Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-01
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Council Committee Delays Report on Law
and Order League Petition.
EXT ENDING WATER WORKS FRANCHISE
Board of Education Disposes of Land
Near Union Pacific Depot and
Defers Purchase of school
site

Anti-Saloon league attended the council
meeting last night, supposing that the IL
cense committee would make a report on
the request filed a week ago in connection
with the enforcement Of the Slocum law.
What the members Of the league want Is
a strict enforcement OF the law, saloons
to close at midnight and have a stop put
to the selling Of liquor to minors. A num-
Der of ministers. representing the churches
here, were in the party and all appeared to
be disappointed at the action Of the council.
Broderick Of the license committee, when
it came his time to report, requested fur
Their time, he, however, intimating that
perhaps the committee would be able to
make a report at the next meeting Of the
council to be held one week from last
night.
The mayor handed down a veto Of the res
olution passed by the council at the last
meeting, in connection with the South
Omaha Independent Telephone company.
This resolution directed that the company
remove its poles and wires from the
streets and alleys and desist from con-
%struction work until after 1t had secured
a franchise, but the council could not see
1t that way. All Of the members of the
council with the exception Of Smith voted
to turn the veto down and so the resolu-
ZION as now on the records SIduus.
A short time ago a committee was APP
pointed to confer with officers OF the
Omaha Water company in relation to the
placing of additional hydrants. Adkins, as
chairman of this special committee, re-
ported that the company declined to locate
any more hydrants at the present time for
the reason that there was no money In
sight to pay back bills or for hydrants now
In use. The company, however, offered to
locate forty-eight additional hydrants and
furnish the same free to the city until
October II, 1904, providing a franchise or
dinance was passed granting to the COM
pany a new contract for ten years from
October 1904 to the same month in 1914.
The council evidently thought well of the
plan for the report was adopted without
comment. Following this report came the
reading Of a franchise ordinance, or con-
tract with the water company, giving the
details of the agreement to be made be-
tween the city and the water company.
This was referred to the judiciary commit
tee. At the present time the city maintains
POP hydrants at an annual rental Of $50. In
case the ordinance requested is passed the
rate will be reduced to $50 a year after
1904.
A petition signed by about fifty citizens
was presented asking the mayor to re-
move w. L. Holland from his position as
city electrician. Following this the clerk
read a petition headed by the Cudahy
Packing company and signed by not less
than 900 voters asking that Holland be re-
tanned. Both petitions were placed on file.
Later on in the session the mayor handed
down a communication declaring Hollands
office vacant, and this also went on file, as
the council has no voice in the matter at
this time.
Regular monthly reports were received
from a number OF heads of departments and
placed on Ale. Citizens at Twenty-third
and Monroe streets want a foot bridge con-
structed across the creek at that point
and the street and alley committee will
investigate.
Harry L. Cohn, assistant city attorney,
filed a bond given by a surety company.
A number OF special tax cases came up
for adjustment and were sent to the
finance committee and city attorney.
An ordinance was introduced amending
the pound master ordinance and the usual
committee will investigate.
A sidewalk is wanted on the east side
Of Twentieth street from II to I, and an
ordinance for this was introduced.
After som few street and sidewalk re-
pairs had been ordered the council ad-
journed for one week.
Board Sells Property.
Last night the Board Of Education dis
posed of a strip Of land near where the
Union Pacific depot stands to John J..
Ryan for 81, 100. Bids were advertised for
and as Ryan was the highest bidder there
was no hesitancy in accepting his bid and
his certified check.
There was considerable talk about the
purchase OF lots at Twenty-fourth and r
streets for a school building, but owing to
the fact that two bids had been offered for
the same piece OF property at a former
meeting and the general opposition Of the
people to erecting a building in that local
ity at this time, the proposition was laid
over indefinitely. There was considerable
talk about the matter, but when it came
to a vote the motion to purchase the prop
erty was lost.
Next came the bids for the construction
Of a two-room addition to the Hawthorne
school. Three bids we're received. J. H.
Mcdonald. James Saline and Joseph
Dworak were the bidders. The contract
was awarded to Mcdonald for $4,349.
While the Salmon and Dworak bids were
lower than tina Of Mcdonald. they were
laid aside for the reason that the require
ments of the advertisement had not been
complied with in regard to filing certified
checks with the bids.
Two rooms will be added to the Albright
school and three more rooms added to the
High school annex. These rooms are to
be of frame, and Architect Davis will pro-
coed at once to make the plans and draw
up the specifications. At the suggestion
OF Morrill, the annual levy, which had been
set at Is mills. was reduced to s mills on
account OF the increase in valuation.
Adjourned until the next regular meet
ing.
Temple.
c. w. Miller, chairman of the Ancient
Order Of United Workmen building ON.
mittee stated yesterday that the com.
mittee had appointed James NJ. Kenney a!
manager and that he would hereafter hav,
charge of the work under the direct super
vision OF the committee. The plan is Il
commence grading on the site at Twenty
NTH and NJ streets the latter part OF thi
week or at the latest the first part OF mex
week. The foundations will be laid an
every preparation made for a big celebra
ton on the day the corner stone is laid
AS the members Of the committee are en-
} gagged during the day, It was deemed Id
yisable TO employ a man to devote his en-
tire time to the management OF the at
fairs Of the committee.
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