Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Plans Ready FOR the Rebuilding Of the
Omaha 0oopsrage Works.
NEW STRUCTURE WILL Be FIRE PROOF
Not a Particle of wood to Enter
Into the ConstructiOn-six Less
Liquor Licenses This Year
Than Last.

The Omaha cooperage plant, at Thirty
NTH and / streets, destroyed by fire a
couple OF months ago, is to be rebuilt. Be-
fore the embers had cooled M. d. WEIGH
stated that he would rebuild, but he
wanted to wait until the ground cooled
OF & little before he started. A temporary
ONCE for the company was established
and an architect was employed to draw
plans for an absolutely nreproof building.
These plans have been received here and
Mr.. WEIGH is now about the city making
contracts for material. The new cooper
shop will be larger than the one destroyed
by fire and its construction will AXE some
time. As the building is TO be hreproof,
1t will be constructed of cement and steel.
Not a particle OF wood will enter into the
construction. Orders for the cement were
placed yesterday with a local firm and the
steel has also been ordered. The walls are
to be OF cement laid between steel sup
ports, the floor and roof the same. even
the doors will be made of steel. In case
OF fire Mr.. Welch says all there will be to
burn will be the stock in the building and
the ONCE desk.
Expert steel workers are to be employed
to put up the frame work. This work is
to commence just as soon as enough ma
terial arrives. New machinery will be
purchased to replace some of that de-
stroyed and when the new building is
complete II will represent an expenditure
Of probably not less than 10000. While
the work of reconstruction is going on
coopers are making barrels, casks, tierces,
ETC., by hand, in order that the works
may not be shut down entirely.
school District Revenue Reduced.
So far the city council has applications
for eighty-two saloon licenses. One more
application is being prepared and 1t was
stated yesterday at a meeting OF several
Of the brewers that eighty-three saloons
in South Omaha would be the limit this
year. This is a decrease OF six from last
year, consequently the Board Of Education
is out 5000, or just about the amount e
pay ~Janitors for a year. On account Of
this decrease the school taxes will hav,
to be increased II the board intends meet
ing obligations. When asked why the
number Of saloons had decreased withir
the last day or two a prominent brewer
said that a blind man with a stick coulC
ascertain that fact without asking ques
tons.
Pay Checks Forged.
Two pay checks issued by the Cudah,
Packing company, each for S24, were alb
stracted from the possession Of the holder
Wednesday night and cashed early Thurs
day forenoon. One OF the checks wa
cashed at a bank and the other at a mer
! chandise store. The signatures on bot
l proved 10 be forseries. The matter ha
been placed in the hands of the police an
] a search is being made for the men VIII
{ turned the trick.
Mayor sisns Proclamation.
E Yesterday afternoon Mayor Koutsk
signed the proclamation calling for a sp
cial election for the voting OF bonds on Il
high school proposition. The bonds are
be in the amount OF 10000 and will ~
; twenty years straight. A rate OF per Gel
u interest is TO be paid by the South Omaf
school district providing the bonds carr
Az there is great need OF additional scho
room in the central portion OF the eli
those interested in educational AFFAIRS a
e~xsrting themselves to influence friends
vote for the bonds,
sIdewaIk Inspector Needed.
Business men say the city needs a sid
a walk inspector. Policemen on beats al
h city ~of1cials generally are supposed 10 T
port TO the engineer defects in walks, b.
this is not done. Complaint is made tn
permanent walks have sunken below Il
curb lines and accidents are likely to ha
pen at any time. Accidents OF this so
would possibly lay the city liable to dar
ages and the taxpayers at large would ha'
to pay for the neglect OF a few proper
d owners. City ohicials are now eonsideriI
the ACCESSIBILITY OF requesting the mayor
appoint an inspector for a couple OF mont
in order that some OF the walks in the &c
trail part Of the city may be nxed up.
- Lane breaches Memorial sermon.
n Phil Kearney post No. 2 Grand Army
o the Republic, has made partial arranE
ments for Memorial day services. Re
Leandsr Lane. pastor OF the First christii