Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-13
AFFAIRS At SOLrH OMAHA
Effort Being Wade to Revive City Hall
Bord froposi.iSn
sr1zlR THERE TO BUY THE BONDS
site War is on, Half n Dozen Places
BEING onered on which to
Erect the Build
ing.

Splitter Of Toledo. son of Millionaire
Splitter, the bond buyer. is in the city ne
gotiating with the interested parties with
view Of buying. At the regular election
$4,000 in bonds were voted, TO be issued
by the city of South Omaha for the pur-
pose Of buying the necessary ground and
erecting a public building suitable for a
city hall The bonds were to be payable in
twenty years and were to bear a rate of
per cent interest.
/ A site war had been on for some time
ana seven sites were put up to the public
to vote upon. These were: Northwest
corner Twenty-ifth and streets south
east corner Twenty-fifth and NJ streets.
opposite new library building facing on
M street, south side; southwest corner
| Twenty fourth and o streets. southeast
corner Twenty-fifth and o streets south
west corner Twenty-fifth and NJ streets,
Immediately north of new Beck building,
between l. and NJ streets, east side of
] Twenty fourth street The site at the
southwest corner OF Twenty-fourth and o
streets received the most votes and the
city hall was TO be located there IL the
bonds were sold.
Bids were received and the bonds ordered
sold to Hayes & Sons. but before the sale
was made temporary injunction was
cured by Mrs Mary Pivonka which was
afterward made permanent. The case is
now in the supreme court.
| Lyman Splitter is here for the purpose of
buying these bonds and Mrs. Pivonka says
she has been offered 1000 to withdraw her
suit. She told a reporter of The Bee that
she was still considering the matter and
she probably would know by Thursday or
Friday Meanwhile Mr.. Splitter is at the
Paxton hotel in Omaha and all interested
parties are in a stir concerning the pros
poets of getting the suit set aside and Sc
curing a new city hall.
II Is understood that the syndicate which
controls the lots on T>wenty-fourth and o
streets is holding them at $4,000 1t is
also. reported that three lots could be
bought on Twenty-fifth and streets for
$500, and the advocates of this site are
again active.
| A plan has been suggested of refunding
the bonds, although they were never is
| sued. The experts from the east say that
this could be done. The presence OF Mr..
Splitter has brought up all of the old fights
for and against a city hail. and groups
stand around on the corners as IL 1t was
the eve OF an election.
Last night a meeting was held OF the n
Street Improvement club for a discussion
of the matter. The attorney against the
bonds and representing Mrs. Pivonka is
Attorney Breen of Omaha. Two expert
bond buyers in the employ of Mr.. Splitter
preceded him to Omaha to examine the
bond history and data concerning the issue
A special meeting of the council may be
called.
The bonds were sold to Hayes & Sons for
a premium of $3.50 less $40 making a net
premium of 500. but it Is thought that if
the bonds are sold at this time it will have
to be at a discount because of the litigation
and opposition.
Protests on Special Taxes.
The city council is sitting as 'oard OF
equalization to hear protests on some spe-
cial taxes For work done by Dan Hannah
In Sixteenth street grading district taxes
amounting to s3,02s.56: for permanent side
walks 81, Ss6s and for cinder and temporary
permanent sidewalks laid by the city and
assessed against the property, 1857 SO. These
. walks were put in instead of the old two
!, plank walks, which the last legislature
I, Knocked out. The board sat all day Tues.
day and no protest was filed. 1t will con.
, tinue to sit until tonight at o'clock.
Howe's Busy Week.
r City Treasurer Howe has been kept busy
9 this week receiving money for taxes. Mr.
: Howe said:
t People should come early to pay their
: taxes as there is sure to be a rush toward
the first of the year when they will begin
to draw interest. Three railroad companie.
have paid their taxes without protest They
are the Rock Island, $3603S; the Missouri
Pacific, sS627o, and the Milwaukee, $l6s Sc
This Is a tax on mileage and the others
have not paid up
Easy Picking for Crook
meeting soon is to be called OF the
{ Easy Marks club" an organization IN
South Omaha composed of the eight bust
ness men who were so neatly trimmed last
Saturday by one OF the smoothest forged
check men who has struck this burg fol
some time.
A young man appeared in one OF tn,
prominent saloons about dark with an old
: mud -bespattersd overcoat and a dinner pail
d He asked to have an IS check cashed, a
the same time presenting a check drawn ul
in good form and signed by the rubbe
stamp and good imitation OF the sigma
ture OF G. w Briggs. the plumber. Pa
: Martin was the frst victim and he though
nothing OF II as the man looked like
working man who had just come out o
9 some sewer ditch so he cashed his check
The forgery was not discovered until Mon
day noon when the checks came into tn
Packers National bank, eight in numbe
ana were thrown oct The man had a goo,
two days start with his 500, which h
:, realized and nothing has been heard o
7" him.
t Among the mourners are p. j. Martin
George Schiller, John Riches. Chris Graver
:: sen, Louis Lundin and John Rabb. The de
ception was so complete and the nerv
Il of the man so great that the victims ar
y mo- able to furnish the police with a goo
description.
y Phil Kearney Elects Omcers.
= At the regular annual meeting of Phi
Kearney post No. OF the Grand Army o
]. the Republic OF South Omaha, held las
/: Saturday night. the following officers wer
elected for the ensuing year:
= Past commander, Andrew RenwlclS
I, senior vice commander, l. W. MeinEer
~ junior vice eommanosr, H. G. Powers
quArtermaster. John Mcintire; surgeon, r
4 Etter; chaplain, J; @. Robertson; ON
'e Der OF day, ]. o. Eastman: oficer @
man and J. @. Robertson.
re The delegate TO the state encampmeu
y to be held at lincoln in May is 1. w Nc
- Kenzie. with James Aughe alternate.
Joint installation of officers OF Post A wi
is be- held January 10 and Major Wilcox wi
J muster the post
!. Is Phil Kearney Woman's Relief corps Nc