Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-03
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
OsuuCil DsSignstsS Where Money from
Sewer Bonds Shall Re Expended.
MUD CREEK AsSOSBs THE GREATER PART
RumOr that Union Pacific May Aban-
don Present site of Freight
Depot on Account of
Lack of Room.

don Present site of Freight
Depot on Account of
Lack of Room.
A special meeting of the city council was
held Thursday for the purpose of passing a
resolution designating the amounts of
money to be expended in the various sewer
districts in case the $25OOOO sewer bonds
are voted on favorably by the people at
the coming election While the ordinance
already passed describes the different
routes of the proposed sewers in different
parts of the city, the actual amount to be
expended in each district was not stated.
II was for the purpose of giving this in
formation to the voters that the special
meeting was held and resolution passed
covering these points. For that portion of
the sewer starting on Brown park and run
ming south 5000 is set aside. The Highland
park branch will use up $4,000 of the APP
preparation and the West Side sewer, eK-
tending beyond the brewery to Thirty-sixth
street, will take $4,000 The construction
of the East street sewer will cost not
less than $4,000 Mud creek sewer extend
ing from the south line of Swlfts to the
river, will cost $4,000. The sum of $4,000
will be used to build the street sewer.
The resolution further declares that in
the construction of these proposed sewers
the various amounts stated, or so much
thereof as may be needed, shall be used in
the construction of the different branches
exclusively and that the contracts for the
construction shall be as nearly as possible
let at or about the same time
The voting machines will be kept open
until p. m. on November for the pur-
pose of voting on the sewer bonds. This is
in compliance with the city charter. The
voting on the regular ticket ceases at 6
p m.
May Abandon Depot site.
There is runner going the rounds in
railroad circles to the effect that the pres
ent site Of the Union Pacific freight depot
| may be abandoned and another locality
where more room can be obtained secured.
| few days ago the west hail of the site
being excavated for this depot caved in,
! due to soft ground and the constant pass
! ing back and forth of heavy trains. An
other reason for the possible abandoning of
the present location is the lack of ROOM
| From the loading dock on Railroad avenue
| to the east curb line of Railroad avenue
| there is a passage way OF only twenty-five
feet This roadway is not considered wide
enough to permit the loading and unloading
! of large wagons with heavy teams at
tached Work on the proposed freight de-
pot has stopped temporarily with the eN'
ception of a small amount of eXcavatine
! at the north end. The Union Pacific ofi'
Gals are anxious to secure more room anc
preached the matter. to some of the mem
hers of the council. 1t was suggested by
the councilmen that the railroad officials
take the matter up with the property
| owners on the east side of Railroad avenue
The railroad company wants the east curt
line set back six feet. Property owners
will be asked to sign a petition to the coun
ell asking that this be done. In case ther'
,s opposition It is more than likely thai
the freight depot will be moved possibly
to a point south of the present location
railroad officials declare that the work OF
the depot has been stopped by scarcity OF
material.
General Instructions Tonight.
Tonight C. l. Hendricks and e. e. Ridge
way, custodians of the voting machines
will hold a general school of instruction a
the council chamber. Every election office
is expected TO be present and have tn
workings of the voting machines explained
One machine will be used to demonstrat
on and the custodians expect that ever!
election official will be present. Election
officers will also be given instructions II
regard to the opening and closing OF IN
polls on November Z. All election boafd
must be in the booths at least three
quarters of an hour before the polls open
) The custodans will make trips to eacl
voting booth on election morning to SCI
that the machines are properly opened ant
that the voting is started off right. Thes
same custodians will make trips to tn
polls after the voting ceases in order Il
assist the election officials with advic
! II any is needed. These custodlans vii
spend election day in visiting the variou
, booths. Mr.. Hendricks will look after tn
First Fifth and Sixth wards and MI
Ridgeway will take the Second, Third an
Fourth wards In case anything goe
wrong or advice is wanted election officer
! will be expected to call up the city clerk
, Office and confer with one of the Gus
tOdians.
With the instructions already given an
, the demonstrations TO come, the Gus
todians think that the use Of the machine
? will prove their value from the start. GU
, of the sixty election officials only hftee
! had any instruction on the machines whe
: appointed. 1t must be said for the cleo
, ton board that a large proportion of tn
members took hold readily and little o
no trouble is looked for when the machine
: are put to practical use.
Register Saturday.
Saturday November 4, is the last day @
registration. Every voter must registe
this fall. The previous two registratio
days accounted for only zoos voters. It
expected that fully 1900 more will registe
on Saturday Chairman Gibson of the re
publican county central committee is havin
postal cards sent out TO all voters who hav
not registered. An extra effort will be mad
. on Saturday to get out all republican voter
possible, so as TO avoid the swearing in q
republican voters on election day.
: Grand Army Items.
. A meeting of the Women's Relief corps
: TO be held at the home of Mr.. and Mr.
a Harrison Wirick 5O7 North Sixteenth stree
: on Saturday afternoon at o'clock. In III
, evening the members of Phil Kearney po,
No. 3 Grand Army of the Republic wi
a meet at the same place. Commander ReT
\ wick urges that every member OF both ,
: these organizations make it a point to a
tend these meetings.
Pushing Road work.
e The city road machine has been move
5 east OF the railroad tracks and is now worl