THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : AVEDXESDAV , eTANITAKY" 31 , 15)00. )
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Tax Levy Ordinanoj is Introduced and Re
ferred to the Financs OomroUteo.
LEVY MUST BE DECIDED ON NEXT WEEK
Oiillnniirr I > rovl < 1lnK for a llnnil IRMIC
for 1'nvlnn nml Curlilnir IK In-
troiliitTil nml ( ll\'en Tno
The city council Is finally faced with an
Immediate necessity for fixing the tnx levy ,
having deferred the vexed question ns long
IIH pcsjtble , anil Itr. deliberations for the
next week , will lie largely concerned with
thu subject. On Friday night the body will
meet Informally In open session nml will
attempt to find an cmilty between the
needs of the various departments and the
burdens of the taxpayers. The heads of
departments will present statements of the
work done under their charge and the ex
penses attached thereto , while property
owners will nlsbo Invited to express their
Mf'WH.
At the mooting Tuesday night n levy or
dinance \VIIH Introduced by Chairman IJurk-
ley of the finance committee , read for the
first and second times and referred to his
committee. The spaces In which the amounts
will bo Inserted were left blank , the skele
ton tr'Tnt being lined to save time , ns under
the law the levy must bo fixed next week.
An ordluanco Was also heard for the first
and aecond tlmcb providing for a pro
posed bond Issue for the purpose of paving
nml curbing. It Is purposed to use the
$26.000 named In the ordinance for paving
Intcreertl1 us and upaccH oppcHlto alleys.
The council was confronted with rather
H ( lellrrito question In determining the per
son crlltlcil to damages declared on certain
property appropriated for the Southwest
boulevard. The real estate was held In
the name of the South Side Heal Estate
nnd Building company , which claims the
J275 damages awarded. It transpires , however -
over , that the real owner IsV. . ! ' . Vila , who
Is now In the act of foreclosing n mort
gage. The point was referred to the city
attorney.
The comptroller reported that he had
rbcckcd over the books of the Ooiaha Gas
company and found It3 report correct. At
li cents per 1,000 feet the city's shareof
the yoar'i receipts amounts to $11,390.61.
The tax commissioner recommended that
certain personal assessments against Horace
( ! . Hurt bo remitted. Mr. Hurt explained
that during the year 1S97 ho was not a
resident of the city and his statement was
accepted by the council.
The Advisory Hoard set forth In a com
munication that It had received and ap
proved of a proposal from the exposition
company for the sale of various trucks and
lioso wagons. The price named was $1,300 ,
which the board considered much below the
i , nf iv , vr-tK-vtv. The matter was re
ferred to the committee on fire ,
I , , . . .
( 'on lie I I'n Invent I Kill loti.
The council's Investigating committee re
ported that It had mot and adjourned for
four days without having received com
plaints of any description. The report was
mlnptcd and placed on file. Mount proposed
that the committee meet the bill of the
secretary. Individually , Inasmuch as the in
quiry had been conducted for their private
HRtlsfactlon. No action was taken on the
suggestion.
A notification was received from the
ll-mnl of Education and placed on file that
the amount needed for school mainte
nance during the coming year would bo
I mills.
J. W. Carr , attorney for ' .Mrs. Ida Gollner ,
asked that the council co-operato with him
In an effort to collect a fee amount Ing to
$22. Ho said that ' -Mrs. Oollner had secured
J17.ri damages from the city owing ts his
efforts arid ho warned the city that ho would
expect 1bo amount of his Too deducted from
the award. TUo matter was referred to 'tho '
city attorney' .
A majority of property owners on Thirty-
seventh street between Farnam and Leav-
onworth petitioned .that the street bo paved ,
vhllo a majority of the freeholders on
Thirty-second street from 'Arbor ' south to
the city limits protested against the laying
of paving. JJoth communications were placed
on file.
The ordinance Increasing the license fee
of lunch wagons was read for the first time.
A. Buchanan was given permission to
build a double brick tenement without a
twelve-Inch Intervening wall as required by
the ordinance.
Charles C. Cameron , occupying a shooting
gallery at 1204 Douglas street , was author
ized < o continue his business at the present
stand despite the fact that the building Is
a temporary structure.
On recommendation of the city attorney
C. B. Hruner was allowed $175 for personal
Injury received In a fall at Thirtieth nnd
halk street.
The council will assemble at 4 p. in , to
day to listen to the reading of the mayor's
message.
POLICE RAKE IN THE HOBOES
Mnko a I'lnp Collection of Trump *
mill LoilKC Them In tin :
City .lull.
The police department'throw ' out a "drag
net" Tuesday night and niado n catch of
thirteen hoboes. The inoshos of the net
were made up of Sergeants Helmut nnd
"WlBenberg , Officers Hentfrow , Lahoy , Wil
son , Ooodrlch and Hcovy and Detectives
Kavngo and Dunn. The not was curried to
the Uurllngton station by the patrol wagon
from whence It was taken to the vicinity of
filbson by a special car. Thorn It was spreal
out. pnd carefully drawn up through the
railroad yards. Tramps wore dragged out
from , ovary sort of shelter that afforded n
protection from the cold. With one excep
tion they offered no resistance and showed
no resentment at being taken prisoners.
The man who did attempt to escape when
routed out unintentionally gave the officer
who pursued him a mental shock from
which ho will trcmblu for come time. The
tramp led the chase across u perfectly open
k't with the olllccr In hot pursuit about ten
' "it In the rear , when suddenly the hobo
disappeared us If ho had melted Into thin
nlr. There was apparently no place for him
Sick headache. Food doesn't d !
gestwell , appetite poor , bowels con
stlpated , tongue coated. It's your
liver ! Ayer s Pills are liver pills ,
easy and safe. They cure dyspepsia -
sia , biliousness. 25c. All Druggists.
Want TOUT mouitmcUe r t td a betuUIul
hrown or rich Mark r Tfc n UM
Rlini/IUPUAM'Q ' UTt T ° .r the
DUlmmunAm o whioke ;
to have gone. To reach the only shelter In
Bight the man would have had to turn and
BO directly back pa t the officer who wns
'Pursuing ' him. The policeman shopped In
stantly nnd thought of his lack of prepara
tion to capo with supernatural agencies and
ho began to wish ho knew a prayer or two
nnd had been n better man. When he turned
ngaln nnd looked nt the spot where ho had
last seen 'the fugitive on earth a human
head was stickingup out of the ground.
This was moro blood-curdling than over ,
but the officer being a bravo mnn wont for
ward and solved the mystery. There wns
an old cistern there which had been grown
over with weeds and the tramp haJ unex
pectedly fallen Into It. Ho wns < pullcd out
nnd taken to the station wllh the rest , nnl
they welcomed the warmth and comforts of
the jail cells.
FsoiTnoMAnAlEWs.i
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When It became known yesterday that
Colonel Ixitt proposed 'to ' resign as secre
tary of the Llvo Slock exchange , several
candidates for the position blossomed out.
It is understood tint the exchange \\lll now
employ a secretary who Is to devote his
eiytlro time to the business nnd the com
pensation will be commensurate with the
duties performed. Bruce McCulloch , editor
of the Stockman , Is prominently mentioned
for the position nnd everyone admits that
ho would make a first-class secretary. W.
H. Cheek , live stock agent for the Uurllng-
ton , U alao mentioned , In addition to quite
a number of others.
The Idea of securing a secretary who will
dcvotn his entire time to the business U
considered by many a good ono and It 13
Intended to have the occretary act as n sort
of a press agent for the yards nnd this mar
ket. Mr. McCulloch la considered the best
man for the place nnd It suitable arrange
ments can bo made ho may accept. When
the director * of , the exchanso meet next
Monday the resignation of Colonel Lott will
bo read and without doubt It will be ac-
ccpteJ. The now secretary will have an of
fice In the Exchange building and will attend -
tend to a great mass of business which Is
now transacted by the officers of the asso
ciation. Other markets have a secretary
who devotes all his time to the Interests
of the market where he Is employed and
South Omaha does not propose to be loft
Behind when It comcH to an advance move
ment.
.VIMV ( rnillnir Ijatltnatcn.
New estimates arc being made for the
grading of M street and it is possible that
enough signers may bo secured to a petition
to induce the city council to create a grad
ing district. When City Engineer Heal was
flrat requested to make nn estimate he fig
ured that It would cost $15,000 to fill the
Itolcs between Twentieth and Twenty-second
streets. The property owners considered
this too much , and cast about for mean ;
to reduce the cost. Several owners of un
graded property have been Interested and
It Is stated that they are willing to pay 3
cents a cubic yard for the removal of din
from their places and the district will paj
the same amount for the fill. George Me-
Hrlde is working on the scheme and Is tryIng -
Ing to secure enough pledges to Insure a
contract.
It Is estimated by Mr. McDrldc that $10OOC
will pay the entire cost of grading and II
tlilo Is so U Is more than probable that the
work will be done. When the street Is
graded It is proposed to pave it with brlcli
and a line roadway to the Burlington trackf
will thus bo opened. When a street to the
rlvor is opened and paved the railroad com
pany will erect a depot and stop all eastbound -
bound trains , so that South Omaha patron ?
may not be compelled to RO to Omaha ami
rldo back on street cars.-
\rw Street Car Ordinance Coming ; .
Considerable Interest Is being manifest bj
residents of the Third ward In the ordinance
compelling the street car company to ex
tend the Q street line to Fortieth street
Councilman Wear Is looking after the In
terests of the people over there and hi
say that If the ordinance passed Is no :
legal he proposes to see that an ordinance
Is prepared and passed that Is legal. It I ;
openly asserted that Mayor Ensor knev
when he signed the ordinance that It wai
not legal nnd would cot hold In court
Forty days must claps * before the ordlnanci
can be tested , and If after this tint * thi
car line Is not built it Is the Intention o
Wear and his friends to Introduce anothei
ordinance.
IlrloU Pavement AVuurliijr Out.
The brick pavement on Q street botweci
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-sixth streets li
In a deplorable condition and will aeon bav <
to bo repaired. This pavement was laid It
18U2 and the paving company guaranteed 1
for one year. As the guarantee has Ion :
since expired It devolves upon the city ti
make the repairs. The money for this worl
will have to como out of the general fum
as there Is little If anything left In thi
street repair fund. An examination of tin
L street pavement shows that it is in a bai
condition and before long repairs will havi
to bo made to this street. Under these clr
cumstances the city will have to make i
larger levy than usual for street repair ;
this year.
AVr t'k In the YnnlN.
A Missouri Pacific passenger engine strucl
Rock Island engine No , G ! > 2 In the nortl
yards yesterday afternoon and caused i
wreck which called for the wrecking crov
from Omaha. The Uock Island engine wai
running from a switch on to the main llm
when the Missouri Pacific train passed. Tin
two englnea came together with u shol
nnd the Hock Island engine was knocked at
thn track and ono of Its axles broken. Tin
passenger train was delayed for about at
hour. No one was Injured and the wrecklnj
crew had the track cleared before night.
Improvement * lit Stock Yiirila ,
H Is understood that the Stock Yards com
pany will complete the macadam road to I
street In the spring. General Manager Ken
yon said yesterday that arrangements wen
being made for the letting of a contract fo
the building of this road. It Is to extern
from tbo horuo and mule barn to L stree
nnd will be a continuation of the macadan
road laid last year. When this now roa <
Is completed there will bo n fine wide drive
way from the east gates of the yards to th
main entrance on the north.
Hotiill ricrliM' Annual Hull ,
The first annual ball of the Iletall Clerks
association was held at Odd Fellows' bal
last night. A. N. Davis was master ot ceremonies
monies and he was assisted by the follow
lug committees : Heccptlon D. D. Folletl
F. J. Wyth , P. F. McEvoy , J. F. O'Leary
Itlcbard Novak. Floor committee Ed niake
C. S. Seattercood , P. J. Calkins. W. A
Herry. J. S , Barnctt. Those attending wcr
fittingly entertained and complimented tb
clerks on their selection of committees fo
the occasion.
I'ollcrincn ( ilvlnif Surety Iloniln ,
Before his departure for the south th
mayor Issued an order directing that al
members of the police force give a suret ;
bond by February 1. Out of the aeventcei
members of the force twelve have file-
bonds Issued by the Nebraska Mutual Don
association of Omaha. It Is expected tha
the balance of tbe force will Hie their bond
within tbe next day or two , Under thi
ruling of tbo mayor the bond of pollcemei
IH fixed at $500 Instead of $1,000 ns formerly
Mothoillit Hevlvnl MrctlnuN.
Hevlval services are being held ever ;
night nt the First M. E. church. Rev , J , E
Moore of Omaha preached last night an' '
Itev liateman nf the Omaha Advocate staf
will preach tonight. Kev. A. C. Welsh la I
occupy the pulpit on Thursday evening and
on Friday night Rev. C. C. Clsscll will
speak. These meetings are attracting con
siderable attention and ns a rule they are
largely attended.
.Mimic City ( innnlp.
January cattle receipts are considerably
In excess of tho. e of a year ago.
On Friday evening the Hebekahs will
give cm entertainment at Odd Fellows'
hnll.
, llm Wear li nbout the only democrat
who ! i mentioned lu the Third \vnrd for
rovncmnn. ! !
A Hurllnglon car off the tracks In the
north rards yertc-rday delayed live stock
trains for a short tlnie.
The funeral of P. I ) . Armour , jr. , will be
held Thursday afternoon from the family
residence , 3007 Michigan avenue. Chicago.
The Woman's auxiliary of St. Martin's
church will meet this afternoon with Mrs.
A. V. Miller. Twenty-first and X streets.
Republicans In the Third ward would like
to nominate W. 11. Olln for the council.
Frank l.ee of Armour's l. nlPO being talked
o' .
The cold weather lm. put a stop to nil
out of door work. Orndlng operations have
been suspended nnd building has also been
stopped.
RiUSIC.
One of the favorite musical entertainments
for the last few seasons has been the Liza
Lchmann song cycle , or musical settings of
versrs from the "Ilubnlyat" of Omar Khay-
yan , the eastern poet-phllcsopher of earlier
daya.
The cycle Is appropriately named "In a
Persian Garden" and It is Interesting lo
uotu that , whllo It has been given many
times In the east , last night was the occa
sion of Its first presentation In Omaha. The
concert was given under the auspices of the
musical department of tinWoman's club nt
the Flr t Congregational church. The music
is , as a whole , of a somewhat mixed charac
ter and Is not essentially oriental , or , nt
least , as much so as ono naturally makes up
his mind to expect.
The composition , while generally Interest
ing , Is not absorbing , nor Is It Indicative of
a master hand.
The concert wns preceded by n miscel
laneous program , which gave each of the
soloists c chance to appear to advantage In
a free field. Following this Miss Alice Howcll
read the verses which were afterward sung ,
commenting thereon with a certainty nnd
ease delightfully Interesting.
Of the soloists Mrs. Weakley was easily
the star. Her magnificent contralto voice
won Instant admiration and her singing
throughout was artistic , finished and
scholarly.
Mrs. Fullerton made the most of a voice
which was not extraordinary nnd gave n
satisfactory presentation of the soprano
parts.
Mr. Runclo Is the possessor of a pleasing
light tenor voice , not of startling qualities
to commend Itself , or atone for his rather
amateurish manner.
Mr. Farrell did some good work in his
solos and was an adequate support to the
quartets.
All in all , the production was scarcely
what could bo called a professional one.
Omaha has certainly several singers who
could have given the same satisfaction , but
Omaha singers did not do it and thereby
hangs n moral , If ono looks for It.
Mrs. Howard Kennedy played an accom
modating accompaniment , but without the
breadth requisite to the desired object of an
accompanist , namely , the power to support.
It was n pleasure to see the church full.
May Its shadow never grow ICES.
Chrlntliin liiiilfiivor Ilally.
A mlsrlonary social and rally of 'the
Omaha Christian Endeavor union was held
Tuetduy evening- the St. Mary's Avenue
Congregational ohureli. Dr. Sargent , pas
tor delivered an address of welcome to an
audience tihat lllled the auditorium. Dr.
Hen-Ins delivered an address In bphalf of
missionary work , speaking- favorably of
the : > nrt taknn by the Endeavorers. A so
cial address v/an delivered by Mrs. Gar-
loch. The union adjourned to the church
parlors after the exercises , where an ex
cellent lunch was served. The reception
committee "was comooscd of Messrs. Tnl-
mage. Conklln and Chase and Misses Reed ,
Ward nnd Groh.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mrs. Nathan Rothschild , who has been
111 for several weeks , la much Improved ,
and will soon be about again ,
A burglar broke Into 2018 Davenport
Thursday and stole a rug , comforter , carpet -
pot , two pillows and two pairs of blankets.
MKW | Mattle Kvann. formerly a nurse In
the lowu In.itltute for the feeble minded
at Glonwood , ha ncconH'd a nnsltlon as
nurse In the Child1 * hospital of Onialiu.
A. W. Flnley roporta to the uollco that
tta was "touched" for $25.70 In his lodging
liousc , 721 North Sixteenth Ptrcet , Saturday.
The money was In a black leather pouch
and was taken from his hln Docket.
The North Omaha Improvement club has
Issued a neat curd , giving full Information
regarding Its regular session * , the plncc of
meeting nnd containing the mimes of all
the olllcers and standing committee ? .
Frank Mitchell , colored , who has served
a term In the penitentiary for burglarizing
freight earn , was given fifteen days In
police court yoMordny for raising n ilU-
1 I turbuneo on Ninth street Monday night.
! A meeting of those Interested In a north
i tract park will be held tonight at MeKon-
I mi's hull , Sherman avenue and Locust
streets. A full iittcmdancc of north side
residents mid others Interested 1 anticlna-
ted.
ted.Tho
The women of the Columbus guild of St ,
i Peter's parish gave a nodal Tuesday nlghl
In Metropolitan hall. High live was thu
order of the evening. Music and refresh
ments were nerved during the courco of the
entertainment.
I The roof of UIP Sheridan coul ofllce , Sixth
i nnd Jackson streets , caught , lire from a
L Ktoveplpe nt JliSj a. in. yesterday. The lire
. i clo'iartmenl was culled out , but the blazu
I WHH extinguished bfforo the firemen ar-
1 rived. The damiigu was slight.
; ' The county eommlfslonerH have decided ,
> for the present nt leant , not to .submit to
: the voters the question of bonding the
. . county to build a now court linuno. Aglta-
lion was nroused by a number of attorneys
' , whu signed a petition nuking the commls-
i Bloners to tnko such actions
! Frederick Pelt , the father of the lad who
was killed by a motor car Monday , has ex
pressed himself as deeming u coroner's Inquest -
quest unnecessary. The statement of Motorman -
torman Otto Wemlt that the boy ran In
front of the car In uuch a manner as In
, i iniilto the accident unavoidable Is consld-
. I ered mifllclent explanation ,
j I David II Cameron , a butcher , ran lo
. futoll a motor far u ; Sixteenth nnd Cnss
; tnrcels Monday evening , nnd the unwonted
I ' agitation jarred from his coat pocket n
t purse containing a $150 cheek nnd $13 In
. i money. Payment on the check has been
: stopped at the banks , but Cameron despair *
1 of recovering the $13. Ho realizes that It
Is an unlucky Hum.
A now ruling 1iii8 Just been received from
( ho Internal revenue commissioner In an
swer to a question by Collector Houtz re-
curd I nt' the necessity for a plump on n
certificate of transcript of judgment lusm-l
by a justice of thn po.ice. The now rule Is
1 I that when thu transcript | .s lo bo used In
i a local proceeding It does not need n stamp ,
but when usrd for private purposes It does ,
Mecca court. No. 13. Tribe of Hen Ilur ,
gave Its tlrst dance of the season Tuesday
. night lu Patterson hall. Seventeenth anil
! Farnani Htrcuts. There wan a good crowil
present and sixteen dances and a numbei
' , of cxtrns were enjoyed. The committed on
3 arrangements was composed of Fred Maxwell -
well , C. K. Allen , Mrs. F. While. Mrs. Fur-
. Kuson nnd G. H. Lewis , O. H. Lewis wne
also master of ceremonies.
The cold weather of the last few day ?
linn pleased the Icumun Immensely. It hat-
frozen thn Ice on the different lakes anil
reservoirs to a thickness of seven or eight
I i Inches , The Itefervolr Ice company , whlcli
r | recently absorbed the Arctic , Seymout
. Lake and South Omaha Ice companies , will
: begin cutting Ice today. A force of about
1 100 men will bo started on the job ami II
1 the cold weather continues this numbcl
[ will bo Increased.
i I The Scottish nite degree lodges of
' Omaha. Including Mount Morlah lodge ol
Perfection. Semp r Fldells chapter of Host-
i Crolx , St. Andrew. ! council of Kadosh and
Ntlrafka consistory No. 1 , will hold theli
annual reunion In Masonic hall February
27 nnd 2S and March 1 nnd 2 , These annual
' reunions are becoming a feature of Sco tlxl ;
Hllo Masonry of Nebraska and bring visit-
. I lug brethren from all parts of the state.
I The reunion of 1900 will be one of the
, largest In \ f history of the order , ns an
1 unusually largo number of candidates have
applied for decree
FIGURES TELL OF PROGRESS
Comprehensive and Intelligently Compiled
Report by Oitj Engineer Bosawator.
CONTAINS MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION
Klntinrntc Hevlcir of Public WorUx
anil an Intorc-itliiR Army of I'nrM
Helntlvr to Oninliii Cniuimr-
NIIII with Other Cltlf * .
Andrew llosewalcr , ctty engineer , has
compiled an elaborate annual report rela
tive to public work In Omaha during the
last year. This document Is addressed to
the mayor and city council. From begin
ning to end It Is tcplcte with data that
IB valuable to every citizen of Omahn oud
much of It Is of special merit as reference
matter.
Mr. Tlosowatcr has nUo prepared numer
ous blue print tables , In which-ho shows
by figures many Interesting facts about
what IB doing In the way of street paving ,
sewer extension and other Improvements.
In his capacity as city engineer , .Mr. Hose-
water Is ex-olllclo chairman of the Hoard
of I'ubllc Works and many years of prac
tical experience have made lilm excep
tionally familiar with the subjects at Issue.
In substance his report Is as follows :
AVork by C'oiitriu-t.
The contract wolk of 1S9.1 , summarized us
to cost , amounts to J22SlSl.n. H embraces
the construction of 2.23-100 miles of Hewers ;
l.Vi-100 miles of curbing ; 2.IJ-10Q miles ot
iiMphult nnd brick pin-Ins ; 3.8S-1CO miles ot
I'l'im-iil stoun and brick sidewalks , and 125-
WM cubic > urds of grading. Thuse hums rep
resent contract work lompli'tnl and In addi
tion thurc remains work under contnu-t to
bo eonvplotcd during 19W aggregating about
jss.uoo.
A laigo amount ot now newer construc
tion , which It * was deemed more economical
to do by day labor , has been completed < iur-
Ins the year , In addition to that
contracted for. It comprises S50 fefU
ot iilpo storm sewer oiv Fifteenth
street Hum Dodge .streetto Capitol
tel avenue , costing $1,010 ; LW feet of brick
storm Btwer on Hickory street from Second
to Third , costing $ oW ; newer on Fifty-fourth
striM't , south of Center street , costing Jl. < 0 ,
and 1.200 feet of storm cower on Houlevard ,
costing $1,381. This work amounts to 1'iGS
feet ot sewers , making- aggregate ot ne.v
sewer construction of S.i > 1-10u miles and a
In addition to the sidewalks constructed
by the city under contract G.iKi-100 miles of
cemout and brick walks were laid under Ibe
supervision ot city Inspectors by private
citizens , making n totnl of 10.37-100 miles ct
permanent sidewalks laid durluu the year.
The engineering department Issued 1.TS7
permits tor street cuts , mainly for sewer
connections. Plans for these connections
were determined In the engineer's olllce and
the work In each case laid out. and the con
struction supervised 1 > y the department.
The city treasurer received for lees ns a
result of tills work J2.06S during- the year ,
which was credited by the comptroller to
the general fund.
The main storm sewers , which 'have been
repeatedly reported in dangerous condition
within the last few years , have received
considerable attention during1 the year. The
old brick sewer on Twentieth street , near
llarncy , located thirty-live feet below the
paved surface , was overhauled and nbout
fifty feet was entirely taken uj > and jecon-
slructed and new inlets and manhMcs con
structed In connection with It to admit of
moro ready drainage and accr. K for future
supervision. The large extent of work
found necessary to ibe done In eonaenuenco
of the nogle-ct to giveIt timely attention In
jxist yeura has rendered tin ? draft upon the
sewer 'bond ' fund necessary , owing to the
exceedingly small sum provided in the main
tenance fund levy.
Tim greater portion of expense for .sewer
coiiMrueMon this year has been noon the
sewer mains In North Omahn. to dlsuoie of
the flood waters of the larpe creeks. The old
canal on Thirty-first avemu % north of I'lnk-
ney street , has been entirely lllled up and' a
largo storm sewer SxCifeet has been con
structed from the creek , south of 'Plnkney ,
and Forty-second street , eact to Thlrty-llrst
avenue , , and north ta Syrpirue street , thence
east to a point wher tbe main branch of
the Nortih creek InterncetH and enters the
sewer leading- Twenty-seventh street.
Pnvlnjr Improvement * .
The paved area ot Omahn at tbe close of
tile year Is 1,034,416 square yards , covering
eighty-two and one-half miles of streets
and alleys. Of this 15.4 miles are wooden
block pavements and 67.1 are asphalt ,
stone , brick and macadam , thu latter being
on Lincoln iivenup and covering one ami
two-thirds miles. These pavements bavo
cost up to date , exclusive of repairs and
maintenance , $ G,0i6,772. ; The Interest paid
on bonds Issued for this work imiy be
fairly assumed ns amounting to $1,500.000
additional. For maintenance the cost has
been approximately $150xiO. ( making tbo to
tal cost to the city since 1882 for paving and
maintenance approximately $6GS6TT2. This ,
If paid up today , would represent an outlay
of nearly f39l,000 per year continuously for
seventeen years for pavingalone. .
In order to understand the significance ot
this extraordinary outlay i call attention
to 11 comparison of the paved area of
Omaha with that of leading- cities much
older , wealthier and more densely popu
lated. St. houls , with a population of be
tween 600,000 and 700,000 , has ,1TS3,42S square
yards of paving , or ! )0 ) per cent more square
yards of paved area than Omaha , whilst
Us population Is moro than four Union us
great. Milwaukee , with a population of
280,000 , IIHK l.TGQ.hOO square yards of pavlns ,
or nearly 10 per cent paved surface less
than Omaha , with nearly double its popu
lation. Minneapolis , with a population of
225,000 , ban 1,571,61fl square yards of pave
ment , being f > 0 per cent larger in point of
population , with 25 per cent less paved
area. Indianapolis , with a population of
200,000 , has 1.780,629 square yards , or 10 per
cent les paved area , with HO per cent more
population. St. Paul , with a population of
175,01)0 ) , has 1,000,000 square yards , having If.
per cent moro population and 100 per cent
less paved area. Denver , 163,000 population ,
has 530,000 square yards of paved area , or
10 per cent moro population , with about 25
per cent , or one-fourth of the paved area.
Kansas City Is the only exception to the.
list , having about 25 per cent more popula
tion and 50 per cent greater paved area A
largo portion of this , however , Is macadam ,
representing a comparatively small outlay.
A careful comparison of the mileage and
paved area of the various cities reveals two
eostly features In the Omaha pavements
First , the blocks arc very short , making
nearly " 0 per rent greater number of cross
streets per mile than the average of other
cities ; second , the width of space paved be.
I tween curbs Is nearly 50 per cent uhnvn
I the nveruKo In the business center and :
' per cent above In the reshlent sections of
Omaha , making the outlay per square mile
fully 10 per cent greater than the average
of eastern cities.
Coiiilitlon of SlilewalUN.
Whllo considerable progress has been
made in sidewalk construction nnd the
elimination of the old wooden walk , thcro
is still room for Improvement , Imth In the
character of walks to be constructed and
In the development of system In securing
uniformity of I'nes throughout the city
With many existing Irregularities tills can
only be done by mutual co-operation In the
pplrlt of compromise between different
property holders. Then- should bo no In-
' erferenco by officials not charged with
such work. In districts where the use or
construction of plank walk seems unavoid
able , a substitute cheaper and moro uecuru
in the nliapo of a gravel or cinder walk
thouhl bo laid. Experience ban shown that
plank walks are a convenient commodity
In cold weather to the Impecunious and
even policemen have been known to 1 > oc
casionally tempted to utilize loose plunks.
In the absence of funds u > purchase the
lumber , the repair of wooden walks by
contract was Bugxestcd by mo last sum
mer and a contract was let for piu-h work
based upon n price per thousand feet of
lumber and u price bid upon for nalis and
wire. ThU contract has prgveil nulto rf-
ftctlve. Over slx'.y miles of walks were
lopalred from June to December at a total
cost of JJ3.0W ) . hess comdulnu : were rn-
relvpd from the prosecution of thia work
ami the tax levies agalnrt properties frontIng -
Ing on such walks than under any previ
ous practice.
. \M to A'lUllllOlH ,
The city \ ito bo congratulated upon the
final adjustment of accounts nnd dluputeH
with the railway companies In connection
with viaduct conbtructlon , The Tenth
street viaduct IB now being resurfaced upon
plans mutually agreed upon by the en-
. glneerlng departments ot thu city and the
I railway comuanfer. and work on the new
I Sixteenth street viaduct U now progress-
I ing satisfactorily nnd In my Judgment will
I bo completed and open to traffic by June 1
| of thl year. Surveys have Just been com-
, pleteii of Hie lines of the proposed Twenty-
four h street viaduct and I hope to reach
an agreement noon with Thle'f Engineer
Merry , representing1 the I'nlon Pacific and
I llurllngton Hallway companies , us to HID
general features wlikh will enable mo to
dr-trrmluc upon the necessary rlgh of way
for s.vlil work
AVork of Kiiulnoerlnir flritnrlnipnl.
Thp work of the engineering department
In t ie iNist year has been exceedingly ex
acting mil In view of the rmsll apportion
ment WHS conducted under tlllllcultles.
Field ciielneir * to lay on : work could not
at tlmiM be sooured under the appropria
tion limitation1" " . HS only temporary em
ployment could be given them , so that t
such , mon m eould be secured were
fioin positions of Inspector ? to poof -
of engineers with vurylnsc salaries
per diem nnd per month. One of the mo t
useful of lhco a * the Inte Air. fowles ,
who- elllcleiunud fMlthfulne s. de * rve
special commendation. It Iris been exceed
ingly tll.voniaging and dcmnrnlUtiiK to
mrmbors of the engineering corps who have
for years studied and iloVotiM time to the
pursuit of their profession : o find them
selves getting smaller monthly salatle"
than the men working under them.
The drafting department during the past
yc.ir ha1 * consisted mainly of olio man , with
occasional helpers of Held men during
rainy or othe- Inclement weal u > r. It has
been imgios.'lble under nidi condition' * , to
keep u" pin s , piMtllex , cross-section rec
ords , main nnd drawings of numerous'mls-
rrlluucoup projects and make all maps of
streets opened , dedicated or closed , required
to be nrepnrod by law to be plural upon
the county records. The argument that
because one man could do ' ; he work during
a year when nothing was going on It should
n.it cost mot ( i now will not bold when ex
tensive work ot every nature Is being car
ried on and should bo mapped out and re
corded during the progress ot the work
to avoid error.
In addition to the work of the drafting de
partment the revision nud correction of the
house number records are much needed. This
was nearly completed after much study In
Isro. In liM ! tilic work was unJcrtnken by
men entirely unfamiliar wIMi the city and
the plan heretofore devised and us n result
much confusion has been developed liy their
attempts , which will take considerable labor
to correct. A tubulated list of the work
done .by t.lio . olllce furco of the engineering
department accompanies tills report , lu It
will be found lu ileliill tile extent of wok
accomplished. Hull'.n- to say , that every
special lax levy for jmrks , boulevards , street
opening , sewer , paving or grading work was
prepared by this department , as also all or
dinances for ostabllshlusr and changing
grades and creating Improvement districts
of every nature , as well as reports upon
every petition for work.
Struct AVurk nml Street Clciiiilnii.
This , though done under the Uujinl of
Public Works , comes directly under the gen
eral charge of the city engineer as e\-
olliclo chairman of said board. Uurluc th-
first two months of the year It was con
ducted directly under my personal super
vision. Muring this time the city was co\-
ored wllh from twelve Inches to eighteen
inches of snow and filth , which the 1m-
l peraMvo demands of pu'bllc ' trnllle required
I to be removed with the greatest possible , ills ,
patch. Uy the proper organization of n
number of gangs , -with foremen Instructed
to select the most able-bodied men and
tennis1 , with the power to dismiss anyone
fulling 'to attend strictly to work , the clear
ing of the streets was1 accomplished at a
rapid rate. Instead ot hauling thu Ice and
snow to the rlvor , ns had been heretofore
done , appropriate manholes in storm sewers
were designated 'for ' the. material to be
dumped into and as a consequence the hauls
were all made unite short.
The cleaning of the streets during- the re
mainder of thy , year was conducted as In
the previous year , without sprinkling ami
entirely by hand day labor , and cost In the
aggregate nearly $17cOO. Atiout tl.iOO of this
was exnendiMt for three light one-horse box
tarts employed exclusively in the business
center to keea > the streets clear of loose
luitiurs of every nature. The cost of clean-
In the city exclusively by hand ban beer
so Kreat that I have endeavored to ascer
tain by comparison the cost and methods
of cleaning In vogue In other cities.
With the use of pro-jer sweeping machin
ery U4i l sprinklers this cost could be re
duced , with better results , to one-third tihat
nmcunt.r'he | ciliarter "iroblblts the cleaning
of streets by contract , ibut It does not pro
hibit Wio city from purchasing- leasing
machinery and employing men by diy labor
to handle the machines and the work. This
as all other 'work < lone upon the public
streets , is required to bo done under the
supervision ami control of the iBoard of pub
lic U'orks. In violation of this provision all
the street sprinkling has been conducted
upon tiho streets of Omaha toy a. member
of the city council and the workmen engaged -
gaged In this work , when Importuned not
to sprinkle excessively upon sections of the
streets by .the. street superintendent or his
foreman , bavo openly , dotted them to help
t'hemsf ' Ivc ? . The effect of such procedure is
the same as olllclal Interference In sidewalk
construction.
Street Itepnli-M nml Maintenance.
The estimate of cost of street work ,
bridge repairs and si ) on for ISM as made
by me was $20,000. The amount apportioned
by your body was $10,000. This amount was
divided Into nine apportionments , to be ex
pended under the direct request of each
member of the council. This practically
took the authority contemplated to be
placed in the Hoard of Public AVorks and
placed It In the hands of each councilman
the determination where all repairs were
to be made and the cost ot each. As will
be seen by the comptroller's account , the
cost of work conducted under this system
aggregated nbout 11.000 , or $24,000 in excess
of tbo apportionment , and SI 1,000 In excess
of the amount recommended by me orig
inally at the tlmo of making the levy.
After an experience of many years I
deem It proper to again reiterate that In
my judgment the only true and economical
method of luklnc care of thu streets and
alleys of the city Is by pursuing the same
course ns has been developed In the main
tenance of railways lu this country , and
roads In the cities ot Kurope , as well as In
many of the older New England towns ,
viz : District the city , adopt a civil service
system nnd place competent and responsi
ble foremen In charge of maintenance In
each district to employ sober and compe
tent men In each case , who urn expected to
bo retained in the service unless disabled
or dismissed for cause , such foremen to lie
under the general control and direction of
the Hoard of Public Works , which alone
shall bo held responsible for the proper dis
bursement of the money apportioned for
public work. Under existing methods of
perpetual employes the best service cannot
be expected norrealized. . Tbo temptation
lo conserve personal and partisan Interests
Is too gr.eat to be resisted by whatever
party may bo In power and until such a
system Is adopted public work cannot bo
prosecuted to the best advantage.
In MlnNoiirl.
ST. I..OU1S , Jan. 30. A report received
from Charleston , Mo. , says that nn carth-
quake was felt "jliero last evening. It WIJH
vcrv perceptible , 'but only lasted t'hree ' sec
onds.
are Invited to write to
Mrs. Pinkham for free
advice about their health.
Mrs. Pinhham is a wo
man.
If you have palnfuS
periods , backaches or
any of the more serious
ills of women , write to
Mrs. Pinkham ; she has
helped multitudes. Your
letter will bo sacredly
confidential.
'
Lydia E. Plnkham's
Vegetable Compound is
known wherever the Eng
lish language is spoken.
Nothing else can possi
bly bo so sure to help suf
fering women. No other
medicSno has helped so
many.
Remember this when
something else is sug
gested.
Mrs. Plnkham's ad
dress es Lynn , Mass.
Her helping Itand is
always outstretched to
suffering women.
Henry Jones , of Zctms , Intl. , says :
"My sufferings were almost un
bearable , nnd only persons having
been afflicted with this rare nnd
dreaded combination of diseases
can imagine what they were like.
I was confined to my bed almost
nil the time. My doctor finally
acknowledged that neither he nor
any one else could cure me. I
would not give up , so tried dif
ferent medicines , nnd finally be
gan the use of Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills for Pale People. The first
box of pills helped inc some , and
1 took some more. The second
box began to produce the desired
result , nnd before I had finished
the fourth box I was at last a
cured man. That was last March ,
nnd I have not been troubled with
these diseases since. " from
Banner Plain Dealert North Ver
non , / < / .
Dr. Williams' Pink Pilli for Palo People
contain , In n condensed form , all the elo *
ments necessary to j iVP new life anil richness
to the lilootl ami restore shuttered nerves.
They are nn unfailing specific fortuch dis
eases 0.1 locomotor ataxin , partial paralysis ,
Pi. Vitus' dunce , sciatica , neuralgia rheu
matism , nervous liradaehr. tin * nfler-effectaof
la Krlppc , palpitation of the heart , pale and
Fallow complexions , all forma ot weakness
cither in male or female.
'Or. Williams' Pink Pllli tnrr > ale People are ne of
sold by the fioicn or hundred , but l a > s In pack *
ages , Atill drugglslt , or direct trom the Dr. Wll-
Ilims Modlclno Company. Schencctady , N. Y , , 60
cents per box , 6 boms $2,60.
New first-class line between Omaha nnd I
Chicago , over new road recently built ]
through Council Bluffs , Denlson and Hock-
well City to Tarn. Iowa , to connection with
the Cfciitr.al's western line through Fort
Dodge , Webster CIty , Waterloo , Independ
ence. DubUaue , Freeport nnd Rockford to
Chicago.
LEAVES "B E P. M.
OMAHA f B Q DAILY
A fast wldo-vcstlbuled train making prin
cipal stops only , nnd with new equipment
throughout , consisting of llbrnry-buffet-
smoklng car , Pullman sleeping car , free re
clining chair car , dining car.
A fast vestlbulcd train doing more or less
local work. Included In Its equipment Is a
through stooping car between Omaha nnd
Chicago. Dining car service enroute.
New short line between Omaha nnd Mllta
neapolls and St. Paul via tbo Illinois Cen
tral U . H. from Omaha to Fort Dodge , and
the Minneapolis .t St. l.ouis R. II. from
Fort Dodge to Minneapolis nnd St. Paul.
LEAVES P.M.
OMAHA DAILY
Arrives Minneapolis 7:30 : n , m , St. Paul
S:00 : a. in. A fu.st vestibule night train ,
carrying through Pullman sleeping car and
coaches.
*
LEAVES
OMAHA
Arrives Minneapolis 7:00 : p. m. , St. Paul
7:30 : p. m. A fast day train , carrying
through parlor car and coaches.
In Addition a Fort Dodge Local Train Leaves Council Bluffs 4:30 : e
Through trains from New Vnlon Station , 10th St. , Omaha. Tickets anel reservation at
CITY TICKET OFFlCn , I'lOii Kili-iuiui St. , cor. l-lth St. JMiolie 2ir > .
Sale of rugs. Hundreds of customers have
taken advantage of this Great January
Special Rug Sale.
Our rug men say yesterday was the busiest
day of their life , yet the assortment re
mains unbroken. AND , as advertised ,
we. will supply the rugs during the re
mainder of the month.
Sale Closes Wednesday Evening.
There were 5,000 rugs now there are less.
Every one a bargain.
Bromley's Smyrna Rugs , 30x60 inches , $1.46 ,
Bromley's Smyrna Rugs , 26x56 inches , $1.20.
'Bromley's ' Smyrna Rugs , 30x60 inches , $1.46.
j Bromley's Smyrna Rugs , 36x72 inches , $2.10 ,
1414-1416-1418 Douglas St.
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