Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-31
AFFAIRS At SOtTH OMAHA
Council Sells Rsfunding Bond, to Moore,
Bacon & Co Of BOstSn,
ORDINANCE VAC TING SEVERAL STREETS
voting Machine Experts Make Ar
arrangements for InstructinR
Election Omcers In Their
Use.

when the city council met last evening
in adjourned session the regular order OF
business was dispensed with in order TO
give more time to the opening OF bids for
the $4,000 refunding bonds. These bonds
are general indebtedness securities and
for FIVE years have been drawing interest
at per cent The fefunded bonds will bear
~ per cent interest Seven bids for these
securities were received. j. L. Brandeis
& Sons Omaha, bid a premium Of 1890 and
asked $50 for furnishing the bonds. The
other bidders were: Hoehler & Cummings,
Toledo, a premium OF Sl0l750; Security
Savings Bank and Trust company, Toledo,
500. 70; Moore, Baker & Co., Boston, 81 .07s;
Spitzer & Co, Toledo. SST7; w. j. Hayes &
Sons, Cleveland, $iOdi; w. X. Todd & Co.,
Cincinnati $500. All Of the bidders with
the exception of Brandels & Sons offered
TO furnish the blank bonds free AS Moore.
Baker & Co. of Boston bid the highest
premium the bonds were sold to them.
An ordinance was read for the first time
vacating streets and alleys in blocks 2O1,
2O2 and H7 in the northwestern portion of
the city for the proposed Union Pacific cut
of This is to allow the Union Pacific to
cross a few streets and alleys. After being
read the ordinance was referred to the
judiciary committee.
Councilman Adkins reported that the I'm
ion Pacific was about ready to seriously
consider the construction of viaducts across
! the tracks at U and f street
| Councilman Kiewit still insists that some
thing be done towards enforcing his street
railway transfer ordinance. He secured
the passage of a motion to mandamus the
| Omaha Council Bluffs Street Railway
company to comply with the ordinance as
/ IL now stands City Attorney Lambert will
| look into the matter. Mr.. Kiewit also
wants the street car company to arrange
its tracks and pavement at Twenty-fourth
| and II streets so as to permit storm water
! to run under the tracks and do away with
the mud hole at that intersection. This
matter was referred to the committed on
| streets and alleys.
| l. c. Gibbons rendered the deed to the
Emergency hospital grounds in payment
of a balance of 5000. The finance commit
tee was instructed to proceed in this case
as per the agreement with Mr.. Gibson.
+. A Broadwell, clerk of the district
court. sent in a list of judges and clerks
of election and the list was confirmed.
The city attorney and city engineer re-
ported favorably on the petition to grade
the alley between Twenty second and
The report was referred to the street and
alley committee.
City Attorney Lambert stated that there
was no legal objection to the city purchas-
ing n piece OF ground at Thirty-ninth and
S streets for widening the intersection
This petition will now be considered by
the street and alley committee.
Salaries for october were allowed, but
no bills were ordered paid.
InstructinE Election Oncers.
The two voting machine custCdi ms Hend-
rlcks and Ridgeway, have arranged be-
tween themselves tho division of the city
in regard to the giving of instructions In
the handling of the machines. Mr.. Ridge
way takes the Second, Third and Fourth
wards and Mr.. Hendricks the First, Fifth
and Sixth wards. In this way each custo-
dian has six voting districts to look after
Commencing this evening Custodian Ridge
way will instruct election officers in the
First precinct of the Second ward and In
the First precinct of the Third ward. In
the First of the Third the school of In
struction will commence at D. m. and
continue for an hour, and in the First of
the Second the instruction will be from {
until p. m. Wednesday evening. Mr.
Ridgeway instructs in the Second precinct
of the Second ward from until O'Clock
and in the First of the Fourth from unit!
p. m. Thursday evening he will visit the
Second precinct of the Fourth ward first
and later the Second of the Third ward.
This evening Custodian Hendricks will in
struct in the Second precinct of the First
ward at 7:SO p m. and in the First of the
Sixth ward at $50 r. m.
Election officials have been notified of the
date and hour Of holding instruction cl s3es
Particular attention is laid to the penalty
for neglect of duty on the part of election
officials. The law permits fine of not les:
than S. nor more than $50 for neglecting &c
properly attend to the duties as officers oil
election boards.
Near the close OF the week general in
structions will be given at the council
chamber
West Wall Caves In.
A portion of the west wall of the UnloT
Pacific freight depot caved in yesterday
causing a delay in the work of putting II
the concrete foundation wall. The excava
ting on the west side of the basement Of
this building has been completed and a por
ton of the foundation built. Soft groun'