Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-19
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Approach % Yves. Bud Of Q Street viaduCt
Again Agitated.
ESTIMATE OF COST BY CITY ENGINEER
Improvement Not Likely 60 BE Made,
hs the City Is without Funds that
Might he Devoted 60
the Purpose.

The question Of constructing an approach
on Twenty-seventh street TO the west end
Of the q street viaduct is again being
considered by the city officials. When the
north and south approaches to the viaduct
we're built the roadway on Twenty-seventh
. street south from the viaduct was shut
\on. Property owners complained that by
reason Of the building OF the south APP
proach vehicles had to go west to Twenty
eighth street and thence south block
and east a block to reach residences and
boarding houses near the west end OF the
bridge When this question was first
brought up an effort made to induce
the railroad companies TO pay at least a
portion of the cost of a south approach,
but this proposition the railroads declined
to consider. Then the matter was dropped
for time. City Engineer Beal has made
estimates OF the cost Of an approach and
the amount of material needed. The cost
will be close to N,7OO and the approach, II
built, will be 1870 feet In length. While the
necessity for such an approach Is admit
ted. the question with the city officials is
the cost. In the making Of the 1906 levy
expenses were cut to the lowest possible
amount and there will have to be a great
deal Of economy II this amount of money
can be spared for the proposed improve
ment out Of this years levy.
voting Machine Contract Signed.
Tuesday a contract was signed by city
officials for eight Standard voting machines
and the contract was forwarded to Roches-
ter, n. Y, for the signatures Of the head
officers OF the voting machine company
This contract calls for the payment Of
81 200 cash when the machines are delivered
and the balance of $4,000 is to be paid at
% opn ..I kr haIa
draws interest at the rate of per cent
per annum. 1t is agreed in the contract
that the machines will be here in time for
the November election
Library Board Vacancy.
BY reason of the death of DR.. w. g.
white there IS vacancy on the Library
BOARD Mayor Koutsky will be called upon
% make an appointment and the council
will be asked to confirm the appointment
Il is desired that the appointment be made
Ls soon as possible as the Library board
called to meet on August for the reor-
Eanization of the board. Among the pres
mt members there does not appear to be
my desire to change the present officers
Sut the mayor will be urged to make the
appointment before the reorganization.
viii Change Locations.
Theodore Vols, the well known tailor,
who has been located in the Pioneer block,
rwenty-sixth and N streets, for ten years,
e preparing to move 10 423 North Twenty
!ourth street Mr.. Volz will occupy the
Itore building being vacated by M. A
Dillon, druggist. The removal will be
made on August /. Today Mr. Volz leaves
Tor the east to select new stock of goods
for his new store.
Tuition Fees Increasing.
Superintendent Mclean of the public
schools has prepared a report for the Board
Of Education showing the amount OF tuition
paid during the last school year by nom
residents. During the year forty-nine stu
dents attended the South Omaha public
schools and the tuition paid amounted to
$3.50 This sum is much larger than in the
past as every nonresident was compelled
last year to pay tuition. Money derived
from this source goes into the general fund
Of the school district
Meat Trade Decreasing.
Local butchers report a remarkable fall
Ing off in trade since the hot weather
started. At some shops the statement is
made that a large number of families are
eating meat only once day now, as the
weather is too hot for roasts and the like.
Even II the local trade is light the packers
are working about ali the good men they
IAN get every day and an increase in the
packing house forces may be looked for as
Toon as the range cattle arrive in guam
titles. Dealers in vegetables report an
active trade and ice cream merchants have
more business than they can look after.
GiIlin Sending sidewalk Notices.
Ciiy Clerk Gillin put in a large portion
Of his time Tuesday in making out notices
to property owners TO lay cinder sidewalks.
Something over 100 notices were issued.
All OF these notices will be served on prop
srty owners by the special agent of the
legal department of the city. In the notices
prepared about 5000 feet of cinder walks
are ordered laid. These cnder walks are
to take the place OF wooden walks While
the cost is a trIhe more than planks the
rihder is reported TO be far more durable
Attend our Clearing Sale, 1t VIII Pay
You.
Choice of any straw hat in the house, $50
Mems SIC four-in-hands, lbc. Mems black
shirts Csc. Outing suits. $685. SOC under
wear, Csc. Mems fancy hose. 10c. Mems
Tuits, $3.50, worth S7.75. Work pants, CSC
children's overalls. &c. Mems fine worsted
PANTS, $1.65. 60c suspenders, $50. Good
Lhirts, 4Sc. etc.
EEBRAsKA SHOE s. CLOTHING HOUSE,
18th and N. sts., South Omaha.
Magic city Gossip.
Two electric fans have been ordered for
The city offices.
Miss Norma Rogers of Chicago Is visiting
her uncle. ]. A. Mclean.
George Kopp, Twenty-third and u streets,
reports the birth of a son.
laundry managers report q big increase
d business on account Of the hot weather,
Mrs II. q. F1eharty returned yesterday
rpm Denver, where she spent couple OF
weeks.
City Engineer Beal returned yesterday
from a few days visit with friends In the
country.
Mrs. c. Il Talbot fled her bond yester,
day as a member OF the South Omaha
Library board.
Mrs Herman Beal and children have re-
turned from Saline county, where they
visited for q month.
II is reported around the city that la
borePs are scarce. Very few idle men arr
10 be seen on the streets.
81. Martins Guild will give an ice cream
social ~ the church grounds, Twenty-fourtf
and STREETS this evening.
Barney CoEan's saloon at Twenty-eightl
and Q streets was considerably damaged b!
fire Tuesday morning.
The ladies OF tho First Presbyterian
church will give lawn social at DR.
Wheeler's residence Thursday evening.
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