Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-22
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Movement for Street Oar Line Along South
Thirteenth Street
COMPANY LOOKS FAvORABLY ON PLAN
Will Bald as Far ms Missouri Avenu,
I'm Spring nnd May Later Ex-
tend the Line to Fort
Crook.


tend the Line to Fort
Crook.
While no meetings of special Importance
have been held by the East Side Improve
ment club for a few weeks, a number Of
committees have been working and are
pushing the extension OF the Thirteenth
street car line. II Is understood that the
committee Of the club which recently
waited upon General Manager Smith re-
ceived encouragement enough to permit the
members to state that the line will be
constructed in ths spring. At present the
extension is designed only to Missouri ave-
nue., but there is a project on foot to in
duce the company to run the line little
farther south. At the same time there Is
plan to have the line built clear through
to Fort Crook. This latter line will hardly
be built this year. as the east siders say
that they will be satisfied II the Thirteenth
street line is extended to Missouri ave-
nue.. Some Of the business men Of Omaha
are taking hold of the scheme ana realize
that II loop Of some kind is made both
Omaha and South Omaha merchants will
be benefited.
Those interested assert that what South
Omaha needs is better street car facilities.
While there Is no complaint to speak Of Oh
the accommodations now given, there is
growing need for another line which will
relieve the congestion at the busy hours OF
the day. This, the East Side club hopes,
will be overcome when the promised exten-
sion on Thirteenth street is made. Oficers
Of the street railway company are quoted
as saying that material for the extension
has been ordered and that work on the
new line will commence in April
Packers' Coal supply.
The packers coal supply remains about
the same. There is now on hand two days
supply for each of the packing houses.
The plumber of cars delivered here has
been cut down considerably. but purchas
ing agents say that when they make a yell
for coal II comes. No trouble is expected
unless the weather should turn cold, and
the tracks be blocked by snow. At the
school houses there is plenty OF coal to
last for some time, so there is no danger
of the schools being closed for want OF
coal. The coal for domestic consumption
is arriving slowly. There is no anthracite
to speak of in sight, but Missouri and Illi-
nois coal is coming in almost daily, so
that there will hardly be a famine in that
line.
George Has Fits.
Carl George, a farmer living In the west
ern part OF the state, caused little SEN
sation in police court yesterday by faint
ing. The trouble was that be could not
stand for a joke. George had been in tho
city for several days and had put in his
time and spent his money In saloons. The
result was that he was locked up. When
brought before the police Judge yesterday
the Judge being tipped by Chief Briggs
talked in an offhand sort Of way about
thirty days sentence on the rock pile. This
was too much for George and he tainted.
When he came to the Judge told him to
hike back to his farm and not show up
here until the spring plowing is over.
Building Permits Slow.
Property owners who are building during
the winter months are unusually slow In
calling a. the city Offices and securing per-
mits. The city engineer made tour OF
the city yesterday and has a list OF permits
which should be taken out. This list he
has handed to the treasurer. In case per-
mits are hot procured within a few days
an oficer detailed from the police depart
ment will be sent out to suggest to the
delinduents that they had better call and
settle In order to avoid possible future
complications.
Repairing walks.
With the Iet-up on cold weather Mayor
Koutsky put { few men to work yesterday
making some needed repairs. cross
walk was laid at Thirty-six and Q streets.
Walks we're repaired at Eighteenth and Q,
Twentieth and and Twenty-fifth and J
streets. The total repairs made amounted
to little less than S6. Should the weather
permit some more repairs OF the same
kind will be made at once.
Resume Cutting Ice.
The Cudahy company will resume cutting
ice at Seymour lake today. The new Ice
crop is from eight to eleven inches in
thickness. This second crop will be har-
vested as rapidly as possible in order that
| the houses may be filled before there is a
change in the temperature. Something
/ like 10000 tons have now Leen cut and
stored away. The houses will hold 10000
tons. and IL there is an excess the surplus
will be placed under sheds and used fol
immediate consumption. Those desiring
work will be furnished free transportation
IL a report is made at the Wholesale marke
at 6 a. m each morning.
sixth Annual Meeting.
The sixth annual meeting OF the Soutl
Omaha club will be held at the club room
on the evening of January 27. Every mem
Der is requested to be present. Reports
will be made by the officers now in charge
After the election refreshments will b.
served in the dining room. The club is II
frst-class financial condition at the presen
time.
Magic City Gossip.
Case council of the Royal Arcanum vii
give a musical and literary entertainment
at Masonic hall on Friday night.
Work on the sheep barns at the stocl
yards is progressing nicely and the com
pany expects to have the barns ready 70
use within ten days.
| The condition of w. G. Sloane remain
about the same. He Is daily growing
weaker, but there still remains some littl
hope OF his recovery.
John Flynn is still at the salt springs a
Lincoln. He expects to return hom
shortly. After looking after his bushes
matters here he intends going south.
James johnson, who was injured by fall
ing from a train in the yards here Wednes
day morning. was last night removed 10 tn
South Omaha hospital, where he will hav
his face fixed.