Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
The City Council.


Mayor Sloan and Councilmen Fenno
1owle, Burke Johnston Mcmillan and Raj
ferty were present when the council con
vened, Saturday night. Peter McCaffrey's
bill for S52 was reported favorably. .fhe
viaduct, street and alley committee reported
in favor of paying the King Bridge company
S5, 900, and n warrant on the vladuct fund
was ordered drawn. Ordinance No. 1876, re-
lating to building inspection, and repeating
ordinance No. 9S, was read and referred.
Special ordinance No. 10, relating to levy
ing tax for sidewalks, was read and re-
ferred.
The petition of j. F. Burt, for a plumbers 8
license was granted. The Milwaukee Bridge
ana Iron company's communication, Offering
cretefor the two west piers OF the l. street
viaduct, without additional cost to the city,
was read and permission given.
j. A. L. Waddells report on the L street
viaduct was read and referred to the COM
mittee on viaducts, streets and alleys.
Il. N. Lawrence's request to have the
causes of his removal or suspension made
known, was read and on motion the request
was granted. The motion, however, was
reconsidered and lost
The inspectors report on sidewalks was
referred to the ordinance committee.
The mayor appointed George II. Lawrence
city engineer, but the appointment was re-
jected by vote ef S TO 1.
-.
Morris take charge of the city work aud in
spect the viaduct works The resolution
was tabled and finally expunged.
The city attorney was directed TO draw q
pound ordinance.
Messrs. Burke, Fenno and Rafferty, were
appointed q special committee on Mud creek
Mayor Sloane appointed John Is. Morris
city engineer, and the appointment was con-
tirmed.
Adjourned to meet next Saturday ev ening.
Notes About the City.
The regular semiannual meeting of the
Electric Light company, and q stockholders'
meeting, will be held in Secretary John A.
Does Office to night.
A daughter gladdens the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Casper Podolak.
Jacob Joskolek was installed true meister
and Simon S. Remer bundles meister at the
meeting of Lodge No. SO, o. U. II. B., Fri
DAY evening.
S. d. Acker, of Defiance, Ia, is visiting
his sisters Mrs, M. e. Beane and Miss Sadie
II. Acker.
Mrs. and Mrs. w. S. Glynn have been
summoned to Iowa on account of sickness.
Joseph, aged five years, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Umaton, Albright, died Tuesday, and
will be inferred in the German Catholic
cemetery at 10 o'clock Sunday forenoon
Heafey & Heafey have charge of the funera al
services.
III. IL -. fIrundrt udS removed 10 the
Abraham building, N street.
Patrick Crow, OF Red Oak, Is visiting his
uncle, Judge King.
John Ryan raised row at John Kilker's,
was run in and will answer before Judge
King.
John Mcyey, vag. got one day in Jail,
Michael Burns 81 fine and M. Mcdonnell
charged with snakes and bad whisky 81, by
Judge King, and Michael Ryan charged with
grand larceny, transferred TO Justice Levy's
court was fined
Superintendent A. A. Monroe states that
1l0i pupils have been enrolled IN the city
schools since September 10, 1888. of whom
7l9 attended during the school month ending
May 3. The average attendance was $50.
There were 25l neither. .tardy nor absent and
there were 226 cases of tardiness amounting
TO 291l hours; 30 parents visited the schools