Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-02
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Lease on City Hall Building Near Its Tiue
Of Expiration.
ONLY oNE-YEAR CONTRACT COMING
No Prospects Now of Getting Plans
shaped for New Building So as
to Avoid at Least Years
Lease.


present lease expires on December 1 and
the understanding is that lease for only
one year will be entered into. Since the
city has occupied the present quarters a
monthly rental of s145 has been paid. This
includes heat, but the city pays for its
lights and janitor service. While the
present quarters are not large enough,
there is no other building available at this
time and so the city cannot better itself
by making a move. One feature to be
brought out in the new lease is the better
heating Of the building. Every winter
since the city has occupied the building
complaints have been made about the
low pressure in the boiler. On extremely
cold nights the prisoners in the Jail suffer
a great deal, and even the cold days the
city officials shiver around. The agents
OF the building are TO be requested to have
the boiler .overhauled and put a competent
man on duty as fireman so that steam
can be kept up in cold weather.
While the vault room is not nearly large
enough there is no possibility of any
steps being taken to have another vault
built as the present city offcials are con-
tinually in hopes that the city hall
bond proposition will finally wind its way
through the courts and permit the Issuing
Of bonds for a city hall building. Even
II the bonds could be sold at present n
new building would scarcely be ready for
occupancy inside of a year. From present
indications there is no hope Of getting
this matter settled for some months and
so 1t will be necessary to enter into an
other lease for the present quarters.
Improvement Club Meeting.
Tuesday evening the N Street Improve
ment club will meet at Twenty-sixth and
street to discuss plans for improving
the property on N street from Twenty
fourth street west to the tracks Mem
bers of this club particularly desire that
the gates across the tracks be kept open
a portion of the day Sc that business will
not be driven entirely out of the block
from Twenty-sixth street west. An eff
fort will be made to induce the city
council to present a request to the man
agement of the Stock Yards company
and to the Union Pacific to have the gates
opened
1t is hardly thought that such a petit
ton will be of any use as the agreement
between the railroads and the city when
the street viaduct was built was that
the tracks should be fenced and that traffic
to and from the stock yards should be
diverted to the new viaduct. The object
of fencing the tracks is to keep those
not employed by the railroads off the
tracks and thus prevent accidents, as far
as possible.
Railroad officials declare that the build
ing of a passenger station on Twenty
seventh street between M and N streets
and the construction of a large freight
depot on Railroad avenue south of N
street will tend to build up lower N
street.
City Council Tonight.
This evening the city council will, meet
in regular monthly session. The sewer
bond ordinance is due for a second reading
and the appropriation sheet for September
is to be considered. 1t is hardly probable
that any action will be taken In regard
to the pay of registrars until the county
commissioners take some steps in the
matter. One question to come up will be
the renewal OF the lease on the ground
where the Brown Park fire company is
stationed. There was some talk at one
time of the city purchasing a lot and NOV
ing the building but the matter has been
delayed so long that more than likely
another lease for a year will be agreed
upon. There will be the usual amount
Of routine business to be gone through
with but nothing of very great Importance
is expected to come up.
Cardinal Club Dance.
The opening dancing party Of the Car
dinal club will be held at Odd Fellows
hall on Tuesday evening, October 10. In
vitations are being sent out now for this
dance. This club is one of the latest
social organizations to be formed here.
The members of the club are John j.
Gillin, president; John ]. Hinchey, secre-
taFy-treasurer; Bernard Larkin, Andrew
Nj, Gallagher, John ]. Hannigan, Thomas
F. Fitzgerald, John O'Neill, Mourice P.
Hinchey, Patrick Murphy, John C. Bar
rett, John Hughes,
Magic City Gossip.
Rev. DR.. Wheeler spent Sunday at the
Omaha Indian agency.
Sunday was drill day in police circles,
not an arrest being made.
This evening the Board of Education will
hold its regular monthly meeting.
The Young Mems Christian association
gymnasium classes will open today.
Two bad wasiouts are reported on Mis-
souri, avenue near Fourteenth street.
The ladies of the Epworth league will
meet at Twenty-fourth and II streets at
! o'clock Tuesday, october 3.
City taxes for the 1905 assessment are
| now due at the office of the city treasurer
These taxes become delinquent on jan
| uary l.
| The announcement has been made that
ground Is to be broken today for the
new Union PSeiS passenger station
| Mr.. and Mrs. David Anderson are mourn.
| ing the death of their faithful dog Shep.'
| This dog had been the constant companion
| of Mr.. Anderson for a dozen years
| be made to inject some life into the
| South Omaha Commercial club A meeting
! Of the directors of the club is to be helC
| members and talking over proposed i'm.