Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-09
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Council 0anvasses the Vote and New
officials Sworn In.
TIE ON COUNCILMAN FROM FOURTH WARD
O'ConnOr and Mcintyre VIII Draw
Lots Today for the Place and
then New Roster VIII
BE Complete.

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canvass. In order to break away grace
fully Mayor Kelly invited a number of
guests, who occupied seats directly in the
rear OF the executives chair. The guests
were: Mrs. A. r. Kelly, Miss Lulu Kelly,
Mrs. Ed Johnston. Mrs. ]. B. Ashe. Mrs. S.
c. Shrigley. Miss May Carlin, Henry c.
Richmond. and w. c. Lambert
In the regular order of business rules for
the guidance Of the library board we're
adopted by the council and may now be
considered law. A request was made for a
telephone at the emergency hospital, but
this matter went over to the finance COM
mittee.
william Kelly, who has been carried on
the pay roll for eighteen months as special
agent of the legal department, rendered
his resignation. as did also Miles Mitchell,
chief of police. Both Of these documents
were placed on Ale.
The bonds Of the new mayor and members
Of the council, all being in a surety COM
pany, were offered and referred to the
judiciary committee.
A report was made on the so-called hot
air. ordinance. which grants the privilege
Of laying heating pipes through the streets
and alleys to unknown parties. This re-
port was adopted as it has been fostered
by Johnston and the ordinance was passed
and Immediately signed by Mayor Kelly.
In order to comply with the charter.
Adkins moved hat the clerk be instructed
to advertise for bids from the banks on
daily treasury balances.
At the conclusion of some little routine
business the mayor appointed a committee
Of three, composed of Johnston, Miller and
Martin, to canvass the vote cast at the re-
cent election. Johnston moved that all in
terested parties be permitted inside the
railing to witness the count Of the tally
books and this was agreed to. The result
was that the council chamber was soon
crowded to its utmost capacity and 1t was
with difficulty that the board managed to
work. As it was 1t required nearly, IL not
quite, three hours to complete the count.
The count showed no change for mayor,
treasurer, clerk, city attorney and council
men from the First and Second wards from
that given the day after election in The
Bee.
In the Third ward there was a difference
in the books of six votes on the ballot cast
for Barney Luckey. One poll book showed
Luckey received 1,S47 votes, while the
other Tailed 1853. If the lower count was
taken Mike Smith, republican, would win
by two votes.
In the Fourth ward the vote between
McIntire, republican, and O'Connor, dem
ocrat, was declared a tie. They will draw
straws today for the place. No material
change was made in the count in the Fifth
and Sixth wards.
The council disputed the question OF is
suing certificates of election to the dis
puted members for a long time. 1t was
finally agreed that certificates should be
issued to the ~oficials where there was no
dispute and let the courts settle the con-
test later on. Later Mike Smith was
sworn in as councilman from the Third
ward.
The school board result proved to be as
published in the papers, Laverty, Nor
rill and Book being elected.
Mayor Koutsky, Treasurer Howe, Clerk
Shrigley and FIVE members of the council
we're sworn in by Mayor Kelly before the
old council adjourned sine die.
board Buys Site.
The South Omaha Library board met Sun
day afternoon at the parlors OF the
South Omaha club and considered bids for
a site for the Carnegie library. 1t was
finally agreed that the property at the
northwest corner OF Twenty-third and M
streets should be purchased, the price being
$500. This is the property known as the
Glasgow tract, which was offered to the
government for a postofice site some years
ago. The property purchased has a frontage
on M street Of eighty feet and runs back on
Twenty-third for ninety feet.
When the board was called to order the
Glasgow site was quoted at $500 and al
though seventeen bids we're to be consid-
cred a committee was sent out to confer
with the Glasgow estate people and then
came an offer to sell the property for So, 500.
This was accepted without giving other bid
ders an opportunity to reduce their bids.
These committees were appointed:
Finance, w. B. Cheek, d. w. Moriarty, w.
s. King; books. ETC., Mrs. Talbot, Mrs. Car
roll, Bruce McCulloch; rooms, furniture,
etc. DR.. White. Mrs. Sloane, Mrs. Lane.
south Omaha Has Pure water.
AN item in an Omaha paper in regard to
the water supply furnished South Omaha is
misleading" said Charles j. Collins, local
superintendent of the Omaha Water COM
pany, last night. Continuing he said: "All
Of the water furnished to South Omaha now
comes direct from Florence, the greater
part from the Walnut Hill pumping station.
The water from the Burt street station is
not used here now except In case OF emer-
gency. There is a thirty-inch main which
extends from Florence direct to South
Omaha and the water furnished here is as
pure as any supplied to any part Of the city
Of Omaha e.
Troop Issues IavItatIOns.
Invitations have been issued by the en-
tertainment committee OF the South Omaha
cavalry troop for the first annual military
ball to be given at the Exchange dining
hall on the evening Of April IL. Governor
Savage and his stan will, It is stated, be
present and also quite a number OF ofacers
Of the Nebraska National Guard. Ohicers
and members Of the three military COM
panies of Omaha. as we'll as all the ofleers
Of the three infartry regiments in the state,
have been Invited TO attend in uniform.
Every oficer and member OF the trooS will
appear in uniform and the affair promises
to be a great social success.
"Deestriet skule" Again.
On Thursday evening OF this week Tho
Deestrict Skule" will be presented again al
the troop armory for the benefit Of st. Mar
tins church. The same persons who ap-
peared at the hrst presentation will parti-
teipate. At the hrst presentation the hal
YVES crowded to overlooking and the request
was made at that time that the entertain
ment be repeated at an early date. II Is II
compliance with the wishes OF those WHIT