Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-17

Thomas O'Connor, 8. B. Williams. Second
precinct; Thomas Frederick, Frank Mar
Sixth ward-First precinct, William Bill
you Thomas GearE d. j. Campbell Sec
Walter Harder
These registrars will be notified at once
by the city clerk and will report to Mayor
Koutsky and qualify The first day of
! registration is on Thursday of ths week.
The mayor was empowered to fill any
vacancies on the registration board. Regis
tration booths will be open from s am. until
9 D. m.
| Ed. Munshaw & Co.. lumber dealers,
asked permission to have the Bergquist
spur at the L street viaduct extended $50
| feet north so as to enter their lumber yard.
The fencing of the Union Pacific tracks
has shut out this company from trackage.
The permission asked for was granted.
Notice was served on the council that
Swan Johnson and Anna Kelly would take
| an appeal from the council in the matter of
personal damage claims pending and would
| start suit at once.
A lengthy communication from the High
| land Park Improvement club regarding
sidewalks was read and placed on file.
Ordinances were passed directing the lay
| ing of permanent sidewalks on the north
side of Washington street from Eighteenth
street to Railroad avenue, on both sides of
Sixteenth street from to Missouri avenue
and on both sides of Thirty-third street
from II to I street.
City Attorney Lambert reported adversely
on the claim Of Bridget Hurley for $500
damages to her property at Nineteenth and
N streets on account of washout The
council adopted the report.
Paving Bonds signed.
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fourth street paving bonds and the $4,000
intersection paving bonds were signed by
Mayor Koutsky and City Clerk Gillin. As
soon as the securities were signed the pack
age was turned over to Frank ]. Moriarty,
cashier of the Packers National bank.
Today the bonds will be shipped east for
collection. 1t is thought that by the end OF
the week the money will be received from
w. ]. Hayes & Sons, the purchasers, and
, placed to the credit of City Treasurer Howe
at the Packers bank. With the money to
pay for the paving of Twenty-fourth street
| in sight, there can be no reason for delay
except the weather. The contractors, Parks,
johnson & Parks, announced a week ago
| that they were ready to start the tearing up
OF the old asphalt pavement, but up to last
night a start had not been made. The sea-
| son is getting so late now that It seems
| hardly probable that one side of the street
can be paved this year. was the inten-
| ton.
City officials are we'll pleased with the
| haste made by the purchasers of the bonds
| in having the histories examined by the
| bond attorneys. On September II bids for
| these bonds were opened by the council.
| The Arst award was made to a Cincinnati
| firm on an error and special meetings of
the council had to be held to correct the
|
before the buyers received the histories, so
that 1t can be seen that there was consider
abb haste shown in having the bonds APP
proved and the blank bonds Autographed
and sent here for signature. With the pre-
MUM and accrued interest the city will re-
ceive about tS1, 7OO
Union Pacific Surveyors.
| Surveyors in the employ of the Union
Pacific set stakes Monday for the new pas
| senger station to be erected on the tri-
angular piece of ground on Twenty-seventh
street between NJ and n streets. In order
| to give the railroad company more room a
portion of Twenty-seventh street was va
Gated for depot purposes. Excavating for
the Union Pacific freight depot on Railroad
avenue south of N street continues. Bad
weather has interfered to some extent with
this work, but those in charge hope to have
TIE freight hNpuA NoUlplcAeu ana the pas
senger station well under way by jan
| uary1.
Hotel Changes Hands.
The Ritchhart hotel, Twenty-fifth and I,
streets. changed hands Monday afternoon.
c. C. Ludwig purchased the lease and the
furnishings from Mrs. John Ritchhart. Mr..
! Ludwig assumed charge at supper last
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ritchhart operated
the hotel for a number OF years and made
a financial success OF the hosiery. It was
on account of leaving the city that the
lease was sold by Mrs. Ritchhart.
Republican Club Meeting.
The Swedish and Norwegian Republican
club will hold a meeting on Wednesday
evening at Evans hall, Twenty-thlrd and
n streets. All members of the club are
urged to attend this meeting as business OF
Importance is to come up. This clue has a
large membership and considerable interest
is being shown in the campaign.
Magic City Gossip.
John ], Ryan is building a t6O0-cottage at
Forty-second and r streets.
Jay Williams is in Colorado buying cattle
to be shipped to this market.
Joseph Koutsky is reported to be doing
nicely at the South Omaha hospital.
George Roberts has been appointed to a
position in the city engineers department
! Miss Sadie oils has returned from Lin
coin where she spent a couple of days with
! friends.
About 1900 head of sheep arrived at the
yards Monday. The bulk Of the shipments
consisted Of feeders and lambs.
A large delegation Of odd Fellows and
| Rebekahs will 90 to Nebraska City today
10 attend the grand lodge session.
Mrs. John Ritchhart leaves today foi
| winchester, Va, 70 join her husband who
is located there in the hotel business.
| The South Omaha Century Literary cIut
will meet in the assembly room OF the II.
brary building this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
| Charles Collins will return TO Wyominl
today after visit OF a few days witt
! friends and relatives. Mr. Collins IS con,
| nected with Burlington surveying party
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