Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-18
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Boiler Inspector is Chief Topic for sOhSOl
Boards Meeting.
BOARDS PLAN is NOT TRs COUNCILS
Former Would Combine Omces of Ma
chinery Regulator and Bad BOY
Regulator, but Latter Favors
Examining Engineers.

A special meeting Of the Board Of Edu-
cation has been called for tonight. and II
Is the intention OF some of the members Ia
transact business OF Importance providing
there is a quorum. Repairs to school build
ings, including interior and exterior, will
come up, and then there will be allowing
Of money to contractors for work already
done on additions to school houses.
Colonel Lott and others want a boiler
inspector, but in this the city may take the
lead, for the reason that the suggestion
was made some time ago to the city fathers
than an inspector Of boilers is a necessity,
particularly on account Of the number OF
~janitors who have been chosen lately by
the board. 1t is asserted in official circles
that some Of the ~ianitors know nothing
about the management Of a heating plant.
What the council wishes to do is to have
all Of the engineers, or those who have
charge of boilers to appear before a board
Of inspection and pass an examination. II
this is done, II is asserted, there will be
more of a feeling of safety among parents
who send children to the public schools.
Some Of the school board members wish to
work in a combination and elect a truant
officer and a boiler inspector. This is not
considered practicable by some, and It may
never go through, for the reason that the
mayor and city council will hardly &C
credit a school district boiler inspector,
even IL elected, appointed and placed upon
the pay roll. A city official said last night
hat the Board Of Education might elect
all the truant officers it wanted to, but
when 1t comes to an inspection Of boil
ers the city ordinances and the charter
will prevail. whether the board likes the
proposition or not. q
No one who is conversant with local at
fairs denies that there is need of a boiler
inspector, but the trouble in the past has
been that the packers objected. Then came
the plan to pass an ordinance cutting out
the packers and the Stock Yards company.
This ordinance was decided to be out Of the
question, and SO the matter now stands.
In talking about this proposition last
night. a member Of the council said;
SHOULD the Board of Education elect a
boiler inspector and the council do the
same there would be a constant conflict
Of authority. The city will never permit
any inspector named by the Board of Edu-
cation to inspect boilers and give a GER
ti1cate to ~janitors for the reason that there
is too much politics in the school board,
and certificates might be issued to parties
who cannot pass an examination"
II the council and the Board Of Educa-
ton gets into an alteration over this mat
ter something of interest may eoms Up.
Cattle Receipts Heavy.
The livestock market here last week
was notable for it's heavy receipts. the
total for the week being 1e.175 head. OF
these nearly If not quite 80 per cent were
western range cattle, comparatively few
corn fed cattle being on sale. As
compared with the same date last year
the cattle receipts show an increase OF
24,036 head and hog receipts an increase
of Al, 25S head. There is still a deficit of
so 1000 sheep, but this is rapidly being
wiped out. Heavy receipts of cattle and
hogs are looked for this week. In order
to properly handle the big receipts of
cattle there has been an increase in the
brand inspection force and from this time
en- until the close Of the western ship
ping season additional experienced brand
inspectors will remain on duty here.
Another Damage Sui Threatened.
The city is apparently in for another
damage suit. 1t is the same old story of
washouts and holes in the streets left
unprotected. A few evenings ago DR.. James
A. Kelly was driving along Thirty-eighth
avenue Just north of Q street, when his
horse fell into a hole, tipping over the
vehicle and throwing the physician and
a friend out. The shafts of the buggy
were broken and both men sustained slight
bruises. 1t took considerable time, to ex-
tricate the horse and the animal has
since been under the care Of a veterinary
surgeon and cannot be used for several
weeks.
Want Alley Graded.
Since the city has been so slow in seour-
ing dirt to I'LL washouts. property owners
in the eastern part Of the city. and espe-
eially those who live on Missouri avenue
have suggested to the members of .he
council that the alley between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets and Missouri ave-
nue. and M street be graded and the dirt
used to fill some Of the big holes in Mis-
souri, avenue. 1t is estimated that 1000
yards Of dirt can be moved from this
alley without any delay and at a very
small cost to the city. What the ON
cials say. however. is that the only way
the alley can be graded is to go through
the regular form OF a petition and have
the cost taxed up to the AUDITING prop
erty. George Parks is now looking after
the petition and expects to have It in
shape to present TO the council within a
week or two.
BrOadweII Makes Transfer.
On Saturday Frank A. BroadwelI, rep
reseRting the ]. M. Glasgow estate, trans
ferred to the city OF South Omaha the
property at Twenty-third and NJ streets.
This ground was purchased by the city
for $4,000 and will be used for the pro-
posed Carnegie library. The officers Of the
library association will at once notify
James Buchanan, No. 8 West street, New
York City. Of the fact that the city is
now In possession Of the deed 10 the
property and then the expectation is that
Mr.. Carnegie will remit to the association
$4,000 for a building. Plans have been
drawn for the proposed structure and
the association hopes that work may be
commenced this fall.
Council Meeting Tonight.
So far there is very little business on
hand for the council TO transact tonight
Very few communication have been sent
In within the last few days and as for
ordinances only two or three are on file