Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-04
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Satisfactory Season Of Work on Streets
Comes to q Close.
ROAD MACHINE PROVES A MONEY SAVER
Councilman Declares Unpaved streets
Were Never in Better Condition at
This Time Of Year-MaEic
City Gossip.

On account OF the cold snap work on the
streets practically ceased yesterday. Some
men will be kept at work on street cross
ings, manholes, etc, but the bulk Of the
work on the streets has been done. Inquiry
at the city engineers ONCE elbows that
from August 16 to November rs the city
road machine rounded up nineteen and one
half miles Of dirt roads. The total cost of
this work was Sss0.4O. This averages about
$50 a mile. In connection with this work
a large number OF holes in streets were
filled.
A great deal OF credit is due Mayor
Koutsky and City Engineer Beal for the
work done, as both visited the work and
made an inspection each day. The street
and alley committee must come in for a
share Of commendation, as the
dations Of this committee were only made
after an inspection.
THE unpaved Streets said a member
Of the council last night, ARE in better
shape today than they ever have been at
this time Of the year. The road machine
has done more work at less cost than ever
before. The machine has more than paid
for itself this fall. The management has
been good and every portion Of the city has
been taken care Of"
Now that the road machine has beeu sent
to the tool house for the winter, the street
force will repair walks, lay crosswalks
when the weather permits and keep the
crossings in the business portion Of the city
clean.
Carnegi still silent.
Weeks have elapsed since the members
OF the South Omaha LIBRARY board sent to
Skibo castle certified copies Of the reports
regarding the purchase Of a site and the
allowance made by the city for a city
library. 1t was expected that Mr.. Carnegie
would answer promptly. but the members
Of the board think that his recent illness
may have delayed matters. AS Mr.. Carnegie
has sailed for New York, it is thought there
will be some recognition OF the letters sent
by the local library board shortly after his
arrival in this country.
Elect Ofcers.
Members Of Ancient order OF United
workmen lodge, No. 66, met Tuesday night
and elected these officers: J. J. Marley.
master workman; A. E.. Speak, foreman;
II. Steinberg. overseer; George Kennedy,
recorder; c. M. Rich, hnancier; B. W. Ben
nett, guide; j. e. Ballard, inside watch;
w. H.. Thompson, outside watch; H.. Roth
hoIz. trustee; ]. Kennedy, chairman of
trustees.
Alley Grading Taxes.
Taxes for the grading of the alley be-
tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-hfth
streets from F to G street are now due and
payable at the ofice of the city treasurer.
Frem January 10 these taxes will draw in
terest at the rate of 1 per cent a month.
| Notices have been sent out by the city
treasurer about special taxes and 1t is no
fault of the city officials IL the interest
piles up.
C~astaIia Makes Fifty Miles.
Saturday noon ". s. King and Colonel
]. B. Watkins left Omaha with a crew OF
seven men on board Castalia. They ex-
| pected to get to st. Louis some time this
year, but reports show that on Tuesday
night they tied up at Nebraska City. Wat
kins wired for money. while King sent
a message to one of the packing houses to
send supplies to the first Jog in the river
below Nebraska City. King and Watkins
are reported well and they both expressed
themselves as being confident Of getting
back to South Omaha in time to vote in
April.
Cannot Stay Proceedings.
A.. v. Miller, president Of the South
Omaha Board OF Education. will be cited
to appear before Judge Baxter. the criminal
Judge, Monday morning next. An effort
has been made to have his case put over
and allow Kubat to go ahead. County At
torney Shields has declined to consent to
any such arrangement and Miller will have
to answer in person when his case is called.
Both the county attorney and his deputy.
Mr.. Dunn, will, II is stated, prosecute the
case. Miller has secured an attorney to
represent him..
ichnr Daniels Funeral.
The funeral Of Richard Daniel will be
held this afternoon at the family residence
in Sarpy county. Friends OF the deceased
returned yesterday from Chicago with the
remains, which were at once conveyed to
the country home Of the family by Under
taker George H.. Brewer. Interment will be
at the Bailey cemetery. Services will be
held at the house and also at the ,eme-
terry. A large number of friends of the
deceased from South Omaha will attend
the services.
Judge King Dependent.
Yesterday afternoon Judge King sat en-
bench with nothing to do but Josh" with
a few police officers and the usual number
OF news gathers. He said that times were
getting so dull for him that he would soon
have to advertise that he was doing BUSH
ness at the same old stand. Arrests have
been few and far between Of late and these
who have appeared before his honor have
been let on with an admonition to 40 Gin
no more. While the police are as ~viligant
as ever there is little doing In the arrest
ing line and consequently the Judge and
his bailin spend the greater portion Of each
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