Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Matter of subststion at Stock Exchange
Still Being Agitsted.
sTocKMEN WANT GOVERNMENT ACTION
Business More Than warrants the
Establishment OF the substatiOn,
which would Prove an linz
mediate Convenience.

For over a month or more the members
of the Live Stock exchange and the packers
have been agitating the question Of a sub
station at the exchange. An immense
amount Of mail is handled daily at the ex-
change and 1t is asserted that with a sub
station the business could be handled
much more rapidly. AS It Is now collec-
lions Of outgoing mall are made as fire.
quently as possible with the force at hand.
What Is wanted now by the stockmen and
the packers is a station with a clerk in
charge, a carrier and a stamp clerk. BY
working the substation the mails can be
handled much more rapidly and It is as
serted that for some trains there will be a
saving in time Of nearly an hour. This is
particularly important to the banks and
the commission men, as well as to the
packers.
In case the government will grant the re-
quest for a substation at the exchange. 1t
is understood that suitable rooms In the
old exchange building can be leased. More
than this, 1t is asserted that the sale Of
stamps at this point will be largely in
creased by the location Of the proposed
substation.
winding Up. Cases.
Former City Attorney W. c. Lambert has
ME n COMMUNICATION WIFI tn6 CITY CieIht
in which he states mat he has appeared
for the city in the bond tax cases for
which he was recently employed and
that the cases have been decided
as all these cases have been, ad-
versely to the city. In Mr.. Lambert's
communication he states that while he has
preserved a complete record, so that an APP
peal can be taken to the supreme court,
still he cannot advise such a course on the
part Of the city. The cases will probably
be dropped where they now are.
Few Personal Injuries.
The legal department Is congratulating
itself upon the fact that but few personal
injury suits are being brought against the
city these days. During the last three
months there seems to be a complete dnop-
ping OF in all this class OF litigation. It
is the intention of the present administra-
ton to contest these cases SO bitterly, and
appeal them to the highest court, In order
to discourage parties from starting such
vexatious suits.
Ordinances Are Coming.
The publication of the city ordinances is
about completed and 1t is stated by the
oficials that they will be delivered to the
city within a few days. The compilation
will be the same as that done by a local
attorney about the nrst of the year.
Miller Kept Busy.
Street Foreman Miller was kept on the
Jump yesterday repairing unpaved streets
and portions Of sidewalks washed out by
the storm OF Thursday night. A portion
OF the brick sidewalk in front OF the Hunt
property at Twenty-hfth and N streets was
washed away and considerable filling will
be necessary to replace the walk. On the
unpaved streets the filling of holes will DO
completed az rapidly as possible and ct the
slightest possible expense to the city.
Arrest Suspects.
At the request Of the police at Grand
Island the local force yesterday arrested q
number of tramps who were suspected OF
having committed a burglary at Grand
Island. When searched at police head
quarters not an article OF the property sup
posed to be stolen was found. Chief Briggs
said that he would place the bunch on the
rock pile for a few days and then give or.
ders that they should leave the city.
Magic City Gossip.
Otto Maurer is rusticating at Excelsior
Springs.
Mrs. Robert Parks is in Kansas City
visiting friends.
George Honey OF Sutton, Neb., is in the
city visiting relatives.
The Odd Fellows will hold annual me.
mortal services Sunday.
Mrs. Richard Estes of Glenwood, Ia.
is here visiting friends.
A. r. Kelly has gone to Wyoming to
look after his mining interests.
Mrs. A. II. Murdoch has gone to Ores.
ton. Ia, to visit friends for a short time
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs
William Miller, Eighteenth and 8 streets
Mr. and Mrs JRmaq nun hava raturna AZ
20 South Omaha after an absence OF sew
eral years.
Ivor Thomas, who has been In bad health
for some time, has gone to Excelsior
Springs. Mo.
A boy OF industrious disposition can find
EMPLOYMENT at The Bee ONCE, IN the city