Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1882, Page 6

2] i 6 P. T. MAYNE, Manager Council Bluffs Circulation, COUNGIL Bl IOWA 1HE OMAHA DAILy BEL MONLAY FEBRUARY 6, 1852, COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IOWA NEWS. — SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By Carrier 20 Cents per Week. By Mail, - - - - - $10.00 per Year, GOUNCIL BLUFFS. | BRIDGING THE RIVER® Office: Room Five, Everett's Block, | Broadway H. W. TILTON, City Editor, " MINOR MENTIONS The Council Bluffs hunting aud fish ing club meet this evening the Episcopals have a social at the house of Mrs, 1. § Pu ey. To-morrow eve —The Owl Club gave a very enjoyable party at the Ogden house last evening Friday The first annual ball of the Light Guards is to be given in Bloom & Nixon's hall next Friday evening. Charliec Hood, for being so drunk as to crowd ladies off the side ed £5.95 by Recorder Burke, k, was tax- There was no s ssion of the circuit v, adjournment being taken —The funeral of H. J. Lender, wh died in Stansbury, Mo,, and whose hody won brought here, was held Saturday afternoon. ~In the circuit court the case of the Fitst Nutional bank vs, Johnson & Co,, has come to a close, the verdict being for the plaintiff. —The two Om ha girls h finally con- cluded not to wait for requisitions, bhut have gone acros the river in gharge of % to appear ux witnesses in the mur: Saturday night and Sunlay passed unusually quiet with police circles, There were three lodgers, but they had nothing about thew to Lreak the mon. tony that prevailed The news th. an had been sen. tenced to be hanged was bulletined here Saturday, and created much com nt on the streets, most of them being of a de dedly approving nature. ~The cut on the road leading to Parks' mill and near Mr. dangerous conditic b bankment falliug, nearly buried a n there theother day, Supervisor iardin has heen ordered to look after it. nnon's house is in a » of the —Next Saturday evening at Dohaney's will appear €, H. Smith's doub’e Uncle Tom's Cahin company. Tt is a two rin: show which offers many attractions, snch astwo Topsys, two Lawyer Marks, and bloodhounds, donk ~Many of the zens had their atten. tion attractad Saturday by the unusual solar show given, apparently an offset to the biilliaut lunar display given a few 0gs ago. The sun could hardly do us a8 the moon, hut it presented one ring, a portion of another, and them in a pair of sun-dogs. = Bill Quinu, who tartled his follow- boardeis by firiug some shots through the flo rinto the dining room, has been releas. edon payment of « fine, Some of his friends and relatives claim that he is in. sane. If 50 he should be should be care for, especially if he is 50 fond of reckless shooting ¥ he seems to be, —Alderman Spetman had his official at- tention called to a defective sidewa'k in front of Mr, Ingalls' property on Main street the other day, the alderman’s leg going down through the boards. Such of- ficial notice caused an order to be issued forthe necessary repairs. If the alder- men keep on walking they may discover a number of such defective sidewalks, —A German blacksiwith named Ther- kilicson bought som horse:radish for his table the other day, andin using it found that it was quite gritty, and felt queer the mouth, Soon his sister-in-law sceoamed aloudin g eat pain, and it was discovered that a bit of glass had lodged In her throat. Tt was removed with some diffi- culty, and on examining the horse-radish it was found to be full of little bits of glass, ome of it very finely powdered, How it got there is a mystery. /s, ete., in profusion, —The bricklayers and pla-terers met Saturday night, in pursuance with the call for a meeting to organize a union. Sev- eral from the Omaha union were present, including the president, William Tuttle. The attendance ws large, and a member- ship of over thirty was secured, who ole ed as officers: Prosident, W. M. Roy vice president, ! George Tremble; ¢ Tt was decided to fix w . Dawson; secretary, Wade Roper, e ot $4 per day until Mareh 1, and adjournment was taken for one weck, ire —Under the present city administration there was ex;ended from April 1, 1881, to January 1, 1882, nearly 852,000, At the on by citizens of Council Bluffs during the mee ¢, and 1t is understood tha not a sir uggestion made in e | The Committee of the Two spect tothe locatton of the bridge, the character of the bridge, or the [ Mcet and Have an means by which the same should be Enc uraging Con- constructed, was opposed by the com forence. The Difterence Between a Garbled Re | portand the Facts in the Case, The committee appointed by the ! boards of trade of Omaha and Coun- cil Blutfa met in joint session in the former city last Saturday afternoon. Colone Sapp, of Council Bluffs, was chosen chairman, and Thomas Gib son, Esq., of Omuha, secretary. The object of the meeting was stated to be to take steps which it was hoped would result ultimately in the build ing of a wagon, foot and street car bridge between the two cities. The (uestion first discussed was in rogard to the location of the bridge, and it was expressed as the unani- mous belief of the entire joint com mittee that it should be at the foot of Broadway in Council Bluffs and at the foot of Douglas street in Omaha. The question as to which it was best to build, a high or low bridge, was also discus ed, and during such discussion the inct of railway tracks on the low bottom on the Omaha side was talked about. It was thought they might operate prejudicially to a low bridge. The inquiry was made as to the height of these tracks above low water mark, and it was stated they were not five feet above low wa It was then sug gested that a low bridge would have to be above high water mark, and that high water mark was twenty-two foet and eight inches above low water mark, For this reason an appro might be constructed on the Omaha side, 80 a8 to allow the engines and cars to pass wnder the same. An in- quiry was then made as to whather a bill might not be drawn so as to build either a high or a low bridge, in the discretion of the parties building the same, both plans being provided for in the bill to be built in conformity et of congress, directing how cross the Missouri river shall be constructed, which act is now in force, and it was unanimously thought ~ advisable to provide for building either a high or low bridge as might be adopted by the parties building the same. Nothing whatever was said about building a bridge as high as Farnham street, neither was a plan propos- ed by which it was to be built by the two cities, nor was anything said about aid from either of the cities. Something was said about aid from Pottawattamie and Douglas counties, but it seemed to be the unanimous belief of both committees that if a bridge was built at all, it would have to be done by private capital, and as a private enterprise. It was agreed that they would be careful to see that a {ow rate of charge should be specified in the bill to he introduced in congress, as the maximum rate of charges, 8o as to make it as near a free bridge as possi- ble, giving to the parties only such remuneration as would b3 just for the money expended. It was unanimously agreed that ten gentlemen should elected from among the citizens of Council Bluffs and ten gentlemen from the citizens of Omaha, as incorporators, whose names should be inserted in a bill to be prepared authorizing the construc- tion of such_bridge. The opposition to such a bridge was f{reely discussed and it was generally supposed that there would be but little oppositton from any source, excepting from the Union Pacific railroad, which now has a complete monopoly of all transpor- tation and travel between the two cities, It is not true as stated in The Non- pareil that Omaha made any demand of any kind in respect to said bridge. The proposition to construct said bridge coming from Couneil Bluffs the committee representing Omaha seem- ed to defer to the committee fr Council Bluffs, stating that they w in utter » of what proposi- tions were to be made; that they sup- posed the Council Bluffs people had matured plans and had =~ agreed in the main as to the con- struction of the bridge; that thep were willing and desirous of aiding in any way they conld in such enter- prises. 1t was also stated by them last meeting of the council the warrants | that they had citizens who would take issued i Jauuary were rep. rted s amount. | 3600k, atd it was_statod by the com- i o over $10,000, xo that the ttal w s | Mittee from Council Blufls that there amoun's to 862,000, an excess of $8,(00 over the expenditures of the previous year, If the present adwinistration should go on until the Lst of Apnl at its present rate of speed, $10,000 a mouth, they would reach the sum of over 830,000 for the year, As compared with the previous year, $54,- 687, it looks ax if the present administra- tion was trying to see how much it could get away with. One gentleman well posted in the city's finances asserts that the expenditures of the present council will reach over to 100,000, when all the outstanding bills ire presented and the open accounts balanced, e Jolly Jollities, Atkinson’s *‘Jollities” appeared at Dohany's to u crowded house on Fri. day evening, and gave an excellent feast of fun under the caption of “The Electrical Doll.” The audience was quite enthusiastic, and applause and laughter were called forth in generous quantities. Among those who did work _especially worthy of mention was Miss Liliau Brown as the electrical doll; Frauk Danicls, as John Babbitt Twitt; Stauley Felch, as the old man, Cornelius Twitt, and Miss Kate Chester,as Cutty Stebbins, The entertainment consisted of & mu sical absurdity, in which some really fine music was given, some of the solo work being above the urdilmrr There was plenty of mirth wisely mingled, aud some of the situations were 8o comical s to almost convulse the audience with merriment. were citizens in that city who would do the same thing, These were the main topies talked over by these committees on Satur- day afternoon, as Tue Bek is informed by members of the committee repre- senting Council Bluffs, HE Bee is also informed that to g:uvem un{) misrepresentations ing made by the newspapers, in respect to what was done at the meet- ing on Saturday, the committee ap- pointed by the board of trade ot Coun- cil Bluffs had the acting secretary of that board accompany them to Omaha, and directed him to take full minutes of all that was said and done, but this precaution does not seem to have been as effective as the Nonpareil in its is- sue yesterday morning makes a wan- ton, wilful and intentional misrepre- sentation of what did take place, for no other purpose than to deceive the citizens of Council Bluffs, this was done to serve the Union Pacific railway company, and to can explain, That such is the effoct uo one can deny. Tue Bre says the pareil willfully and intentionally misrepresented what took place be- cause it was informed that the city editor of that paper had free accoss to the minutes kept by Mr. Baird, the acting secretary of the Council Blufts board of trade. 4 The insinuation in the Nonpareil that Omaha proposed a kind of bridge or any kind of bridge in her interest is withont any foundation whateyer. Most of the conversation was carried Whether | continue its monopoly, the Nonpareil | mittee representing Omaha { Mr. Johnson, of the firm of Steele & Johnson, Omaha, was invited by the joint ¢ommittees to be present, and ‘was not there as a committee man, nor of his own motion, and the statement in the Nonpareil that Mr. Johngon said ‘‘that Omaha desired and wanted a bridge that would be above the lines of the tracks of the Jurlington & Missouri on the hot toms, and that a canvass of the busl ness interests of that city was in favor of having the same at least as high as | Farnham street at Ninth stre is utterly false in every line, syllable and lotte Mr. Johnson made no such statement. On the "contrary, Mr Johnsongavenoopinion as to whether the bridge ought to bea high one or a low one. He spoke of the Burling- | ton & Missouri having procured the low ground south of Farnham strect; that they were going to fill the same in, but this is south of | where the proposition was to locate the bridge, Farnham street being | south of Douglas street. son did state that he believed [would be greatly to the interest of 1 both cities to have a wagon bridge. It was also stated at the meeting that wholesale merchants 1 both cities haulded a great deal of their merchandise across the river by wag- on to save time, The move for a bridge is one which interests greatly the people of both aities, and Tur Bek feels, therefore, in duty bound o give the public the exact facts of this meeting in detail and at some'length, in view of the dis- torted statements made by the Non- pareil in its attempt to throw cold water on the plan and deceive the public as to the purposes sought. [ The committees upon adjournient | decided to mect in Council Bluffs | Saturday afternoon, the 19th inst.. to | take further steps toward the secoring | of this object so much desired. CITY CHOW-CHOW. The Daysof the Aldermen in Council Gathered., Some Interesting Reports From the City Officers, At the regular meeting of the city council Friday evening the mayor and all the members were present except Keller and Phillips. A license was granted for a saloon in the old Creston house. A petition of forty citizens request- ing the raising of the Ninth street bridge was granted. A potition for a sidewalk from Broadway to Avenue B on Twenty- third street was granted. A petition for « cross-walk on the south side of Sixth street and Sixth avenue was granted with equal readi- ness, Mr. Shugart and Judge James ap- peared in behalf of Main street prop- erty owners, and expressed a desire that the contract for paving the street be not let on the 17th as advertised, but that the matter be deferred unti after it was ascertained what water works company was to do property o ~ners thought it inad to {m\'u before the mains were laid, as in laying these mains the pavement would be torn up and could not be put in 8o good condition again. On mo- tion of Alderman Dawson it was de- cided to open the bids as advertised, but to defer letting the contract until the first council meeting in April, The finance clerk, Mr. Abbott, pre- | sented a report showing the amount expended for different purposes since | April, 1881, Recorder Burke took oesusion to prelude this report by say- ing that sundry questions had been asked by the evening paper, but that all such questions were answered by just such a report as this presented to the council monthly. The report showed the amount of bills allowed by the couucil since April 1, 1881, to be $67,610.76. Of this amount $2,627 was for salaries ot officers: $4,269 for stroet lamps; $1,d64 for printing; §1,849 for condemnations of right of way; §2,194 for city enginees; street | numbering, ete.; $1,600 tor miscella- neous, including judgments for dam- | ages sottled, ete.; 85,768 for police; | 811,081 for fire department, new | steamer, tournament, ete.; §16,128 for | streots, alleys and supervisor; 86,747 | for Union avenue levy; $1,065 for | farrmount park; 1,071 on account of tlood. Although this report was annonnced to be the usual monthly showing the council gave a vote of thanks for it Recorder Burke showed the amount of warrants for the month of January to have been $10,174, The mayor expressed a desire to have an inventory made showing what property the city'had on hand to show for the money that had been ex- pended under this administration, The chief of police reported 110 arrests during Janaury, of which 53 were for drunkennoss, “The fines col- the | had been worked out. from 49 saloon keepers footed up $1,228.00. | Aldermen Dawson, Spetman,Chure- hill and Unthank, were appointed a committes to select polling places and judges for the coming election, | A communication was presented [from J. W. Chapman and Robert | Percival, the delegates chosen to go to Washington to work in the inter ests of the McCreary bill, in which | Council Blufts is included among the cities entitled to appropriations for new government buildings. This communication stated that a letter | had been received from Sam | Clark, of Keokuk, who was at work for the same bill in Washington, and ! that this letter was so discouraging | Councit” Liufts, or appip at Bex office, Cou locted amountea to $214, and 77.50 | The licenses collected in January | that it was deer delegates sent from here The com uunieation man Hephurt propriation tor here had beer by the suh bill sneceeded this one, instead of the MoCreary bill They also su d that if any dele gates shall 1 sent from this city, gentlemen sha 5 1n harmony witl tie present representa tive and could work with him The order instructing the dele od that ( ress hill for a svecial ap: be sent who wel to go to Washington was therefore rescinded. The ¢ uncil proclamation as correct in all respects I was announced that a letter was expected trom Col. Montgomery, ex plaining the matter referred to at the last couneil meeting concerning his expenses as a delegate to Washington some years ago. The committee to investizate the matter was therofore given more time Alderman Churclill reported that the condemnation for widening Main street from Eleventh to Sixteenth street would cost about 2,000, and recommended that it be made. Alderman Fonda objected. He a1d that at the last meeting it was reported at §1,000; now it was $2,000 and over, and 1t the next meeting it would be 85,000 He moved to lay the matter on the table, and this was carried, Aldermen Churchill and Spel- man voting no | Alderman Dawson wasted work on | Union avenue stopped until the next mecting and have the matter investi gated in the meantime to determine whether more shall be done. The council had done more work than usual at this time of year and there | They had | were many complainte, spent as much money as he felt ought 10 be spent, and it was best to wait now until the vext council and let them have a clatter at it Alderman Fonda thought would got jist as much Kicking for spending little as spending much. They might as well zo the whole busi- NFSS HOW. e avenue was needea and should e finished Alderman Unthank said that if they | had reached the limit of the money he felt like stopping. The mayor sugeested that this year's taxes had not been tested. They were just dressinga baby, to which their predecessors gave birth. The work should o on. Tt was at last decided fhat Alds. Fonda, Raine and Unthank should look into the matter, with power to act, The question arose about the grad- ing ordered on Main street. announced that filling could be done, could not be . out. Mr, d the track sed until the frost wa dwin had to enjoin them if they insisted on | raising the track. The mayor thought this ought not to frighten them, but the work should ¢o ahead, and let Mr. Baldwin enjoin if he wanted to. The matter was allowed to rest though. The small pox ordinance was defer- red until the next meeting. The or- dinance creating a fitth ward was laid on the table with no discussion. Ald. Churehill and Spelman alone opposing this motion. Ald. Unthank explain- ed his vote by saying that while he had always been in favor of a fifth ward, but he found so many opposed to it that he favored laying it on the table. A cross-walk was ordered put across Broadway near Mr. Beebe's store, Adjournment was then taken. —1If any one desires t) getany pe itions favorably consi 'ercd by the council, now the accepted time to present them, The council seems too good-natured to refuse any request now. It is strange what a mellowing influence a coming election has, In Good Spirits T. Walker, Cleveland, O., writes: ‘‘For the last twelve months L have suff with lumbago and general debility commenced taking Burdock Blood Bitters about six and now have great pleasure ppetite, m 1 feel complexion has g etter altogether. COUNCIL BLUFFS SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE.—Special advertisements, such as Lost, Found, To Loan, For Sale, To Rent, Wants, Boarding, ete., will be inserted in this column at tho low rate of TEN E for the first insertion and FIVE C) P LINE for each subsequent insertion, Leave ady ertisements at our office, Koom 6, Everett's Block, Broadway JOR RENT -Th housekeepi Enquire of Dr. \V/ ANTED-To tent—A tan room house in some good neighborhood or two smaller houses side by side, Address P. 0. Box arl St Blufls 40 T ANTED—Everybody in Council Bluffs io VY A e titn B, 30 ‘conta per week, de livered by carriers, Office, Room 5, Everctt's Block, Broadway. ANTED—To buy 100 tons broom corn. For particulars address Council Bluffe Broom Factory, Council Bluffy, Iowa. 665-29tf A first-class broom tler. Council Bluffs, lowa. Mayne 560-80% 0 por hundrod, al Bluds, wozr b particulars apply to David Haines or to Hanner's ofice at the Hoard of Trade rortu, Councll Bluffa 775 in railroad tickets contin ccedented fow rates to all eastern poi guaranteed, Orders fillod by one to ten dollars saved by hasing tickete of 0. A, Potter, succossor 4o Potter & Palmer, No. 10 South Fifth street, four doors below the post: office, Council Blufls, lowa. oct1s bt ry ticket ne. From ¥ ANTED- Boy, with pony, to carry pap \\ Inquire at Bs oftice, Council Blufts. o { Notice. Owing to the immense success of the new Gelatine Bromide Instantaneous Process | at the Excelsior Gallery, Fifth street, Coun- clt Bluffs, the proprictor desires those wishing Children's Pictures to call between the hours of 10 and 12 0'clock &. ., & owing to the Pre of Bu Arrangement is nocossary J. BARKE, Proprietor avoid delay 1200m wed needless to have government building reported on favorably and that if any nmld probably be lToraed the mayor's they | It was | the railway track | would have to be raised before much | threatened FACTS WORTH KNOWINC. | W. W. SHERMAN, “Good morning, Mr, good. humor this| ROAD, TRACK, COACH & LIVERY morning.” | HARINESS Fine Work a Specialty. | “Yes, | have been to |the E. H. SHERMAN, Business Manager. [ 124 South Main Street, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. | and find anything and every- thing I want, |OF FIRST QUALITY AND | AT VERY LOW PRICES. I tell you, I can Save Money My Harness are Manufactured trom A No. | Oak Tanned Leather. Or- | Sell My Goods at Bed Rock Prices, now out of my salary, and Live [ders from abroad receive prompt attention. | Fiirst,-Clnfis, too. It paystogo | there.” . i FINE GRGCERS. {16 Main St, and 15 Pearl St. | COUNCIL BLUFFS, TA, P kering, Weber, Lind: ,J. Mueller and other Pianos, $200 and upward. Burcett, Western Cottage, Tabor. and Paloubet Organs, $50 andupward. Musi- cal Merchancise of every discription. Itallan Strings a specialty; imported direct. Music Books, Sheet-Music, f'oys, Games, Fancy Goods, Whcelesale and Re-! tail. Pianos ;and Organs sold for Cash| and on Time. Stock is large, full and com.| plete. Musical Journal ireo on applica-| tion. Correspondence Solicited. Address: J. MUELLER, 103 South 5th Street. C | DON'T FA L TO SEE THE STCCK OF BOWMAN' ROHRER & éo., ) [W. W. BUCHANAN| Storage and Commission 55 PURCEASING AGENTS | And Dealers in all kinds of Produce. 'DIAMZNDS, | | A, e A oH0dg H.R. JONES, DEALER 1N |STOVES, TIN WARE, SHEET IRON WARE, 3831 Broadway, - €ouncil Bluffs, Ia. Merchants, Prompt attention given to all consignments, NOS. 22, 24 AND 26 PEARL STREET, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. ~ WATGHLS, W. H. FOSTHR JEWEL;\Y' Cut Flowers, (-'rce;nfi]h« >L‘S~€‘ and Vegetable REPAIRING A sPeciaLTy,] E1- Fi- SHEA M A N, ZUZVBmauway, GUUNQIE BL}IFFS. ' H.H.JUDSON, PAPER,BOOKS - STATIONERY, ___COUNCI. BLUFFS ToWA J. ¥. FULLER, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, DRY GOODS Buyer and Shipper of Grain and Provisions Orders solicited in Towa and Nebraska,. REFERENCES.— First Nasional Bank, Stewart Bros., Ceuncil Blufls; William P. Harvey & Co., Culver & Co., Chicago; E. A. Kent & Co., St. Louis. 405 BROADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, METCALF BROS, —WHOLESALE DEALERS IN— | Hats, Straw Goods, and Buck Gloves. CHICAGO PRICES DUPLICATED, COUNCIL BLUFES, - lowa. COUNCIL BLUFFS IRON WORKS, MANUFACTURERS OF Caps, REAL ESTATE AGENT, Has For Sale, Town Lots, Improved and Unimproved, also, Railroad Lands, ENCINES, BOILERS, MINING and & number ot Well Tmproved Farms, both in Towa and Nebraska. AND AN Office with W. 8. MavyxE, over Savings Bank, - COUNOCIL BLUFFS GENERAL MACHINERY - = BIXBY & WOOD, Office and Works, Main Street, COUNCIL BLUFFg&, IOWA, PLUMGERS, STEAM AND CAS FITTERS Gas Fixtures, Bath Tubs, Marble Slabs, Brass Goods, Iron and Lead Pipe, Fittings and Pumps, Kept in Stock. We give special attention to Stamp Mills, Smelting Furnaces, HOISTERS AND GENERAL MILL MACHINERY, HOUSE FRONTS, GENERAL REPAIR WORK will receive prowpt attention, A general as. G‘ r sortment of L _AL I L : I i = 1K Brass Goods, Belting, Pining, WE CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK OF FINE BOOTS £SHOES, TIARAN & REDD Slippers, Etc., AND SUPPLIES FOR Foundry, Pig Iron, Coke, Coal. CHAS. HENDRI , - / Attended To and | Drs. Woodbury & son, MAURER & Uk ali, ARTISTIC PO1TuRY, | within One Hundred and Fifty Miles of Council Bluffs. lver Ware &c. e 340 Broabway, - COUNCIL BLUFES, 104A e r— AU Mail Ovdvs Pean e e Biah v Appoziated. , VERY.LOW! Cor. Pearl & 1st Ave,, COUNCLL BLUFFS, | 0 PN \ | | w. 5. AMENT. AMENT & 1M, Attornays & Counsellors-at-Law, KELLEY & M'GRACKEN, 412 BROADWAY, GOUNGIL SLUFFS, I0WA |Marble and Granite, |, ; yeee g 5qUARE, GLARINDA, 10WA. o North Fifth 8t., Council Bluflt UYL gl and See Our NHEW LPAIN -TOCK, which has Begun to Arrive,