Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-20
South Omaha News.

The city ordinances are being violated
every day by business men who place signs
and banners over and across sidewalks. At
the present time quite a number of banners
are exposed to view, being stretched across
the walks. In some instances under Mayor
Kelly permission was given for special &C.
casions when the cause was for charity
and the people did not complain, but now
that the practice seems to be getting gen.
eral, a demand is to be made OF Mayor
Koutsky that the city ordinances governing
this matter be enforced.
Recent windstorms have blown down nu-
merous signs which were placed in ex-
posed positions over the sidewalks, and this
has caused the demand for the enforce
ment Of the ordinance. The city permits
signs to extend four feet from the building
at a suitable height above the pavement,
but no attention is paid to the regulations
and the council is to be asked to put a
stop to the practice Of displaying signs
and banners which are erected in violation
of the regulations.
Etter Wants Hose.
Chief Etter of the fire department is
going to make a request Of the city council
for the purchase Of more hose. The number
Of fires recently has caused a considerable
loss and at least 1000 feet more are needed
at once. with three companies in service
rubber hose is used up rapidly, and now
the chief is preparing to the
purchase Of cotton Jacket hose. II is as
serted by some that this cotton hose works
much better in the FIRE wagons in use
here than the rubber hose.
Incendiary Fires.
or late several fires have occurred and
the officers Of the department are confident
that they were of incendiary origin. So
frequent have these fires become that the
insurance companies have taken up the
matter and 1t is asserted that insurance
rates in the western part of the city will
be raised unless additional fire protection
is given at once. Since the burning Of the
Fourth ward fire hall the company formerly
station on Indian Hill has been located at
No. / house. 1t is a long run over to the
hill and consequently the protection Is not
what 1t was before the burning OF the fire
hall.
Placing More Cables.
The Nebraska Telephone company has a
force of men at work putting in more ca
bles. Some time ago an appropriation was
made to construct a certain number OF
cables, The increase in business has been
the means of causing an increase in the
appropriation and also an increase in the
force OF men here. 1t appears to be the
intention Of the company to place nearly
If not all Of the wires In the business por-
tion OF the city in cables.
Examinations Commence Today.
Today the usual three days examinations
OF school teachers commences in the as
sembly room at the High school building.
Last year 104 teachers were employed and
the board has so far this year elected
about ninety teachers, SO that only a few
vacancies remain.
The examining board Is made up OF DR..
William Henry Loechner, Attorney H. B.
Fleharty and Attorney A. G. Pancoast. The
schedule for the examinations has been
published, so that the chances are that all
interested are familiar with the program.
Valuation ~rea
The Board OF Review was in session all
day yesterday and will continue to sit
for a week. So far twenty-one complaints
have been filed, but they are all Of minor
Importance AS corrected by the tax COM
missioner the valuation is shown to be
SIG, 22O, 900. This is quite an increase over
the valuation OF last year, which was 81, $780,
900. Members Of the Board OF Review say
that positive figures as to the valuation
cannot be given out until the close Of the
session.
Magic City Gossip.
Frank Shoemaker has gone to Hammond,
Ind.
DR.. w. ]. McCrann has gone east for a
short trip.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Dana Dimond.
Clay Baird Of Chicago was in the city
Yesterday visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Blum of 524 South
T~wenty-fourth street announce the birth
of q son.
Frank Wallweber of the Hammond com.
pany is here from Hammond, Ind. for a
day or two.
Miss Fannie Brown, one Of the teachers
in the public schools, has gone to Ohio to
spend the summer.
Helen, daughter of MI. and Mrs. ]. L.
Kubat, fell. while playing yesterday and
This afternoon the Ladies' Aid society OF
the Methodist church viii give a tea at the
home of Mrs. Beavers, Twenty-second and
M streets.
Henry Sloan and Miss Blanche GindeI
were married at the home of the brides
parents. 1862 South Forty-second street, or
Tuesday evening.
The Sunday school of the Baptist church
will hold It's annual picnic at Haascon
leave the church at $3.50 a. m,
Mrs. ]. F. Mccartney, who has been q
patient at st. Joseph's hospital in ,omahs
for some time, mas returned 10 ner nome ii
this city much improved in health.
Herman Jodeit has been discharged from
custody. He was arrested on the supposi
ton that he was implicated In the holduI
at Ed McGee's saloon the other night.
The lawn social TO have been given a
Twenty-hfth and II streets by SuperiO
lodge No. 1893 of the Degree OF Honor OF
Friday evening has been postponed unit
the evening of June a..
; Contribution from Rockefeller.
NEW YORK. June 1s.-President schur