Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-29
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
ourbing and Guttsring Of Twenty-FOurth
Street is in Sight
ARTIFICIAL STONE is TO Be USEE
One of the Most Serious Obstacles 20
be Overcome in this work IL
the Heavy wash Mt
Il street.

gineer's department for the curbing and
guttering of Twenty-third street from the
city limits on the north to Missouri avenue
on the south. Only recently all of the
property owners on this street within the
north and south lines mentioned presented
petition to the council asking permission
to curb and gutter the street. The idea
is TO park the street and make 1t as pre-
sentable as possible. Some of the finest
residences in the city are built on Twenty
third street, and the improvement mem
toned is considered a needed one. Artih-
cial stone is TO be used for the curbing
and guttering. No estimate of the cost
has been made by the engineering depart
ment of the city, but when the stakes are
set City Engineer Beal will figure out the
cost.
There is something to contend with in
this curbing and guttering, and that Is
the big wash at Twenty-third and f
streets. At present Twenty-third street at
f is about four feet below grade. An eff
fort is now being made to compromise this
grade with the city engineer and 1t APP
pears as If the property owners will be
given every advantage possible.
Some of the interested property owners
called at the city hail Wednesday after
noon and suggested that in order to over
come the constant wash at e street that
brick pavement be laid on Twenty-third
street from d to streets. This sugges-
tion meets with the approval OF the city
authorities and II the property owners are
willing to bear the expense these two
blocks will more than likely be paved.
New Fire Hall.
It Is expected within a short time steps
will be taken to advertise for bids for the
fire department headquarters at Twenty
nth and l. streets. President Adkins OF
the city council said yesterday that he
had been looking after the matter to some
extent and had found that something
ought to be done at once. The present
headquarters building on Twenty-fourth
street Is badly out of repair and the owner
declines to make any improvements as
he wants the city to move. AS the build
ing is now the crew at headquarters say
that It will be impossible to remain In
the building another winter. Architects
will be asked to submit bids for plans apd
Mr.. Adkins declares that just as soon as
the 1905 levy is made the matter of con-
struction will be pushed 1t is planned to
erect a fire hall to cost not more than
$40 900 and be so arranged that steamer
can be placed In service should one be pur-
chased later The ground for this build
ing was purchased some months ago, put
differences regarding the amount 10 ne
levied for fire purposes has prevented ac-
ton until the total valuation was known.
Gibson wants Asphalt.
State Senator L. c. Gibson is going
around with a petition to be presented to
| the city council asking that Twenty-fourth
street be repaved with asphalt instead Oh
brick Some of the members of the coun-
| ell state that II the street Is repaved at all
| It will be with brick, as asphalt costs en-
tirely too much to keep in repair. The
| proposition now before the council is to re-
| pave the entire street from A to Q with
| some standard vitrifed paving brick. Ex-
| perience has shown that the asphalt pave
| ment on Twcnty-fourth street was not laid
| heavy enough to carry the heavy traffic
Even with protests Of property owners In
the matter of repaving 1t begins to look
| now as II some steps might be taken this
year toward remedying the present dilapi-
dated condition of the street.
| City Wants Bids.
Bids for the grading of X street from
Twenty-sixth to Twenty-seventh are being
requested by the city clerk. This work
means the moving of about 1900 cubic yards
of dirt, The estimated cost is $500. Next
Monday night the council will open bids for
this grading. All of the property owners on
! X street between Twenty sixth and Twen-
| tv-seyenth streets have signed the petition
and have, certified a willingness to stand
the cost At one portion of the street there
| will be a cut of about fifteen feet, in order
70 conform to the established grade of the
| street.
highland Park Club Meeting.
Secretary ]. NJ Guild of the Highland
Park Improvement club has sent on
notices for a meeting of the club at the
Lincoln schoolhouse this evening At this
meeting 1t is intended to complete arrange
ments for the opening of Twenty-hfti
street from street TO the boulevard. Mr.
Guild states that property owners in thu
northern portion of the city are taking
quite an interest in the opening of thu
street since the Omaha city council ha
shown an inclination to help. The petition
for the grading of street is receiving sig
natures right along and the report is tha
when the street is graded and the proposed
viaduct is built across the tracks at /
street a number OF important Improvement
will be made on F street. A report fron
the entertainment committee having II
charge the holding OF a club picnic a
Highland park will be read.
Fire Department Matters.
The new harness for the fire department
was completed a day or two ago and is noN
in service at the headquarters house o
Twenty fourth street. This harness wa
made by hand and will last for years. TIL
cost, according to the bill rendered. is $40
, Hose wagon No 8 is out OF the paint an
. repair shop and is again in service. In
cluding new tires, painting and other re
: pairs the city will be charged S1lO for thi
= work.
A., Chief Garratt said last evening that he
" badly in need of the new hose recently ol
. dered He has 1900 feet OF hose in frs
:, class condition and several thousand fee
!. of rubber hose that is apparently good, bI
y will not stand the pressure, the Tubbt
: having lost its life after having been
- service about six years. When the ne
= hose comes and the rubber hose used Il
y work about the city the chief feels that Il
city will be able to get along for sever
months unless there should be a big fire.
r. COrOner's Jury Returns Verdict,
Coroner Bradley held an inquest Wedne
=" day afternoon over the remains of ANTI
n sramek. The jury returned a verdict
n the effect that Sramek committed suicide
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