Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-26
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Street Improvements Being Discussed by
oOunOilmen and Taxpayers
PLAN TO LEVEL TwENTY-T THIRD STREET
Christmas Passes without Excitement
or work for Police Department.
Ice Crop Promises WELL
Magic City Gossip.

Improvements in the streets Of the city
are continually being discussed by council
men and taxpayers. The most recent prop
osition lie to do some grading at Twenty
third and P streets and at Twenty-third
and M streets, so as to make a good dirt
road driveway from the southern part Of
the city to the Omaha line. The greater
portion OK this street is in good condition,
having been worked by the road machine
during the fall. Those who like to drive
aver that II the two humps mentioned
were taken of the street there would be an
excellent driveway Of over a mile.
There seemA to be no opposition to the
+, expense attached to this work and It is pre-
sumed that the proper petitions and ordi-
nances will be arranged during the winter,
50 that work can begin in the spring.
While IL is especially desired that Twen-
ty-thlrd street be placed in FIRST class con-
dition the members OF the council assert
that the work proposed will in no way in
~terfere with the keeping Of other streets in
the city in good condition.
Improvement bonds may be voted later on,
but as there is no certainty about this the
work already proposed will be done at the
expense Of the property owners directly In
terested.
Quiet Christmas.
AS far as the police we're concerned,
Christmas passed of quietly. Only a half
dozen arrests were made and only q por-
tion Of those taken into custody we're de-
tanned all day. There was nothing unuEual
to mar the serenity of the force and conse-
quently when the night force went on IL
had little to do but look pleasant and pa
troll almost deserted streets.
Making Ice Rapidly.
Yesterdays cold weather made ice rapidly
and II there Is a continuance of the present
cold spell. dealers here say they will be
able to commence cutting by the end Of
the present week or the first OF next week.
The thaw did considerable damage to the
Ice, but in a way 1t benefited the crop, as
1t melted the snow. Icemen say that since
the snow is off the Ice will make more
rapidly than with a coating OF snow on top.
Plenty Of men are waiting around the
cheap lodging houses, waiting for the an
nual harvest to commence, and IT is thought
that there will be no lack Of help when
active work on the ice fields commence.
Favor PardOninE Board.
The Taxpayers league has named a COM
mittee, composed Of Mayor Frank Koutsky,
Attorney w. G. Lambert and DR.. w. II.
SlabauBh, to present to Governor Mickey
the resolutions adopted by the league re-
garding the appointment of a pardoning
board. The governor is urgently requested
to recommend to the legislature the enact
ment of a law creating for the state OF
Nebraska a pardoning board. Further, tho
league appeals to the members OF the COM
ing legislature to support such q recon-
mendation.
Coal Supply About Even.
The packers are not any too far ahead on
their coal supply, but enough is coming
stated last night thst the cold snap had
delayed shipments slightly. but the packers
do not appear alarmed, as II is up TO the
railroads. The packers say: mo coal, no
packing house products shipped out"
Since this expression has been made public
the packers do not seem to fear a coal
famine, as the railroads are anxious to haul
out packing house products at all times.
Magic City Gossip.
Miss Jennie Levy has gore to Des Moines
to visit friends for a week.
w. @. Sloane is on the sick list. He is
suffering from a severe attack of rheur
matism. ~.
Mrs. Denna Alberry leaves today for
Waterloo, Ia where she VIII visit friends
for a week.
The railroad men injured in the Bur
lington wreck In the yards Monday night
are getting better right along.
Anthony King and wife OF Dunlap, Ia,
are here, the guests of Mrs. James Han
nigan, Thirty-seventh and T streets.
Clyde Lake, who shot himself about a
week ago, Is still alive and the attending !
physician says that he will doubtless re-