Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-20
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Authorities Get After Contractor NcGowan
Because of Delay,
MUST START WORK OR LOSE CONTRACT
Paving on Missouri Avenue TO he
Pushed TO Completion During
the Present Fan ~
Possible.

Jonn MCGoWan OF Omaha, the contractor
who is to do the curbing on Missouri
avenue, was in the city yesterday and had
talk with number Of the city officials.
MCGOWAN was given to understand that he
must get to work at once or else the con-
tract would be taken from him. He said
that he was now engaged on a large con-
tract and pleaded for two weeks delay.
The city officials would not listen to such
! a proposition for moment After some
more talk 1t was finally agreed that Nc
Gowan was to start to work on the curbing
next Monday. Even this much OF delay
| is not agreeable to residents of Missouri
avenue who want to have the street paved
this year. MCGOWAN promised that when
he started to work he would put large
| force on the job and hurry 1t right along.
| Hugh Murphy, who has the paving con-
| tract Is ready to commence at any time.
| According to his contract Murphy has
ninety days after the curbing Is completed
to finish the pavement. City officials pro-
| pose to keep after MCGOWAN and see to II
that he pushes the curbing so as to give
| Murphy chance to get the paving done
| before extremely cold weather sets in.
Team Fails in washOut.
team of heavy horses attached to a
! big Standard Oil wagon fell into a hole at
I Thirtieth and streets Tuesday afternoon.
! the roadway leaving only a thin crust.
When the police were notified Captains
| Shields and Turnquist drove over and soon
had about forty laborers digging a trench
| in order to get the team out, the animals
| being down about dozen feet. When the
ditch was completed the horses were pulled
out not much the worse for the experience
| The wagon did not fall into the hole A
fence was built around the washout and
danger signals displayed last night.
| Club Picnic This Evening.
| This evening the Highland Park Improve
ment club will hold its postponed picnic
at Highland park A basket dinner is to be
severed from until 1880 p. m. The program
will commence with a statement by j. II.
| VanDusen of the work accomplished by
the club in one year. Hon. W. w. sa-
baugh and E. A. Benson of Omaha have
promised to attend and deliver addresses.
The Madrigal quartet of Omaha, composed
Of Miss Barr, soprano; Miss Porterheld.
contralto; J. NJ. Guild. tenor and c. S.
Haverstock, bass, will render number of
selections John Buchanan will be present
with his bagpipe and let people know that
he is in the neighborhood All members
Of the club and friends are invited.
Certificates of Debt Issued.
Tuesday afternoon Mayor Koutsky and
City Clerk Gillin signed the Ave certificates
of debt in payment for the eight voting
machines purchased by the city. The total
cost of the machines is S5,200 The first
payment is s., 200 and was due September
l. The balance of 5000 is to be paid at
the rate of $1,000 each year and the certih-
Gates draw interest at the rate of per
cent s. c. Hamilton.>a representative of
the voting machine company, receipted
for the Indebtedness certificates.
Lotus Club omcers.
The Lotus. club, one of the popular social
organizations of South Omaha has reorgan-
ICED for the winter These are the officers:
w. w. Fisher, president; A. A. Jasmer,
first vice president; L. c. Gibson, second
vice president c. A. Melcher, third vice
president; J. B. Watkins, secretary and
treasurer. During the fall and winter the
club will give a series Of select dancing
parties. The date of the first dancing party
will be announced in few days.
CrenEer's Funeral Thursday.
Funeral services will be held by Bee Hive
lodge of the Masons over the remains Of
Joseph E. Creager. at the family residence,
Twenty-hrst and ] streets Thursday fore
noon. Members Of Bee Hive lodge are re-
quested to meet at Masonic hail. Twenty
!
to the residence IN a body. The remains
will be taken to Logan, Ia. for interment.
Magic City Gossip.
The laying of permanent sidewalks has
been resumed.
Arthur c, Pancoast has returned from a
, trip to Colorado
| c. 8. Davis of Harvard, Neb., Is the
guest OF Frank E. Jones.
For two days this week Il, 600 sheep were
received at the stock yards.
Peter LAvelle Thirty-fifth and X streets,
reports the birth of a daughter.
, Mrs. 7. B. Scott has gone to Sioux City
for an extended visit with relatives.
Germaine Towl is here from Mexico visit
J ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Towl.
John Blum and family OF Des Moines,
: are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Sandwall.
Dr. Tindal will occupy the pulpit at the
First Methodist Episcopal church next Sun
day.
permanent sidewalk is being laid in
front OF the Christian church property,
Twenty-third and l streets.
p ]. Sheehy, superintendent at the Cud-
ahy plant has gone 70 Excelsior Springs,
Mo- FOR a two weeks stay.
The ladies' of the Christian church will
serve chicken supper at 9lg North Twenty
second street on Thursday evening.
Rev. NJ. A. Head, until a year ago pastor
of the Methodist church here has been
transferred from Deadwood, s. D., 10