Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-13
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Plans for Fire Department Headquarters
Complstsd by Architect Davis.
BUILDING is TO Be READY BY WINTER
Talk Of Paving. VI street IL revived
by Assurance of n Union Pncihc
station on Twenty-seventh
street.

station on Twenty-Seventh
street.
Architect L. A. Davis has completed
the plans for the fire department building
to be erected at Twenty-ffth and l. streets.
The blue prints are made and specihca-
tions are ready. The plans have been ac-
cepted by the fire and police commission
ers and will be sent to the city council
Monday night for approval
The building as now planned is TO be OF
brick with stohe facing, two stories and
basement 1t will have a frontage on
Twenty-hfth street Of forty-four feet and
length on l. street of 100 feet
In the apparatus room, which Is forty
two feet In width and seventy-two feet
In length. space is provided for an engine,
hose wagon and a hook and ladder
truck. Ten horses can be given stalls.
This apparatus room will be without posts
on the floor, steel trusses supporting the
floor and ceiling. On the second floor
two sets Of quarters are provided, rooms
for sixteen men being planned. Each set
OF quarters will have a reception room,
bath and locker rooms and sleeping apart
ments, the double apartments being divided
by a hall running through the entire length
Of the building.
While the main entrance will be on Twen-
ty-fifth street. two entrances will be pro-
vided on l. street.
II is not the intention of the council
at this time 20 spend more than $4,000 on
the building this year. When more money
is available the building will be completed
with double sets OF quarters and a COM
plete fire fighting apparatus. For the time
being the space to be occupied by a fire
engine will be used for patrol wagon
and later on when the city acquires a
steamer an addition is to be built on the
south side of the building for police pa
troll purposes.
When the city council meets on Monday
night the plans will be accepted and the
city clerk is to be directed to advertise
for bids for the construction of the build
ing. Every effort is to be made, so It is
stated, to have the proposed building ready
for occupancy by the time cold weather sets
In.
Paving Talk Revived.
Since the building OF Union Pacific pas
senger station on Twenty-seventh street
between NJ and N street is assured there is
again some talk about paving NJ street.
This subject has been considered a number
of times in years past, but the failure to
secure a sufficient number Of signatures to
the petition prevented any decisive action
It is well known that the government owns
half block on NJ street where the post
office stands and there is no prospect Of the
postal authorities making any appropriation
for paving. This question was decided a
number OF years ago, in fact just after
the postoflce building was completed.
Without the government standing its pro-
portion of the paving tax the abutting
property owners do not feel like going
ahead. With the surety OF a depot condi-
tions may be changed so that the city
otficials Will agree to pay for the govern
ment's portion of the paving tax and IL this
can be arranged the street from Twenty
fourth to Twenty may be paved
next year 1t is considered too late now TO
do anything, but the preliminary work re-
garding the petition, but prospects look
fairly good for a pavement on this portion
of the street next year.
stin Talking About Janitors.
There is still a great deal of talk on the
streets about the action Of the Board of
Education in dropping six of the time
janitors 1t appeared that the four members
OF the board could not agree and conces-
siens had to be made I.averty and Rich
refused to vote for Dudley, voss Lind
strom and Queenan and the result was that
a
sure thing were not on the list when the
election returns were given out. A change
was also made in the salary list. Hereto
fore the salaries had ranged from $50 to
800 a month. Now under the present
schedule the Janitors and assistants each
receive $50 a month compensation. In ad-
dition to this change in wages the janitors
elected have been notified that they are
subject TO removal at any time.
FrRternaI Union Meeting Monday.
On Monday night twenty-five candidates
will be initiated into Magic City lodge No.
so. Fraternal Union of America. The in
itiation will take place at Workman temple
Twenty-hfth and NJ streets and a degree
team from Omaha will conduct the work
District Manager r. Evans is in the city
and will see 10 It that all OF the candidates
get all that is coming to them. At the
present time this lodge has about go mem-
bers.
DIR. Ludden Comes Today.
DR. Luther p Ludden of Lincoln, presi-
dent Of the State Board Of Education, will
| conduct the English Lutheran services at
the local Young Mems Christian associa-
ton rooms at IL o'clock today. Dr. Ludden
/ is prominent educator as well as great
worker in the church and his coming today
, will be appreciated by many. The English
/ Lutheran people have just started work in
South Omaha Rev. Ralph w Livers, 7O7
North Twenty fifth street, is the pastor OF
the church here and he declares that the
outlook is promising for a strong perma-
nent organization.
! Beal Working Hard.
Herman Beal, the present city engineer,
has. since his filing for the once OF county