Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Commence to Talk About Proposed Amend
msnts TO the City Charter.
MORE MONEY NEEDED FOR SOME PURPOSES
Proposition Advanced TO Vote Bonds
at Fall Election to Take up the
Floating indebtedness
of the city.

Since the levy has been made there Is
more talk than ever about having changes
made In the charter at the next session Of
the legislature. Members OF the council
give II out that a committee will soon be
appointed to go over the charter and pick
out the defects and then the city attorney
will be requested to draft amendments.
What is wanted Is permission to make a
larger levy for FIRE. water, police, street
repairs and street lights. There is con-
slant demand from the people for improve
ments and the money can only be secured
by ievying taxes. Very likely at the fall
election a proposition will be submitted
to the people to vote on an issue OF bonds
TO take up the overlap and provide money
to pay interest. At the present time the
general bonded debt OF the city is $307,-
900, and the district Indebtedness Is $685.
600. With an issue Of bonds, such as IL
contemplated the interest could be greatly
reduced and thus there would be a saving
to the taxpayers. The council proposes
10 exercise the utmost economy in sll de-
partments this year In order to further
reduce the levy next year, With an in
crease in valuation which is expected It Is
thought that the levy next year will be
cut to Z mills. This will be an assured
fact provided the people will vote bonds
this fall to take up the overlap and pro-
vide for interest due on outstanding bonds
Search warrant Served.
At tho instigation Of Mayor Koutsky 4
search warrant was issued yesterday aft
ernoon from the police court for certain
city property supposed to be in the pos
session of w. l.. Holland, the city cleo
trician. 1t will be remembered that on
July / Mayor Koutsky declared the. ONCE
Of city electrician vacant and as the coun-
ell has not confirmed anyone for the place
Holland kept on attending to his duties as
electrician and assistant fire chief.
Chief Briggs. attended by Captain Trou-
tan, oficer Alstedt and George Curtis.
called upon Holland and served the search
warrant, which called for certain storage
batteries.
The chief was told what property be-
longed to the city, but in the rush quite
q bit OF property belonging to the Ne
brAska Telephone company was carried
away and the officers who served the war
rant will now have 10 account to thi
courts.
AntI-SnIoOn League Matters.
Mr.. Knight, a prominent member Of the
.~Anti-Saloon league. called at The Bee
once last night to say that the members
OF the league we're not at all disappointed
at the action OF the city. council in refer
ring their petition to the mayor.
Continuing. Mr.. Knight said: Permit us
TO say. through the columns Of The Bee
that the league is not disappointed by
the council not having taken any action
on our petition, in which we requested tina
the laws regarding the sale Of liquor bt
enforced. Referring the matter to thu
mayor is exactly what the members of the
league desired. From the hrst the league
has taken the ground that the mayor, being
the chief executive OF the city, and having
control OF the police force, Is, the oficiel
responsible for the enforcement OF the laws
and. he is the one we will look to for re-
suits"
Reports OF bad washouts all over the city
continue to come in to the ~oficials at the
city hall. On @ street, between Twenty
first and Twenty-second streets, the road
is practically impossible. This road II
filled ground and the drainage is poor
Every time there is a heavy rain portions
iof this street wash out, and 1t costs thu
city more to make the fills than It woulC
TO pave the street from Twentieth to Twen
ty-fourth street. It is the same on Missouri
ANtnuC u PlOPCANs O"hNA ~ N
are circulating a petition for the paving o
the street. When a suficient umber o
owners sign 1t is thought that the stree
will be paved with brick and that will pu
a stop to the large number OF washouts oil
the street and also prevent the delay Il
trafhc.
City Relays sidewalk.
On Monday Louis Finlio. owner of tn
property at the northeast corner o
Twenty-third and II streets, made a de
mand Of the city that the permanent brio
walk laid a short time ago and recent
torn up by Street Foreman Miller be re
laid at the expense OF the city. At tn
time the walk was torn up Miller asserte
that the walk was not on grade, but a sur
vey by the city engineer showed that
was. The city has relaId the walk.
HOEeIand Addresses xchanEe
Yesterday afternoon Colonel Aiexande
Hogeland addressed a number of the mem
bers of the South Omaha Live Stock e1
change at the exchange building on tn
matter OF the passage Of a curfew ordi
nance. 1t Is understood that the member
OF the exchange will support Colonel Hoge
land in his efforts to secure the passag
OF the necessary ordinance.
MnBlc lily GOSSIP.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Wells have gone eas
for a couple of weeks visit.
Fred Scott Is back from a weeks sta
with relatives at Sioux city.
II. J. Peterson. a wealthy wyoming Gait
man, was at the yards yesterday,
Miss May Carlin, one OF the stenograpl
ers at the city hall. Is on the sick list.
The South Omaha cavalry troop will no
business session at the troop amory L
night.
Members OF the Live Stock exchange al
still elamoring for a viaduct across n
tracks.
Several cars OF western horses are beir
offered for sale at the yards and the traC
IL good.
Dan Dugan Is again on the streets. aft
having served a ninety days county ia
sentence.
F. A. Stryker, Twenty-third and
streets. has returned from an extena,
western trip.
musical entertainment will be Eivi
his evening at Woodmen hall. The ana