Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-25
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Men Named BY Governor on Fire and Police
Board NonoommuniOative
DOESN'T SUIT SOME FIREMEN AND POLICE
Members Of Their Departments so
Displeased They Threaten to Re-
sign n the New Board
stands Permanently.

bers OF the Fire and Police board we're
made Friday afternoon by Governor Mickey
as stated in The Bee. For days the APP
pointing Of this board has been talked Of
and delegation after delegation has been
sent to Lincoln to boost for favorite can
didates. States have been made up time
and again, but the governor seems to have
smashed a number Of states and had his
own way when it cam to the making Of
appointments.
Colonel James @. Martin is a prominent
livestock commission merchant at the ex-
change. He has been In business here for
years and is well known. When notified
of his appointment by a Bee reporter yes
terday afternoon Colonel Martin declined
to talk. He was asked II he would accept
the appointment and he replied that be had
nothing to say one way or the other. 1t
the exchange building the report was cur
rent that Martin did not want the place
and would decline to accept when the time
came.
A. L. Bergquist is a coal and feed dealer
at Twenty-fourth and l. streets. He said
In reply to the question OF his acceptance:
Il think So" Mr.. Bergquist was formerly
a member Of the Board OF Education but
resigned before his time was out because
he did not like the method then employed
by the board in handling contracts and the
general way in which business was con-
Quoted. Mr.. %Bergquist has been a prom
inent candidate for a place on the board
ever since it became noised about that the
governor would sign the bill IL passed by
the legislature.
AS for Vansant, he has stated in two in
terviews that he would not accept a place
on the board IL 1t was to be radical. He
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business away from South Omaha. When
seen by a Bee reporter late yesterday after
noon Mr., Vsnsant denied any knowledge Of
his appointment. Two calls later at his
residence. Twenty-fourth and F streets,
failed to find him in.
The democratic side is represented by T.
]. Nolan and A. A. Nixon. Mr.. Nolan is
very well known in South Omaha. He is
an attorney doing business in Omaha. Mr..
Nixon is engaged in the hay business at
the Union Stock Yards here.
OF course 1t is too soon to predict when
the board will meet to organize. Quarters
will have to be secured for the board unless
IL may be deemed expedient for the time
being to use the council chamber. Even
then the secretary of the board would have
to carry his records in his hat as all three
vaults in the city hall building are crowded
now.
Some OF the members OF the IRE depart
ment and some on the police department
quietly limited last night that they. would
turn in their badges and hunt for other
Jobs IL the appointments as announced
stood.
For a number of weeks the question has
been raised as to whether the board II
appointed before May 1, would have the
right to pass on liquor licenses. Clerk
Shrigley has secured from Lincoln a COPY
of the proceedings in relation to the pas
sage of house roll No. 1856. The copy in the
hands Of the clerk shows that the Shelly
amendment to the fire and police bill did
not pass with the emergency clause. There
fore the city council will pass on applica-
tions for liquor licenses this year. A great
many inquiries have been made about this
matter and the clerk decided that the
easiest way was TO send to Lincoln and gel
a copy of the journal showing the pro.
ceedings. The records show that thC
amendment passed without the emergency
clause.
In talking to a Bee reporter late las
night w. B. Vansant said that he woult
have to decline to answer the question Al
to whether he would serve or not. Further
than this Vansant declined to talk.
Thomas ]. Nolan said that IL the members
appointed met and defined a certain polio!
he would accept, In case this is not don,
Nolan asserted that he had not made NJ
his mind Just what to do. Mr.. Nolan favori
a meeting of the board for the purpose o
going over prellminaries before a chairman
is chosen, or a secretary elected. Nixoi
is like Mr.. Bergquist, he thinks he will
serve.
Christian Association Notes.
The May musicale will be held in tn
Methodist church April 80. It is though
this will be fully up to the best the asso
citation has yet presented. The mems an
women's choruses are putting the finishin
touches on their numbers.
The Amphion club will furnish a sexte
which will render the sextet from Lucia
and the club will also produce Adolph Jen
sens beautiful ballad THE Feast o
Adonis-" and the full chorus will rende
the Grand Finale Act Nv in Belshazzar.
l Miss Della Clark. the winner Of the stat
oratorical medal 1902, will recite severa
: numbers.
DR.. Conley Of Omaha will speak at tn
Masonic hall meeting Sunday afternoon g
|. 4 O'Clock, on "Christ's Words From III
!. Cross" This will be illustrated by sightee
stereoptlcon pictures reproducing IlsSot
famous paintings of the scenes aroun
Calvary the day of the crucihxion.
: Mrs. r. o. Haskins will sing. This
the last OF the series of meetings to
held in the Masonic hall.
: The close OF the indoor gymnasium ses
! son in the senior department will be marke
4 by a banquet at the rooms Tuesday night
6:45.
i Hay Getting Scarce.
e A. A. Nixon. the hay and grain deal,
d at the Union Stock Yards, said yesterdG
afternoon hat shipments OF hay from Il
country were coming in slowly at this tim
He says thai now would be a good time Il
farmers and country dealers to ship in ha
g In case cars can be secured. There seen
a to be a scarcity Of hay in South Omaha
present. This shortage in a supply Of HI
at this time is accounted for by the rel
son OF the rush Of farm work. Farme
are too busy Just now to haul hay to ma
u ket. No. l Nebraska lie bringing So at Il
yards here while No. 2 brings 81. 1t
IS expected that as soon as the farm woI
a Stacks up a little there will be plenty
hay on this market.
MRRic City Gossip.
ID Mrs. ]. NJ. Tanner is visiting friends