Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-26
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Local Commercial Club Appears to Be a
Point Of Dissolution,
COMPLAINT ABOUT COLD SCHOOL ROOM;
Several Cases of Pneumonia Are said
to Have Been Caused by Absence
of Heat in Public
Schools.

establishing a new process tannery in
South Omaha, there has not been a meet
ing Of the Commercial club for so long
that the exact date seems to be forgotten.
In fact, the present South Omaha Com
mercial club seems to have suddenly aban-
doned all the schemes which 1t had atioat
and is no longer holding meetings or 9TH
erwise interesting itself with the affairs OF
the city.
1t seems extremely doubtful whether the
Commercial club will be in existence this
winter. Since the time Of the organiza-
! ton Of the present hoard there has heen
but one or two meetings. Many Of the for
mer influential members of the club state
that so little interest wAs displayed In the
organization by the taxpayers OF the city.
and that II was so hard to get together a
necessary quorum to talk over the needs
OF the city, that the promoters Of the club
have grown more or less disheartened and
want some one else to attempt TO boom
the move.
An interview was sought from Secretary
H. NJ. Christie yesterday afternoon in re-
gard to the doings Of the club, but Mr..
Christie's mind seemed to be conferred on
the condition of the weather and other
topics quite foreign to matters pertaining
to the club and it's existence. He stated
that he did not care to be interviewed.
and expressed a surprising amount OF ig-
norance as to Just what the club proposed
to do.
The proposition some time ago advanced
to combine the Commercial club organiza-
tion with the different Improvement clubs
OF the city may yet be carried out, as II
seems a foregone conclusion that the Com
mercial club intends to do little or moth
ing during the coming winter months.
Demand Better Heat.
The complaint now going on over the
fact that there is so little effort being made
to heat the different school rooms Of the
city seems to grow day by day. The cause
OF the increase Of protests against the I'M
comfortable condition OF the schools is the
fact that within the past week three cases
Of pneumonia have been reported among
school children, and the attending physi-
clans state there is little room for doubt
that the trouble started in the damp, cold
school rooms. The Board OF Education
states that 1t will hold a meeting to look
into this matter and other troubles in the
schools,
Merger Has Not Appeared.
There is but little or no change apparent
at the packing houses. The work that has
been kept up for some time to invoice the
stocks on hand is being l~eisurely completed,
but the same old systems, both as to once
and outside work, still prevail. The ON
cials of the different plants still claim that
they are wholly unaware OF any contem.
plated change on the part of the packing
house management. 1t was stated yester-
day, however, that the invoice being taken
would be completed by the end OF the
present week.
VIII Move Obstruction
1t was stated last evening that the letter
building, which has been in the middle OF
the street at Twenty-hfth and N streets
for a couple OF months, while the new
building was being erected on the corner
would be removed within a few days a.
the most. The new building is now about
completed and materially improves the ap.
pearance OF the corner.
Troop VIII Participate.
Notwithstanding the change in arrange.
ment on account of the illness OF Presiden.
Roosevelt the South Omaha cavalry troop
will participate in the coming festivities
|, in Omaha. The plan was for the trooI
to march in the parade on Saturday night
but since those arrangements have beer
, changed, the South Omaha boys will b'
in the afternoon parade on Wednesday, DC,
tober 1. 1t is said the entire troop will
, be present.
Special Council Meeting.
It is said that a call will be issued som'
time this week for a special meeting o.
the city council. The statute provides tina
certain election officers shall be appointed
by the council during the month Of Sep,
$ TENDER and as the next regular meeting
Of the council does not come until Octobe
s, it necessitates a special meeting 70
that purpose. In all probability the cal
will reeite no further business to be &C
= complished at such meeting.
streets In Better shape.
The street gang is rapidly filling up al
n OF the excavations caused by the recen
rains. On some OF the unpayed street
4 there existed some very bad defects, bu
these have nearly all been repaired. EKtr.
7 precautions are being taken to prevent dam
n age claims arising from these conditions
and the police are instructed TO immediatel
report any defects found in either sidewalk
n or streets.
May Decide at Election.
w. c. Lambert, general attorney for tn
4 new independent telephone company or
gained In South Omaha, stated yesterda
n evening that In the event the city counc
aid not grant the franchise asked by ID