Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 4, 1893, Page 5

NAYOR BENIS SUCGESTIONS | soiptet » Annual Mezsago of the Oity's Exeontive to | the Incoming Oouncilmen. CHOCK FULL .OF PERTINENT POINTS of Clty Government Con- | Commented Uy Dech n for President Without Dissent Ol-Timers In % Phnses 1 oand Attendance. It was only a twenty minute Job to organ- 176 the council for 143, The speculation as to which of the candidates would win in the | race for the presidency of the city's law makers wis settled yesterday afternoon when the republican members met in caucus and sclected W, F, B This action made last sailing and aftor the had their fi and the nteen Wheeler for the Lody for the ensuing modesty prevented his ting the | ur s His election was assured and he did not have to vote fog himself af one of his predecessors did an organiza tion of the council in which at least nine of the present members participated But whilo there was an ubsence of contest in the organization of there was no lack of interest in the event and the old-timers were on hand as usual Ernest Stuht left his thriving retail liquor | business long enough to see that the job was | done right | Hurry Van Alstine was there too. He has had an eye on the job of engincer of the city | hall sinco Brennan Bros, laid the first foun ation stone longer ago than most people care to remember. Ho still has his.eye with tim. Long may he keep it! Other Vietims of the Habit. And Charley Inskeep, ex-sergeant-at-arms, ex-paving inspector, ex-saloon keeper, ex- | candidate for council, was there looking just as free from the inroads of care ov water as | ever, e wont miss a meeting of the council | as long as the weather stays cold and the | boilers in the city hall engine room do any- | thing like the decent thing. Of course the councilmen didn’t, and could | not with any reason, cct to get | through the work of malking a start without that veteran wet nurse of municipal reform, Citizen Joe Redmon. He came in before the new sergeant-at-arms was_appointed and | gt a seat inside the rail before he was dis covered. Joe came unattended; he came alone. iis riers of the Iifth Ward Kickers club, Citizens Kyner and Sauer, el night's retiring members had the Toll called members from Back to Bechel for president of year. Mr. Bechel's work easy Al innings was voted alone any the council Joe had the responsibility of the municipa machine to bear alone. But he never falters and the work went along as well as it could have done with him as a gpectator only The tail hat that wa A sible above the heads of the crowd in the lobby covered the dome of thought of R. Tizzard. M. ard has the council habit its most aggravated form. Years ago he had some busin about grades, or something of that kind Wwith a former council. and spent many anxious night on the front 1 wailing for some action on his 80, s months and months, and then years and years before his affairs were satisfactorily but - the desired cnd came too late. Mr. Tizzard had contracted the council habit and it is now | chronic with him. He has no favors to ask, no axes Lo grind, but he is there just the same, summer or wint rain or shine. ‘When there isn't a_ quorum present he goes \d passes a sleepless night, and doesn’t recover his aceustomed vigor until the coun- cil finally gets together and disjoses of the business in hand some way or other. A council meeting without Mr. Tizzard would be as flat as an egg without salt. Major Balcombe satin the front row of | the gallery and glaved at his colleague of the Board of Public Works, Major Birk- hauser, who occupied a seat at the right hand of the mayor on the floor of the coun- cil cham When the mayor read that portion of his message rehearsing the errors of the chairman of the Board of Public Works, Major Balcombe's glee overcame him and *he emptied a wad of Newsboy into the overshoe of his neighbor on the left, Colonel Louis Lazarus, another victim of thw council habit, was there in all his glory. Louis has been—but let that pass. It isn't laid up against him. Over near the door was a group of con- tractors, chaperoned by Charley Squire They were having a real pleasant time wien | 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 Mr. Squires suddenly disappeared and the worl of the session was resumed, Very Plensant Proceedings. Mr. Towry offered a resolution, thankin President Davis, the retiving official, for his untiving efforts in presiding over the delibe ations of the body. The resolution wa adopted by a unani mous vot fter wh ‘b Mr. 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 the resolution. Mayor Eemis wrote that he had approved the bonds of all of the councilmen-clect, Mr. Bechel woved an adjournment then the old council went out of busine: As Mr. Davis slipped out of the chair which he had occupicd for # year, City Clerke Groves slipped in and called tho new body to order, and called the roll on a vote for president All of the members voted for Mr. Bechel and the members of the lobby who had expected to see some fun were di appointed. In taking on the new honors, A Bechel said that he did not propose to “indulge in lengthy specchoes, He hoped that the council would get down to work and map out a line of action to be pursucd during the year, Andy P, Gram was appointed sergeant-at- arms and then tho council was ready to re- * celve a communication from the mayor. In delivering his annual message, Mayor Bemis spoke as follows: Mayor Bemls' Message. In accordance with the established custom, I have the honor to present for your consid- eration such recommendations “as have gested themselves to me after one ye: perience in the administration of city affairs On my advent into the ofice of ‘mayor, [ was_ compuratively uninformed about the | machinery of the. city government. It has been my ‘endeavor to apply to the manage- ment of the affairs of the city the s Dbusiness priu that govern the suc 8 ¥ the affuirs of private The city of Omaha fsa cor poration in which the mayor and council act a8 a board of directors, while the taxpaying | citizens are the stockholders, I desire to again call the council Lo the necessity for work, und to urge upon th fmportance of taking steps at on insure | the prompt letting of contracts so that the work nay be commenced at the earlicst pos sible monicnt. The vexatious delays in_commencing pub- | lie work which prevailed last year should bo | avoided. Ordinances and contracts should bo acted upon promptly and cave should be taken that the proper ordinaices ave passed | in their ovder, and’ avoid the necessity of | doing the work two or three times because | of the bungling work of some one. Four mouths in the beginuing of the summer were wasted lust yeuwr in this way, and the ex- ample should prove a warning agaiust that sort of thing in the future, Accomplished During the Year. | In spite of the delay in commenciug the | work of paving and curbing o large amount of this work has been done. Owing to the | changes iu the changes of the specifications of the Board of Public Works, requiring bet ter work and prolouging the guarantee period, brick has advanced slightly, stone | mnulmuf bout the same. ‘The price on | asphalt has declined 47 cents per yard, | owing to the fact that, for the first time in | the history of the vity, we have had genuine | competition, and this in the face of | ~the fact that such competitors were coms Pelled o buy asphalt tuken from u place and attention of tho | xpiditing publio | members the | | Strcet Railway compa | br | or imprisoned, but ivery opportunity should given all contractors who wish to bid on pub- Tie work in order that the taxpayers may re- e1ve the full benefit of competition. 1t this connoction 1 wish to urge upon the council the necessity for prompt_action in making vies as & Board of Equalization, so that itractors shall not be obliged to wait nearly a year before getting paid for their work Such delay increases the cost to the taxpayer and confines the work toa fow wealthy contractors who can afford to wait for their money The streets to dand paved, and the sewers to be o« ed during the com- ing year can be determined within the nexy sixty days as well as_six months hence, and all prelimi s completed in time to enable the work to commence as soon as spring opens. This is to be desired, not only for the satisfactory completion of the work be- fore cold weath commences, but also to nt to the army of men who furnish employm depend upon this kind of work for a liveli- | hood The large number of our streets which were paved with wooden blocks during the years' from 1855 to 1589 make a large amount of repairs ne ry, and in the near future these streets must be repaved, but our streets can never be kept in good condition unless all persons, firms and corporations are compelled to take out permits before cut- ting our pavements, and replace the same under an inspector furnished by the city, the cost of such inspection to be paid by the parties granted the permit, An ordinance covering such cases should be passed at once and the wholesale destruction of our pave- ments stopped Cleaning the Strects, Our street sweeping has been done during the greater part of the year by James Stephenson _at 17,99 per mile, the form contractor, C. K. Squires, refusing to carry out his contract of §15 per mile. The differ. ence between the old and the new contract should be collected from Squires or his bondsmen at_the expiration of his contract. There has been a total of 218056 ex- pended for cleaning and sweeping our streets | during 154 1t would seem no more than right that the 1y should be compelled streets all snow falling on and between its tracks instead of pushing the snow to one side of its_tracks, thereby making dangerous ridges a foot or more in height, which are likely to cause serious accidents. Measures should also be taken to compel the Street Railway company to replace its unsightly wooden poles along our principal streets with iron poles as required by its charter. Stringent legislation should also be enacted to compel the Street Railway company to run its trains on scheduie time and not seriously inconvenience taxpayers nd citizens by stopping its entire system ry time there is a snowfall, or allowing i blocked by a fire in the s was the case only last cncies such as the latter should have entorprise enough s over the fire hose and al- cars passing over the ob- to remove from th business district week. For emer the company to provide bri low of the struction Prompt Actio 3ty One of the most fmportant matters to which the attention of the city gov should be directed in the near future is the itary condition of our city. We must not close our eyes to the fact that cholera is liable to visit Omaha during the coming sum- mer and we should take every precaution to protect our citizens, We are on the main _line between the Atlantic and the Pacific, and if cholera spreads at it will surely reach here, discage-breeding nuisance should be T'neBoard of Health should be given more power to cope with the plague ana not be tied hand and foot as it has been in the past. In this councction steps should be taken 00n to cause the removal of the squat- long the river bottoms to son; It would be money well invested for the city to assume the expense of this re- moval and thereb; a condition of things which is a dangerous menace to the health of the entire ¢ ail abated. The prompt removal of garbage is another | thing which is absolu serving the health of the been demonstrated to the s every one who has given the matter any at- tention that this can only be accomplished at the expense of the city. During the lat- ter part of the summer, when the fear of the cholern was upon us, it proven beyond dispute that, under the present condition of affairs, it is absolutely impossi- ble to cause the prompt removal of a discase- «ding garbage barrel or any other nuis- ance. The owner may be arrested and fined thie barrel remains just the same. This state of affairs will continue until the eily assupes charge of the g business and our inspectors, instead of or ing the citizen to remove his garbage barrel under thr t, are given the power to remove it forthwith. 1 belicve that a levy of 1 mill would be suf- ficient to cover the cast of collecting all garb- age, and I think our citizens would pay such a tax cheerfully. It is the only way in which the ity can be kept ina healthy condition, ud 1 strongly urge the council to take in this direction at once, so thatour city may be thoroughly cleaned up before the warm weather is upon u City Ownership of Light and Water Plants. “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 nis: Shall the charter be renewed, all the city assume charge of the gas ud conduct the same? is a s tion, and ample time should be giv its consideration, 1 would reconmend that a carcful investiga- tion_ be made into the cost of maintaining simi its i other cities under the divec- tion of the municipality in order that we ¢ act intelligently on this matter when the time_comes to renew the charter, take ssion of the plant or make a contract given length of time as already been dentonstrated in citics that it is not only entirely practicable, but profitable for cities to own” and operato own water works, electric light and nts. Inview of the fact that the and business of the American s company isnow in the hands with a ' prospect that the entire plant may be sold under a decree of the court, the city ought to be in a position avail itself of the opportunity of purchas- the same, providing the property can bo cured at such a price as will' justify the purchuse. 1 beliove the city should” take action without delay to secure the proper location for the elecivic light power house, and at the earliest time practicable do its own street lighting and do away almost en- tirely with both gas and gasoliue street lamps. ntial in pr nd it sfaction of Electric Lighting Contract. ‘The members of the council are familiar with the various phases of the clectric arg light matter which has recently been protty thoroughly aived in the newspapers, There is 10 doubt in my mind that the city is not being supplied ‘with the light called for by the contract with the Thomson-Houstoi Electric Light company. That contract calis 2,000candle-power lamps, and 1 have 1ot the slightest doubt that the city does not receive anywhere the amount of light requiréd. In opinion I am sustained by expert suthorities, and 1 can se0 no reason why the city should pay an e orbitant price for something it does not ve- ceive, The bills of the Metropolitun Street Lighting company were cut down because the lights furnisticd were not of the required candle power, and there can be no excuse for making fish of one corporation and fowl of another. The bills of the Thompson-Hous ton company should be treated in the same way. The plea of that company that the lights are of the same power as those sup- plied in other cities, cuts no figure in this case, as the contract between the company und the city states clearly and positl that the light is 10 be of 2,000 cundle pow with no qualification of the stat The Wire Nuisa Oneof the live issues which should re- ceive the attention of the council is the electric wire nuisance. It is a question in my wind whether we should not boldly take thie bull by the horus aud follow the example set by New York by cutting down every one of the unsightly telegraph poles which dis- figure our business streets and elear out the overhead wires which constant source of dunger every time there is a fire, to say nothing of the appearance of a business street hemmed in by a forest of poles. ‘The granting of authority. for the erection of poles by tho several companies has been taien from the Lands of the chief of the fire department, und such permission must now be secured from the mayor and council, but it is my opinion that the time hus come when the ‘erectiou of those towering poles with their numerous crossbars, lining both the Barber Asphalt ang‘ nment | other | was | B sides of the principal streets, should be stopped. It has heen practically demon- strated that telegraph lines work as well, if not better, under ground as on hlrh poles, and the telegraph companies should be com- pelled to _put their wires under ground the same as the telephone company is doing. We had an example, just a week ago, of the danger of the overhead system, when the firemen were delayed ten or fifteen minutes in erecting their extension ladders at the Continental block fire, and were afr all the time of coming in contact with the deadly electric light wires, There can be no doubt that these overhead wi wuse the loss of thousands of dollars annually by d laying the fire department and they should be done away with The Depot Question. Another important matter which will come before this council for consideration is the cpot question. This is a very weighty matter and should be given full considers tion. There is no necessity for haste. We aited over twenty years for a depot dance with the promises made time and again by the railroads, and we cannot suffer much by waiting a little longer. 1 not believe the city should surrender ev thing and receive nothing but what it has, neither do T believe in being unreasons ble. The city docs not suffer any more by the delay than do the railroaas them- selves, and I beliove in taking radical steps to compel them to supply us with the depot privileges to which a city of this_sizo is er titled. = We should assert our rights to a spectable depot 1 if only temporary should be commodious and should be prov with a sufficient force of employes to accom. modate the public. If necessary the mayor and the council should make a formal d mand on the railroad for depot accommoda- tions and if the demand is not complied with we should lay the matter before the State Board of Transportation and insist upon our rights. Every little town in the state ma fight and why should not Omaha do arme? I'hie matter of the discrimination against Omaha on the part of the railronds is famili to all of you. It has been going on for vea and will continue to militate against us until we unite in protesting against it and assert our rights to what is justly due us The present plans and the location of the proposed depot are a great mistake. New and more adequate plans should be made and the structure located at a point which would fill the requirements of the city in the way of accommodations much better than isposs ble under the present conditions and with the proposed building. ~ We should also see to it that the right of w aer the bridzo and depot privileges on reasonable term ave guarantecd to all railroads which desire to enter Omaha. 1 believe that the sottlement of differences between the vari- ous roads on these points should be left to arbitration or to the courts City Jail d Workhouse. The time is fast approaching when the ¢ will be compelled to make some provision for a city jail other than the present un€atisfa tory arcangement. The present quart are neither convenient nor sani lease expires in - April_next, and arrangement should be made before that time. 1 would suggest that the school build- ingat Dodge and Eleventh streets bo se- cured for a jail building and fitted up in a suitable munner for that purpc The loca- tion is no longer desirable for a s ing, and I have no_doubt that a reasonablo arrangement could be made with the Board ducation whereby the building might be secured, It is large cnough to answer for a il and police court for some time to come, and the #£,000 per year now paid as rent would soon pay for the expense incurred in making the change. “There is no reason why the polico head- quarters and the oftice of the chief should not be in this building, the same as in other cities. This was the intention when the plans were made, and thero 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 a part of the judgment in"all cases before the police judge, the party convicted may be required ‘to work out both the fine and costs at such place as may be provided for that purpose. The ordinances seem to he ufficient to require this to be done. All hat seems to benecessary is to provide some place where the prisoners may be worked, aund, as the city has several vacant lots, it would seem sy matter to_adjust_this difiiculty. S ction would rid the city of the horde of tramps and other worthl cters which infest it, and would be an any ways. It the ome other reproof District. As our city increases in e, and large and costly buildings are erected, the necessity for an absolutely fireproof district becomes more apparent. Take for cxample the dis- trict surrounding the city hall. This buile ing, Tue Beg building, New York Life, tele- phone building, court house, all are fire- proof structures, crected at great_expense, and it is right, inall fairness, that the safety of the occupants of those buildings should not be jeopurdized by the erection i this vicinity of other than buildings which ar absolutely fireproof. If the city can pro- hibit the ercction of frame structires within certain limits, it can_also prohibit the erce- tion within certain districts, of buildings not fireproof. Such action will result in a great improvement in the appearance of our city. and will be another step forward, and I su gest that steps be taken in the near future 1o createa fireproof district. Another measure which siiould be passed at once and rigidly enforced is an ordinance compelling the use of smoke consume especially in the business district. Th smoke nuisunce is becoming almost unbeal able and stringent measures should bo adopted to abolish it. City Hall Construction. When I called attention, in my message of one yeur ago, to the delay in the completion of the eity hall, T little dreamed that I would have occasion this time to speak in the present tense upon the same subject, but it is painfully apparent that much yet romains to be done, and I am of the opinion that patienc will long have ceased to be a virtue befor ee the last workman leave the building, e are R defects in the building which are ) ming more parent, and I recommend the greatest caution in the matter of settling the claims of the con- ctor, and more especially of the architect. are-many defects and mistakes in th plaus which are inexcusable, and the arch tect should be held responsible. The amount of his commission would be outrageous if the building was perfect, but under the present condition of affairs his claim is simply pre- posterous and he should be compelled to prove the justness of it in the courts, Board of Education. Tt is now settled that the public library will not occupy the quarters in this buildini set apart for it on the Afth floor, and T recom- mend that the Board of Education be sup- 1 with suitable rooms on that fioor. There is no reason why the board should not occupy the building furnished by the city and thereby save rent to the taxpayers, Liam sure there will be no dificulty in arriving at an_amicable understauding b tween the board and the municipal govern- ment, and we should all strive for the best interests of the taxpayers, whose agents wo are. As it is impossible at this time to secure | complete reports from all of ments, I am ul ble to present o full stat ment of theccondition of the finances and general status of city affairs, but it gives me great pleasure to report that, notwithstand ing the large legacy of debts loft us by the last administration, and the large expendi- ture necessitated by the destruction of our newly graded streets und pavements by the severe storms of last spring, the year has losed with our financial affairs in good con- dition, no deficit or overlup existing. “No the dep: © Passes.” T desire to again express my firm adhe) ence to certain principles laid down in my address last year, namely, that 1o city cial should réceive gifts in any shape fr persons or corporations having dealings with the city. It has been a pernicious custom in this, and perhaps in other cities, for city ofi- cials to receive free railroad or street car passes, free gus, free water, free electrio ight, and so on through the list. The same officials might as well receive gifts of grad- ing, paving, ete., from contractors doing busi- ness with the city. Free water, or light, or railroad and stréet car passes, ave bribes us much as the giving of money would be, for they each represent an intrinsic value for | which the recipient would otherwise have to pay It is equally improper for any class of city employes to solicit_contributions from pr vate citizens under the pretext of disposing of tickets to cutertaliments gotten up for hool build- | | exercise as much care iif the admin | document, and thetr benefit, or to aoflelt contributions for the purchase of gifts fiyéfty officials. In closing 1 wish toy s the hope that the utmost harmony may prevail during the coming year between the council and the chief executive, and kKt we may all work together for the bestipterests of the city and of the taxpayers, It can say conscientitfisly that during the past year it has been oty earnest desire to ac always for the good. of the city tration of city affairs as in th¥ management of my private business, but, efting to the influence | of a disturbing element, which does not now ist, my object has oftén been de the taxpayers have sdffered. 1 tr such may not be the cage during the r. ated and that coming Ordered it Printed. Mr. Hascall said that it was an important then he drifted off into a lengthy speech, the first one to be delivered by any member of the new council Tt w | message for distribution. Upon motion of Mr. Wheeler it was de | cided to change the work of the committees ded | | | Valiait Boulevards was added to the committee on streets and alleys, and & new committee on telephones and telegraph lines was_ereated Messrs. Hascall, Howell, Prince, Steel and Wheeler were appointed to correct thoe rules in this case and make them fit the resolution. The next meeting will be held Friday night, at which time President Bechel will mounce the standing committees - ople nave piles, but DeWitt s © will cure them —- ANXIOUS TO BE RE Piles of Witeh Hazel s LEASED, at Lancaster County and Jury to Bo Questioned. Lixcory, Neb., Jan. 8.—[Special to Tn Bee.]—Attorneys for G. 1. Betts, one of the indicted ex-asylum coal contractors, are pre paring an application for a writ of habeas corpus, which will be filed with the cour this evening or tomorrow. Betts is the only one of the seven caught in the drag net who has been unable to find bondsmen, and he will seek another way out. The attorneys propose to base their claim to a relase on the alleged frregularity in the drawing of the grand jury, claiming that the court cannot summon a grand jury during term time, but it must be at least twenty days before, The alidity of the other indictments rest on the court’s decision in this cas Fired a Bridge, August A. Reuting, a crank who has been attempting to induce somgone to furnish him cash for the construction of a flying ma- chine he in his mind's eye, was bound over to the district court in $1,000 bonds . for setting fire toa Un ic bridge. The testimony developed that Reuting had built a small fire by the bridge, came into the city and notified the officials that it was on five claiming to have discovered the flames. Whereupon he asked for transportation to Chi life job on the road. He achiey e but no job in a similar scheme at Akron, Colo., some months ago. He was sent to jail in default of the ne ary bonds. of the R Kelsey Bound Over. A curious sight was witnessed in police court this morning wifen Cyrus J. 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 cireles. He was brought to the court room in a age, and during the prelim- inary examination so feehle was he that he was compelled to recline in an invalid chair. The daughter, who is but 16, 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 competled to submit and her life was threatened if 'she 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 were married. Kel- E friends claim that the husband, George W. Young, is attempting to hold up the old gentleman for some cash. incoln i Brief. The last ding, contract on the Rock Island extension was completed yesterd and tracklaying gangs working cach w are now closing up the fifteen-mile gap be- tween the Missouri Pacific crossing at S ie and a point five miles this side of mouth, fifteen miles from Jensen. The new line will be completed and rock-ballasted by the end of the month. rah IZ. Palmer asks the district court divorce from Frank A. Palmer on the grounds of cruelty and nonsupport. She also secured an injunction restraining Palmer from meddling with her control of the chil- dren. The business houses of Hardy & Pitcher and A. M. Davis & Son have consolidated and articles incorporating the new company will be filed tomorrow. They are signed by A. M. and W. C. Davis, W.'E. Hardy, Cora K. Pitcher and T. P. Kennard. The committee on charter revision held another session last evening, but their prin- cipal efforts so far have been to raise the salaries of the mayor, clerk and treasure Amasa Hall and Wes Johns w hearing before the United States comimnis- sioner tomorrow morning on the charge of robbing the Emerald postoffice. Their cor - federate has made a partial confession, enl it tends to connect Hall with several otle burglaries and holdups that have occiire | recently. - You can’t make a new arm Oil, but you can cure the bruis AT S S it FRIGID EUROPE. with Salvation s with it. 2. Cold Weather F ils in Al Sections of the Continent. Beruiy, Jan. 8,.—The cold is severe and increasing throughout the continent. To- night the thermometer stands but 11 degrees above zero, Pahrenheit, in this city, Heavy snow is falling in the Hartz moun- tains, ‘Suspension of traftic is threatened on several railways. All the lakes in France, Germany and Austria are frozen and night fetes are being organized in most of the cities, In Vienna, the snowfall h afforded occupation to thousands of the unemployed, who will be kept busy all night clearing the streets. A dispatch from Trieste says the harbor presents an_Arctic scene, A whole family near Giforn, while erossing the Aller on the ice, were drowned. Affalrs In Mexico, Ciry oF MExico, Jun. 3.—The year opens with Mexico's financial future apparently dependent largely on the future of silver, Iroad earnings have shown a steady in- during the year {Hist. Dougherty tary of the ation hicre, is arvanging o ma mony for the Americans. Mr. Robert J. Knox, now ‘gonfined in Be prison, for swindling jewelers. It app that the previous marriige of the couple was illogal. i welone on the gulf coast did ble damage awong small shippiug, American iage ¢ and considery Hard on Trav nt Death to Microbes. Haurax, N. 8., Jani 8.—All passengers ticketed for the United States now arviving here by the English stpamers have to bo fumigated at Halifax. Their goods ave all placed in fumigating wachines, , The heat in one of these machinespeached fearly 500> last Saturday, and thg, goods and a fur p# PRICE DELICIOUS Flavoring Extracts NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Of perfect purity— Of great strength— Economy in their use, 2#¢] Flavor as delicately and deliciously as the fresh fruit. Vanlila Lemon Orange Rose, and to | as decided to prisit 2,000 copies of the | ported that several speculators on the wrong | | treasurer, Henry Ittn coat belonging to ono of the passongors were rendered valueless, while a valise, the property of the same pAssOnger, was so shriveled that the owner would not take it with him, Given a Wig Honus. OTTawa, Ont. Wan, 3.—A by-law a bonus of £125,000 to the Ottawa & Parry sound railway, which will traverse a rich timber district and shorten the distance be. tween New York and the northwest several miles, was passed by the council granting Devoured by W Loxbos, Jan. 8.—A dispatch to the Stand- ard from Warsaw that the Polish painter Wierzswinski, while out riding, was attacked by wolves near Bielostock, and both he and his horse were devourad says Panleky the Paris 1 we. Pants, Jan. 8.—~The Bourse closed panicky. Credit Foncier dropped 20 francs. It is ve side of the market will have to go into liquid- ation Customs Duties Falling O, MoNTREAL, Jan. 8.—The amount of custom duties collected at the port of Montreal for the year 1842, shows a decrease of half a mil- lion dollars, as compared with 1501 - Bullders' and Traders' Election The annual election of officers and banquet of the Builders' and Traders curred yesterday. During the afternoon moeting of were nominated and voted upon. In the evening the result of the elec- tion was announced s follows: President, N. B. Hussy: vice president, A. J. Vierling} ircetors, D. Shaney Walter Phelps; delegate to association, C. ‘Basscut, M. Ixchange oc- s were W. C. Bullard, J National Ittner., Reports from the secretary, treasurer and board of directors were read, showi hat the exchange was ina_flourishing condition After the business meeting the refrosh: ments were served i ity Installed ¢ ers. Last evening the public installation of ofi- cers of the Young Men's institute oceurred at the institute's rooms at the corner of It teenth and Dodge streets, The attendance was very large, the friends of the members filling the large hall to overflowing. Father Carroll installed the officers and later deliv- ered a short address upon tee objectsand aims of the institute. A uumber of ladies coutributed musical numbers and the gentle- men did their part to make the evening's en- tertainment a good one. 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AYER'S Sarsaparilla T cannot forbear to express my joy at the relief I have obtained from the use of AYER'S Sarsaparilla. I was afilicted with Kidney troubles for about six months, suffering greatly with pains in the small of my back. In addition to this, my body was covered with pimply eruptions. Tho remedies prescribed failed to help me. T then began to take AYER'S Sarsaparilla, and, in a short time, the pains ceased and the pimples disappeared. I advise every young man or woman, in case of sickness result- ing from impure blood, no matter how long standing the case may be, to take AYER'S Sarsaparilla.”"—H. L. Jarmann, 33 William st., New York City., Will Cure You Prepared by Dr. J. €. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Masa. ORDINA dinance doclaring the neoessity of ap- propriating certain private property and fanas, for the use of the city of Omal for the pirpose of opening and extending Six- teenth street from Vinton street o south ety Hnnts, providing for the appointmoent of three disintested cholders of sald clty 10 assoss the dimages to the owners respects ively of the pr Ly taken by sach appro- priation and repealing ordinance Ne 00, Be itorduined by the Clty Council of the City of Omaln Scetion 1. That it fs nocessary, and it is hereby decinred necessary o approprivto cer- tain privite property ani land for the use of the elty of Omalia, for the purpose of opening and extending Sixteenth strect from Vinton stroct to the south eity mits, said propoert and land necessiry for such purpose beimg situate in sald city of Omaha, und deseribed us follc -wit: Ro- E Ro- 308 An o fr T} U 06 feet of lots 43, 46 and 47, 8 E Fer's plat of Okuhoma. Lot 14 Motter's subdiv ger's plat of Oknhoma. West 16 fecv of lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, Motter's subdivision of 1ot 45 $ E Loger's plat of Uk homa, Wost 65 feot of sub lot 1 tax Jot 20, WVest 36 feet of sub lots 4 and 5 vax lot 20, West 6 feet of 10ts 13, 14, 15, 10, 17, 18, 10, 21 and 2 block 8 Doer Park. West 6 foct of lots 10, 11, and 18 block 0 Deer Park, Mu Iy Eisele: fon of Lot 48 § West 24 feet lots 15 and 16 Oak Hill No. 2. West 66 foet of tax lot 5. Part ol lot 5 block 1 Park Forest desoribod as follows: Commencinz 4t n point on tho south 1ine of C streot where the sumo s (nter- sected by the oast 1ino of 16th street produced through Ok Hiil No. 2 thence south on the samo stralzht 1ino to the line between Park Forest and tax 1ot 31, thonee in a northwoest- erly direction along'sald lino between Park Forest and tax 1ot 41 (il 1t intorsvots with tho south iinoof O street, thenco eust along the south Iine of € strect (0 pluce of bezinning. A strip of lund 66 feet wide running north and south through tax jot R, the west line of which s the west [ine of 16th’ street produced south through Hazel Terrace Ail in section 4 township 15 rango 13, oxcept apart of lot 45 which s in scetion 27 township 15 ranzo 1. Seetion 2. Tl at the mayor, with the appro- val of t} council, appoint three disinter- sted free-holders of the city of ( u to 455088 tho dAmugos to tho 0WHers, respoetive- Jy. of suid property and londs taken by sald appropriztion, Soction 4. ‘Uhat ordinance No. 5200 be and the sume 15 hereby repealed, and any other action of tha city council taken on thosame s leraby vacated. Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be In force from and ufter its pas- *Bussod D ber 28th. 1802 Pussed December 25th. 1802, JOHN GROVES, ity Olerk. I P. DAVIS, President Oity Councll Approved Decembar 20th, 1802, GEO. . BEMIS, Mayor GRADE ORDINANCE NO, 192, An ordinance changing the grado of 20th S from a point 175 feet south of Popple- ton avenue to Hickory streot and the inter- secting streets In the city of Omaha, and repeallng so much of Grade Ordinunce No, tundso‘much of all ordinances in conflict horowlth: Bio it ordiined by the olty council of the city of Omalu: Section I, Wheroas, ft has boon deetared necessary to chunge the grade of 26th str Trom & pot 17 feot southi of Popploton nue 1o Hickory street und cortain parts fntersecting he after specified ; And whor iroo disintorestod frehold- ers have been’ upponted by the mayor and confirmed by the city ¢l 0 appriise the duimages arlsi r of the chungo of grade herein n Whereas, said uporaiscrs aftor duly qualify- ing according to lnw und examining e prop- erty affected have mude thelr report and the city council dopted sald roport: herofore, the grade of suld DArts of 26th street, und intersccting streets Is hereby chungod and estublished 50 that tho olovi tlons shall be s follows, the erade botw. the points cited being uriformn straight (ine Sectlon? Grade of 20th stroot— Elevation of West Elevation of East Ourb Ourb A_point 175 feot south of Popploton avenuo......... Established grade North curb of Woolworth avenue South ourh of avenue. .. e North curbof iiickory st ™. 155.0 South curb of Hickory st /15,0 1645 Section 8, Grade of Woolworth avenue - Elevation ation of South of North rh. Qurb, 15 10,00 L0 2020 fo0iworth st curh of 27th streot Wost curb of %6Lh streot Enst ith street. .2 20 West curb of 2ith avenuo. . 1920 Section 4. Grade of Hickory street— rh of 2ith street ... 1040 est curh Of 20th stroev. I Zust eurb of 23th stroet inan rdinnncos Ing the grades of the abovo strects, us con- flicts with the provisions of this ordinunce, is liereby rep Soction 0. shall take et be In force from and ufter its passuge. Passod December 1ih, 14 JONIN GROVE City Olerk. E % DAVI President F'Alyl'uunt'll. Approved December 10t 1502, GEO. P, BEMIS, Mayor. @ > YOUR EYES A hwve thom examined by our ¢ Wi 1 o sosmary. i L ON” 81l EI—the bost [n the world A¢ ify 00 K we will tell you 80 und B 1viae you what to do. BPECTACLES or EYE GLASSES FIOM .0 UP. Plalu, smoke, biue or white glasses, f0F protectiug the ©y0s, 'trom %' & PuiF up. Max Meyer & Bro. Co Jewelers and Opticians. Faroaw and Fiftecnt Strect ORDINANCE NO. 8888 Ap Ordinance amending Special Oralnane: No 18, belng an_ordinanoo lovying 1 SPECIAL tAX and Assesamont for the constro: tlon of sidewal ks Boitordnined by the city council of the elty of Dmahi. Sectlon 1. That that part of &peotal Ordin: ance No. 1473 that reads as follows Tohnson. o13% ft lot & Porkins' sub of Capitol adaition, B0, be amended 80 ws SWinafred A, Galioghor, 6130 ft of block 4 Perking' sub of Captol addition, &5, Sootc This ordinance to take effect and bo i © troin and Aftor 1ts passnge Passod Decomber 21th, 1802 JOUIN GROVES, City Olerk E. P DAV restdent Clty Counell. th, 180 BEMIS Mavor. Approved Docomber ORDINANCE NO. #3880, Anordina ordering tho grading of Woole worth v mInd stroet to Sih streot, and directing the board of public works ta i\kyn(hlfl USSATY Stops to cause sald work ) done Bo it ordained by tho ety counoll of the olty. of Omuha ton 1 Whereas, permanent g Leen established Leen duly appo (ges cansed Avenue from 2 st iesliave upon, and appraisers liaye tod Uy Taw. to appraise the v tho geading of Woolworth t to Oth street, and hive reported 1o d 8 10 tho elty counell,which nus formally adonted the same; and, wherens, DROPOTLY GWNOTS, ieprosenting more than three-Gfths * of ' the property abutting on safi portions of the avennn above specified, have petittoned the elty council to hnve sald | wyenuo weaded to the present d grade wi cliaree 1o the eity, and thit the costhu payablo in ten equad instatlmon theretore, WoolWorth avenue from 2nd streot 10 6th Strcet, Lo and horoby Is ordered gradod 10_the present stabiishod grado Sectlon That the board of publie wor and hereby {5 dirocted to taxe th SLOPS 1o Catisasald work t bo done. Soction & That this ortinance shall take effectiad boin forse from and aftor LS pasy= e assed Decomber Wth, 1802, 104N G « .1 DAVIS, Prosident Ulty Co Approved Docember Huh, 180 s b necessary OVES, Olorle, 1. Mayor. mance declaring the nocossity of grads ing ath streot from Picree stroet to Wooi- worth avenue, and appointing three disin- terested apprafsors to nssess and dotormine the da It uny. t the PrODErLy ownors, whicli niny Lo caused by such geading. Wiereas,” Propeety owners representing more thun thrs fifths of the feet froniage on said part of Ath street havo potitioned thomayor and ity council to have said grad Inz dorie ander the threo-fehs clause o vided for inscotion 69 of the eity tho cost thercof to Le al installments: the tordatned by the oity council of the clty Omaha Seetion, L That 1t 1s proper and nocossary and Itis hereby deciared propoes 10 wrado Fifth (Gth) streot to Its prosent os- tablished grade, ssury ap- proaclies thereto, from Ploree stroet to Wool- worth aveny Section That the mayor, with the approv- alof the eity conneil, aphoint throo disintors estod abprafsers toappraise, assess and dotof- mine the damage to property ow s which may be cansed by such grding, taking into leration In making such appralsoment, speciad bonofits, if iny, to such property by renson of such grading, Section #. That this ordinance shall take offcet and be in foree from and after its pass- e, issed Docomber 20th, 1502 ROVES, JOIN G vity Clerle, B P DAVIS, Prosident Oity Coungil, Approved December 2ith, 1812, GEO, ', BEMIS, Mayor. 400, 10 ORDINANCE NO. An ordinance ordering the grading of i2nd atroet from IHamiiton street to Franklin streot, and dirccting the board of publio works to tike tho necessary stops to cause suld work to bo done. Wherea: threo disinterested freehold- have been avpolnted by the mayor and con- firmed by the city councli, to nppraiso the damages arising by reason of tho grading of sild purt of S2ad streot And, whereus, xald appratsers, after duly ai qualifying according (o inw, anid examining the property afectod, have roported no dame azes, and tho oity coancil has adopted sald ro- ort: therefo Be It ordained by the oity councll of the elty of Omahn Soction 1. That 1t 13 necessary and it Is hereby declared necessary that d2nd stroet from Hamiiton strect 10 i'rankiin stroot be s the established grade and the same 18 hereby ordered done. Section 2 That tha board of iy directad to take the nec aid work to e d fon & Thut thi and be in foreo ublic works I8 SSUTY S19DS L0 ance shall take nd aftor It pusss issed Decombor 23th, 150 JOLN GROVES, City Clork. E, P DAY Presidont City Counell, Tho within ovdinance was vetoed by the mayor Deceniber 20th, 1892, and presentod to counell sume dato and passod over his veto und bocume u law by the following vote Ayes—1i. Nuys JOIN GROVES, City Clerk, ORDINANCE NO. 33900. An ordinance aeclaring the necessity of grad- ing the alleys in Riley'sand Rogers' subdl- vislon between Vinton street and the north 1lue of lot B Rogers' and 17th stroet and 18th streef, and wppolnting threo dis- interested “appraisers to ussess and detor- mine the damuges, ff any. to the broperts owners, which may be cuused by such grad= in Wihiereas, property ownces representing more than tirec-ifths of the feat frontugo on suld alleys o petitioned the mu’ynr and eity councll to have sald grading done un- der the three-fifths clause as provided for in section 60 of th nd the coss thereof to be i stallments; therefore Boivordained by the city council of the oity of Omaha: Sectfon 1. That 16 is proper and necessary and it 1s heroby lare | proper and noces- sary, tograde the alleys in Riley’s and Roger's subdivision wo thelr pr blished grade, uding necess; s thereto, bes p Vinton st i line of lot > 1 I5th street, with the approv= L throo disintor- 5088 10 ADPFlse, 550 d deter- lamage to property owners which grading, twking into consldoration In” making such appraismont, the speciul bonefits, If any, Lo such Proporty. by reason of such grading. Sectlond, Thal this ordinance shall take effect and be In force from und after its puss= ago Pussed Decomber 201h, 180 JOUN GROV Oy Clork, E P DAVIS. . Clty Codiuil That the mayor y couneil. uppol estod ap Approved Docomber ORDINANCE NO, Anordinanee creatinz sewer alstelov No. 177, defining its Hmits, size of sewers and eievations, and directing the board of pablio works to take the necessary steps Lo cause the construction of the sewer In said dis- (ot e At ordaiued by the city council of the city of Omaha: i Section 1. That the sewer distriet No. 177 Le and the same Is horeby croated In the city of Omahn, 9 o 'hat the sewer distriet No, 177 lowing lots and traots of H, 4,17, 1K, 10, 0l the vast of lots 5 und 165 all in Howes addi= 10 distriet No. 177 Bocinning tol and 2 e 510 foct above the city dutum: thence west with an 8§ Ineh plpe sewer aloog the center line of Bris- tol street 10 A manho ¢ located 30+ feet from tho plnce of beglnning with an evation of b6 2-10 feet above th 1y datum, th west with an 8 fneh pipe sewe tho centor Line of Bristol street to a flush tank loeated 627 feet from the place of beginoing with an ele= vatlon of 50 foet above the eity dutuw. All'the aforesnid elevations £ bo at tho flow lines of sald sewers at the points named The alignment and grades of sald sowers to es between nianholes wnd other points specified, as fur o fouble. und ne- cording to plans and Lions filed with tho board of publ y Hix Inch juuo % shall bo placed fn ald sewer évery 2 foet, or us directed in writ- ing by the city engino Sewer lulets shali bo constructed in sid sower distriet at such points as tho eity en- glueer muy direot. Boctiond. Thut the bourd of publie works 1s Lereby stricted Lo Like the 1ecossiry sLDs l‘|IA cause the coustruction of the sower in said di Soction 5. That this ordinunce shall taka | effeot and Vo fu force from wnd after tho date of Its pussuge Passed Doc renl ost 105 5-10 fee! Thit the sewe, ctod us f ber 25th, 1502, JOIN GROVES, le! Ciork, E, P. DAVIS, Prosident Oity Counolk Approved Docomber 2, 182, ° GEORGE P BEMIS, Muyom