Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-28
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Mud Greek Sewer Construction Becomes a
Live Issue.
GUY C. BARTON SERVES NOTICE ON CITY
Mayor Authorized to Cali Mass Meet
ing to Decide what VIII ne
Done to Avoid COmpIica-
lions over injunction.

The construction of a sewer for the abate-
ment Of the Mud creek nuisance again
occupied considerable Of the time of the city
council at the meeting last night A COM
munication was read from Attorney +. A.
Brogan. who represented Guy. c. Barton
and others in the suits now pending in the
courts. Mr.. Brogan writes:
BY the terms of the decree it was pro-
vided that the Injunction should take effect
April l, 1906. Seven months of the stipu-
lated period have passed and the city Of
south Omaha has taken no steps except to.
refuse TO construct sewer and the Union
except to request the city to build one. The
plaintiffs will vigorously resist any applica-
ton to postpone the time when the injunc-
ton shall take effect beyond April 1, unless
at the time the application is made work
has actually commenced on the construc-
been commenced to abate the nuisance.
The communication was ordered placed on
file without any discussion whatever.
Then came the lengthy opinion Of City
Attorney Lambert on the sewer question.
When this had been read by the clerk,
Councilman Adkins suggested that a mass
meeting of citizens be called for the pur-
pose Of discussing the question, as it was
serious one. 1t was agreed that the mayor
call a mass meeting at such time and place
as he may determine on later
The Nebraska Telephone company was
given the contract for putting in first class
condition the city fire alarm system. Not
long ago the Fire and Police Commissioners
called the attention of the council to the
condition of the present system. which is
worthless. In a proposition submitted the
Nebraska Telephone company agrees to
overhaul and put in first class condition the
I pre- sent system and maintain it for $50
month for fifteen alarm boxes, the contract
to run for fve years. All new material
needed to repair the present system is to
be paid for by the city. Immediate repairs
are to be made to these lines or boxes when
! out of der and there is to be a daily in
spection of the system. Mayor Koutsky
and Clerk Gillin We're directed to enter into
| this contract at once.
Councilman Kiewit asserted that the Q
street viaduct was getting a little shaliy
and he suggested that the city engineer
make a thorough inspection of the bridge
/ and report its condition.
Registrars and ex-officio judges, who
served at tile primaries on September 49,,
, were allowed s. for the sixteen hours work.
The clerk was instructed to draw warrant
/ for $216 to pay these election officials
Property owners presented a petition
asserting that they had no objection to the
construction of a galvanized iron building
| in the rear of as North Twenty fourth
street for the use of the local Young Mems
| Christian association The petition was re-
| ferred to the city engineer to check up the
names.
Complaint was made about the stock
! yards dumping manure at Thirty-fifth and
l. streets and the council will investigate,
Parks. johnson & Parks were allowed
SO 1858 at the first estimate on the Twenty
| fourth street paving.
An ordinance was passed establishing the
curb lines on street from Twenty-third
| street west to Twenty
Councilman Queenan brought up the ques-
ton of publishing ordinances vacating
streets or alleys Several ordinances re-
Gently passed were not published. These
will be printed in the official paper of the
city and in the future ordinances Of a
similar nature will be published.
Five sidewalk ordinances were read for
J the first time and sent to the judiciary
committee, and the ordinance providing
for the curbing and guttering of Twenty
third street from A to Missouri avenue was
reported on favorably and read the second
time.
Three bids for the plumbing of the new
fire engine house were submitted and re-
ferred to the committee on public buildings
The finance committee was instructed to
take up the matter of connecting the new
brick pavement on Twenty-fourth street
with the stone pavement laid by the street
car company. AS this work Is now being
done the connection is faulty and cannot be
made right unless the brick pavement is
laid flush with the street car tracks.
Adjourned for one week.
Many Pledges Secured.
Up to last night 500 had been pledged to-
ward the $500 that is to be raised by pop
ular subscription for the local Young Mems
Christian association. The canvsssIng com
menced only last Friday and the amount
pledged up to date is considered satisfac
tory. Three days yet remain for the secur
ing of the amount needed. Seven commit
tees are at work soliciting subscription,
and young men all over the city are being
appealed to for pledges. Those making
pledges are not required to pay the entire
amount at once. What is wanted is to Sc
cure enough money in sight to go ahead
and let the contracts for the gymnasium
building and to pay the cost of remova
from the present quarters TO the new loca
ton at IlS North Twenty-fourth street
Rain stops Paving.
On account of the rain work on the
Twenty-fourth street pavement stopped al
noon Monday. Large quantities OF ma,
terial are on the ground and the change 81
.the weather at this time comes as a bit OF
hard luck on the contractors. Unles