Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-17
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Arrangements About Completed for Hold
ing the County PrimArisG
CHANGES IN THE BOOTHS ARE MADE
City clerk VIII Give Explicit Direc-
lions TO Election omcers 90
Have Returns Delivered
to Him.

Arrangements have about been completed
for the holding of primaries and the first
days registration on Tuesday September
10. 1t was necessary for city Clerk Gillin
TO make a couple OF changes in the regis
tration booths and primary voting places
but these are now arranged for. The thirty
six members Of the board of registration
and the two dozen clerks have qualified
and should there be any vacancies on
Tuesday morning the places will be filled
by substitutes. Primaries will be open
from a. m. until .. m.
While County Clerk DreKel intends hav-
ing the returns OF the primaries sent to
his ONCE in Omaha, Clerk Gillin will ask
that the boxes be delivered at his Office
here as soon as the count is completed
Tuesday night along with a copy of the vote
given each name on the primary ticket
The boxes will be taken to Omaha wednes-
day forenoon.
The city clerk is to give explicit direc-
tons to the election officers to see that the
returns from each precinct be delivered to
him along with the ballot boxes.
Voting and registration places are as
follows.
First ward-Flrst precinct Twentieth and
MISSOURI avenue second precinct, Twenty
Second Ward-First precinct. Twentieth
and X; second precinct, Twenty-fourth and
Third ward-First precinct, Twenty-hrst
and Railroad avenue; second precinct,
Fourth Ward-First precinct, Twenty
NTH and p; second precinct, Thirtieth and
Fifth Ward-F'irst precinct, Thirtieth and
second PrecinGt Thlrty-ninth and l.
,o sixth WaTdIfirst precinct az, Twenty.
Twenty-hfth.
The Storm Damage.
Mayor Koutsky said Saturday afternoon
that the streets of South Omaha were
never in worse condition than at present
I'm some localities" said the mayor
1t is impossible to get around, even with
a light buggy. washouts are being re
ported from all sections of the city. bu
pnothing be done towards making re
pairs until the mud dries up a little"
Missouri avenue, near Fifteenth street
Is practically impossible, and there is an
other big washout at Twenty -hrst anC
Missouri avenue. Thirteenth street To-
several blocks north of Missouri avenue
Is almost impossible, and little attempt 4
made to travel this street south Of tn
avenue. The road to the city dumpinl
ground, on Twelfth street is washed away
and it may be ten days before the haulin
II garbage can be resumed. The heav,
rains have not improved the condition o
twenty fourth street any, but the other
paved streets have not been damaged t
any extent. During the week the electr
lights both street and incandescent, hav
been out OF service about as many hour
as they have been in working order. Blu
the man with the real bundle of troubl
Is Jim Carter, local manager of the Ne
braska Telephone Company. He has ha
so much grief during the past two week
that he could not look pleasant If he tried
Friday nights storm just did a lot o
unkind things to the telephone company
wires A large force of men worked har
Saturday to get telephones in workn
order again, with the result that nearl
all the lines were cleared before dark
Every effort is to be made now by tn
telephone company to hasten the layin
of conduits so as to get as many wire
under ground as possible before anothe
batch of severe storms comes this way.
Paving Histories Sent East.
City Clerk Gillin has sent the historic
of the Twenty-fourth street paving bond
to w. j. Hayes & Sons, bankers of Cleve
land, Ohio. In reply 20 inquiries made b
the city clerk these bankers assert the
they will do their utmost to have their bon
attorneys pass on the Legality OF the issu
as soon possible. 1t Is hardly expecte
that a reply will be received before III
middle of October. Then some little tin
will be taken in preparing the bonds an
the signing Of the same by the mayor an
clerk. There Is hopes, however, that II