Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-17
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Paving Contractors Busy Figuring on
Missouri Avenue Work.
THREE SAMPLES OF BlocKTo CHOOSE FROM
Talk of Repairing Twenty-FOurth
street is Revived, but Nothing
Tangible Concerning IL
Has Yet Developed.

Has Yet Developed.
Paving, grading and curbng contractors
were busy yesterday at the office Of the
city engineer securing data for bids for
the paving of Missouri avenue. The city
council has decided that this thoroughfare
from Thirteenth to Twenty-fourth street
will be paved this year The estimated
cost is $4,000 Three samples of block Wit
riied brick are now on exhibition at the
engineers Office. One is the Barr brick,
made at Streator, ILL.,; another the Pur-
ington brick, manufactured at Galesburg,
ILL.,, and a third, the Metropolitan brick,
made at Canton, ILL., All Of these brick
blocks weigh and measure about the
same. 1t will be up to the council to de-
eide the kind of brick block to be used.
There is not much grading to be done,
but bids for this work will come under
separate head. AS for curbing. the coun-
Gil is so we'll satisfied with the artificial
stone curbing laid last year that bids for
this material alone will be considered.
In order to make one district for this
paving, curbing and grading, the council
not long ago changed the name of l. street,
from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth streets,
to Missouri avenue. BY doing this the
district can be classed as one, and there
will be a great saving OF records in relation
to the assessment of taxes
In connection with the paving this year
of Missouri avenue there is talk of paw
ing West Q street and Twenty-fourth
street. The latter subject has been talked
over so much that there is nothing to be
said about 1t. new pavement on Twenty
fourth street Is badly needed, but this can
only be brought about by legislation, as
the property owners on Twenty-fourth
street have not shown any inclination to
sign petition for the repaving
No Meeting Yet.
President Adkins of the city council said
yesterday that no meeting had~been held
with the fire and police commissioners in
regard to the selection of a site for a fire
hall. Mr. Adkins was of the opinion that
a meeting would be held on Monday and
that possibly some action would be taken
by the council on Monday night There is
money in the fire fund to purchase a site
and the chances are that this will be done
before long, as the headquarters Of the
department on Twenty-fourth street will
soon have to be moved. OF the six bids
opened a number were considered entirely
too high. An impression seems to prevail
that a site in the neighborhood of Twenty
fifth and NJ streets will be chosen. The
property that the Fire board wanted some
time ago at the northeast corner of
Twenty-f1fth and L streets has been dis
posed Of. There is property at the south
west corner that is available and is being
sought after. and this may be purchased
in preference to the NJ street property, on
account of the paving and the time the
department would save in making a run
to the stock yards and the Cudahy plant.
Members OF the Police board want an in
crease in the levy that the fire department
may be increased by at least one hose
company and the police fund made large
enough to put on at least twenty-five men.
In talking about fire protection yester-
day. business man said that another
hose company was needed to be located
in the vicinity of Thirty-third and L.
streets. With a new headquarters build
ing, truck and a steamer in the business
portion Of the city, the No. fire hall
could be moved nearer Albright and pro-
tect the lumber and coal yards there. All
of the improvements suggested will take
money, and 1t devolves upon the legisla-
ture to pass bills permitting the levy of
more money for the support of both the
fire and police departments
Briggs Files Charges.
Last night Chief of Police Briggs filed
with Secretary Bergquist of the Fire and
Police board charges against officer Charles
Thiede and Officer David Ringer 1t is al
legged in the charges that both of these Off
GERS were under the influence of liquor
while on duty and in uniform on the night
of February II. Both have been suspended
by the chief for ten days. The police
board Is expected to set date for a hearing
within the next day or two.
Committee Meets Tonight.
The democratic city central committee
will meet tonight to arrange for the holding
of primaries and a convention to nominate
three members of the Board of Education
There is some talk OF using the delegate
system, instead of the direct primary plan.
From what was said on the streets yester-
day 1t is understood that the convention
would be held about March IA, Just a month
later than the republican convention.
barrett Serves Notices.
p. A. Barrett, special agent of the city
legal department, was busy yesterday sery-
ing notices on business men to clean the
snow of their sidewalks. With the tenn
perature a little higher than 1t had been
for several weeks, the notices were hardly
needed as most merchants were glad OF the
opportunity to get their walks cleared. AS
a general thing the snow is being shoveled
In the snow will all be on the ground and
the weight on roofs will be relieved.
Many Fire Hydrants Blocked,
Chief Garrett of the fire department was
busy yesterday moving snow from around
fire hydrants in the business part of the
city. The chief said that when the first
few falls Of snow were shoveled off the
walks property owners were careless and
piled snow around hydrants About forty
hydrants were cleared Of snow yesterday
and the work will continue for some time
Just as soon as the snow is cleared from
hydrants and the temperature is higher
than it was yesterday every hydrant in the
city will be tested. There is no use now
| turning water into cutters as water freezes
| as soon as 1t strikes the ground and only
makes the roadways worse than they are
| at the present.
Harvard Musical Club Tonight.
This evening the Bon Temps club will
give the third OF series OF entertainments
at Workman Temple These entertainments
are given for the benefit Of the South
Omaha hospital building fund The pro-
gram selected is an interesting one and
the music is Of high order A large num-
Der OF tickets have been sold for this en-
tertainment and the expectation is that the
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