Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Improvements in Southeastern Part Of City
OlAmOr for At spti0n
CITY UNA5LE TO MEET RELIEF NEEDED
shortHEe IN Fusds Hampers Action
and Cry for street Lights and
Water Mains Nay co


While the property owners in the south
eastern portion o. the city have organized
. club for the purpose Of securing improve
ments Of various kinds. 81 appears doubt
ful II the citys officials can give any relief
az The present time. The people in the
section Of the city mentioned want more
electric street lights and more FIRE by
Grants. They also want the street car line
extended from its present terminus TO the
county line. In speaking Of this matter
last night a city ofhcial said: AT the close
Of last month thee was only s6O7 in the
public lighting fund and only t4sI in the
water fund II can thus be seen that the
city Is in no position ct the present time
10 grant any requests for improvements
OF this kind in any part OF the city"
Mayor Koutsky said he wants to help
out the southeastern portion Of the city
as soon as he can, as many small dwell
ines are being erected there. The people
want lights and protection from FIRE. IN
less hydrants are located water mains will
not be laid. so 81 develops upon the city
10 order hydrants in order to supply the
people with water for domestic use. IN
: less there is a radical change in the city
charter there will be no improvements IN
this section Of the city until the 1903 levy
is available.
AZ AUA Nnt tAltutlol OF the street CAT
line a committed OF city officials and prop
erty owners will call rpon the officers Of
the street car company soon with an ur-
gent request that the car line be extended.
It is thought that the company viii do this
on account OF the constantly increasing
trafhe in this direction.
In addition TO the improvements suE-
ge5ted the southeastern residents want
Railroad avenue placed in a passable con
dition. About three times a year, and some
times oftener, this question comes up. The
most that has ever been done was TO run
a grader ever the road and round up the
roadway. On account of the car tracks
being in the middle OF the road 1t is dif-
hcult to keep the street in any sort Of
condition. What is wanted is macsdam or
a pavement Of some sort. Should II be
possible TO secure money enough from any
source TO pave the street some arrange
ment with the street car company viii be
made whereby the tracks can be moved so
as to take up only one side Of the street.
BY such an arrangement Il is stated, the
roadway from @ street southeast TO the
county line could be kept In .hrst-class
condition.
s~tandPiPe Lowered.
The eighty-four foot standpipe which has
. ~ VI NAA AaAA 49, - N1@ 1893 49,
Yards for the last eighteen years was low
cred TO the ground yesterday afternoon
without an accident. So carefully had the
arrangements been made that there was
not a single hitch. Now the big pipe will
be taken apart and conveyed OF cars 70
Omaha where It will be utilized by the
company which purchased II. The ground
taken up by the stack win be utilized by
the stock yards company in making roor
for additional railroad tracks and for the
extension Of cattle pens.
Grading for the additional tracks 10 come
in from the west still continues hight and
day. While the ground is frozen blasting
is going on almost constantly. but witt
warmer weather in sight this viii not be
necessary much longer. Those who have
the grading in charge expect TO get through
during April and then the ballasting foI
tracks win commence. TO be followed latsI
by the laying Of four tracks from the Bur
linEton upper yards at Thirty ninth and 1
streets directly into the stock yards. b
this change in tracks the Burlington car
give much hetter service to the stock yards
company and deliver livestock Shipment
at less expense and with less delay thai
heretofore.
Washington Receptions Tonight.
This evening the local Young Mem
Christian association viii hold a Wash.
ington reception. II is understood that
large number OF characters viii be repre-
scented. This reception is for the publi'
and friends Of the association are cordial,
invited TO attend.
Holiday Observed
washington's birthday was observed her
yesterday by the flying Of nags over al
Of the school houses in the city and tn
closing of the banks and V ofhees. A
for business h0uses. there was little oh
servance of the holiday. At the school