Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Union Pacific and Stock Yards Company
May Build Viaduot
CITY MUST vAcATE SOME STREETS FIRST
Council Expects Dehnit Proposition
from Companies Interested In Via
duet and Promises TO Take
Prompt Action on IL.

. pEUMlAhtut IdlAIodu OhNldi gNnASNudg
when asked about the building OF a via
duct across the tracks. Recently a com
mittee of the Live Stock exchange waited
upon PRESIDENT Burt OF the Union Pacific
and IN answer to'inquiries Mr.. Burt is re-
ported Iy Captain Parkhurst as saying that
both the Union Pacific and the Union Stock
Yards company has appropriated funds for
the 1ous.i uotion Of a hrst-class viaduct
across the tracks. The only condition lie
the granting OF certain concessions by the
municipal authorities in regard to the
vacation CT certain unused streets and al
leys, vhic1 are needed for trackage. In
this connection members of the council
assert that no proposition has been filed
by either the Union Pacific or the Stock
Yards company for the vacation Of the
land desired.
Until, this is done,' said a city official
last evening. mo steps can be taken by
the council to aid the viaduet proposition"
1t is known that both the Union Pacific
and the yards company desire more ground
for trackage and recent surveys were made,
presumably with a view to making a prop
osition to the city. What is wanted is the
stub ends Of streets in the northern part
Of the city and the vacation of a portion
OF Railroad avenue. south Of N street. The
stub ends in the northern part are use
less, so 1t is stated, as the grade has
never been established, neither has any
petition for a grade ever been presented.
Az for the portion Of Railroad avenue
which Is to be used by the railroads In ease
the viaduct is built, 1t has been declared
by members Of the council that It is prac-
tically useless for trafic and can just as
we'll be turned over to the railroads for
trackage as not. 1t was asserted in official
circles yesterday that just as soon as a
proposition was received from the COM
panies interested that the matter would be
taken up and given due consideration, the
object being to hasten the construction Of
a viaduct as soon as possible.
OmciaIs Getting Anxious.
Several months ago the city council au-
thori1ed the printing, in book form, Of the
city charter and the revised copy Of the
city ordinances. Several requests have been
made by the authorities regarding the pub
LEGATION OF this book, but the printers
do not seem to work. 1t was asserted at
the city hall yesterday that unless the
books were forthcoming at once the con-
tract would be cancelled. One of the mem
bers Of the council said that the chances
we're good for a change Of the charter he
fore the books were out, so that there was
| ~ AoO Va 6OAh6 NAC CAPChoO VI u III
them. First the books were to be ready
in June, then 1t was put OF until July, and
then came the statement that August /
would see the books delivered. Some steps
will doubtless be taken by the council
Monday night to decide what to do about
the contract.
Murdoch Investigates.
city Attorney Murdoch Is investigating
the claim for damages filed by DR.. James
Kelly. In his notice DR.. Kelly claims pay
from the city for injury to one of his horses
while driving along Thirty sixth street
The horse is still under the care OF a veteri.
nary surgeon and 1t may be laid up fol
) some time. Mr.. Murdoch is looking into tn,
case thoroughly before making a report Il
the council on the claim hled. DR.. Kell!
insists that 1t will cost him not less thar
$500 to repair his buggy and pay for tn,
loss Of the services Of the horse. Thi
| claim also includes the charges of the vet
: Urinary in charge Of the animal. At tn
: time Of the accident DR.. Kelly was answer
ing an urgent call and the defective condi
: tion Of the street, 80 it is alleged, cause,
the accident.
Business Men Want Relief.
On account Of recent accidents on tn
|, railroad tracks in the railroad yards her
the. packers have erected fences which pre-
> vent employees from using the tracks 10
a Sidewalk as OF old. Since the fencin
in Of the east side Of the Cudahy an
Omaha plants trafie from that section ha
= been diverted to O street. This has cause
, a howl from N street business men. o
lower N street especially Is the chang
a noticed. the only remedy, It is asserted,
for the packers to open the gates to perm
I the men to walk down the tracks as for
! merly. II this is done the fences might q
we'll not have been built, as they weT
erected for the purpose OF preventing accI
4 dents by keeping people on the tracks.
: was reported last night that the N stree
4 business men would make a formal r.
: quest of the packers to open the gates 4
y certain hours and not divert all OF III
trade to Q street.
cache Meetins Saturday.
As the public schools Of South Oman
: will open on Tuesday, September 2. Pro
Mclean has called a meeting OF the prime
pals for 2:3O O'Clock at his once within tn
hour. All teachers employed in the publ
schools will be expected to attend tn
meeting and receive instructions pertainin
to the opening OF the schools.
d JanitOrs Now Busy.
JanltoIs IN the puphc SCHOOLS are Dut
T, getting everything ready for the openir
& Of the schools on September 2. Buel
being put in, broken window lights r,
x placed and buildings scrubbed from top
! bottom. When the schools open 1t is o.
pected that All OF the buildings will /
found TO be in frat class shape. AS for Il
additions being built the members Of Il
board do nots expect to be able to ser
pupils to them until the middle or Il
latter part OF the FIRST semester.
Magic City Gossip.
Edward Vocasek Is building a 1000 res
dence at 3b South Twenty-hrst street.
Richard Berlin has commenced the ere
ton Of a dwelling at T~wenty-fourth and
streets.
There Is a case of scarlet fever reports
at the home OF George Bailey, Thirty-hr