Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Only One Set Of Delegates Named for City
Convention to Meet Saturday.
PEOPLE OBJECT TO BOARD SIDEWALK
Mayor KOutsky signs ordi-
nance, but Will Think over
stock inspection ~rdInanc
N whiIe Longer.

Delegates to the city convention to be
held on Saturday were named yesterday
and hled with Chairman Sutton before
noon. AS there seems to be no contest in
any Of the wards and little interest taken
In the coming election, the primaries will
be tame. A list of the delegates follows:
First Ward-E. r. Leigh, James V. Chi
SSh, gay Wlllams, IL. l.. Gustafson, II. G.
Second Ward-John Kubat, ]. w. Mein-
ger. Nels Turnquist, John j. DAILY, Joseph
Third Ward-PhiIlp Nagel. Michael Smith
George sherwood, Edward Floen, Frank
Fourth Ward-Joseph Irwin, William Nc
Cratth, Charles II. Offerman, j. s. Nc
Laughlin, Fred johnson.
Fifth Ward-E. S. Daniels. Franz Ma
dura, Michael Hale, Hans ]. Peterson. An
ton Cora.
Sixth Ward-Jay Laverty. I. p. walmer
3. X. COX, harry l.. Kelly, John NJ. Guild.
In the First ward the primaries will be
held at Twentieth and Missouri avenue. and
In the Second ward at Twenty-hrst and o
streets. The Third ward voting place has
been located at Twenty-seventh and w
streets, while the Fourth warders will vote
at Scott's blacksmith shop, Twenty-hfth
and o streets. In the Fifth ward the vot-
ing booth will be erected at the lumber
office Twenty-seventh and F streets. As
for the Sixth ward, the voting will be done
at Twenty-sixth and N streets in the Pho
neer block.
The city convention is to be held at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon in the city hall
building.
Board Being Censured.
At the last meeting OF the Board of Edu-
cation an order was issued directing tho
carpenters employed by the district to pro-
coed at once and lay q two-plank sidewalk
around the proposed High school grounds
at Twenty-third and X streets. This ac-
tion has caused more comment tina the
painting bills or the allowing of coal bills.
Property owners residing in the eastern
portion Of the city are indignant and a pc
tition 10 now being circulated asking the
board TO reconsider its motion and direct
that a permanent walk be laid.
The proposed high school grounds occupy
half a block, extending from ] to X streets,
with frontage on Twenty-third street. Az
the sidewalk on the j and X street ends
Of the block has been in bad shape for some
ime Laverty, Book and Lott proposed that
a two-plank walk be laid.
IF a walk of this kind Is laid" said a
taxpayer residing in the vicinity, "it will
be torn UP by indignant citizens. More
than this. IL the petition for a permanent
walk is not considered by the board at its
next meeting the city council will be re-
quested to pass an ordinance directing that
permanent walks be laid on J street from
T~wenty-thtrd to Twenty-fourth street, on
X street from Thirty second to Twenty
fourth street, and on Twenty-third street
from ] to X streets. Should the Board Of
Education ignore this ordinance the city
will lay the walks and deduct the cost from
the revenue of the board which lie derived
from liquor llncenses."
President Miller OF the Board Of Educa-
tion said last night that he had heard
complaints and protests against the Law
erty walk and had requested the carpenters
to hold on until the next board meeting.
Mayor Signs Ordinances.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor KOutsky
signed the grading ordinances passed at