Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-15
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Highland Park Improvement Club Meets
for Matters Of Importance.
OPENING OF TwENTY-FlFTH STREET UP
Grading of street Also VIII he
Considered-United Effort ia
the Thing Desired
Now.

provement club will meet at the Lincoln
school to discuss matters of importance.
Every member of the club is urged to at
tend this meeting on account of the topics
to be brought up for discussion.
The question of opening Twenty-hfth
street through to the boulevard is to come
up again. At one time it looked II
this was to be brought about with the aid
of the Omaha city council. For some reason
the matter was dropped. but the question
is to be brought up again now. One OBJ
ject in opening Twenty y-flfth street is to
make a good road north to the city limits
and provide those who drive with a good
roadway and permit such persons to avoid
the rough pavement on Twenty-fourth
| street.
Another question is the grading of
street and the building of viaduct across
the tracks at F street. Members of this
club do not seem to understand that months
| ago the railroads intended building via
| duct across the tracks at F street just as
| soon as the contemplated Improvements to
| the tracks In the northern portion of the
! city were completed Another point to be
| brought up will be the opening OF Twenty
! seventh street to the city limits There Is
| one thing that will interest residents
whether property owners or not and that is
the question of having weeds cut and the
city road machine put to work rounding UP
the unpaved street. The road machine has
not been used this year.
President Miller of the club says:
'If the members of the club want these
things, the devotion of just one hour each
month will accomplish them all and many
other improvements besides. Individual ef-
fort is a good thing but united effort brings
| better results"
Monthly Financial Statement.
City Clerk Gillin issued a statement
Wednesday afternoon showing the balances
in the different funds at the close of busi-
ness on May 81. The receipts from all
sources during the present fiscal year
amounted TO $1S2 766, and OF this sum there
has been drawn s11O926. leaving a balance
on hand of s41,S4O From the balances in
the various funds there is money enough
on hand to pay all expenses during the
months OF June and July. There will be no
overlap in any OF the funds this year. On
the other hand the city officials expect that
there will be small balance in all of the
funds to carry over to the next fiscal year.
which commences August l. In July the
council meets to make the 1906 levy and
after the first regular meeting of the coun-
Gil In August money due on the 1905 taxes
is available, for warrants. The showing
made at the close of this fiscal year will be
much better than any for a long time.
City Obligations Coming Due.
City Treasurer Howe has sent a letter
to the mayor and council calling attention
to the fact that on July 1, there will be
due at the state fiscal agency In New York
ST. 1423. OF this amount $4,000 is due on
overlap bonds issued in 1903 and $3.50 in
, terest on these overlap bonds. Semi-annual
|
issue OF 1902 amounts to 1926 Commits
sions and interest on q lesser obligations
make up the total. The treasurer asks
that interest warrants be ordered drawn
for the amount mentioned in order that
, the money may be at the state fiscal
, agency before July 1.
Episcopal Guild Social.
, Last evening the guild of St. Martins
Episcopal church held an ice cream social
y on the lawn surrounding the church al
Twentyfourth and ] streets. The lawn
was set with tables where refreshments
were served. Japanese lanterns were
strung about, presenting a very pretty
scene. A large number of members ant
friends of the church attended the social
d and quite sum was realized for the guild
Trees Need Trimming.
Trees all over the residence portion O
the city need trimming. City ATTORNEY
Lambert suggests that this tree trimming
be done by resolution of the council TIL,
matter has been up in the council before
but property owners have not needed tn
: suggestions offered as to the trimming o
trees. More than likely notice will b
served on property owners to do this trim
ming. II not done within a reasonabl
"a time the chances are that the city wi
n employ men to do the work. In case tn
- latter is decided upon every precaution wi
IN be taken not to injure trees by too clos
:, trimming.
le Good Chances for Damage Claims.
l. Owing TO the manner in which man
"a permanent sidewalks are being laid tn
city stands good chance of being mad
defendant in some damage suits. Ver
few sidewalk contractors go to the troub
ID of displaying danger signals where wall
N are torn up and pedestrians have to eJ
n ercise the greatest caution in moving abol
e. on dark nights. Another point that II
~ authorities seem to have overlooked is II
A, | drop off caused where property owner
2; in the middle of a block have laid permit
III nent walks while others have not. Wher
lis walks are at grade there is either ste
i'll down or up from the old wooden walk
oI CII and on dark nights such places are dar
gerous. As general thing permaner
walks are being laid quite promptly b
residents, but out of town property owl
ers pay very little attention to the notice
h. sent by the city clerk
H. Pnrkhurst-POlIHrd wedding.
At O'Clock Wednesday afternoon Mi
as Gertrude Parkhurst, daughter OF Capta
~ ID. S. Parkhurst. was married to John Pc
lard. The ceremony was performed at Il
he home of Captain Parkhurst 500 Nor
IL Twenty-hrst street Rev Robert
en Wheeler, pastor of the First Presbyteria
church, performed the ceremony. At
a O'Clock last evening Mr. and Mrs Polar
ne left for Mandan, s. D., where Mr. Pc
nv lard is engaged in business Both brlC
10 and groom are we'll known young peop
m of South Omaha and quite popular
nd Magic City Gossip.
Howard Burg has accepted a position
an the ID. s. Clark drug store on street.
900 j. w. Cress has returned from Kimbal
en- Neb., where he filed on land claim.
re, Mr.. and Mrs. William Kerr are in Oh
S., Su eago attending the funeral Of a relative.