Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-05
AFFAIRS Al SOUTH OMAHA
fAvORs RETURN TO OLD-TME cusTOM


The featurs Of tho eoaner neetine last
night vas the report OF the license com
mittse IN regard 20 the pstItion signed hT
about a.ooo persons requesting the mayer
and council e permit saloons 70 % tuai-
ness On sunday. Ths report Of the COM
mittee fellows.
Your COMMITTEES, 10 whom was referred
TIE petition OF ne cit,Esns essipes, nsn
concerning the keeping open Of the places
% business on sunday respectfully beg
read said pefition and 6nd the same 70
be signed by persons who comprise q very
tazpaysrs 81 south onshs. ana We ana
that the sentiment Of 4 large majority 81
sonreeSm 1s1nfn q *. 0B rs Avs 70 IN zoe our s ety. sn5s
We ourselves believe thar q strict enforce
Ter feeling among our people toward the
city EpFernrnent. and that ths Same pciirr
i Il she 5 ngr sae ~ 2 b ass s sss1I foli % 3 gsT sue.
the founding Of the city.
Mayor Koutsky called = vote On ths
report ana every member o. the council
voted IN favor uf adoption After fbe vote
had been announced, Mr. A. H. Merrill.
representing the Anti-saioon league was
given permission 70 speak and be protestsd
against the action q the council and en-
dsavored 70 show that several Of tho sign
err Of the petition owed taxes. while he 49,
serted that some Who signed the petition
resided IN Omaha No reply 70 Mr.. Nor
nIi-si REMARKS was made b. either the
mayer or any member Of the councl
when Uked what he proposed Doing
about the matter Mayer Koulsky said
that he had not made up his mind pei.
but Il vas animated IN the council cham
Der aftsr the meeting sdJourned that the
Sunday cioslng order would b noscindod
before next Sunday.
Member ousenan and ether membeua u
ne eounefl went after the scalp 81 August
MILLER. street foreman. oBeenan oRersd a
resolution declaring tho once Of street
foreman vacant until MILLER complied win
the law and joined a nnion- Mayor Koutsky
q little tine TO make arrsnesments. Al
this point Mr.. KILLER jumped N and A.
serted that he had mads application 20 =
certain union for membership and desired
time for action II was ascertained that
the union IN question would act upon Mr..
MflIerfs application tonight and 80 action
on the resolution vas deferred for one
week
CITY Attorney Murdock was directed 10
commences suit against the iusuraDcs oum-
pany carrying Insurance. IN the Indian Hin
hrehalI 10 recover the fuIl amount Of the
Insurance. Tbs company offered 70 settle
for tss4. but THIS tender the city refused
10 accept
wsst L street. vas ordered repaired and
a erosswaIk win be laid At Nnietesnfh and
Z esranfn
Electric lights we're ordered located az
Seventeenth and 2 streets and Twenty
first and 7 Etrssts-
@. l. Beck vas given the contract for
the sewer to Be laid In district Nc. III
He bid 90 csntn per foot for pipe and 81
Per vertical foot for manhoIes. Five bids
were received and Beck was the lowest.
The city VIII enter into = contract At onee
for this work.
AdjoHrned for ons week
New Roof 0raerea
AT last night's meeting Of the Beard Of
Education. after q long discussion, a new
roof for the ~JuDenann school was ordered /
J. H. Jones secured the contract Lott
wanted % have the board elect . boiler
inspector aid a trnant ofacsr. one man TO
combine the two posisionz- This the board
voted down Bonds Of coatracsors KaSnn
aad Mcdonald for TIE ccnstrnc4Ion Of add
tons to school buildings we're approved
Since Nay ! the school district has ex-
pended sa7.7ss and there remains on hand
new $4,000. The next meeting Of the
beard win Be held on Mondny night.
August IL
Lanes working Again.
Owing 70 Saturday nights storm. tsIe-
phone and telegraph iines an over the city
were knoeksa cut a. service. Ever since
the storm abated Ilnemnn have been work
ing night and day 10 repair tho damage.
which win amount 10 several fheuaand
aoIlnrs- Last night the damage was prae-
tiesliy repaired ana the service gwen wa
the best that could possibly be expected
under the clrenm1tancea A coupls Of the
telephone cables struck By lightning are
stkI cut Of service. but fhsss ara being
repaired a. rapidly IS possible Il IL ex-
pactsd that by tonight the damaged wires
aud cables VIII be repaired and the Gus
tomary excellent service resumed.
Delingusst Tax List
are engaged nov in preparing q list o. an
eslinqusnt taxes These wnI Be cent %
the county treasurer on September 4 ana
Ell property 30 listed VII bs sold for fazes
on November 3 Of this year unless pay
nsDta n fnIi ara made before that time.
From the Iona list ahead T. ieoks a. n
ne sntfrs meath e August sauh be con-
sumeG IN tbs pfsparation of this list
Funerai Arrangements Announeea-
Funeral services over the remains Of Pred
Mullen VII Be held e the family rasidsncs.
SIC North T~wenty-nrat streek. n , o'cisrk
Wednesday afternoon. Lodge Ne. S. An
Client Order q united Werkmen. WI have
charge of the Deceased was .
member q the IRE department 81 ths time
81 his DEAN and VAS vel and faForably
known IN South Omaha- Interment WI
Be at Laurel HIN cemetsry.
Horse ehfpmentA
July uas = great moafh Tor tAe shlpnsni
e. horsea and mules from fhis market 70
surrounding states. over B.ooo head we're
shipped cut. TIE majority going 70 points
h Iowa All Of the suFr0unding states
purchase either horses or mules a. this
market and 4hs business . etsadIly m
crossing. Hsrss commission mn az the
atoekyards hers look for a husg season
this fan and agents With headquarters here
are securing TIA west and northwest for
suitable horses Tor the trade ~ ne mar-
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MasIe cifv eesaip-
Mss Anna Levy has eons east FOR a
Mr- ead MrA. Patrick Narun ana chi
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