Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Meets and Passes Bond 0rdi-
nances on FIRST Reading.
HIGH SCHOOL BONDS NOT IN THE LIST
Decision to Pave the Alley
Between Tw~enty-FOurth and
REIMBURSEMENT Streets
from L to N.

Only four members Of the council and
the mayor were present at the meeting
held last night, Broderick and Smith
being detained at home. Three bond ordl-
nances were introduced and read for the
first time. One provided for the voting of
$4,000 for an extension of the sewer sys-
tenn In the eastern portion Of the city; an
other for bonds to the amount of $50, 900
for the purchase of a site and the erec-
ton of a city hall building. The overlap
ordinance came In last. 1t calls for bonds
not to exceed $4,000 for the purpose OF
paying the Outstanding Indebtedness of the
city. These ordinances were referred to
the judiciary committee.
According to the report of the special
committee. the overlap on August l.. 1902,
was as follows: Salary fund. $3.50; pub
lie light, $lO,O4S; street repair. 81, 2S4; water,
S11,65s; general, 1873; fire, IS ,761; curbing
and pavement repairs, $1,000; police, 1856;
interest, $1,000.
In the ordinances introduced the mayor
is empowered to call a special election for
June %. when the proposition to vote on
the bonds will be considered by the public.
In the ordinances the bonds are to draw
~ per cent interest and to run for twenty
years. 1t may be possible that the rate of
interest may be raised to 5'per cent, as
bOuS QOuDI was eApTeSHeQ dIIer the meet
ing in regard to the city floating bonds at
this time at the ~ per cent rate,
Very likely when the judiciary committee
reports on the ordinances at an adjourned
meeting. to be held this afternoon. the rats
Of interest will be changed. With. a S, per
cent bond II Is. asserted that the city can
obtain a premium, while with the lower
rate only par will be paid. Z
On the claim of Thomas Nestor, City
Attorney Murdoch reported adversely and
the report was adopted.
A protest against the changing OF the
grade in the alley between Twenty-third
and Twenty-fourth streets, from Z to F
streets, was read and referred to the city
attorney and the street and alley com.
mittee.
O'Connor. chairman of the committee on
printing, reported that as he had not been
furnished with any copy for the blanks
desired by the Fire and Police board, he
desired further time, and this vas granted.
When the bond proposition was up in
the council nothing was said about voting
bonds for a high school building, as NJ,
request had been made by the Board OF
2 Education for an ordinance providing for
such an issue, The Intention of the coun.
ell is to pass these bond ordinances thi5
week. and then TO set a date for the re-
\ vision of registration.
School District Bonds.
At the meeting OF the Board of Edu-
cation held last night II was decided to
submit TO the people a proposition to vote
bonds in the sum OF 100000 for the con-
struction OF a high school building. 1t IL
presumed that the school district bono
question will be voted on at the same time
as the city bond election, June %.
The apportionment for the coming school
year. was made. 1t calls for $4,000, di-
' .vided as follows: Teachers, $4,000; jani-
tors, $l2.OO0; supplies, 22,00O; miscellaneous.
$4,000: new buildings, $4,000; total. Sl7s.0 900.
Rules of the board were changed to con-
form to the new school law. An inspection
OF buildings will be made by the six mem.
bers OF the board on Saturday afternoon
Of this week. This inspection IS for the
purpose OF deciding upon what repairs and
alterations are needed.
No teachers were elected, but a large
number of applications for positions were
received.
Superintendent Mclean reported that the
high school would have twenty-five grad
yates this year, but the date for the grad
uating exercises was not set.
Enumerators for the taking OF the an.
nual school census we're appointed. They
are; First ward. ], w. Cress; Second
ward Miss Mary Neenan; Third ward.
Mrs. Cary Mullen; Fourth ward. NJ. ].
Fitzgerald; Fifth ward, William Broder-
lex sixth ward. Harry 1. Kelly.
The next meeting OF the board will ba
held on Monday evening, May IS.
want Alleys Paved.
Several members OF the city council who
have been looking over the streets and
alleys within the last few days have come
to the conclusion that the alley between
Twenty-fourth and lTwenty-hfth streets
from l. 10 N hould be paved. This alley"
said a member OF the council, us used a
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