Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-26
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City has Difference with Insurance Com
pany in Adjusting Loss.
VETERANS TO ADDRESS SCHOOL CHILDREN
Local Grand Army Post Assigns
Speakers for Thursday Afternoon
Charity Ball Nets Five
Hundred Dollars.

Trouble is brewing for somebody and
Just whether It is the city OF South Omaha
or a certain insurance company remains
to be seen. When the FIRE hall at Thirty
first and r streets was constructed insur-
ance to the amount Of 81 500 was secured.
Then the other night the building burned
and the fire company has no home. Three
appraisers were named, who went over the
remnants Of the building and reported as
being in favor of a settlement for 1924.
The council has refused to accept any set
Element of this kind and will either insist
upon the payment of the full amount Of
the insurance or else the rebuilding of the
fire hall. II is understood that the insur-
ance company has declined positively to
replace the building in the shape 1t was
prior to the FIRE. The city will not accept
the tender Of 1924 in full payment of the
claim and It looks now as II the relations
between the company and the city would
be strained, to say the least.
There is constant inquiry from residents
In the western portion OF the city regard
ing the rebuilding of this hall. as now the
entire portion west of the tracks is left
unprotected.
Mayor Koutsky is anxious TO have som
steps taken to reconstruct the present
building or else, II this cannot be arranged,
he wants the insurance money paid and
then the city will go ahead and erect a
brick fire hall. While there is no money
in the fire fund at the present time, It Is
thought that an effort will be made to Sc
cure more money for both the fire and
police departments this year. In case the
levy will not prove sufficient for new build
ings a bond proposition may be suggested.
With bonds amounting to SIS 900 at a low
rate of interest the city could construct a
fire hall in each ward in the city and equip
the same and thus give the protection to
property that is now demanded.
Grand Army Details.
In compliance with the usual custom,
officers Of Phil Kearney post No. 2, Grand
Army of the Republic. have made a de-
tail Of members to visit the public schools
on Thursday, May 30. The veterans will
reach the school buildings about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon and will deliver addresses
to the pupils on subjects pertaining par
ticularly to Memorial day. The detail fol-
lows:
High school-Rev. Andrew Renwick. Rev.
NJ. A. Head, Captain d. s. Parkhurst, A.
Lincoln school-Rev. DR.. R. L. Wheeler,
M; Maberry, John Condor, william Kelly
Hq R y school, cIer T. R %IrrisR s.
Brown Park school-Sylvester Chesley,
Edward Weiner, Lyman Fuller, John
Ernst.
Lowell SCHOOL,. w. Mckay, John
O'Hearn, Peter Cockrell, Amos Thurston,
j. ID. Sawyer.
Albright SCHOOL,. o. Eastman. James
Condor, ]. D.. Bennett, Peter Hinkle.
West Side SchoolEJohn Mcintyre,
Michael Queenan. E. L. Martin, o. X. Pad
dock.
Corrigan SCHOOL,. w. Cress, William
Anderson, H: J. Peterson. Patrick Lavelle.
Highland School-James Z. Aughe, Ira
F. Burroughs, David c. Condron, Michael
Deasy.
Jungmann schooI-Fred ]. Etter, John
s. Wood, George W. Miller, Edward Jones,
Dennis Purcell.