Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-25
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
LEGAL Commercial Club Appears to Be al
Point Of Dissolution.
COMPLAINT ABOUT COLD SCHOOL ROOMS
Several Cases of Pneumonia Are said
to Have Been Caused by Absence
of Heat I'm Public
schools.

Barring the special meeting called for
the purpose OF considering the project of
establishing a new process tannery in
South Omaha, there has not been a meet
ing of the Commercial club for so long
that the exact date seems to be forgotten.
In fact, the present South Omaha Com
mercial club seems to have suddenly aban-
doned all the schemes which it had afoat
and is no longer holding meetings or 9TH
erwlse interesting itself with the affairs Of
the city. tr.s .r.rt
1t seems extremely doubtful whether the
Commercial club will be in existence this
| winter. Since the time OF the Organiza-
tiOn of the present board there has been
but one or two meetings. Many Of the for
mer influential members of the club state
that so little interest was displayed in the
! organization by the taxpayers of the city,
/ and that 1t was so hard to get together
| necessary quorum to talk over the needs
Of the city. that the promoters of the club
have grown more or less disheartened and
want some one else to attempt to boom
the move.
An interview was sought from Secretary
H. NJ. Christie yesterday afternoon in re-
| gard to the doings of the club but Mr..
Christie's mind seemed to be centered on
the condition Of the weather and other
topics quite foreign to matters pertaining
to the club and its existence. He stated
| that he did not care to be interviewed
and expressed a surprising amount Of ig-
norance as to just what the club proposed
| to do.
The proposition some time ago advanced
| to combine the Commercial club organiza-
tion with the different improvement clubs
| OF the city may yet be carried out as II
| seems a foregone conclusion that the Com
mercial club intends to do little or moth
ing during the coming winter months.
Demand Better Heat.
fact that there is so little effort being made
to heat the different school rooms Of the
city seems to grow day by day. The cause
OF the increase OF protests against the un-
comfortable condition OF the schools is the
fact that within the past week three cases
! OF pneumonia have been reported among
school children. and the attending physi-
clans state there is little room for doubt
that the trouble started in the damp, cold
school rooms The Board OF Education
states that It will hold a meeting to look
into this matter and other troubles in the
schools.
Merger Has Not Appeared.
There is but little or no change apparent
at the packing houses. The work that has
been kept up for some time to invoice the
stocks on hand is being leisurely completed,
but the same old systems both as to ofice
and outside work. still prevail The off,
cials Of the different plants still claim that
they are wholly unaware Of any eontem-
plated change on the part of the packing
house management. 1t was stated yester-
day, however. that the invoice being taken
would be completed by the end of the
present week.
May Decide at Election.
W. C. Lambert. general attorney for the
new independent telephone company or
ganized in South Omaha, stated yesterday
evening that in the event the city council
did not grant the franchise asked by the
company he represents, that 1t was the
intention OF the new company to submit
the question to the voters of South Omaha
at this falls general election He stated
that he had no idea what action the coun-
ell would take in regard to the application
but said that he felt confident that the fran
ehise could be obtained by submitting II
to vote, as is provided by the charter Of
the city. In the event OF an election or
this question. the new company mus
stand all expense connected with such
, voting.
VIII Move Obstruction.
It was stated last evening that the Jettel
building, which has been in the middle o
the street at Twenty-hfth and n street,
for a couple OF months. while the new
building was being erected on the corner
would be removed within a few days a
8 the most. The new building is now abou
/ completed and materially improves the ap
pearsnee Of the corner
9 Troop WIN Participate.
= Notwithstanding the change In arrange
8 ment on account Of the illness Of Presiden