Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-14
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Several Petitions for More Paving to Be
Presented Soon.
THREE BLOCKS OF NJ STREET TALKED OF
and Members of Library
Association More Than willing to
Sign Prayer to Have the
ThOrOuEhfare Paved,

There seems to be a general demand for
more paved streets and within a short time
IT Is expected that several petitions for
aving will be presented to the council.
or the paving talked about most around
the city hall, is that on NJ street from
Twenty-third street west to Twenty-sixth
street. There is also a good deal of talk
about the paving of the alley between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth streets
from L to N streets. Both the paving Of
NJ street and that of the alley has been
held back for a long time on account Of
the d~isinclinauOn Of the government to pay
for paving about the postofice building.
In fact. city officials are in receipt of COM
munications from the Postofice depart
ment stating that the government will not
pay for paving about its buildings.
A way has been found to get around this
difficulty. Taking advices from other cities,
it is found that pavement in front of gov
eminent buildings may be laid by the mu-
nicipality and charged to the intersection
paving fund. TIL only difficulty now is
the securing of a sufficient number Of
slgners to the petition to be presented to
the city council. Bruce McCulloch, presi-
dent of the South Omaha Library associa-
ton. stated to a Bee reporter last night
that the association he represents would
gladly sign a petition for paving NJ street.
Property owners generally appear to be
In favor of paving this street. and espe-
cially member of the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen, whose temple has been
erected at Twenty-hfth and M streets.
Members of the temple building committee
propose to circulate a petition soon asking
for the paving. One property owner, who
has a frontage OF 300 feet on NJ street, is
in the east now. but Is expected home soon.
1t is thought that he will not oppose the
paving of the street. Either vitrihed brick
or asphalt will be used in case the street is
paved this year.
Bond Ordinances Passed.
Last night in special session the city
council heard for the third time the read
ing of the ordinances calling for a special
election TO be held June q for the voting
OF bonds for public improvements. Imme-
diately after the ordinances were passed
Mayor Koutsky attached his signature to
the and Clerk Shrigley will
send the document TO the printer today.
one ordinance calls for $4,000 for a city
hall building, another for 5000 for an
extension of the sewer system, and the
other for $4,000 TO take up outstanding in
d~ebtedness. IS
It is expected that the Board Of Educa-
ton will get in with its proposition to sub
nit bonds for SlOo, 900 for a high school
building. II this is lone the total to be
voted on win be s255. OOG. While the city
will pay not more than 5 per cent interest
on its bonds, IL is thought that there will
be no difficulty in floating the school dis
trict bonds at ~ per cent, as the district
has never been bonded since its was or
ganized.
Chief nriEES Busy.
HE Briggs Of the police department wal
busy yesterday serving notices on saloor
keepers TO close their places promptly a
midnight after this. All gambling house,
were also ordered closed. The gambler,
submitted without any protest and Ia,
saloon keepers appeared pleased to &c
such an order. No remonstrance agains
compliance with the order was made b,
? any OF the interested parties One question
in relation to the order is how with eigh