Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-13

AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Fire and POliol Board Meets and Appoints
Police Foroa
MEMBERS UNABLE TO AGREE on A CHEF
Orders Saloons 20 Close at Midnisht
and All GambIing Games Are
ordered stopped at
II once.
MEMBERS UNABLE 10 AGREE on 4 CHEF

last night attracted a good crowd ano
standing room was at q premium. After
the preliminaries these police officers were
named for positions;
Troutan, Turnquist Johnson, Pierce,
Brugemann, Morton. McCraith. Wilson and
Small. ohIcers Dlask and Conway were
dismissed from the service.
A committee consisting of Caldwell. Bar
rett and Fitzgerald from Labor union 7llz
presented a protest against the removal or
members Of the union from the force. The
delegation asserted that the city charter
provides for union labor. AS the protest
was an oral one the members OF the dele
cation were requested TO reduce their COM
piaint to writing and then present it 10
the commissioners.
A number of applications for positions on
both the hre and police departments were
read and referred to the proper committee.
Chief OF Police Briggs was directed by
resolution to close all gambling houses in
the city at once and to stop all card games
in cigar stores, etc. He was also instructed
70 see that all saloons were closed promtIy
at midnight
Chief Briggs will today notify the keep
ers of gambling devices to stop the game
and word will be sent around by patrolmen
on beats today to ell saloon keepers to close
at midnight. Nothing was said by the
saloons on Sunday.
II had been rumored that a new chief of
police was to be appointed. but It seems
that the board cannot agree on success
sor TO Briggs and he will no doubt remain
in his present position until the board can
come to some agreement John Troutan
was being congratulated by his friends last
night on his reappointrnent as captain of
police. Troutan has been a good officer and
he will be expected to keep UP his present
reputation.
Special Council Meeting.
A special meeting OF the city council was
held last night for the purpose Of listening
to the second reading Of the bond ord-
nances. All members were present and
Mayor Koutsky occupied the chair. The
ordinances authorizing the voting of bonds
for g city hall, err extension ef the sewer
system and the taking up OF the overlap
were reported on by the judiciary com
mittee. Ono change was made by the COM
mittee and that was the rate OF interest.
In the original ordinances the rate OF In
terest was specified at ~ per cent. The
change was that not more than 8 per cent
should be paid. 1t is the intention OF the
council to receive bids for these bonds,
hence the change In case 5 per cent is
paid a premium will be demanded. '.N
Another special meeting Of the council
will be held tonight and then the mayor
will be at liberty to publish his proclama-
ton for a special election to be held. on
June o.
Collecting Delinquent Taxes.
During the month Of April the city treas
urer OF South Omaha collected over $4,000
in delinquent taxes. This sum beats the
record for delinquents collected IN any one
rr-.
work Of compiling list OF dslinquents has
caused a large number Of persons to come
In ana pay. The work Of pushing coll
lections in this department Of the city tax
gatherers will be kept up In order to get
the delinquent list down as low as possible
Parkhurst Announces Arrangements.
d. s. Parkhurst. president OF the South
Omaha Live Stock exchange, announced
last night that the distinguished party of
German visitors would arrive in South
Omaha at 1880 a. m. Thursday morning in
a special car. The party will be divided
into four sections and shown through the
four packing houses. At o'clock luncheon
will bo served to the party and invited
friends in the big dining room at the Ex-
change building Following the luncheon
there will be a meeting in Exchange hall,
where short addresses will be delivered.
the street cars.
Many Defective Down spouts.
In the business portion OF the city many
defective down spouts are found and during
rainy weather the sidewalks are flooded
with storm water which should run either
into sewers or direct 10 the cutters without
impeding trafic on the sidewalks An order
is to be issued by the council to the in
spectors 20 serve notice on property owners
to remedy the defects in their buildings
Rain Causes washOuta.
A number OF minor washouts were re-
ported to the city engineer last night on
account of the recent heavy rains. Fortu-
nately for the city's excheduer. the repairs
10 the streets will not cost very much. A
great deal OF credit for this is due 70 the un-
tiring efforts OF Mayor Koutsky and City
Engineer Beal in getting the unpaved streets
in condition 10 stand heavy rains. As Il 4,
now the cost OF nliing the holes washed Out
in the last few days will not exceed $3.50
Packers viii Meet.
T. w, TaHaferro. general manager OF
the Cudahy Packing company, stated TO a
Bee reporter Tuesday afternoon that the
heads OF the packing houses would meet