Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Bids on Addition to LEVEL School Building
Are Called For.
ESTIMATES on THE COST DO NOT AGREE
President Miller Thinks the Improve
nent Can he Made for $4,000,
but Architects Roughly
Estimate Cost Mt $4,000.

Bids are to be advertised for the con-
struction OF a four-room addition to Low
ell school. This building is to be OF brick
and will entail an expenditure OF several
thousand dollars. President Miller Of the
board says that the addition may be built
for $4,000. This statement does not coin
eide with the estimates OF architects who
were requested to give offhand estimates.
II Is Inquired that the four rooms will cost
not less than $4,000, and then there will
be the furnishings. These will amount to
not less than 1900 more, making the total
cost SIC, 900.
only a year ago superintendent Mclean
reported to the board that with the build
Ing Of the Whittier school, across the Bur-
lington tracks, there would not be any need
OF any addition to the Lowell school. The
members Of the board, however, seem to
oi1er from the views Of the superintendent
ana nave gone ahead and instructed the
secretary to advertise for bids.
Some say that the school census reoentIv
taken does not warrant the addition OF any
rooms to the Lowell school, and II may be
that the board may find it to it's advantage
20 refuse all bids when the time comes.
with the rooms now under construction Il
is asserted by certain members of the board
that there will be ample room for all pu-
Pills without going to the expense of build
Ing q $4,000 addition to the Lowell school.
City Hall Rumors
Late yesterday afternoon It was talked
about the city hall that members of the
Taxpayers league had selected a man for
the position Of street foreman. The re-
port was that Mayor Koutsky had con-
sented to the appointment of any man the
league might name. All that seems to he
wanted by the mayor and the members
OF the league is a man who is Thoroughly
competent to handle the street force ana
VIII not be antagonized by the labor unions
Of South Omaha.
To ever Accidents,
Yesterday the Cudahy company and the
Omaha Packing company completed the
erection OF an eight-foot fence at the east
ern terminal Of their yards. For years
past employees of the companies have been
using the railroad tracks instead of going
to work through the usual route and the
fences, IT is said, will tend in a great meas
ure to prevent accidents. Fences have also
been built about the Armour railroad yards
for the same purpose.
New Sanitary Rules.
Inspector Jones and his force OF men were
at work yesterday putting UP signs regard
Ing the dumping Of garbage. A fine of $40
Will be assessed against any person found
dumping garbage on any vacant lot Or OF
the sandbars. All garbage must be dumped
into the river. Through the efforts of
Mayor Koutsky and the street and alley
committee a good road to the river is now
opened, and all those who desire to dump
garbage have no excuse for not complying
with the regulations.
Repairing Twenty-Fourth Street.
The men employed by the paving oompany
In making the repairs to the pavement on
Twenty-fourth street are working rapidly
Yesterday the advance force was at M
street. 1t was asserted by those who have
peen watching the work that the asphalt
and the concrete laid this year is not as
good as in former years and there is a DOS
sibility of the work not being accented.
The city engineer is supposed to inspect
the work, but as he has a multitude of
duties at this time he cannot oversee all
OF the work that is going on.
Securing homestead.
Fred Dientsbier and a number of friends
left last night for Chamberlain, s. D., with
the intention Of taking up land on the Rose
bud Indian agency. DR.. McCrann and
JAoN 2 LIOm the agency. |
and they said that they secured desirable
property. Since the return Of the FIRST party
interest in the securing of lands in the
north has been awakened and South Omaha
people are pushing to the front, and will,
II permitted, take up considerable land be-
fore all is sold.
BeaI Setting takes.
City Engineer Beal was busy yesterday
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the northern part of the city. Stakes were
set on the east side Of Twenty-six street
from D to e street and in a number of
other localities In the neiRhborhood. There
seems to be a desire on the part Of prop
erty owners to lay permanent sidewalks as
rapidly as possible, whether in the district
laid out by the council or not.
Milo Leaves mour
Last evening George Milo. manager Of
the wholesale market for the Armour COM
pany, notified General Manager Howe that
he would leave the service OF the company
on Saturday Of this week. Mr.. Milo has
been with the Armours about nine years.
II is understood that he will 60 west and
engage In business for himself.
Magic City Gossip
kee to visit friends.
Miss Cecil Lyon has returned from q
vacation spent In the east.
Captain Etter has gone to Elk CITY To
attend the Grand Army reunion.
Mrs. Bouk OF Greenwood, Neb., is here,
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Clark.
Miss Anna Glasgow left yesterday for
Seattle, Wash, to be gone about Ave
weeks.
DR.. c. M. schindel returned yesterday
from a two weeks stay with friends and
relatives in Iowa.
The funeral of Charles Scarr the Iah who