Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Matter OF More Room for Schools is Now
Under Discussion.
BOND ISSUE TO BUILD HIGH SCHOOL
Meeting of Taxpayers Called for To.
night to Consider the Matter
and Take Action to Guide
the school Board.

This evening at the High school building
a meeting OF taxpayers and others inter-
ested In the public schools will be held for
the purpose Of discussing the matter of
more school room. The question as to the
advisabillty OF voting bonds for a new high
school or for one or more ward schools
will be discussed. In nearly every portion
of the city there is a demand for more
school room and the present board desires
to secure tse opinion of prominent citizens
before taking any action. Should 1t be de-
sired to issue bonds for the erection OF a
high school building on the Hector site,
the proposition could be submitted to the
people at the same time the sewer and
city hall bond question comes up. To COM
plete the proposed high school according
to the plans already drawn and accepted
by the board will take in the neighborhood
Of 500, 600. The school district Owns a
half block OF property, purchased for a
high school some time ago. In every way
the site is considered a fine one and as the
location is central It is possible that 1t will
be deemed advisable to go ahead and SUBJ
NIT the question Of voting bonds to the
people at the coming special election. At
the present time the school district is not
bonded. A large attendance is expected at
the meeting to be held tonight.
NGAhO ~
City Engineer Beal. who is acting build
ing inspector, has. under direction Of the
mayor and council. ordered a number OF
old frame buildings in the business portion
OF the city condemned. Three old shells
which have stood in the alley in the rear
OF the city hall building for yearsfare being
torn down. These houses have been occu-
pied by colored folks who did not like the
idea Of moving. Yesterday one OF the fam
lilies locked the door of the house and re-
fused to move out When directed to do so
by the wreckers. A delay OF perhaps hve
minutes followed, when the wreckers went
TO work tearing the roof of the house.
The rapidity with which the furniture was
carried out OF the house was a sight worth
seeing. Before night all that remained of
the shack was a hole in the ground and q
lot of tin cans. When these three houses
are wrecked the cellars will be filled by
grading down the pile Of dirt directly north
of the rear OF the city hall building. The
work OF tearing down dilapldated frame
buildings inside the FIRE limits Will be
carried on for some time.
Extending street Car Service.
Material for the extension of the Albright
street car line is being hauled here by the
motor company from Omaha. Already poles,
ties and rails are on the ground. The line
is to be extended as soon as possible from
its present terminus to the Sarpy county
line. This will mean the laying OF about
half a mile of track. For a long time
people living in the southeastern part OF
the city have been clamoring for an extern
sion Of the line to the southern city limits.
When the attention of President Murphy
was called to the matter by the Southeast
Improvement club he Immediately gave d.
~rectious that the extension of the line be
made. Now that the car line to the city
limits is assured the people of Albright are
anxious to have South Twenty-fourth street
and Railroad avenue either paved or ma
cadamized.
Neither side Talking.