Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-18
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Transfer Of Omaha to Hammond Plant is
Stirring Up Talk.
WhDUcT CHANGES LIKELY TO RESULT
Approaches 10 o street Bridge VIII
ne Built and Make Possible =
Reedjustment Of Local
Travel.

Within two months the work of trans
ferring the property Of the Omaha Packing
company TO the old Hammond plant will
have been commenced in earnest, and It
will probab bly, be along in the spring before
the transfer will be fully made. Prior to
this IT IL said that approaches will be built
from the o street viaduct How many or
for whom II IL not known definitely as yet
The National Packing company will have
an approach for. indeed, the company
would be virtually shut out were no ap-
proach of some sort provided for the outlet
from the plant.
Ever since the building OF the O street
viaduct there has been demand for an ap-
proach on the north side of the bridge and
the building Of the new Union passenger
station, now In course Of construction, has
afforded additional necessity and demand
for an approach there. The Delmonico hotel
IL practically shut out from the stock yards
district and the Exchange building has no
other access to the Demonico or the new
passenger depot than the roundabout course
over the q street viaduct. II this were TO
he done, IT IL very probable that the aglta-
ton for a foot bridge across the tracks
from \ street would cease. The building OF
y foot bridge or an approach from the via
duct to point near tho Delmonico or the
foot Of y street would solve the question
This is a hobby with the property owners
ON lower street. and If they can ever
have any say IT will be done.
There are good prospects for general i'm.
provements in South Omaha the coming
year. With the assurance of a viaduct al
Y street the two new dcpots and other rail.
road Improvements there will be much &C.
tiVitV he ,f
Telephone Company Building.
The Nebraska Telephone company will
continue in its old quarters for some tim,
to come, the announcement being made
Saturday afternoon that work on the new
exchange would not be begun until the
breaking of the cold weather in the spring
when the work will be started as soor
thereafter the weather will permit. The
new exchange Is to be 33x1O0 feet and viii
probably be three stories high, of brick
All connections with the new exchang,
will be through underground conduits, bu
these will not he laid until spring.
sewer Committee Meeting.
The sewer committee which was ap
pointed by Chairman O'Keene to confe
with the city council, mayor and the stool
yards officials, will not meet with the coun
ell this week. but will meet Tuesday night
December s6, the day after Christmas
when it is hoped that "a Christmas presen
to the general public In the shape of al
announcement that the warning Interest,"
have come to an agreement and that tn
sewer will be built during the coming sum
mer.
y. VI. &. \. Farewell Services.
The farewell meeting of the Young Men
Christian association in the old quarter
was held yesterday afternoon, the new ser
vices being conducted by Robert c. Walker
The old quarters were occupied by tn
Young Mems Christian association for tn
past eleven years and during that time tn
association has grown until new quarter
were an absolute necessity. During tn