Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-04
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Garbage Route to the River is Closed by
Mr.. Kountze.
HoeELAND AeITATES cURFEw ONCE MORE
Grading Operations Suspended or
Account Of Recent Rains-Three
MIX Dealers on Carpet
Magic City Gossip.

The only road the city has to the river
was closed yesterday and Mayor Koutsky
IL greatly worried about the disposal OF
garbage. In June OF 1901, when this ques-
tion came up, Herman Kountze OF Omaha
sent a written communication to the coun-
ell Offering to dedicate a road to the river
through his property providing certain con-
ditions were complied with.
In the FIRST place, Mr.. KountL wanted
the city to fence both sides of the road,
and this was done. A nve-wire. fence was
erected. with gates at convenient points.
and then a bridge was built across the
creek at what might be called the foot of
NJ street. In all the city must have spent
not less than $1,000 In complying with the
request.
All that Mr.. Kountze asked In return for
opening this road through his property to
the river was that the city pay him 800. A
warrant was ordered drawn and twice Ad-
kins. who was then president Of the coun-
ell, carried the warrant to Omaha and ten
dered It to Mr.. KountEe, but It was never
accepted and It now reposes in the war
rant packet OF the city clerk.
Mayor Koutsky said last night that driv-
ers OF garbage wagons were refused Ae-
cess to the river yesterday by an agent OF
Mr.. KOuntze. What will be done with the
garbage until the matter is settled Is hard
TO tell. as the orders are TO dump all gar
bage into the river. The same order per-
tAins to dead animals.
The mayor In company with a number OF
city ~ofhcials VIII go to Omaha Saturday to
meet Mr.. Keuntss and endeavor to effect a
settlement OF some kind.
An investigation made by the mayor and
others yesterday afternoon showed that
the KountEe route to the river ia the only
| nHarNNgaN anA IL a. AaVakN sAaN
as the city has spent so much money on
fixing the road. building a bridge and con-
structing a fence as was requested in the
proposition, Mr.. Kountze, when he learns OF
the state Of affairs. will enter into an
agreement which will hold. In case such
arrangements cannot be perfected II will
be necessary for the city ofheials to devils
ways and means for opening a street direct
to the river In order that garbage may be
disposed Of at as little expense to the tax
payers as possible.
Colonel HoGeIand Visits Koutsky.
Yesterday Afternoon Colonel Alexander
Hogeland. the neEsboys' friend. called on
Mayor Koutsky and had a talk In eonnec-
tion with the curfew law. II appears that
some years age the council passed a cur
few ordnance. but Il was never enforced
to any extent and is now considered a dead
letter. What Colonel Hogelsnd wants is q
new ordinance more in accordance with
modern methods Of dealing with children
He asserted TO the mayor that he aid not
desire that youngsters be incareerated tol
being on the streets after 9 o'clock AZ night
What he wants IL that police ofncers take
boys who are found running the streets ID
their homes and turn them over to theii
parents. Mayor Koutsky appears to b
heartily in favor OF the plan.
On sunday morning next Colonel Hoge.
land will deliver an address at the frs
Methodist Episcopal church and on Monda,
evening he will appear before the city coun,
ell with . request that the eurfew ordi.