Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Proposition to Establish Local Young Wo-
mems Christian Association.
IMPROVING STREET CAR FACILITIES
City Clerks Report shows that Total
Balance in All City Funds IL
Less Than Five Thou
sand Dollars.

There seems to be a demand here for the
establishment of a branch Of the Young
Women Christian association and II Is
understood that the matter is soon to be
called to the attention OF the woman's
auxiliary OF the Young Mems Christian
association.
1t is asserted that rooms similar to those
maintained in Omaha would be literally
patronized and appreciated by the women
who are employed in various capacities In
South Omaha. Teachers in the public
schools say that they would like a place
of the kind to go and get a warm lunch
during the noon hour and at the same time
have the benefit OF a reading room. Then
egain any number OF stenographers are
employed in the packing houses who have
no place to spend the noon hour after their
luncheon has been disposed OF.
Plans are being made for the enlarge
Inent Of the present quarters OF the Young
Mems Christian association and 1t 10 pos
6ible that the Woman's auxiliary Of this
association will take the matter up and
iendeavor TO make some arrangements for
> monday lunch for working girls.
Only a slight Investigation Of the sub
sect has been made by those interested, but
IL is thought that there will be no diff
Guilty in securing sufficient support for such
nm institution. The rooms would need to
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At is asserted that the expenses would not
be heavy
Extending transportation Lines.
The work Of laying the street car lines
between Omaha and South Omaha with
heavy rails has been about completed. 1t
d understood here that the force will now
be sent to South Thirteenth street to ex-
kend that line so as to connect with the
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= I,ne. The county commissioners have
granted the right-of-way through Clontarf
precinct TO the street railway people and
the intentionycf the officers Of the com
pany is TO push work on this extension as
rapidly as possible. This will mean that
q portion OF the travel destined for the
eastern portion aof Omaha will be trans
aerred to the Thirteenth street line. One
md possibly two additional cars may be
kdded to the Missouri avenue-Albright line
IN order to properly handle the trafac.
Very Small Balance.
City Clerk Shrigley's report issued yes
kerday shows the condition of the city funds
on May 1. There is now left in all Of the
funds only S4,92s. or a total OF S1S5, FAC
available from all sources there has been
drawn $3.50, 81, leaving the balance men,
Sioned. There Is q snail balance In all OF
the funds, with the exception OF the police
fund, which Is overdrawn ;11O. The fire
fund has only s2s in it. but the street re-
pair fund still has something over $500, SO
chat necessary repairs to the streets need
net be stopped for some little time yet.
Jones Tests MIX.
During the month Of April Sanitary In
epector Jones tested samples OF milk fur
pished by twenty-three dealers. or the
tests made only two dairymen were found
20 be selling milk below the standard and
they were informed that the quality OF
ahe milk must be improved at once or theil
licenses would be taken from them. The
city demands that milk shall show not lest
than 3 per cent butter fat.
Laying Additional Mains.
THE Omaha Gas company has secured
nermits for the laying of mains on H stree
from TWenty-third to Twenty fourth streets
ana on Twenty-third street between X anC
i, streets. A car of pipe for this work ar
rived yesterday and the work OF excavat'
ank will be commenced as soon as the pipt
can he hauled to the locations where It 4
to ba laid, It Is understood that the com
pany proposes extending its mains all owe
the city this summer.
Petition for Water.
the petition presented to the council
"Wednesday night for three fire MIGRANTS Il
the vicinity oil Thirteenth and @ streets 1
QnW in the hands Of the water committee
Ono of the members of the council salt
last night that It was hardly probable tina
the mains could be laid to that ~localit!
this summer on account of the condition o
HE water fund, 1t will take all Of the ap
pFopriatipn to put 10 the MIGRANTS airead,
ordered and for which material has beel
pRFehased. At the present time the peopl
Rpe compelled to use we'll and cistern water
keme of the wells being 200 feet deep.
ER~pestigating Railroad E~quIpment
George v. Martin Of Washington, n. O
m Inspector OF the Interstate Commerc
Epmmission, arrived in the city yesterdA
u will remain for several days. Mr., Mar
tin ts looking over the equipment Of tn
various railroad lines entering here and |
paying especial attention to the automati
couplings. He is also looking after tn
height Of drawbars and investigating tn
eystem OF testing air brakes.
school Funds RepIenished.
Up to the hour Of closing the city treas
@rer,s once last evening seventy-one liquo
dealers had each paid $1,000 into the treas
AIy-This money derived from liquor license
all goes to the support of the publ
schools. As ninety applications for license
have been made IL is thought that the bal
Ruce will como In today.
Tonight the list will be checked over an
those who have not paid will be closed b
prder Of the mayor. The school distric
expects to derive not less than 500, 900 froI
khe liquor licenses this year.
Omaha OH Men