Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-31
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Finally Secures the Dirt from the
A. o. U. W, Building Excavation.
EFFORT TO SECURE FULL REGISTRATION
City Clerk that Hereafter
Parties Who Swear I'm Votes Must
Secure Amdavits in the
Voting Precinct.

After a bit of arguing and some persua-
sion the city officials yesterday succeeded
in securing the dirt from the lots at the
northwest corner OF Twenty-ffth and M
streets. This dirt was bought by the city
last August at the solicitation of the build
ing committee OF the Ancient Order Of
United workmen and al agreement was
entered into whereby the city was to pay
s cents per yard for it. When work on the
excavating commenced yesterday it was
found that Hunter, who is doing the dig
ging, had sold the dirt to another party.
Then came Mayor Koutsky, Engineer Beal
and Myles Welsh, and there was a seance.
The result was that the agreement made
between the city and the lodge was adhered
to and the dirt is now being hauled to
Twenty-second and L streets according to
the agreement. The officials of the lodge
stood by the agreement and blamed the
grading contractor for making different ar
rangements.
Then came up the question OF why L
street needed to be repaired constantly
This brought forth a declaration from the
engineer that l. street as 1t stands To-Day
can never be kept in frst-class CONDITION
until It is paved. In the first place, 9
storm water sewer is needed on Twenty
| fourth street to prevent the continual
washing away OF the fill at Twenty-secon
and L streets. While there is a twelve
inch sanitary sewer on Twenty-tourtr
street, there is no storm water sewer, anC
consequently dirt roads east of Twenty
fourth street are continually being washed
out,
An engineer who has looked over The
ground says that there should be a storm
water sewer from A to H streets and an
other from l to N streets. These would
carry off the storm water on Twenty
fourth street and turn it into the mail
sewer at the foot OF N street.
An Improvement Of this kind will cos
considerable money, but 1t is asserted ina
bonds for a sewer would carry. Their
would be a great saving in street repair
should the people vote for or petition 10
a storm water sewer along Twenty-fourt
street from the northern limits to the cen
ter of the city.
Registration Saturday.
Saturday, November 1, is the last day G
registration this year. Every voter is ex
pected to register. An effort is now bein
made by both republicans and democrat
10 get out every voter on this last day {
registration. Yesterday committees {
both political parties mentioned visited tn
stock yards and packing houses and re
ouested that the men be given time on !
which to register. In some cases the r6
quest was granted, but generally the CON
mittee was told that the forces quit wor
before 6 O'Clock and the men would there
fore have ample time to register befoI
q n. m. II they so desired. 1t is expecte
z however that when Saturday comes a.
Q raneements will be made for all employ
! OF the big corporations here to secure tin
\ of In which to register.
The registration booths are located
. follows:
First ward-FIrst precinct, drug stoI
9 twentieth street and Missouri avenue Sc
ond precinct, Collins music store, l"eht
O fourth and L streets. oo,- .us
Second Ward-FiTst precinct. 2Ol' ? stISS
: Second precinct, Evans laundry pulldlh
h Twenty-third and n streets.
; Third Ward-First precinct, crosby u,
Rich's coal office; Second precinct Comeh
building, Thirty-fourth and y streets,
y Fourth Ward-First precinct Ohlermj
a hotel, Twenty-ifth and p streets; S.co
precinct, Kilker building Thirty-hrst a
Fifth ward-First precinct, Bradfor
Kennedy lumber office, T~wenty-nlntn a
:, g streets; Second precinct, McCrann pui
ing. Thirty-siXth and y streets,
Sixth Ward-First precinct. Guthri
meat market, Twenty-fourth and f stree
second precinct, Gallager's cigar sto
Twenty-fourth and \ streets.
New Ruling Made.
City Clerk shrigley announced to I
: press yesterday that on election day the
would be a change in the method OF swei
ing in voters who had failed TO regist
Heretofore two ward property owners w
y SUFFICIENT to vouch for a voter. This "