Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Another Effort TO Refund Bonds is Now
Before the Council.
DEAL HAS RECENTLY BEEN DEFEATED
Ordinance Same as one that Failed
Except that ID Reduces Interest
Rate of
One Per Cent.

The only feature of the council meeting
last night wac the Introduction Of an ordi-
nance by Johnston providing for the Issuing
Of sl40. 600 Of renewal bonds al a. per cent
These bonds, according to the ordnance,
are 70 run for twenty years. without re-
course. This same deal was tried some
weeks ago, when he bonds were 10 be
Issued al s per cent. Members OF the Tax
payers league and citizens in general could
not see the object in renewing ) per cent
bonds al the same rate of interest, espe-
ciaIly as the option of the city 10 redeem
the bonds al the expiration Of i've years
was not included in the ordinance. Since
the strife that has been stirred Up those
who want TO have this issue 60 through
before the present council Rd1Ourns sine
die have had another ordinance drafted
cutting the interest q quarter OF q cent
and thus they hope TO secure public sup
port to the measure. The bonds in ques-
ton have stll thirteen years TO run and
the interest iE paid semi-annuhlly. After
the reading Of the new ordinance II was
referred to the judiciary committee.
A complaint from Z. b. Towle about the
depoEiting Of garbage near his dwelling
was referred TO the sanitary inspector and
the chief OF police
/ FeTmlEHlDD was given u a. MtlIDcI 10
extend his show windows eight inches over
the sidewalk.
The bonds Of W. B. Cheek and DR.. W. s.
White as members Of the library board
were read and approved.
AT the suggestion of Chief Etter, the FIRE
and water committee will hold a post
mor4em on the fire department exercise
wagon, which was wrecked In q runaway
a few DAYS ago, and see what can be done
with the pieces.
Some sidewalk repairs were ordered
made and a couple OF cross-walks will be
laid. providing The street Commissioners can
find the time.
Members Of the council designated the
places for holding the registration revision
on March %. and the mayor was authorized
TO III any vacancies on the board OF regis
~trstion in case II was deemed necessary.
Adjourned for one week
want More HydrantE.
People in the south part of the city vii
insist that they be given better FIRE pro
lection" said Councilman Fred Martin
yesterday. The attention Of the councilman
hsd been called TO the difficulty the hrsmeI
had in extinguishing the IRE In JOSEPH
! Msfek'f house. Twsnty-third and W streets
early Monday morning. Not less than twI
blocks Of hose had TO be laid and oonse'
gusntly there was little pressure AZ thi
nozzle.
D Early last fall the council directed tn,
? Omaha Water company TO locate fourteen
additional hydrRnts in various parts OF tbs
city. This has DOT been done, principslil
because the water company could not Sc
cure & SUFFICIENT amount Of pipe.
E Continuing on this subject. CouncilmsI
Martin said that the council wss 10 be Rske,
? 70 erect q shed in Albright pear the lumbe.
? yards and install a hand carr with q rec
E Of hose. This, he asserts. can be used b!
those who discover q fire. and in mary IN
stances q stresm can be turned On hefori
the city department arrives. The road
, are in bad shape In the southern part o
the city and a reel that can be pulled b.
hand can be taken where Il Is lmp1ssibl
10 drive a team II is thought thar Chic
D Etter can arrange 10 allow some Of n,
reserve hose 20 be placed in the lumbe
p yard district 10 be used in emergency cases
Albright rfdEe Completed.
The Union Pacific Railroad company hsI
conpleted the construction OF the Madison
street bridge across the creek IN Albright
B and the city has carried out its portion O
! the agreement by hninE IN SIX feet Of IN
z east approach. This new bridge is con
I strncted on piling, the floor tinbers ar
sKs. 80 that Il Is safe 10 predict that /
wiz he a long time before repairs Efl b
! needed.
q As ths new bragg is . little north o
2 Madison street and az the railroad compan
wa fence ftE right-Of-NEy up 10 the bridg
Il VII be heeesEary for the city council 0