Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Mayor Kelly Issues Proclamation for City
Election April l.
LOCATION OF PRECINCT VOTING BOOTHS
Expenses of Election VIII Amount ID
One Thousand Dollars, of which
One-HaIh Goes 20 Judges
and Clerks.

1
At noon yesterday Mayor Kelly issued his
proclamation for the election to be held on
Tuesday, April 1. The proclamation calls
for the election Of a mayor, a city treas
urer, a city attorney, a city clerk. six coun-
cilmen TO serve for a term Of two years,
and three members OF the Board Of Educa-
tion. These places have been designated
as voting booths on election day:
First Ward-F1rst precinct, Parsley's
store, Twentieth and L streets; Second pre-
cinct, Collins music store, Twenty-fourth
and X streets.
Second ward-F1rst precinct, Pivonka's
feedstore Twenty-hrst and @ streets; Sec
ond precinct. Evans laundry building,
Twenty-third and N streets.
Third Ward-Firs precinct, Railroad
avenue and Washington street; Second pre-
cinct, Eagle house, Thlrty-second and U
streets.
Fourth ward-First precinct, McGuickins
hotel, Twenty-sixth and Q streets; Second
precinct, Hefferman building, Thirty-hrst
and @ streets.
Fifth ward-First precinct. Bradford
Kinsler lumber ONCE. Thirtieth and @
streets; Second precinct. Good Shepherd
house, Thirty-seventh and N streets.
0lAAu NtNu-EANbN PHNCihCNs N1duuOh , hON
residence, Twenty-1fth and r streets; Sec
ond precinct, 2522 n street, Pivonka block.
The election will cost the city close TO
81, 900. Voting booths will cost not less than
500, while the judges and clerks Of election
will be paid s504. One special policeman at
each Of the twelve precincts will add $50 to
the expense. Ballots and pollbooks mean at
least 500. The erection Of voting booths
and ratings will cost not less than $50
more. To this expense may be added the
expense OF one days registration on March
20. which will be Sos. making a total of
ss5s. More than likely incidental expenses
will run the total up TO fully $1,000.
In cases where there is a Board Of Educa-
tion ticket to be counted the judges and
clerks receive double pay.
This entire expense lie borne by the city.
: An effort was made by Councilman Miller
/ some months ago to induce the Board OF
l Education to reimburse the city for its por-
, ton of the election expenses. but the board
J paid no attention to the request.
, Today all petitions will have been filed
Z with the city clerk and the campaign will
? be on in earnest.
Emergency Hospital.
The new emergency hospital is practi-
/ cally completed and it is expected
. that 1t will be ready for patients by
Monday. On account OF the cold snap some
Of the interior work was delayed for a
few days, but the hospital lie now 30 far
along that the Board of Health has en-
gagged a nurse and a matron, Mr.. and Mrs
n J.. d. Homan, residents OF South Omaha for
' the past four years. have been engaged
> and they will move in within the next day
! or two. According to the agreement with
q the county the city will maintain the institu-
a ton. Mr.. Homan's contract with the
: Board of Health provides that he is to be
\ paid so cents q day for each patient. This
includes food and washing.
Where patients are able to pay the city
= will charge them at the rate Of 81 a day
A and thus make the institution self-sustain,
! ing. For those who cannot pay the city will
stand the expense. 1t is thought that b.
making the charge mentioned there vii
be a fund on hand more than large enough
y to pay for INDECENT patients. All the cit!
will be out, II this plan goes through, will
r be the ground rental Of $3.50 a year. Their,
a will be also a saving in supplies, as il
the case of houses being Guaranteed wber,
A the city has been called upon to furnish
8 food and fuel.
e No Bond Proposition.
9 Az the time has now elapsed for tn,
X filing Of petitions II is q certainty that tn,
people will not be called upon this sprinl
u to vote on the question of bonds for n new
> High school building. This matter Of erect
ing a High school or a ward school on tn,
Hector site is to be left entirely to tn
new Board OF Education which will NEE
to reorganize on the first Monday in May
While many Of the present members Of tn
board favored submitting the proposition
now. for the reason that more room 1
e - - A - a. -
ter should be held back. Then. II the In
. coming board sees At it can call a spe
eial election.
There seems to be q great deal Of Interes
y taken in the election Of three new mem
y bers this spring. Up to the present time tn
republican candidates, Laverty, Peterso
and Morrill,, seem to have the best OF tn
~ race and Il is freely predicted that the
will be elected. OF the retiring members
Bulla, Ryan and Ficenec, Ryan is tn
only one who succeeded in securing a plac
on the ticket. He wants TO run In orde
lie TO indicate his past record.
, Bis Republican Rally.
A rally Of republicans was held at Wood
man hall last night. the meeting being unde
{ the auspices Of swedish-American leagu
No. 2. The hall was filled with enthusias
m tic republicans and as the candidates ap
peared they were given a hearty reception
John Nelson. president Of the league. occu
pied the chair and introduced the candi
dates and the other speakers. Ever
K speaker urged that republicans vote sol
ty idly for the ticket on election day. Fran
o. Koutsky. candidate for mayor, was give
be an ovation when he appeared on the plat
n form. His remarks were brief. but to tn
be point. He promised IL elected to give tn
a. people OF South Omaha an honest, econom
ioal government. II was the same all ID
al way down the line. The candidates VII
4 presented themselves made a splendid in
ly preston and their sincerity Of purpose va
to evidenced in every word and action.
IN Mag City Gossip.
The city has no cases on call at the pre-
IN ent time.
Anthony King is back from Sioux Cit
ly where he went TO visit a brother who
- quite sick
ca A reception was held at Workman ia
last night for the converts OF the recei
revival services.
John c. Carroll, ormerly chief OF polio
here. writes friends that he has been nom
, mated by the democrats for mayor of AMI