Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-08
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Opening Of N Street is Taken Up by
City Council.
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO BEGIN
City Attorney ~ Instructed 60 Take
Initial step In Long Contemplated
Improvement-NaEIe city
Gossip.

The hrst actual move to be made in the
matter OF the opening OF n street came up
before the city council Monday night, when
the city attorney was instructed to begin
the property condemnation proceedings on
certain property abutting on the line OF
the new street.
While appraisers will be appointed TO de-
termine the proportionate amount of dam
ages a~ccruing to abutting property owners.
II Is said that a private agreement has al
ready been entered into between the diff
ferent land owners to donate the land so
sought in condemnation proceedings, and
that not one cent will the city be expected
to pay as a result Of such street work.
The new line Of street does not include
all that has heretofore been demanded by
the owners Of property between Twentieth
and Thirteenth streets on N, but Il opens
the way for the balance OF the work to be
accomplished and the different Improvement
clubs Of the city are hopeful Of the outcome
of the venture.
For the last ten years there has been q
determined demand for the opening Of N
street. Each Improvement club, as 1t was
organized, saw or pretended to see In the
opening Of this street some especial benefit
which would come TO the community for
mhOpt ENCOURAGEMENT Nub Club udu OTlbludllg
been formed. The proposed opening of the
street has furnished food for gossip and
proposed plans have been copied and re-
copied by the newspapers Of South Omaha
and vicinity. But nothing ever came from
these different agitations.
II is said that the city attorney will pro-
coed as soon as the ordinance now before
the council is completed in passage and
publication.
saloon Keepers Organise.
sixty-fve saloon keepers met at Ancient
order Of Htbernians' hall yesterday after
noon and perfected a permanent organiza-
ton. The officers elected are as follows.
p. ]. Martin. president; Grant II. Kellogg,
vice president; Thomas Haley, treasurer,
and c. e. Thompson, secretary. While the
membership now is only sixty-fve, 1t is
expected that every saloon keeper In the
city will Join this association within the
next few days. This will make a mem
bership of about 100. The association will
be known as the South Omaha Saloon
Keepers Protective association. President
Martin of the association said to a re-
porter Of The Bee last night that the asso-
citation was being formed for mutual pro-
lection. Furthermore, President Martin
stated that politics was barred from the
association. This organization is not con-
nected with the State Liquor Dealers asso-
citation.
City Loses Second Case.
The second case to be tried against the
saloon keepers of the city for violation Of
the liquor laws, in that the saloons were
kept open and liquors sold on Sunday, came
up in the police court yesterday afternoon.
As was the result in the first case tried.
the jury returned a verdict for the de-
PENDANTS without hesitation. The evidence
produced yesterday was not as strong as
was introduced in the first Of the cases,
In Dangerous Condition.
Much complaint is being made over the
condition OF the Q street viaduct. 1t is
said that the place is an open bid for per-
sonaI injury suits against the city and
that why no more accidents occur than
do battles the public mind. The street
car tracks are some six inches higher than
the balance of the floor of the viaduct
and the boards throughout it's entire length
are uneven. The viaduet. even In the best
of repair, with tracks we'll sunken into
the woodwork. is a dangerous structure.
but when 1t is allowed to drift into its
present condition. people familiar with that
part of the city and the history of the
thoroughfRres thereabout claim that 1t IL
sure to end disastrously to the city In
time.
Magic City Gossip.
Fred L. Scott is reported on the sick list.
The Evil City Dancing club gave a dance
at Armory hall last evening.
A kensington tea will be given at the
Presbyterian church this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
The anniversary OF Mayhower hive No.
80. order of the Maccabees, will be cele-
brated this evening.
Glover Leaf camp No. s, Royal NeiBhbors
of America, will give a 'peddler's parade"
at it's hall Thursday evening.
An advertising sale will be given by the
ladies of the st. Martins guild at Collins
music store, Twenty-fourth and ] streets,
Friday and Saturday.
Councilman Miles E. WEIGH has severed
his connection with the firm of WEIGH &
Martin and will engage In the wholesale
and retail cigar business.
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