Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-24
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
TWeuty-FOurth Street Paving Moved Along
Another Step Toward Starting.
CONTRACTORS FILE BOND WITH THE CITY
Nouncil Proposes 90 secure Money
20 Pay for Work and Matter
Begins TO Look More
EnCouraHing.

sueet pavement was made last night when
the city council met in adjourned session.
some time ago the contract for this pave
ment was let to Parks, johnson g. Parks
and II was agreed that Pittsburg block
brick was to be used Last night a change
In the material was made from Pittsburg
olock TO Purington block. The price per
square yard remains the same. After these
changes had been made IN the contract
and approved by all parties concerned
Parks, johnson & Parks filed a surety
bond for $1,000 and this bond was at once
approved by the mayor and council
An ordinance providing for the issuing of
bonds in the sum Of 500, 900 for the payment
OF the oity's portion of the cost of the re-
paving was read for the FIRST time and re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee. This
ordinance will come up for a second reading
today at an adjourned meeting These
bonds will run for twenty years, bear date
OF September l and are 10 draw interest at
the rate OF AZ per cent The bonds are TO
be numbered from 10 100. inclusive. and
be issued in the denomination OF $500 each.
The form Of bond to be used was read and
approved.
The plans for the FIRE department head
quarters building were agreed upon and
Clerk Gillin was instructed to advertise for
bids for the construction Of the building.
These bids will be received until September
), Property owners were given permission
TO grade the alley between Twenty-ffth and
Twenty-sixth streets and A and streets
at their own expense.
Outside school Rooms.
On account Of the delay In completing the
additions TO school buildings in time for the
opening of the schools II will be necessary
Tor the Board Of Education to rent tempor-
arily seven outside rooms Two outside
rooms for the Lincoln school will be needed
one for the Hawthorne and four for the
Madison. Even with these outside rooms
II is expected that the school rooms all
over the city will be fairly crowded In
case the annex building now being moved
. from Twenty-slxth and NJ streets to Brown
park could have been ready for use on
September II It would have been necessary
for the board to have rented only three out
side rooms.
Last June the school census was taken
and the enumerators' returns show 674s
children of school age in the city. The en-
rollment for the last school year was 5027
while the average number belonging for the
school year was 1894. OF the number be-
longing $3.50 were in the first six grades
and 7O4 In the last six grades. These latter
figures show that large proportion of the
pupils of the schools here quit school and go
to work after having gone through the first
six grades
WtIl Open Thirty-FOurth street
For about six years residents In the south
western portion Of the city have been
wanting Thirty-fourth street from U to V
streets opened. In order to do this 1t was
necessary to purchase two lots in Sullivan's
addition. IL was agreed Wednesday by the
mayor and council to purchase the prop
erty needed and the street will be opened
An agreement with the owners was reached
Tuesday whereby the two forty-foot lots
could be secured for $3.50 EACH As the price
was lower than had previously been quoted
the city officials decided to agree to take
the property.
Within the next few days the deal will be
consummated and then the work Of opening
the street Will commence Property owners
In the Vicinity mentioned will be glad to
learn that the street is to be opened with as
little delay as possible
George Vansant's bereavement.
Wednesday morning Isabelle, wife of
George v. Vansant. died at the family resi-
dence. TYenty-third and l streets after an
illness covering a period of nearly a year.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Vansant appeared to
be quite cheerful, but later In the day she
was taken with pulmonary hemorrhages
and DR.. c. NJ. Sehindel sent for. 1t was too
late for the physician TO give any but tenn
porary relief. The deceased was the daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs Bright of Pacific juno
tion and the remains will be forwarded
there today, where funeral services will he
held. Mrs. Vansant leaves many friends
here who sincerely regret her death.
Money for Moving Grain.
Banks out in the state are drawing on
their accounts at the South Omaha banks
for currency to be used in moving grain
Heavy shipments OF currency are made
daily and will continue, for some time
Even with the withdrawal OF currency from
the banks here the balances of the country
banks are not being decreased, as checks
and drafts arrive with almost every mail
TO take the place OF the currency shipped
II anything. the accounts OF the country
banks are increasing instead OF decreasing
Two Suspects Arrested.
Frank Williamson and Thomas Jones are
the names given by two young men now
held at police headquarters awaiting an in
vestlgation. Chief Briggs and Captain
Shields think that they have made a good
catch. Williamson was arrested here Tues
day night and Shields was on the point OF
starting for Omaha 70 look for Jones. when
the latter called at the station and asked
how much money Il would take to get Will
hanson released Jones appeared to be so
anxious that he was locked up. Wednes-
day afternoon both prisoners were ques-
toned and told a number OF conflicting
stories.
Robberies are occurring almost nightly
and from the style of the work one or two
men are committing most OF the crimes.
When a house Is entered only money is
taken, jewelry being left behind, An extra
effort Is being made by the police TO put a
stop TO these robbsries.
Mrs. De LAansy's Condition Critical.
The condition OF Mrs, 4. l.. De Lanney
was reported 70 be critical Wednesday aft
ernoon. There now seems to be but slight
hope for her recovery Mrs. De Lanney has
hosts OF friends here who are sincerely
hoping for her recovery.
Improvement Club Meeting Tonight.
This evening there is 20 be a meeting OF
the Highland Park Improvement club at
the LincOin scheolhouse. Secretary Guild
states in the call that several matters of
a snn OF seaysy Ls a saz EorsyOr.
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