Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Receives Petitions for Many
Sorts Of Improvements.
NEW WAOUcT AGAIN UNDER DEBATE
Council and Live stock Exchange
confer az TO what Action IL Nec-
essary 20 he AXE to Sc
cure the bridge.

While the session OF the council last
night only lasted for half an hour, quite
an amount Of business was transacted.
After the usual routine OF roll call and
the reading Of the minutes. a petition was
presented, signed by quite a number Of
residents, calling attention to the dan
gerous condition Of L street from Thirty
sixth street to Fortieth street. The re-
quest was made that this portion Of the
street be mended at once. The petition
was referred to the committee on streets
and alleys and the city engineer.
Queenan introduced an ordinance regu-
lating the speed OF engines and trains
within the city limits. This ordinance. II
passed, repeats all former ordinances or
parts Of ordinances and a new schedule
will be established.
A blanket bond for all hremen and po-
licemen was rendered by an eastern surety
company and was referred to the license
committee for consideration.
william Hester served notice on the
council that II any attempt was made TO
drain the water from L street at the in
tersection Of Twenty-second street onto
his property he would commence suit for
damages. City Engineer Besl will be
called upon to find a way for nlling the
street at this point and at the same time
dispose Of surface water.
A request for an extension of water
mains was made by residents in the south
western part OF the city. The petition
presented asks that the water company
lay mains from Thlrty-second and s streets
to T street, thence west to Thirty-fourth
street, south to w street and west to
Thirty-hfth street. The FIRE and water
committee will consider the petition.
City Attorney Murdoch and City En-
gineer Beal reported favorably upon the
petition to grade the alley from Twenty
first and Twenty-second streets between
X and L streets. The street and alley
committee will now take the matter up
and see that the proper ordinances are
drafted.
The council decided to purchase dirt
from the Ancient order OF United Work.
ment temple building committee TO use In
filling in some Of the Zig washouts in the
city. For this dirt the city agrees to pay
s cents per cubic yard. ~
City Attorney Murdock was instructed
to draft an ordinance for the laying OF a
sewer in the alley from Twenty-second
and Twenty-Five streets between F and
@ streets.
Street Foreman August Miller protested
against the cut In his salary and his re-
monstrance was sent to the finance COM
mittee and the city attorney for considera-
tion.
The sum OF 500 was transferred from
the building fund to the library fund.
Another meeting Of the council will be
held on Wednesday night, when some
claims will be allowed.
Conference over viaduct.
Yesterday afternoon there was a confer
ence between the members OF the city
council and President Parkhurst and sew
eral members of the Live Stock exchange
in relation to the construction of a viaduct
across the railroad tracks at either N or
o streets.
The object OF the members OF the ex-
change was to ascertain Just where the
council stood, and as all members were
present each had an opportunity Of stating
Just how he felt about the matter.
1t has been rumored that the Union
Pacific had some sort OF a proposition be-
fore the council which must be granted
before the question of a viaduct would Sc
riously be considered by the railroad com
pany. The members Of the council as
sured Captain Parkhurst and the other
members Of the exchange that at the pres
emit time there is nothing of the sort be-
fore the council. Further, the members
of the council declared themselves in ia
vor OF a viaduct under certain conditions.
In speaking OF the meeting a councilman
said: I'VE are willing to help the viaduct
project along all we can and are prefectly
willing to make any reasonable conces-
sions, providing we have assurance that
the granting Of such concessions will bring
about the much-desired bridge across the
tracks"
At the close of the meeting II wal
agreed that the Live Stock exchange pro.
coed to procure from the Union Pacific
and the Union Stock Yards company some
sort OF a proposition to be submitted tc
the council. When this is done some &C
tion will be taken.
Board of Education
Fourteen teachers to be placed On tbs
unassigned list were elected by the Board
Of Education at a meeting held last night
The list follows: Mary Rawley. Stella
loft, Maud Mcdowell. Julia willard
Ethel Yost, Carrie Roys, Lillian Ruders'
dorf, Bessie Abrams. Maggie Coffee. Ber'
tina Clark, Vera Borden, Mau o'Neil
Leona Eller, Clara Tombrink.
Miss Anna Taylor was given a year,
! vacation.
Bids for the construction Of a two-roon
! brick addition TO the Albright school wer'
Opt0eos IL u MCDOndlu ~ eotAIo dhi
Frank J. Kavan bid $2.s4s. Kavan wal
! awarded the contract.
4 Nc contract was let for the construc
: tion OF the three-room frame addition q
. the high school annex. T. c. McDonal,
was the low bidder, he offering to do tn
q work for s7.I26, but when II came to
. vote the board was a tie, Schroeder beinl
? absent. and both the Mcdonald and Win
. ters bids were rejected.
. Bids for advertising were received from
three local papers. The Times and Dem
: ocrat bid 80 cents q square inch and tn
, Weekly Independent rs cents per Bquar
= All three bids were rejected.
A piece Of ground b0xlb0 feet ADJOINING
the Albright school on the east was pur
Q chased for $3.50. The roof OF the Jungma'
{ school was reported leaking and tn
. proper committee will see to the re
pairs.
Circulating Petitions.
a Twenty-Five petitions are being circulate
a among the people Of South Omaha request
a ing the mayor to abandon his idea Of keep
ing the saloons closed on Sunday. Tn
movement was started late yesterday after
r noon in the business portion OF the cit
and last night the petitions had quite
d number OF signatures.
Those circulating the petitions made tn
assertion that Mayor Koutsky had agree
that ~ n ~natition hearing & 600 uamaa Wa