Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-04
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Twenty Fourth Street Paving Matter
Takes on Form Of Lawsuit.
INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS ARE PLANNED
Interested Parties VIII Ask Court to
Interfere with Councils Inten-
ton to Award Contract
on Monday.

city council from letting a contract ON |
night next for the paving of !
Twenty street. An attorney who is |
in the case notified City Attorney |
Lambert Thursday afternoon that an in |
junction is to be applied for in order that
a stop be put to the paving at this time. |
The attorneys held quite a conversation |
and an attempt was made to arrange a
date for the hearing of the re-
straining order. No agreement was arrived
at but it is expected that before the papers
are served on the mayor and council Mon
day the contesting attorneys will reach an
agreement and suggest to the court date
for the hearing. 1t appears that some of
the property owners want asphalt others
want brick and still others want to slide
along without any repairs until after April
next.
The mayor and councilmen rather looked
for proceedings of this Sort but were in
hopes that tho differences among property
owners could be patched up and that the
Improvement might be permitted to go
ahead. Since notice has been served that
an injunction is in sight, It may be that
paving bidders will not take such an in
terest in the plans and specifications as they
have heretofore. Those demonstrating
against the paving of the street at this
time declare that the case will be taken
to the supreme court If necessary.
Removing BIum's Hall.
Arrangements were completed Thursday
whereby Blum's hail. at Twenty-sixth and
N streets, is to be removed from its present
site. An eastern trust company owns the
north half of the building and the local
agent. B. e. Wilcox, was notified yesterday
afternoon to go ahead and have the north
nj ha trnh
south half is owned by the letter Brewing
company. Mr.. letter intends moving his
half to the east far enough to front on
Twenty-sixth street, where the laundry is
now located. and use the building for either
rooming house or a saloon. When this
move is made the frame saloon building at
the northwest corner of Twenty-sixth and
N streets will be moved to property owned
by letter at 'Twenty-seventh and L streets,
leaving the corner lot vacant
Mr.. Wilcox and Mr. letter agreed Thurs
day afternoon to start work on the removal
and tearing down of this big building
within a week or ten days.
Blum's hall was the first large hall
erected in South Omaha, the finishing
touches being put on the building in the
early part of 1889. When first built this
| hall was the largest in the city and was
used for dances, lectures, etc. Many men
well known in political circles have ad-
dressed audiences in this old building, the
most notable perhaps being the late NJ. A.
Hanna. OF late the building mas been used
| mostly by tramps as a roost. On account
| of the condition of the building insurance
rates in the vicinity were raised 20 per
cent not long ago. 1t is expected that when
| the old building is torn apart the insurance
| agents will make a reduction in the present
| rate
Sewer stin CIogged.
Efforts are still being made to open the
| Railroad avenue sanitary sewer which is
stopped up between L and o streets. Three
men are digging away trying to open the
| sewer and take out the refuse dumped by
| garbage haulers but they are not making
! any Roadway to speak of. The sewer is
opened enough to carry off a portion of
the sewage, but there is still an overflow
at manholes for several blocks
Depot Problem Not Settled.
Reports have been circulated for day
or two regarding the proposed purchase
| of ground for a depot site by the Union
Pacific While negotiations are still pend
ing no money has been. paid and the own
ers of the property do not consider the
matter settled until the cash is in hand
At the present time attorneys for the Unior
! Pacific are looking over the deeds and alb
stracts and it may be several days yet be-
| fore the abstracts are completed. Then II
everything is satisfactory TO the purchaser;
the transfer will be recorded. So many
slips have been made on this proposition
that the ownSts OF the property desired
for depot purposes will not give out definite
information until the cash has been paid
DOIan Complaint Filed.
| Thursday afternoon Mrs. Sarah Dollar
filed a complaint against her husband
charging him with shooting with intent tC
kill. Judge King set the hearing for a
M, August 8. Dolan is still considerably
under the weather, but is expected to be II
a fairly good mental condition on Saturday
Mrs. Dolan asserts that she wants her hus
band put away for safe keeping as she Il
afraid of him, and this will most likely b.
done as Dolan has no defense except t.
say that he was intoxicated when he free
the shots at his wife.
| Preliminary Hearing Today,
A complaint charging murder I'm the frs
degree was filed in police court yesterda,
by Assistant City Attorney Murdocl
against Joseph Kozlowsh who is Charge
with shooting and killing william Rollin
on Sunday last, A preliminary nearing WI
, be held today in the police court. Abou
the same witnesses as We're called at tn
coroner's inquest will be sent for to ties
tify Kozlowski insists that he fred 4
self defense The testimony on this poin
at the coroner's inquest was evenly di
vided.
3 william Rollins Buried.
/ William Rollins. colored, who was sho
! Sunday night at the Roth saloon, Twenty
| seventh and L streets, by JOS Kozlowsk
! was buried at Laurel Hill cemetery Thurs
I day afternoon. The mother of the dc
% ceased telegraphed money here to pay 70
e the interment. The services were brie
= only a few of the intimate friends of tn
. deceased attending the funeral, which wa
e held at Brewers undertaking rooms.
= Voting Machine Contract Signed,
City Clerk Gillin received the contraC
r between the city OF South Omaha an
n the Standard Voting Machine company
l Rochester, N. Y. The contract had bee
r signed by Mayor Koutsky and City Cler
Gillin, bus had to be sent east for II
signatures of officers OF the company.
is promised by the company that a votir
4 machine will be sent here and be place