaha during the coming sum
mer nnd we should take every precaution to
protect our citizens. We are on the
main Hue between thu Atlantic and
the Pacific , nud if cholera spreads
[ it ail It will surely reach hero. Every
iiisei/e-brecdiiir ; ( nuisance should bo abated.
Tho/uonrd / of Health should bo given moro
[ Miwer to cope with the plagtio and not bo
tied hand nud foot ns it has been iu tbo past.
Iu this connection steps should be taken
very soon to cause the removal of the squat
ters along the river bottoms to some other
nlaco. It would bo moiioy well Invested for
the city to assume the expense of this re
moval and thereby abate a condition of
things which is a dangerous menace to the
health of the entire city.
The prompt removal of garbage is another
thing which is absolutely essential in pre
serving the health of the city , and it has
been demonstrated to tbo satisfaction of
every one who has given the matter any at
tention that this can only bo accomplished
at the expense of the city. During the lat
ter part of the summer , when the fear ot
the cholera was upon us , it was
proven beyond disjHito that , under the present
condition of affairs , it is absolutely impossi
ble to cause the prompt removal of a disease-
breeding garbage barrel or any other nuis
ance. The owner may bo arrested and lined
or imprisoned , but tlio barrel remains just
the same. Tills state of affairs will continue
'until the city assttnics charge of the garbage
business and our inspectors , instead of orderIng -
Ing tlio elti/en to remove his garbage barrel
under threats of arrest , are given the power
to remove It forthwith.
I bclliK'o that a levy of 1 mill would bo suf-
ilcicnt to cover the cost of collecting all garb
age , and I think our citizens would pay such
ti tax cheerfully. It is the only way in which
the city can bo kept In a healthy condition ,
and I strongly urge the council to take steps
iu this direction at once , so thnt our city
mny bo thoroughly cleaned up before the
warm weather is upon us.
City OtviuTHhli ) or Light and Water Plant * .
The council will bo called upon very soon
to take action upon the matter of the charter
of the Omaha Gas Manufacturing company ,
which expires on the 22d of this month. The
question is : Shall tbo charter be renewed ,
or shall the city assume charge of the gas
works nud conduct the same ?
This is a serious question , and ample time
should bo given to Its consideration. I
would recommend that a careful investiga
tion bo made into the cost of maintaining
similar plants Iu other cities under tbo direc
tion of the municipality in order that wo
may act intelligently on this matter when
the timo.conies to renew the charter , take
iwsscsslon of the plant or make a contract
for n civon length of time.
It has already been demonstrated In other
cities that it is not only entirely practicable ,
hut profitable for cities to own and operate
their own water works , electric light and
gas plants. In view of the fact thnt the
property and business of the American
Water Works company is now In the hands
of u receiver with n fair prospect that the
entire plant may bo sold under a decree of
the court , the city ought to bo in a position
to avail itself of the opportunity of purchas
ing the same , providing the property can bo
secured at such a price as will Justify the
purchase. I bclluvo the city should take
action without delay to secure the proper
location for the electrio light power house ,
nud at the earliest time practicable do its
own street lighting and do awny almost en
tirely with both gas and gnsolluo street
lumps.
llloctrlc LightingContract. .
The members of the council nro familiar
with the various phases of the electric arc
light matter which has recently been pretty
thoroughly nlred in the newspapers. There
Is no doubt In my mind that the city is not
being supplied with thu light called for by
the contract with thu Thomson-Houston
ICli-etrlo Light company. That contract
calls U.OOO-cnudle-power lamps , and I have
not the slightest doubt that the city does
not receive anywhere near the amount
of liulit required. In this opinion I am
sustained by expert authorities , and 1 can
see no reason why the city should pay an ox-
orbitnnt price for something it docs not re
ceive. The bills of the Metropolitan Street
Lighting company were cut down because
tlio lights furnished wcro not of the required
candle power , and there can ho no excuse for
making ilsh of nnu corporation and fowl of
another. The bills of the Thompson-Hous
ton company should bo treated in the same
way. The plea of that company that the
ilights are of thu same jwwer as those sup-
plied in other cities , cuts no llgura In this
case , as the contract between the company
and the city states clearly and positively
that the light is to bo of 'J,000 cundlo power ,
with no qualillcntlou of the statement.
The \Vlni XuUniicp ,
Ono of the live Issues which should re-
cuivo the attention of the council is the
electric who nuisance. It is a question in
my mind whether wo should not boldly tuko
the bull by thu horns and follow thu example
sot by Now York by cutting down ovcry ouo
of the unsightly telegraph poles which dis-
llguro our business streets and clear out the
overhead wires which are a constant source
of danger every tlmo there is a lire , to say
nothing of the appearance of a business
street hemmed in by a forest of poles.
The granting of authority , for the croctloi )
of poles by t no sovurnl companies has been
tuiteii from the hands of the chief of the
tire department , und such jicrinissiou must
now bo secured from the mayor und council ,
but it is my opinion that the tlmo has como
when the crcctiou of those towering iwles
, with their numerous crossbars , lining ; both
sides of the principal streets , should bo
stopped. It has hcon practically demon
strated thnt telegraph lines work ns well , If
not better , under ground ns on hich poles ,
and the telegraph companies should bo com
pelled to put their wires under ground the
same ns the telephone company Is doing ,
Wo had an example , Just n week ago , of
the danger of Iho overhead system , when
the firemen wcro delayed ten or fifteen
minutes In erecting their extension ladders
at the Continental block fire , nud were afraid
nil the tlmo of coming In contact with the
deadly electric light wires. There can bo no
doubt that these overhead wires cause the
loss : of thousands of dollars annually by de
laying . the flro department nnd they should
be done awny with.
Thn Drpnt Duration.
Another Important matter which will como
before this council for consideration is the
depot question. This is n very weighty
matter and should be given full considera
tion. There is no necessity for haste. Wo
have waited over twenty years for a ileiwt
In accordance with the promises mndo tlmo
and again' by the railroads , nnd wo cannot
suffer much by waiting n little longer. I do
not bcllevo the city should surrender ovcry.
Ihlng and receive nothing but what it already
has , neither do I believe Iu being unreasona
ble. The city docs not suffer any moro
by the delay than do the railroads Ihcm-
solvcs , nnd I believe In taking radical steps
to compel them to supply us with the depot
privileges to which n city of this size is en
titled. Wo should assort our rights to-a're-
pcetable depot even if only tcmiwrary. It
iiotild bo commodious and should be provided
vlth n siifllclciit force of employes to accom
modate the public. If necessary tbo mayor
ml the council should make u formal do-
nnnd on the railroad for depot aeeomniodn-
tons nnd if the demand Is not compiled with
vo should lay the matter before the State
loard of Transportation nnd Insist upon our
ights. Kvory little town Iu the state makes
i light nnd why should not Omaha do the
nine ?
The matter of the discrimination ngnlust
Dmnha on the part of the railroads Is familiar
o all of you , It has been going on for years
ind will continue to militate against us until
vo unite in protesting against it and assert
) iir rights to what Is Justly duo us.
The present plans and the location of the
iroposcd depot tire n great mistake. New
mil moro adequate plans should bo made and
ho structure located at n point which would
111 the requirements of the city in the way
of accommodations much better than ls > posst-
> le under the present conditions and with
he proposed building. Wo should also see
.o it that the right of way across the
u-ldgo and depot privileges on reasonable
term nro guaranteed to all railroads which
lesiro to enter Omaha. I believe that the
settlement of differences between the vari
ous roads on these points should bo loft to
arbitration or to the courts.
< 'ltylull nnd Worlthoiisp.
The tlmo is fast approaching when the city
ivlll bo compelled to make some provision for
a city Jail other than the present unsatisfac
tory arrangement. The present quarters
are neither convenient nor sanitary. The
lease expires In April next , and some other
arrangement should bo made before that
Lime. 1 would suggest that the school build
ing at Dodge mid Eleventh streets bo se
cured for a jail building and lilted up In a
suitable manner for that purpose. The loca
tion is no longer desirable for a school build
ing , and 1 have no doubt that a reasonable
arrangement could bo mndo with the Hoard
of Education whereby the building might bo
secured. It is largo enough to answer for a
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jail and police court for "some time to come ,
and tbo $3i"iOO per year now paid as rent
would soon pay for tbo expense incurred iu
making the change.
There is no reason why the police head
quarters and the ofllco of the chief should
not be in this building , the same as in other
cities. This was tlic intention when the
plans were made , and there is plenty of
room for such headquarters.
In this connection I desire to repeat the
recommendation made in my message of last
year regarding the establishment of a city
workhouse. The charter expressly provides
that , as n part of the judgment in all cases
before the police judge , the party convicted
may bo required to work out both the fine
and costs at such place as may bo provided
for that purpose. The ordinances seem to bo
sufllcicnt lo require Ibis lo bo done. All
that seems to bo necessary Is to pro vide some
place whore the prisoners may be worked ,
and , as the city has several vacant lots , it
would seem an easy matter to adjust this
diniculty. Such action would rid the city of
the horde of tramps and other worthless
characters which infest it , and would bo an
advantage to the city iu many ways.
For u Fireproof District.
As our city increases in size , and large and
costly buildings are erected , the necessity
for an absolutely fireproof district becomes
moro apparent. Uiiko for example the dis
trict surrounding the city hall. This build
ing , TUB Bnc building , Now York Lifo , tele
phone building , court house , all are fire
proof structures , erected at great expense ,
and it is right , in all fairness , that the safety
of the occupants of those buildings should
not bo Jeopardized by the erection in this
vicinity of other tnan buildings which nro
absolutely llroproof. If the city can pro
hibit the erection of f ramo structures within
certain limits , It can also prohibit the erec
tion within certain districts , of buildings not
llroproof. Such action will result in a great
improvement in the appearance * of our city ,
and will bo another step forward , and I sug
gest that steps bo taken in the near future
to create a fireproof district.
Another measure which should bo passed
at once and rigidly enforced is an ordinance
compelling tbo use of smoke consumers ,
especially In the business district. The
smoke nuisance is becoming almost unbear
able and stringent measures should bo
adopted to abolish it.
City Hall Construction.
When I called attention , in my message of
ono year ago , to the delay in the completion
of tbo dty ball , I little dreamed that I would
have occasion at this tlmo to speak In the
present tcnso upon tbo same subject , but It is
painfully apparent that much yet remains to
bo done , anil I am of the opinion that patience
will long have ceased to bo a virtue Insforo
wo see the last workman leave the building.
There are very many dejects In the building
which are daily becoming moro apparent ,
and I recommend the greatest caution in the
matter of settling the claims of the con
tractor , and moro especially of the architect.
There aro-many defects and mistakes In the
plans which are inexcusable , and the archi
tect should bo held rcsixmsiblc. The amount
of his commission would bo outrageous if the
building was perfect , but under the present
condition of affairs his claim Is simply pro-
poslorous und ho should bo compelled lo
prove tbo justness of It in the courts.
Hoard of Education.
It Is now sotlled that the public library
will not occupy the quarters in this building
sot apart for it on the fifth floor , nnd I recom
mend Hint the Hoard of Education bo sup
plied with suitable rooms on that floor.
There is no reason why the board should
not occupy the building furnished by the
city and thereby save rent to thu taxpayers.
1 am sure there will bo no diniculty in
arriving at au amlcablo understanding be
tween the lioard and the municipal govern
ment , mid wo should all strive for the best
interests of tbo taxpayers , whoso agents wo
are.
are.As it is Impossible at this time to secure
complete reports from all ot the depart
ments , I um unable to present a full state
ment of tliorcondltlon of the linances and
general status of city affairs , but it gives rno
great pleasure to report thai , notwithstand
ing the largo legacy of debts loft us by the
last mlmlulHtratlon , nnd the largo expendi
ture necessitated b.vi the destruction of our
newly graded streets and pavements by the
severe storms of last spring , the year has
closed with our financial affairs In good con
dition , no deficit or overlap existing.
"Xo Frro Piuses. "
I desire to again express my firm adher
ence to certain principles laid down in my
address last year , namely , that no city otH-
clul should receive gifts In any shape from
persons or eorx | > rntions having dealings with
the city. It bus been u pernicious custom in
this , and perhaps In other cities , for city ofll-
cials to receive free railroad or street car
iwsses , five gas , free water , free oloctrlo
Ilghl , and so on through the list. The same
olllelals might us well rocelvo gifts of grad
ing , paving , ota , from contractors doing busi
ness with tlio city. Free water , or light , or
railroad and street car passes , are brit > es us
much as the giving of money would bo , for
they each represent uu intrlnsio value for
which the recipient would otherwise have to
It is equally Improper for any class of city
employes to solicit contributions from pri
vate citizens under tbo pretext of disposing
of tickets to eutertafumeuts gotten up for
their benefit , or to noncU contributions for
the purchase of gifts 16 Wy officials.
In closing I wish to/express the hope that
the utmost harmony may prevail during the
coming year between the council nnd the
chief .executive . , nnd 110U wo may all work
together for the bcs tcrcsts of the city
and of the taxpayers.
It can say consclcnttfrnsly that during the
past year It has been > hiy earnest dcslro to
nc always for the good of the city , and to
exercise ns much cnro lif the administration
of city affairs as in tUo'innnagcmcnt of my
private business , butjofting to the influence
of n disturbing elementwhlch docs not now
exist , my object has oftch been defeated and
the taxpayers have sitffcred. I trust that
such may not bo the cndo.durlng the coming
year.
Ordered U 1'rlnled.
Air. Hascall said that It was an Important
document , and then ho drifted of ! into a
lengthy speech , the llrst one to bo delivered
by any memlxir of the now council.
It was decided to print 2,000 copies of the
message for distribution.
Upon motion of Air. Wheeler It was de
cided to change the work of the committee. * .
Boulevards was added to the commit too on
streets and alleys , and n now committee on
telephones nud telegraph lines was created.
Alessrs. Hascall , unwell , Prince , Steel and
Wheeler were apx | > lntcd to correct the rules
in this case and make them lit the resolution.
Tlio next meeting will bo held Frldiiv
night , at which time President Bcchol will
announce the standing committees.
Piles of people nave piles , but DeWltt s
Witch Hazel salvo will cure them.
s TO niijK.tKi-n.- . -
alldlly of tlio Itrrciit l.ancmter County
Grand Jury to ( In yiie tloned.
LIXCOI.X , Neb. , Jan , ! ! . [ Special to Tin :
IKE. ] Attorneys for G. F. Belts , ono of the
iidicted ex-asylum coal contractors , are pro-
' .irlng nu application for a writ of habeas
'orpus ' , which will bo tiled with the court
his evening or tomorrow. Belts Is the only
no of the seven caught In the drag net who
as been unable to ilud bondsmen , and he
vlll seek another way out. Thu attorneys
iroposu to base their claim to a rclase on the
llcgcd Irregularity In the drawing of Iho
grand jury , claiming that tlio court cannot
ummon a grand jury during term time , but
t must bo at least twenty days before. The
, -alidity of the other indictments rest on the
lourt's decision in this case.
Fired Ilrldgr.
August A. Heutlug , a crank who has been
ttcmptiug to inducesonicjmo to furnish
ilm cash lor the construction of a flying ma-
'hlno ' ho has in his mind's eye , was liotind
iver to the district court in $1,000 bonds .for
letting llro to a Union Pacific bridge. The
cstimony developed that Heuting had built
i small lire by the bridge , canio Into the city
.ml . notified the ofllcinls that it was on tire ,
laiming to have discovered the flames.
iVhcreupou ho asked for transportation to
Chicago , or a life job on the road. He
ichioved some fame but no Job in a similar
chomo at Akron , Colo. , some months ago.
lo was sent to Jail iu default of the ncccs-
iary bonds.
Kelsey Hound Over.
A curious sijzhl was witnessed in police
: ourt this morning wllbu Cyrus .1. Kelsey , a
wealthy contractor , was brought into court
on the charge of incest. Kelsey is a very
pious old gentleman , and is well known in
church circles. He was brought to the court
room in a carriage , and during the prelim
inary examination so feeble was he that ho
was compelled to rccliifu'in an invalid chair.
The daughter , who is b'ut 10 , told a most re
volting story , and at its close Kelsey was
held in $1.000 bail to the district court , which
was furnished. Their relations continued
for some five mouths , the daughter claiming
that she was compelled to submit and her
llfo was threatened if slw revealed any of
the circumstances. Recently she was mar
ried , but before that event told her prospec
tive husband , and all parties went to Council
Bluffs last Sunday and , wcro married , Kel-
soy's friends claim thatjtho husband , Gcorgo
W. Young , is attempting to hold up the old
gentleman for some cash. .
I.lntoln' l/rttrlef. /
The lasl grading , contract on the Rock
Island extension was completed yesterday ,
and tracklaying gangs working each way
are now closing up the flf tceii-milo gap be
tween the AUssouri Pacific crossing at
Sprague and a point Hvo miles this sldo of
Plymouth , fifteen miles from Jensen. The
now line will bo completed and rock-ballasted
by the end of the month.
Sarah 13. Palmer asks the district court
for a divorce from Frank A. Palmer on the
grounds of cruelty and nonsupport. She
also secured mi Injunction rcstraininiTPnlmer
from meddling with her control of the chil
dren.
The business houses of Hardy & Pitcher
and A. Al. Davis & Son have consolidated
, nnd articles incorporating the now company
will bo filed tomorrow. They are signed by
A. Al. sand \V. C. Davis , W. E. Hardy , Cora
1C. Pitcher and T. P. Kennard.
The committee on charter revision held
another session last evening , but their prin
cipal efforts so fur have been to raise the
salaries of the mayor , clerk and treasurer ,
Amasa Hall and W s Johns will have a
hearing before the United States commis
sioner tomorrow morning on the charge of
robbing the Emerald postofllco. Their cm-
federate has made a partial confession , ml
it tends to connect Hull with several oil o
burglaries and holdups that have occmo I
recently.
t >
You can't make a new arm with Salvatloa
Oil , bul you can cure the bruises with It. ! i5o.
JFJtlllJ ) JSVItOl'JS.
Cold Weather Prevails In All Sections of
the Continent.
Bniiux , Jan , 8. The cold is severe and
increasing throughout the continent. To
night the thermometer stands but 11 degrees
above zero , Fahrenheit , In this city.
Heavy snow is falling iu the Hartz moun
tains. Suspension of tralllc Is threatened on
several railways. All the lakes in Franco ,
Germany ami Austria are frozen and night
fetes are being organized in most of the
cities. In Vienna , the snowfall has afforded
occupation to thousands of the unemployed ,
who will bo kept busy all night clearing the
streets.
A dispatch from Trieste says the harbor
presents an Arctic scene.
A whole family near Qlfom , while crossing
the Allor on the ice , wcro drowned.
Atr.ilrn In Moxlco.
Cnr OF AInx ice , Jan. 3. The year opens
with Mexico's financial future apparently
dependent largely on the future of silver.
Railroad earnings have shown a steady in
crease during the year'iWst.
Air. Dougherty , sccrgtary of the American
legation hero , is arrangjiig a marriage cere
mony for the Americans. Air. and Airs.
Robert J. Knox , now , 'ronllncd in Bclam
prison , for swindling jewelers , It appears
that the previous marrulgb ' of the couple was
illegal.
The recent cyclone on tie | gulf coast did
considerable damage nnfrmg small shipping ,
Hunt on Traveler * , ImO Death to Microbe * .
IlAi.irAX , N. S , , Jniili II. All passengers
ticketed for the United States now arriving
hero by the English steamers have to bo
fumigated at Halifax. nTJieir goods nro all
placed in fumigating iiicliincs. | | , The heat
in ouo of these nmchinenix'achi > d nearly " ( KP
iast Saturday , and tli i goods and a fur
NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS.
Vanilla Of perfect purity
Lemon Of great strength-
Ornngo Economy In their use.
Roa0 , lc.
and delicious/ ) the fresh fruit
cent bolongliiK to ono of the
wore rondcttHl rnluclcss , while a vallso , the
liropcrty of the srttno imsspneer , wn so
slirlvclcd that the owner would not take it
with him.
Ulvciinlllg llomn.
OTTAWA , Ont.tlnn. a. A by-law BrnntlnR
n ItonuR of .Cijr ! ,000 to the Ottiuvti Jfc Parry
counil ! railway , which will traverse a rich
timber district ntui shorten the distance between -
tween Now York ntul the northwest several
miles , was passed by the council.
Devoured liyVolvro ,
IrfSDOx ) , Jan. 3. A itlspateh to the Stnnil-
anl from Warsaw says that the Polish
painter NYlerzswtnskl , while ou ; riding , was
attached by wolves near I51elo9tocktuul both
IIB and his horse were devoured.
I'nnlrky < > n the l'nrl lloitr e ,
I'.vnis , Jan , 8. The Uourso i-losed panicky.
Credit Koncicr dropped ail francs. It Is ro-
iwried thnt several speculators on the wrotur.
sldo of the market will have to go into liquid
ation.
Custom * Dutlr * Pulling OfT.
MOSTIUAI : , , Jan. 8. The amount of custom
duties collected at the jwrt of Montreal for
the year IS'.U ' , shows a decrease of half a mil
lion dollars , as compared with IS'.U. '
Ilnlldors' nnd Tnulers' r.liM'tlon.
The annual election of oflleers and banquet
of the Builders' and Traders' Kxehaiigu oc
curred yesterday. During the afternoon
meeting oflleers were nominated and voted
upon. In the evening the result of the elec
tion was announced as follows : President ,
N. H. Hussy ; vlco president , A. J. Vicrllngj
treasurer. Ileurv Ittncrjdirectors , D. Shane ,
W. U. liullard , .1. Walter Plielps ; delegate to
National tissociatlou , Geo. U. Ilassett , M.
I tlner.
Heports from the secretary , treasurer nnd
board of directors were read , showing thnt
thu exchange was In a nourishing condition.
After the business meeting'the refresh
ments were served ,
Initullrd Olllcrri ,
evening the public installation of ofll
eers ot the Young Men's ' institute occurred at
tlio institute's rooms at the corner of Four
teenth and Dodge streets. The attendnneo
was very large , the friends of the members
lining the large nail to overflowing. Father
Carroll installed the olllcers and later deliv
ered a short address upon tee objects-anil
alms of the Institute. A number of Indies
contributed musical numbers and the gentle
men did their part to make the evening's en
tertainment a good one.
-fit
Why is Pears' Soap the
best in the world , the soap
with no free alkali in it
sold for 15 cents a cake ?
It was made for a hospital
soap in the first place , made
by request ; the doctors
vwanted a soap that would
wash as sharp as any and
do no harm to the skin.
That means a soap all
soap , with no free alkali in
it , nothing but soap ; there
is nothing mysterious in it.
Cost depends on quantity ;
quantity conies of quality.
All sorts of stores sell
it , especially druggists ; all
sorts of people use it , espe
cially those that know what's
what.
TO ALL tHO USE LA FUECKLA
Homely Faces
Softened Into Great
Beauty by La Freckla.
OLD FACES
Madoyounsbgnlo by IA. FRRKIjA.
La Freckln Is the grontosr , the most wonder
ful and the only euro In existence for freckles.
LA KKKOKIjA Is the latiist sensation amonz
physicians nnd chemists. Discovered by Mine.
Vulo und use by her until her bounty bnonnio
no wonderful that those- who know her before
became afraid ot her treat nnd bewitching
beauty. Mino. Yiilo at the nge of forty looked
eighteen. Her complexion l.sso beautiful ono
has to RO closeto sco blio U n living belne.
Mine. Vale bus plnrcd I.u KrooUla in the nmr-
et. The women of the world mny huvo the
benolltof her secret and become as beautiful
as this lovely Qnoun of Ilonnty , Hondfl cents
In ntnmpi nnd Anno. Vulo will send you free of
clmrKB ner famous Itoanty Honk film tins written -
ton to lust met women how to become bean tlf til.
LA KKKQKf/A will bo shipped yon upon ro-
co'.pt of price , or yon may ot It from your
driuuist. Mine. ) ulo's book Instructs young
clrU how to win a husband , nnd marr'ed la
dles how to retain their husbands' ulToi-tlons ,
and women of all ii es how to bo beautiful.
1'rlco of La Frockla ,
$1.00 PER BATTLE.
Korsalo by nil drat-dnss
Address nil orders and totters , MMh. M.
, Hoauty ani ! ( Jomploxlcii Specialist ,
MME. M. YALES
TEMPLE OF BEAUTY ,
140 STATE ST. , CHICAGO , ILL. , OR
_ 37 WESTJ4TH SJ. , N. Y.
THAT CUP
GENERATE *
ore precious than the "Noclornf the v'l
Moro hoallnz the "Halm of Ullleiid. "
( luluU u Cuucb , hiifluiinTnlinriiloii , Itii'lu *
iii I ho Iliidy , Miil < Iron Nerve * .
Itoally cures Cutnrrh , PnliU , Itronrhltln ,
CONMUUTION , Uoudurlin.
A cluil liurprUi' , lllo HUl Jlellef , Cnro far
Iho llupelusi.
"Oxygen Book" and 4 Trys Free.
SPECIFIC OXYGEN CO , ,
Suite G1O Siiooly Bide , Omaha.
rs
Will euro You , Is n true statement of the
action ot AYRK'3 Sarsnpnrilta , when
taken for diseases originating in Impure
blood ; but , while this assertion Is true ot
AYEK'S Sunnpruilla , ns thousands can
attest , it cannot bo truthfully applied to
other preparations , wlilch unjtlnclplcd
dealers will recommend , nud try to tin-
jioio ui > on you , as "just as good as
AyorV Tnko Aycr's Sarsnparllla and
Aycr's only , If you need n Jilood-purltlor
nud would bo benefited permanently.
This medicine , for nearly IHty years ,
has enjoyed a reputation , nnd made n
record for cures , that ha * never boon
equaled by other preparations. AY UK'S
Sarshparitlix eradicates tlio tnint of he
reditary scrofula nud other blood dis
eases from tlio system , nnd it has , deser
vedly , the confidence ot the people.
"I cannot forbear to express my joy nl
tbo relief I have obtained from the use
of AYKK'S Snr.inpnrilla. IMU ntlllctcd
with kidney troubles for about six
month ! ) , Miffmlng greatly with pains In
the small of my back. In addition to
this , my body was envoicd with pimply
eruptions. Tlio remedies prescribed
failed to help mo. I then bcan ( ; to tuko
AYEU'S Sarsnpnrllln , and , In a short
tlmo , the pains ceased and the pimples
disappeared. I ml vise ovcry young man
or woman , iu case of sickness result-
lug from Impure blood , no matter how
long standing the rn.so may be , to tnko
AVER'S Sarsaparilln. " ILL. Jarmann ,
33 William St. , Now York City.
Prepared by lr. j ; O. Ayer & Co. , f.owrII , Mass.
OUOINANCK NO. J1303.
An ordinance duchirliu the ncoo sltv of np-
pronrlatliiK cortilii private properly and i
land' * , for Iho nsu of the city of Omaha , for
the purpose of oponlliK nnd extending Six
teenth struct from Vinton .street to south
elty limits , providing for the appointment.
ot thrco dlslntoslud freeholders of said city
to n < > s s9 thu diuiiMHes to tlio ownur.s rctixtot-
fvuly or thu pronurty tiikun by snub appro
priation : mJ rupo.'illnn or.lltmnco No. a.iu.
Ilo It oidiilnod by tlio Ulty Council of tlio City
of Uimilm :
Huction 1. That It \ nncusaary , nnd It Is
hereby declared nocus&iry to approprlato cur-
tiiln prlviitn property and land for the use of
tlio city of Onmhu , for the purpose of opening
and t-xtondliiK Sixteenth street from vinton
Rtrout to tlio south Oily limits , said property
nnd In ml necussnrv for such purpose liumi'
sltnaHi In said city of Omiiha , nnd described
us follows , to-wli :
The Wi'.stWl footof lots 43 , 40 and 47 , S E Uo-
gcr's plat of Okulioma.
Lot HMottcr'HHiibdtvlslonot Inl43 S Ho-
gor's pint of Ukiihonia.
Woat lUfoutof lotsll , 7 , 8. 0. in , 11. 12 nnd 13.
Motter's subdivision of lot 4S S B Kogor's plat
of olciihonin ,
Wusl GO foot of sub lot 1 ta.T lot -0.
West . ' 10 ( cct of sub lots 4 and u tux lot 20.
West U foot of lots 111 , 14. 15 , 10. IT , 19 , 10. 20. 21 ,
2J , S3 mid 24 block H Door I'arlc.
West 0 foot of lots 10 , U , la , 13 , 14 , IS , 10. 17
and IS block 0 Door I'.irlc.
I.oL25Mu lor & IHiiinloM addition.
Lot > Klsulus' subdivision.
Lot -0 10sclcB' : subdivision.
Wost24 foot lots 15 nnd HiOak Hill No. 2.
West CO foot of tax lot Kl.
Part oi lot 5 bloclcl t'urk forest described
ns follows : Commencing ut a point on vlio
south Him of U street \7huro thu sumo Is Intur-
setud by the oust line of ICth street produced
through Uuk 11111 No. 'J , tlicnco south on the
sumo straight line to the line botneon Park
Forest and tax lot ! ! ! , thunco In a northwest
erly direction nlons said line between I'nrlc
I'oiestnnd tax lot ill till It Intersects with tlio
houthllnoof O street , thence east uloiiR the
south line of O street to plnce of tie lnnlnu' .
A strip oCJiinillilt foot wide running north
and south through tux lot : < l. the west line of
which Is the west line of llith street produced
hoinh through llu7.elTurr.ico.
All In scullou'll township ISraiiBo 13 , except
n part of lot 45 which Is in section 27 township
15 ranio l.'l.
Section 2 , That the innyor. with the appro
val of the city council , appoint thioe disinter
ested freo-holdurs of the city of Uniiihu to
itssess the danmKos to the owners , respocllvo-
ly. of said property una lauds tulien by suld
appropriation.
section 'I Thnt ordinance. No. " ' . ' 00 bo nnd
tin ) sumo It hnrehy reponled , nnd any other
action of thn city council taken on thotiumols
hereby vacated.
Section ' 4. That this ordinance shall take.
effect and to In force from and utter Its pus-
succ.
Passed Decemborm.1 . . 1802.
(
Olty Olorlc.
13. P. DAVIS.
President Olty Council
Approved Uocombar SOtli. IH'JS.
UEU. I' . II EM 19.
Mayor
GRADE ORDINANCE NO. 102.
An ordinance chi\ii''ln the grade of 20th
Htrout from n point 175 feet south of I'opplo-
ton iivonuo to Hickory Htrcot ami the Intur-
soclinu streets In the city of Omaha , and
repealing so much of Grndo Ordinance No.
r > : ) mid NO much of all ordinances In conflict
herewith :
Ilo Itordiilncd by the olt.v council of the city
of Omaha :
Boctloa I , Whorous , it has boon doclurod
necessary to change the grndo of 20th street
from n point 175 feut south of I'opploton nvo-
nnu to Hickory street and curtain parts of tlio
Intoi-hoetliii ; streets hurulniittnr specified ;
And whereas , three disinterested freehold
ers hnvc been appointed by the mayor nnd
confirmed by the city uiMinull to nppralso the
damages arising by reason of the chanuoof
grade heroin mentioned , nnd
Wheroas.said appraisers aftordnly iiiallfy- |
liiK nccordlir to law and uxaniiulni ; Mm prop
erty nlrYctcd have imulo their report and the
oily council has adopted said report :
Therefore , the crado of nuld parts of 2Cth
street , und Intorseutlni : stiects In hereby
changed ami established so that the eleva
tions shall bo ns follows , the grade between
the points cited helm ; uniform straight lines :
Section 2. Uradu of fflJth street
Klnvatlon Dlovation
ot West of Kast
Ourb Curb
A point 175 fcot south of
I'opnloton uvoinio . KstablUiiod ernclo
North curb of Woolwortb
uvoinio . 202.0 207,0
South curb \Voolworth
nvonuo . 20..0 202.0
North c-urbof Illokoryst . . .IM.O I.US
Honth unrbof Hickory st . . .I.Vi.u l.M.5
beet Ion U. Grade of Woohvurlh nvonno
Klovntlon lOlovatlon
otb'outh of North
Ourb. Ourb.
Kast curb of 27th street . IMI.ft liii.o
West curb of 2Gth street. . . , i.o..0 202.0
Must curb of ' . ' th street . 2 > 2.U 202,0
West curb of 'Wth iivcnnu , 1 ' . ' .U HU.O
HcolloiH. Uradoof IlioKory street
Kust ciirhdf SitliBlioot . . . .Hi-I.U Ifil.O
West curb ofaitli street , . .I.VI.U r.\0
Kast curb of 20th btieot . i : > l.i ! l.M.fi
Woitcurliuf STilh uvonun. . .153.0 113. 0
tinothmii. Ho much of tirade Ordlnanco tin. XI
nnd BO much of nil other ordinances dolln-
liig the ( traded of the above streets , us con-
Illela with the provisions of thiu ordinance , is
horobv repealed ,
Hoctlonu. This ordinance ahull take infect
and bo In fnrco from and uftcr Its passage ,
1'aiisod Decani borlUlh , IHX' .
JOHN OKOVKS.
City Olorlc.
VP. . DAVIfj.
President Oily Council.
Approvoil December luih. 1MU.
OEO. P. liKMId ,
Mayor ,
YOUR EYES
ARE TROUBLING YOU I
Wcll.rxiiuo and huvo thom oiamlnoJ br our optician
ronof clmrniMind.lf iiuootBar/.tmol wltli upulrnf
tmr > > l > KIIVhU'ril > N > 'Ni > KUl > AUI < Kiur ! 11VK ( ll.AH- ;
HK-tliu bust III thu world. If y undo not neu.l cliniei
wo will loll you BO ami lUvlsu you whnt toilo. ( JOUI
Hl'KOTACI.KS or KVK JIMaSKH KHUM W.'IJ Ul .
I'lttln , Binukn , blue or wlmu ulimoa , for | > ruloctliu tu >
1.7011 , tromUJju pair u | > .
Max Meyer & , Bro. Co
Jewelers and Opticians ,
FRIIIUUI aud I'lftuoiHSUuut
OHDINANTU NO. 888S.
An OrrilnnncA nmomlliiK Spcolnt Ornlnnnet
No , Itfo , uplnn an ordination levying i
gpcoinl IHT nnd n o . mont for tlio Construe *
nun ot sMownlli * .
lloltoMMned bv the city council ot Iho cltj
of Dmnlin.
frctlnti I. 'Dint that pnttot Bnoolnl Ordln
nnco Niv 1.S7 that roml * n follow * : ' ! > . 11
Johnion. ul.Vl' , ft lot t I'orklnV snh of On pi to I
mldttlmi , t-VUifl. " bo nincmli'J o n to reV ; l ,
Wliiufred A , Unlloithor. n'.V ) ft of nltf ft ot
block I I'crklnVniitiof Capitol addition. * .W. V'
Section S , TUN ordinance- take c licet nnd
bo In force from anil after Us p.uanKO.
Dccombor'JJth. iwu.
JOHN UUON'KS.
° IIJr0tert
K.P.nAVIKIIJr0tert
K.P.nAVIK
Council.
Approved DocniubrrVltb . ,
OKU I * . HKM1S.
Mayor
OIUHNANOKNO. MSO.
AnordlnniR'n ordering the nr.-ullnii of Woolworth -
worth avenue f win''nil street to iHb street ,
nnd Olrcplliiff thr > board of public mirKi ta
mko thn noecMnry Mop * to u.uiso said work
to hu done !
Ho It onltilncil by ths oily council of tlio city
of Omaha :
fcotlou I. Wbnrons. pernmtuMit urmlrilmvii
been < -sliitlMird upon , nnd appraisers hnvn
been duly appointed uy law. to apnralso tlln
dnmnccKPaused In * the uradlne ofvoolvortli
avenue front I'd street to nth street , anil have
re no damacct to the rilty councilwhich
in formally adopted the. samoi nud , whcrof : ,
property owners , lepruscntlni ; moro Until
lliiue-IUtlK of thu property abutting
01h inlil Jioitloniof the nvcnnu nbovo specified ,
lumi : not It lonod thnclly council to huvosMd
nvonno a railed to the prevent o < t.-\VilUhed
crude wllhoot vh.iriiv to Iho ulty. nnd that tint
costbt ; tiiitdn payivblo In tell ciiiial Initntltnonti
thorofori' , \Voolwcirtli nwnuo from "nit ntruot
n Oth strrut , hu nnd hereby Is ordeiod graded
to thoproiiMiti' taullshed crude.
Section' ' . That tlio board of public works bo
nnd liuri > by N dlreetod to Ui\o Iho necessary
strps to caiH sald work to bo done.
Suction , ' 1. Thnt this ordinance shall tnko
elfecl and beln for.-o from und uftor IU pim-
aue.
Passed Doroiubor VCtli , 1W- .
,1UHN GIIOYK3 ,
Oltv Ulork.
K.-P. DAVIS.
I'ro'ldent City Council.
Appiovcd Dncunibcr'-'ltli. isui
OKU. r. iiKSiis.
Mayor ,
ORDINANCE NO. ! W87.
An ordinance declaring tlio nocosilty
liiKlHh streol from I'lorca
street to Wuol-
wiirth nvoMtlo , nnd Appointing thrco ilUlu-
torpstcd apprnlsors to nones * and determine
the dnmtiKiid , It itny , to HID property owners ,
which limy ho cautod bv such Kradlnc ,
Wherein , I'roprrly owners rtMm'Sontliu '
more limn threu-llflhs of the feet , frontmo
on fluid pnrt Of Mh street huvo pnlltlonoil
thomayor nnd city council to b.ivo said Rrnd-
Inx doni ) under the throu-llflhs clause a * pro
vided for In sect Ion G > of thu city nlmrtur nnd
the cost thereof to Lo iiiiutu payable In 10
ociiml Installments : tlien-foro
Heltordnincd by thoolty council ot the city
of Omaha :
Section , 1. That It. ! proper nnil nocossirv
nnd It U herein doclnred proper nnd necessary"
lo u ratio 1'lflfi ( "ith ) silent lo Its present us-
tahllshod grade , liu'liidlnu hccosanry approaches
preaches thoiolo , from Pierce street to Woolworth -
worth nveniii * .
Sections. That thn mayor , with tlio approv
al of thn elty council , appoint throe disinter
ested appraisers lo appraise , assess and dnlef-
nilno the damnKo to properly owners which
may ho caused by sueli Kndlnx. tuklnx Into
consideration In maklni ; snoh nppr.ilsomtmt ,
thnsppclnl bonollis. If nny , lo such property
by reason nt such radlnu.
1 Seetlon : i. Thnt. this ordinance- shall take
oll'ucl and bo in force from and after Its pnvi-
il'-'O.
fussed Iocnnibor"0tli. 15U2.
JOHN inovis : ,
Ulty Olerlt ,
E. I' . DAVIS.
1'rosldrnt Ulty Council.
Approved December ' 'lib. IH'iL' ' ,
OEO. P. HUM IS ,
Mayor.
ORDINANCE NO.5400. .
An ordinance ordering the uracllni. ot 02nd
ntreet from Hamilton stront lo I'ranklln
.street , and illrcetlne tlio board of publla
works to tnku tlio necessary stops to catiuu
said work to be done.
Whereas , three disinterested freeholders
ers have boon unpointed h.y the mayor aim con
firmed by the city council , to uppralso thu
dnmnRos nrislnz by reason of tlio tfnuUtifJOt
said part of : r.'ml street :
And. whereas , said appraiser ? , nftcr duly
( nullifying nceordhiK to liiw. and ixciunlnlnir
the property nllectod , liavo reported nodam-
nzca , nnd thoolty coancll has adopted said ro-
nort : tlinroforo.
Ilo Itonlalnod by the city council of thu city
of Omaha :
Section 1. Thnt It U necessary and It Is
hereby declared necessary Unit ffinil street
from Hamilton str > ; et to Kranklln stront bo
graded to th established Kfudo nnd the same
la hereby oulerud done.
Section - . That the board nf pnbllo works U
lioraby dlroctod to lake the necessary stops to
oiusesaltl : work to ho dune.
Section : ! . That this ordinance shall takn
olfoot nnd bo In force from and after Its pass-
I'nswil December ' . th. ISStt.
JOHN GROVES.
City Clerk.
E , P. DAVIS.
President Olty Council.
Tlio within ordinances was vetoed bv tbo
mayor December -lull , IB:1 ! ) , and presented to
council snmo data nnd pnssod over hln vote
nnd bocamii a law by thofollnwlnz vote :
Aycs-13.
Nilya
" '
JOHN GKOVEB.
City Cleric.
ORDINANCE NO. 3300.
An ordinance doolnrlng the necessity of ur.vt-
Inu tlio allnyn In Ulley'aund Holers' aubdl-
vlslen between Vinton street nnd tbo north
line of lot 8 Honors' sub and 17tb street
nnd 18th streol , and appointing three- dis
interested appraisers to assess and deter
mine the damairos , tf any , to the property
owners , which nmy bo caused by snub Krntl-
Inz.
Whereas , property owners roproscnllne
more than liireo-llftlis of the feet , frnntnxo on
Hiild alloys have petitioned thn mayor nnd
olty council In have said Rending uono un
der the threo-llflhs cl-iiisods provided for In
section OU of the elty charter , and tbo coat
thereof lo he mndo payable In ten cijiuil In-
stalliiients ; therefore ,
Ilo Itordalnoil by tlio olty council of the city
of Omaha :
Snetlonl. Thnt It Is proper nnd nocessnry
nnd It N hnreby doalant I proper nnd neces-
Kary , to Krado the allovs In Ulley's and ItoRor'a
snbillvlslon ut theli-prorionlD.stnbllHlied ( 'railo ,
IncludhiK necessary npproaehCB thereto , between -
twoon Vinton slriiet nnd this north line of lot
S Rogers' sub anil ITlh street nnd Ihtb street.
Hoetlon - ' . That t ho mayor , with the approv
al of the city council , appoint thrco disinter
ested appraisers to nopruNo , assess nnd deter
mine the dutnnun to property IIWIIIIM which
may boeansoil by sueli grail IninkliiK into
coiuliloration In making such nppr.-ilainent ,
tbo spoaial bonellts , If any , laHiion property ,
by ruason of mic-h grndlnir.
Section a Thnt this ordlnnnco Htiall talio
ollect and bo In force from unit after Its pass-
i
Ullv C'lorU.
K. P. DAVIS. .
President Ulty Council.
Approved Uocoinbur-Uh. IH92.
OKO. P. IIRMTH.
Mayor.
ORDINANCE NO. 3307.
An ordinance crontliu Huwnr ulatrlot No. 177.
dellnlni ; Its llmllH. n\i.a \ ot sewers iincl
olov.it Ions , anil illroutlnu the board of publla
works to tnke the noccisary strips to uuimn
thu coimtructlon of the sewer In trnid dU-
Ir'ol. '
Ilo It ordalnod by the city council ot the city
of Omaha :
Section I , Tlmt the sewer district No , 177 Lo
nnd tlm same U hereby cruatod In the elty of
Omaha ,
Section S , That thn sewer district No. 177
sJml ! comprlso thn following lots and tracts of
real estate : Lotu'J. : i , 4 , 17 , 1H. Ill , np'l the oust
lui : 7-10 feet of lots 5 nnd IU ; all In Il-Wf * addi
tion.
Section . ' ! . Tlitil the sowor.s In district No. 177
shall ho constructed UH follows : HuxInnliiK
at the munholo In the center of llrlstol nnu
IMlli direct with an nlevntlou of MID ' feet
ubovo the city datum : thonuo wont with an 8
Inch pipe sewer nlont ; the router line of llrlH-
tel street lo n manho o located ; t ) < fvntfroin
thophicoof boKlnnlni : with nil elevation of
OifJ-lUfeet above hu uliy ilulum , thence wcifc
with nn H Inuh plpo sewer nlonn the center
line of llrlslol strt-ot to a Miibh tunU located Ui7
foot from thn plnco of buulnnliix with an olo-
vallon of Ml feet nlxivo tlio city ilniutn.
All the nforusalu elevations tohont tun flovr
Hiifis of unlit suwuriut llio points named.
' 1 ho allcnment nnd grudusof snld HOWOM t < i
bo BtrulRlit llnesbotwooii niaiiholos nnd other
poinuspe-clllcd , as fur nu prnclluabto. and no-
uordlnx to plans and Hpeclllcatlons lilud with
the board of ntibllo wnrkM.
Hlx Inch junction pieces shall bo p'.acoil ' In
said sewer ovcry 25 foot , or us d tree ted in wrlt-
liiK by thoelty oiiBjnoer.
Sewer Inlets ahull bo constructed in wild
sewe.r district ut btiuh points as thu olty en-
Soi'tlonTlmt the bourd of public works U
hereby Instructed to take the noeoii.iry stopi
to catiKo tlio coiistrncllon of the sewer In salil
district.
Suction A. That this ordinance shall taK.i
ofU'ot and bo In force from anil uftor thu data
of Its UIIHSUUU.
Piuaud December 'JSth , I W- .
JOHN OUOVE3.
Ulty Clerk ,
U , P. DAV1P.
I'rouulent Ulty Council.
Approved Docornbor"Jth , 18'J'J.
UEOUUIC P. IlKMIrf.
Mayor ,