Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Mayor Signs Ordinance Providing fol-
Opening of N Street.
IMPROVEMENT SOUGHT FOR MANY YEARS
Little Trouble f. Anticipated In
Securing Petition for Grading
y of the New Roadway
to the River.

Yesterday afternoon Mayor Koutsky
signed ordinance No. 1903, which was passed
by the council at a session held Wednesday
night. This ordinance declares the neces-
city for appropriating certain property and
lands for the use OF the city. The intention
is to provide a way for the opening Of N
street to the river.
City Attorney Murdoch is instructed by
the ordinance to condemnation
proceedings against the property on N
street from the east line OF Maxwell &
Freeman's addition to the west line of
Thirteenth street. These proceedings will
take In a strip Of land sixty feet wide, ex-
tending from the middle OF the block be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets east
to Thirteenth street.
II Is expected that when the city comes
into possession Of this property there will
be little. II any difficulty in securing all
Of the signatures necessary for the petitions
for the grading of this portion Of the pro-
posed roadway.
For ten years or more energetic citi-
Gems have been trying to have this street
opened in order to give an eastern outlet.
Now that condemnation proceedings are to
be started the city officials are in hopes that
arrangements can be made to do the grading
next spring.
1t is stated that when N street is opened
the Burlington road will erect a depot
on its tracks at the foot of the street,
MandamuE Proceedings Commenced.
Deputy Sheriff Roach served an alter
native writ Of mandamus on Mayor Koutsky
yesterday afternoon in connection with the
Clark Howard voucher. The mayor is di-
rected to either sign the warrant for How
ard on or before November 26 or else APP
pear in Judge Bakers court and show
cause why the warrant ordered drawn
by the city council should not be signed.
In speaking Of the mandamus proceed
ings Mayor Koutsky said last night that
he did not propose to sign the warrant.
Instead he will appear before Judge Bax-
ter and endeavor to show him that there
IL no such office as stock Inspector in
South omaha at the present time. Continu-
ing. the mayor said: Some time ago l
decided that Howard has not performed
the duties for which he was being paid
and I declared the ONCE vacant. There
fore I cannot see why I shoul be COM
PEELED to sign a warrant for pay for a
city Official who is no longer on the pay
roll, as the office which Howard held has
been abolished"
Lott Enters Objection.
Colonel A. L.. Lott, secretary OF the Board
Of Education, called at The Bee once yes
terday for the purpose OF calling atten-
tion to an item which appeared in The
Bee Of Friday regarding the expenditure OF
money by the present board. Colonel Lott
said that OF $125. 900 spent by the board
since April "a the sum Of $4,000 was
used to take up an overlap from 1901. He
thinks that a statement of this kind ought
20 be made in Justice to the present board.
Inquiry at the ONCE Of the treasurer of
the board brought forth the information
that Colonel Lott was right as to the
amount OF the overlap.
The finance committee Of the board is
composed OF Morrill,. Book and Loechner,
and the secretary said that when bills were