Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-04
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Council Rejects Insurance Company
Offer on Fire Loss.
CONTRACT LET FOR A NEW FIRE HALL
Board of Orders Plans
Drawn for Addition TO the Haw-
thorne school Building
TO Cost $4,000.

Last night in regular session the city
council turned down a cash offer of a set
Element for the fire hall on Indian hill,
H. NJ. Christie. the representative Of the
company carrying the insurance, placed on
Mayor Koutsky's desk Ss24.24 in money and
offered TO settle the claim for the amount.
He made the tender Of the cash as per the
agreement Of the appraisers. The mayor
named one appraiser and the insurance
company the other and they agreed upon the
loss. After the tender Of the cash had been
made City Attorney Murdoch was called
upon for an opinion. He spoke for a long
time and in the windup told the council
to do as ii pleased in the matter Of a settle
ment. or in other words an acceptance OF
the tender. He went so far as 10 assert
that the signing Of the agreement by the
mayor was not binding, but Mr.. Christie
stated that the documents in the case, along
with afhdavits. had been read before and
accepted by the council.
Then there was a recess for a few min
utes and upon recall it was directed that
bids for the rebuilding of the fire hall be
opened, the offer having been rejected.
The bids were In the usual form and were
accompanied with certified checks. Upon
motion Of O'Connor the contract for re-
placing the burned building in its former
condition will fall 10 J. NJ. Tobias, and for
the work performed and the material used
be will be paid the sum OF 1864. 1t is
presumed that the city will pay the differ
ence between the amount OF insurance
rendered and the bid Of the successful con-
tractor.
There was a lot Of routine business trans
acted. Frank Pivonka had asked that the
license money for his pool room be taken
out OF the judgment he holds against the
city. This was refused.
A number OF vehicle licenses were granted
and some tax claims Of minor importance
fixed up.
AS the city needs the money $500 was
transferred from the p~eddlers fund TO the
general fund.
A check is to be kept on the number o,
dogs killed each day as the city pound
master receives so much per head for de-
s~troying u~ntsgged CANNES. The chief OF
police will have q man look after this mat
ter.
Some sidewalk ordinances were ordered
drafted and a few claims were allowed.
Another meeting will be held next Non
day night.
Examining Beard CkOsen.
Al a meeting Of the Board Of Education
last night a board to examine teachers
was chosen, The members OF the board
are: c. A Pancosst, H. B. Fleharty. DIT
W. Il. LOechner.
IT was decided to order plans for the
building of a two-room addition to the Haw-
thorne school. 1t was stated by the SUI
perintendent that the rooms in this section
OF the city are needed to furnish seeommo-
dations for the increase in the number OF
pupils.
Layerty objected to e~xpending $1,000 for
improvements al the Hawthorne school
until later on. but the other members Of
the board did not consider his objection
The architect of the board. L. A. Davis. was
therefore instructed TO prepare plans a.
soon as convenient.
There had been some discussion on tn,
streets about the board dispensing with the
services Of the architect, but II seems from
the orders given that the rumor was IN.
founded 1t is presumed that the funds fol
the building OF this addition will be takeI
out Of the money paid by liauor licenses.
lee Company Continues.
Frank DolezoI. secretary Of the Star Ic,
company, stated yesterday that the loss o
I his company al the Brewery FIRE Fridal
night would amount 10 about 5000. Tn
ice melted by the heat from the burning
buildings Will not. he stated, interfere il
any way with the carrying out Of the con
tracts already made. II Is thought thE
T building operations viii commence at one
and that as rapidly as material can be sc
cured the frame structures destroyed vii
be replaced with brick buildings.
Dog Catcher Loose.
; me omciEl dogcstchsr Is loose and /
making his rounds from early morning IN
. I'll late az night. All dogs found runnin
q loose without being properly tagged AT
: taken up and kept Al The pound for fou
dSys. After that time the unredeemed AM
!. mails are disposed Of Quite a number Z
animals are already IN thu pound, b. SON