Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-21
AFFAIRS AT SUUTH OMAHA
High-PriCsd Site for City Hall May Not
Be Purchased
VOTE ON QUESTION ONLY PREFERENTIAL
CounciImen Incline to Idea That They
Are Not Bouud to buy Mt
O'Seiiis Figures and
Look Elsewhere.


tween the members Of the South Omaha
council as to the location of the new city
hall, and now comes tip from a reliable
source that the site voted in the last cleo
ton will positively be refused. The ground
is taken by many members of the council
that the vote merely expressed prefer
ence as to location and in no sense is to
be considered binding public con-
tract Had a stipulated price been agreed
upon and voted then the result might have
been binding as effectually the vote Of
a bond issue. Statements made yester-
day afternoon at the city hall would indi-
, cate that the council would refuse to pur-
chase the lots owned by Tax Commits
sloner O'Neill. and the reason indicated
was that the valuation on the site had
appreciated since the election to nearly
$4,000. The site at the southeast corner
| of Twenty-ffth and o streets Is named
| as a possible second choice. This site was
purchased by the administrators of the
Amos Gates estate and was formerly part
of the estate of Martin Tighe. When ques-
toned as to his opinion, City Clerk John
J. Gillin said: 'Of course that site was
voted in the election. but that doesn't
mean that the people of South Omaha will
let any one raise the value Of property
any one thought that he was doing more
than voting his preference when those bal
lots were cast. If a similar advance fol-
lows a known preference in favor of the
| site at Twenty-ffth and o, still other To-
cations will. no doubt. be looked for by
! the council" A decision is expected at
the council meeting, which comes the first
Monday in January 1906.
| Norrisey and Ford Arraigned.
! John Morrisey and Michael Ford wero
arraigned before the police court at . p.
| m yesterday to answer to the charge of
| robbery and feonious assault in Rybins
saloon. Albright, last Saturday night. Both
| plead not guilty. The case will be tried
! this morning at 10 a m. At that time also
| all the indictments against Ford, Maher
and Morrisey will have a hearing. These
cases We're not tried yesterday, because
! the council for the state and the defend
ants neither were ready. All the witnesses
are expected to be ready this morning.
| Junk Dealer Fined,
Leon Kern was fined SIS and costs by
| Judge King for having taken twenty-five
pounds OF brass belonging to the Ham
mond Packing company. Kern is dealer
! in junk in a small way and knows good
junk when he sees it, This brass was
taken last Sunday, December II.
Evidence of wife Taken.
The evidence of the plaintiff Mrs. Adie
I.awer. Thirty-frst and V streets who
charges her former husband. Frank Lawer
with assault and battery. committed last
/ Sunday evening, was taken yesterday after
, noon, but the evidence OF the defendant was
| put over until today since one OF the wit
nesses did not appears. 1t appears, accord
! ing to Mrs. IAwer. her husband struck her
in the back of the neck with his fist and
| knocked her through door, This the
elimination of "a quarref between the d.
where they met, -. ~ :'.i' ~
City Printing Supplies.
| A number of local printers visited the
city clerks office yesterday afternoon to
look over the acquisitions for the coming
year to get data on which TO base an esti-
mate for their bids. These bids together
with bids for each and every department of
the city government will be all in before
the adjourned meeting of the city council
convenes. This will be next Tuesday even
ing The bids will then be closed and they
will be distributed to their proper commit
tees. This will be the order OF business for
the evenings session.
RefundinG Bonds Forwarded.
The new refundins bonds have been signed
by the mayor and sent by express 10
Kountze Brothers, Nv York, the tscel
agents for the city, to be delivered to
Moore, Baker & Co.. the purchasers OF
this issue of $4,000 They were In denomin-
atoms of 1900 each. They were all sealed
and insured to obviate possible loss. The
details were looked after by the Packers
National bank.
Public Work shuts Down.
During the past week all contractors for
permanent improvements in the city closed
for the season. Nothing further will be
done until the weather moderates, excep,
possibly the contractors for brick and Gin
der walks. Soon the only thing working
will be the tough looking rock pile back of
the city hall. Operations in that direction
will be delegated to the meandering hobo. -
Magic City Gossip.
The city hall will close Saturday noon for
Christmas and will reopen Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs j. c. Mcclure. SD North
Twenty-third street, have new baby girl
The First Methodist Sunday school will
render a Christmas cantata at its church
Saturday December g. at p. m.
H. V. Percells of Denver, formerly a resi-
dent OF South Omaha, is visiting several OF
his friends here while on his holiday vaca,
ton.
Mrs Alfred Green of Extra, la, will
spend the holidays with her daughters Mrs
Grace Pinnell, city librarian and Mrs A. ].
Caughey, 9H7 North Twenty-third street
o. NJ. Etter, son of Postmaster Etter,