Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-13
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Sale Of Paving Bonds Temporarily De-
fsrrsd Because Of Misunderstanding
FIVE YEARS OPTION is OVERLOOKED
Council Meets To-day TO Act on Matter
and Probably VIII Award
Bonds to Another
Firm.

The sale OF the Twenty-fourth street paw
ing bonds has been temporarily deferred
on account of the misunderstanding with
Well, Roth & company, Of Cincinnati.
When the bids were opened II was plain
that this firm had bid on twenty-year
bonds, not taking into consideration the
five years option. Vice President Adkins
OF the council telegrsphed the firm regard
ing the matter and received this replyi
For optional bonds we offer par and ao-
crued interest, you to allow $500 for furnish
ing blank bonds"
w. J. Hayes & Sons Of Cleveland, are the
next high bidders. These bankers offered
s9O9 and accrued interest for the general
bonds and 1908 premium and accrued in
terest for the $4,000 intersection paving
bonds. They also offered TO furnish the
blank bonds free OF cost to the city.
Today the council will meet and take up
the sale and without doubt will award the
bonds to Hayes & Sons. From the tenor
Of the Hayes bid the city ofacials infer
that they are anxious to possess the Sc
curities. In case the council decides 20
accept the Hayes bid the arm viii be noti-
fed at once by wire and II everything is
satisfactory the city clerk will forward the
histories as soon as possible in order TO
secure the funds FOR the paving, so that
work can commence this fall
Extending COnduits.
When the Nebraska Telephone company
started to lay conduits in the business por-
tion OF the city, F street was designated as
the northern limit and Q street the south
ern. A change was decided on a day or two
ago ana now the conduits on Twenty-fourth
street will extend from A street TO Q street
Another addition is the laying OF conduits
on Missouri avenue from Twentieth 20
Twenty-fourth streets. Material for these
extensions is being placed on the ground
and the force OF men will be increased
| On l. street the conduits are being laid
from Twenty-fourth street west TO the
| Union Pacific tracks. Just as soon as the
conduts are laid the cables will be pulled
and run into the present central station
at Twenty-fourth and N streets. The poles
on Twenty-fourth street and on all streets
where conduits are laid will then be re-
| moved No start has been made on the
new building at Twenty-fourth and X
| streets yet. 1t appears to be the intention
of the company's officers to lay the founda-
! tlons this fall and let them settle during
the winter and start building operations
in the spring.
Methodist Church Ahairs.
Rev. d. X. Tindall. pastor of the First
| Methodist Episcopal church left Tuesday
| for Albion to attend the annual North Ne
braska conference. Before leaving DR..
Tindall said:
The FIRST Methodist church has done well
| this conference year. Several valuable
members have been added to the church list
and not cent OF debt will be against the
church for running expenses on October !.
All bills will be paid in full and balance
left in the treasury. A new cement side
walk has been laid around the church and
will soon be paid for, along with other i'm
provements."
Boys Find F1oater.
| While playing on the river bank near the
foot of street Tuesday afternoon some
boys discovered the body OF a man floating
in still water near the shore. The police
and Undertaken Brewer we're notified
About o'clock the body was taken from
the water and removed TO the morgue.
When found the body was naked, the mans
clothing being found hanging on bush
near the river bank. In memoranda book
the name OF John Kindhold was found
written several times in a German hand
and on the coat was a Spanish war button
showing that the owner of the badge had
served in the first division, second brigade
seventh corps. The dead man Is about
feet inches tall; had light hair and sandy
| moustache. No bruises were found on the
body which was but slightly discolored-
InatructIng Election OmcInIs.
This forenoon and this evening election
offcials will meet at the ONCE of the city
clerk for the purpose of receiving instruc-