Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-28
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
New Ordinance for Paving Twenty Fourth
Street Is Passed,
WTRlFlED BRICK BLOCK is CALLED FOR
Bids VIII BE Received Up TnI August
7, and work VIII ne Done
This Year ~ Pos
sible.

This Year ~ Pos
sible.
A meeting Of the city council was held
last night and an ordinance was passed
creating an Improvement and grading dis
trict on Twenty-fourth street from A to Q
street. At the suggestion Of Adkins the
city clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids for the paving Of Twenty fourth
street. vltrihed brick block is to be used.
Bids will be received by Clerk Gillin up to
p. m. August l. A certified check for
1900 must accompany each bid.
An ordinance providing for the issuing
of bonds for the paving and grading Of
Missouri avenue from Thirteenth street to
Twonty-fourth street was read for the
first time and referred. By the time this
ordinance is reported on the city engineer
is expected to furnish an accurate esti-
mate of the cost 1t is estimated that this
Improvement will cost about $4,000.
A final agreement was reached about the
new FIRE department headquarters building.
The architect has been Instructed to draw
plans for two-story brick building to be
forty-four feet In width and 100 feet in
length.
George Dunscombe, cinder sidewalk con-
tractor filed a bond for $500 and the bond
was accepted quite a batch Of permanent
sidewalk ordinances were introduced. There
Is to be q meeting Of the council this after
noon TO put the Missouri avenue bond ordi-
nance on second reading. Those having
bills against the city are asked to get them
in at once as the fiscal year closes on
July 81.
Stock Receipts show Increase.
For the first time in number of months
the receipts of live stock at the yards here
show an increase compared with the
same date a year ago. When the official
totals were made Thursday there was an
increase Of s2e5 head Of cattle, 5O,976 head Of
| hogs and e6,963 head Of sheep. Up to date
the cattle receipts here show ass. S61 head,
1,JO1,2s7 head of hogs and SSS,147 head of
sheep. This showing is decidedly pleasing
to live stock dealers at the exchange and
| the expectation is that the year will end
with an Increase in receipts as compared
| with 1904
Fencing Grounds Rapidly.
| The fencing of the grounds to be oc-
| cupied by the Workman carnival, which
| opens next Monday, is nearing completion.
| This year the fences will enclose much
more ground than two years ago and the
| number of attractions will be increased
over the first carnival. The locations for
| the various shows have been marked on a
map and when the carnival company ar
! rlves on Sunday there will be no delay
about putting up the show. J. A. Hall,
who is chairman OF the carnival club COM
mittee, stated positively yesterday that
there would be no kangaroo court, neither
| would confetti be allowed until the last
night. Members OF the Workmen lodges
are working hard to make this carnival a
success.
Tracks Nearly Fenced.
The Union Pacific has nearly completed
the fencing Of its tracks through South
Omaha. Thursday a fence was constructed
across N street at Twenty -seventh street.
The city track is left east OF the fence.
Gates are being constructed at N street and
at Q street for trains to get in and out ON
the city track. AS soon, as the gates are
in position the tracks will be closed and
access to the exchange and the stock yards
win be had only across the o street or The
l. street viaducts With the completion of
the fence the railroad company expects to
make some changes in its tracks at this
point.
Many Visit Big smOkestaclC.
Every day dozens of people visit the Ar
mour plant to take a look at the mann
moth smokestaek. When work stopped last
night the stack was 205 feet in height from
the surface of the ground. A stone cornice
| was laid yesterday and on top OF this the
stack will be built twenty-five feet higher.
| Lightning rods will run from the ground to
the top OF the stack on the east and west
sides. Five men work at the top OF the
stack and material is hoisted by an ele-
vator on the inside. So many people have
asked permission to be taken to the top
that the contractors have found It neces-
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be completed and in service by September /.
Quarterly Conference Tonight.
This evening Rev. DR.. Gorst will preside
over the last quarterly conference of the
church year at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church, Twenty-third and N streets
1t will be at this conference that the trus-
tees will prepare a report to be presented
to the general conference to be held later
Rev. DR.. Tindall, pastor OF the church, re-
quests that all who are entitled to a seat
in this conference make It point to be
present.
Want Railroad Avenue Cleaned.
! A petition was mailed to the city clerk
Thursday asking that Railroad avenue be
cleaned. This petition is to be sent to the
city council for action. The signers Of the
petition assert that from 2 street to Wash
ington street the pavement is covered with
uuu anu TeIuses FuTtneTt lne petitioners
declare that last fall the council promised
that the pavement would be cleaned, but
the promise has not been kept. There will
be money in the street repair fund after
August l and It is possible that some at
tention will be paid to the petition.
Magic City Gossip.
Mary Blackell. aged a, died at her home
2720 r street Thursday.
Z. L. Culver has gone to Auburn for a few
days visit with relatives.
Thomas Anderson OF St. Louis spent yes
terday with Joseph Koutsky.
| Chief Briggs has filed charges against
Oficer Graham alleging neglect of duty.
Rev. Wheeler and wife do not expect to
be able TO leave for the east until Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank e. Jones are home
from visit with relatives at Harvard.
Neb.
Albert Jacobs reports the birth Of a
daughter at his home, Twentieth and s
streets
II A daughter has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Groth, Twenty-ninth and
streets.
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