Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-06
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Prospect that Union Pacific Will Build
Viaduot Over TnckL
1oHlER TO HAVE MATTER INVESTIGATED
Arrest of Half Dosen Youthful
Thieves ia Thought 60 Mean the
Breaking I'D OF a Very
bad Gang.

There seems 10 be some prospect now
OF the Union Pacific building a viaduct
across the tracks from L to street.
For several months Councilman W. P.
Adkins has been working on the PROPOSE
ton and few days ago committee com.
posed Of Mayor Koutsky. President Ad-
kins and a couple OF members OF the
council called upon the officials Of the
Union Pacific and the matter was talked
over at some length. General Manager
Mohler gave the committee considerable
encouragement and stated that he would
have the matter investigated. Saturday r.
H. Huntley. one Of the leading bridge en-
gineers in the employ Of the Union Pacific,
spent some time in looking over the ground.
At first Mr.. Huntley declared that there
was no necessity for viaduct at the
location named, but when shown a little
changed his mind to some extent.
In case a viaduct is built It will be about
], 200 feet in length and be a steel structure
similar to the street viaduct. Mr.. Hunt
ley made quite a thorough investigation
and will later on make a report to General
Manager Mohler.
As the Union Pacific tracks are fenced
from the L street viaduct to the southern
limits Of the city with only one opening
and that at Jefferson street, those desiring
to get TO the southern or southwest sec
ton of the city must take a roundabout
course. The southern portion Of the city
is building up quite rapidly and workmen
must make quite a detour to get to their
homes. 1t is the same with delivery
wagons. Business men In the central part
of the city are very anxious to see this
viaduct built and are urging the mayor and
A. 4.
the matter.
Boys Arrested for RObbinE Cars.
Six lads ranging from 10 to IA years OF
age are being detained at police headquar-
| ters. These youngsters all live in Coon Hol-
| low near the cooperage works and they ad-
NIT having been stealing from cars for
some time Only a few nights ago some
brass journals were stolen from Burling-
ton tool house and the police located a
portion of the brass in plowed ground. Al
| police headquarters the lads were not
| booked, but were turned over to Probation
| Oficer Bernstein. Two or three of the
| boys confessed and implicated a couple
more.
| One youngster aid that this gang, which
! is headed by a young fellow named Young
| had been stealing fruit and other article,
from cars in the Burlington yards at Thir
ty-seventh and streets for about year
| The gang is a tough one, all the members
using oaths when talking that would make
! a mate on a steamboat hang his head II
shame. During the sweatbox period one o.
the lads with unpronounceable name
commenced to sniffie and the leader re
marked in disgust, Jaw. stand up like
man and take your compound"
Last night Probation officer Bernstein
took the six lads to the detention home OF
South Tenth street, Omaha, where they will
be detained for time.
with the breaking up of this boys ganl
the police now think that they have mad
some Roadway toward the suppression o
petty thieving in the railroad yards.
People Well Pleased.
South Omaha people were greatly pleased
to read in The Bee OF Saturday morning
that the Union Pacific railroad had pur
chased ground for passenger depot. Bust
ness men on n street were delighted ant
announced that the building of a passenge
station between NJ and n streets woul,
be the saving of N street from early decay
The ground purchased is between tn
streets mentioned and the building of
depot on this property will be Of create
benefit to n street than to NJ, as the latte
street is not paved.
1t seems to be understood that the pro
posed depot will be a fine two-story bricl
structure trimmed with stone. When tn
passenger depot is built the expectation
is that a freight depot south Of n stree
will be constructed
Gets on Easy.
William Dolan was tried in police cour
Saturday on the charge Of shooting will
intent to kill. The complaint was filed b,