Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-14
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Protest Against Union Pacific Ordinances
by Business Men.
COMMERCIAL CLUB WANTS A PROMISE
Lively bidding Expected at Meeting
of Council Monday Evening for
Missouri Avenue Paving
Bonds.
COMMERCIAL CLUB WANTS A PROMlS

1t has been the general expectation !
among city officials that when the city |
council meets tonight the three ordinances
pertaining to Union Pacific railroad i'm
provements would be passed and signed by
Mayor Koutsky. Some of the businessmen
of the city have, however, taken the matter
up and are preparing to file a remonstrance
against, hurried action.
What these businessmen want is written
assurance from some one In authority at
Union Pacific headquarters that pas
senger station and a freight depot will be
constructed within a certain length of
time. A petition urging the council to
insist upon this was being circulated Sat
urday afternoon by E. L. culver, secre-
tary of the Commercial club.
Mr. Culver declared that the people of
South Omaha wanted to see these improve
ments go ahead as rapidly as possible, but
that the businessmen did not believe in
vacating any more streets or other city
property on mere promises.
What is wanted" said Mr.. Culver, lis a
letter from General Manager Mohler or
some one else in authority, giving the ap-
proximate date of the commencement of
the work and the estimated time that IL
will take to make these improvements
Unless such an agreement can be reached
! the mayor ana CITY COuHCll wall OS Ni6SN
not to pass the ordinances
| 1t is understood that a committee will
\ cali at Union Pacific headquarters today
| and II a pledge is secured the rerlonstrance
will not be filed. Unless signed agree
| ment- is made, then the businessmen de-
/ clare that every effort will be made 10
/ induce the members of the council to delay
| matters. Businessmen assert that many
| promises have been made by railroad com
panies in the past and that few have been
! fulfilled The feeling now is that there
| should be a stop put to the giving away
of city property for railroad purposes with
out the city at large securing any Dement'S
Bond Bids Tonight.
! II is expected that there will be some
lively bidding tonight at the council meet
ing for the Missouri avenue paving bonds
These bonds have been advertised in The
Omaha Bee for fourteen days and about
a score of bond buyers have written Treas
urer Howe and City Clerk Gillin asking
| for details. This issue is for SS5,OO0 to pay
the cost of paving Missouri avenue from
| Thirteenth street to Twenty-fourth street
yitriaed block brick is to be used. The
bonds draw interest at the rate of 8 per
| cent per annum and run for twenty years
| Each bidder must state separately the
amount offered principal and premium
| and for accrued interest.
When issued the bonds will bear date
| OF August /. There is of course the usual
fve-year option clause. 1t is expected that
| as soon as the bonds are sold and the
money paid that the paving of the avenue
! will be started. The street railroad COM
panys portion of the paving will amount
to about $1,000 This is in addition to the
bonds voted by the city
Patrick O'Dwyer Dies.
Patrick O'Dwyer died at his home, 472
| South Twenty second street, Sunday at the
| age OF 79 years. The deceased has been a
resident of South Omaha for nineteen
years He leaves a wife and ten children.
This is the first death that has occurred
in the family, all of the children born being
grown. Funeral services will be held at
St. Agnes church on Tuesday afternoon.
Interment is TO be at Holy sepulcher cem-
etery.
MURPHY Rides Blind Horse,
Officer Small picked up James Murphy
| Sunday afternoon and sent him to jail for
being badly under he influence OF liquor
What attracted the officers attention was
Murphy riding a blind horse The animal
was wandering aimlessly about the streets
and Murphy did not even hold the bride
lines. When the policeman stopped the
horse he found that Murphy was sound
asleep. While the intoxicated individual
was taken to police headquarters TO rest
up the horse was sent to a livery stable
and given water and good feed.
Preparing for Supplies.
! The South Omaha Board OF Education
has sent out notices asking for bids for
| supplies of various kinds. These bids are
10 be received by the secretary Of the
board up to noon on August 10. All kinds
OF supplies are asked for and the bidding
promises TO be lively. Unless a special
meeting is called there will be no meeting
Of the board tonight.
Appraisers Meet Today.
! At 9 O'Clock this afternoon the persons
appointed 10 appraise the damages, II any.
TO abutting property on Twenty-third
! street, from ID to F street, will meet and
| go over the ground with property owners.
| II has been announced by some OF the
property owners interested that there will
| be no opposition 10 the proposed change
| Of grade, in fact, the change was asked
for by the property owners. II may be
that the appraisers will complete their
work in time 10 hand in a report 20 the
council tonight
Magic City Gossip.
/ p. J. Barrett left last night for Denver,
| 20 be gone about a week.
| Mr. and Mrs / = RusselI have gona 20