Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Residents in Eastern Part Of City Want
New Sewer to the River.
PROBABLE COST TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
~, However, Long Course is Adopted
and Sewer Extended to the
River the Cost May He
Doubled.

There is considerable talk these days Of
providing means for the construction OF a
brick sewer from Twentieth and N streets
TO the river. Such a sewer as the one pro-
posed would drain a considerable amount
of territory and could be laid at small cost
at present.
what is needed" said a resident in the
eastern portion Of the city last night" is
a sewer which will run east from Twentieth
and N streets to Thirteenth street. Lat
erals should also be laid north and south
Of this proposed main sewer"
Engineers who we're consulted say that
a fve-foot brick sewer could be laid for
about $4,000. In case It is the plan TO
run the sewer over to o street and continue
the course OF the waterway to the river, the
cost probably will be doubled.
BY the terms Of the present charter the
city is prohibited from issuing bonds for
sewers. This is remedied by the city issu-
ing warrants. which draw interest after
| fifty days. These warrants are supposed to
be paid by property owners benefited. In
| the case of a big sewer like the one pro-
posed It would be necessary to issue gen.
| eral Improvement bonds. These bonds can,
| so It is asserted, be Hoated at low rate
Of interest, providing the taxpayers win
vote for the issue. The project is to be
brought before the people by the city coun-
| ell before long
City After DeIinquents.
80 much trouble has been caused by
property owners protesting against special
taxes assessed for the laying of sidewalks
that the city now proposes to take a de-
| eided stand in the matter" said a city
.oficial last night. I'm the past, when
walks have been laid, the property owners
we're given a certain length OF time in
which to comply with the ordinances. When
| this was not done the city went ahead and
laid the walks and taxed the cost up
| against the property. In a number Of In
stances property owners have disputed the
right Of the city to levy such special taxes
! and have carried the case into the courts
1t Is true that the court has found, at
different times, flaws in the ordinances,
and therefore some of the special taxes
| have been declared invalid. In the mean
time the property owner has been using
the walk laid by the city and was not
| paying a cent toward the cost. Now It IL
proposed by the onicials to tear up these
walks in contested districts, as the ma
terial rightly belongs to the city. This
will be done shortly unless the taxes are
paid"
were interviewed on the subject yesterday
and they favored the plan of removing all
walks In disputed districts where the ma
terial was laid and the labor performed
by the city.
Bank Statements.
! At the call of the comptroller Of the
treasury the national banks forwarded 6
statement to Washington showing the con.
dition Of affairs at the close Of business
on November 25.
The three national banks had on deposit
at the time the call was made the sum o
So, 4e5, ,450.39. When the prior call was mad,
on September rs these banks had depos
tied SO, ,466, ,240.21. The November call show.
an increase in deposits Of 32e, ,2l0.1S.
This increase at this time Of the yeai
certainly speaks we'll for South Omaha,
said q banker. "As a general thing. fund.-
are withdrawn during November and De-
cember. The fact that there Is an in
crease in deposits looks good and show
that the community in which the bank
are situated and the territory surrounding
South Omaha is in prosperous condition
i Looking After Disease.
Now that the city is free from smallpo
the oficials OF the health department pro
pose TO DO everything possible to preven
new cases. There is, so II is said, to be
general cleaning up all over the city. Train
will be watched to see that cases of small
pOx from other cities are not shipped
South Omaha. AS the emergency hospital
now empty. the desire OF the Board Q
Health is to keep 1t in this condition dur
ing the remainder OF the winter. providin
such a thing is possible. Last winter tn
city spent a large amount Of money in car
ing for cases, but as no funds are availabl
this year every precautions will be take
to prevent the starting Of a smallpox ep
: demic.
: Escaped Prisoner Arrested.
& Anthony winnick. private in the Unite
r States army stationed at Fort Sheridan
0 ILL.,, was arrested here yesterday by Chi,
Briggs and his men and Is now confined
: the city jail. Winnick is wanted by II
y government authorities for escaping fro
: prison at Fort Sheridan, where he was SER
t ing out a sentence for breach Of disciplin
: Chief Briggs communicated with Colon
Miller at Fort Crook and the prisoner wi
o be turned over to the government author
+ ties today. The chief and his men expe