Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-23
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Merchants Say They Have a Kick Coming
on Peddlsrs Wagon.
SELLS NOTIONS, DOESN'T PAY THE PRICE
Mayor Koutsky Finds DimcuIty in
Naming n Man 60 Fiji n vn-
cancy on the Library
Board.

authorities against the granting OF license
20 the Haywood Notion company. IL is al
legged in this protest that a wagon owned
by this company has appeared In the city |
daily for the last week and that a regular
street peddler license has been taken out
each day. This wagon carries all kinds Of
notions and has three or four statesmen. II
Is asserted that quite an amount Of selling
is done each evening. The license book
shows that for a week the sum OF $50 has
been paid daily for a peddler license. Mer-
chants who occupy stores and pay rent |
have filed this protest. They want the |
mayor and council TO refuse a license 70
this notion wagon unless increase in |
the amount OF the daily license tax is made. |
In a case OF this kind the city has The |
right under an existing ordinance to charge |
SEQ a year for a two-horse wagon or S85 for |
six months Each person over one accom- |
panying such a wagon must pay one-half |
Of the license fee.
1t appears to be the understanding around !
the city hall that when the manager OF ;he |
notion wagon calls again for license he
will be asked to put down S35 for six
months license and $3.50 for each assistant
working with the wagon. In case such ac-
tion does not put a stop to the wagon do
ing business here the council is to be re-
quested to pass an ordinance raising the
license fee. Local merchants are going
through the usual summer depression VI
business and do not like to see outsiders
come in and sell goods on license of $3.50
day while their rent and expenses keep on
day after day
Wreckers want Contract.
Since the old Transit house at Twenty
seventh and NJ streets has been condemned
a number of wrecling contractors are look
ing for the Job. one wrecker has offered
$500 for the material in the building while
others are figuring on making about the
same OFFER Building Inspector Vineyard
said Saturday that unless work on raziug
the building commenced on August / the
city would take hand in the matter. The
Inspector further stated that City Attorney
Lambert had advised him to have the build
ing wrecked In case the owners paid no at
tention TO the notices sent AS to the con-
dition Of the building, Inspector Winegard
declared that there was not door left on
the interior OF the structure and that there
was scarcely whole pane OF glass in any
Of the windows. In addition to this the
brick walls are so badly cracked that It is
dangerous to remain in the vicinity of the
building when the wind Is blowing. On the
north side OF the building there is a crack
v the wall nearly foot wide. Most OF the
flooring has been torn up and carried away.
Some time ago the inspector requested the
council 90 order a fence put about the
building to prevent people from getting too
close, but with the understanding that the
building was to be torn down soon the
fence was not ordered This condition of
affairs does not hitch very we'll with the
statement made Saturday in the Omaha
senior yellow that the Northwestern rail-
road would utilize the property for an office
building.
VIII Defer Appointment.
There is a vacancy on the public library
board and the desire of the present men,
bers is that an appointment be made be-
fore the annual meeting on August g. On
this date the board will meet and elect
officers and name committees.
When Mayor Koutsky was asked about
flling this vacancy he said: Il thought
It would be an easy matter to name a man
for The place and did not anticipate any
trouble. Since the vacancy occurred /
have had more than a dosen applications
for the place and have made up my mind
not to make any appointment at this time.
The present members Of the board can 60
ahead at the regular meeting and reor-
ganlze Later on I will consider the MAX
ing of an appointment to I'LL the vacancy"
AS the position does not carry any COM
pensation the mayor was surprised at the
number of applicants.
Conduit Material Arriving.
The Nebraska Telephone company is hav-
r. ing hauled to South Omaha large guam.
tity of material to be used In the con.
struotion of the conduit system. An i'm
mense amount OF material will be needed
but enough has arrived TO permit the start
ing OF the work almost any time The
conduit from street south TO the proposed
new building at Twenty-fourth and X
streets will contain sixteen ducts, but OF
- A,,Nka Ill
be reduced. The company expects to ge
to work on the laying OF these conduiti
this month When these conduits are LAID
there will be room for fire alarm wires
police patrol box wires. private lines t
the stock yards and packing houses anC
the commercial lines.
While the expense Of laying the conduit
viii be large the service will be great!
improved and the telephone wires will no
be troubled so much on account OF storms
ST. BrIdEet's lawn Social.
On Thursday evening OF this week mem
bers OF ST. Bridget's church win give
lawn social on the church grounds, Twen
ly-sixth and streets,
An interesting entertainment is bein
planned for those who attend. The Magi
City Brass band will furnish the music
Refreshments will be served and an en-
Ioyable evening Is promised those who at
tend.
The New Feed MIL.
Out at Twenty-ninth and streets a star
has been made toward the construction G
the NJ c. Peters stock food mill. Grea
quantities OF material are scattered owe
the ground and the Burlington switch an
track along TWenty-ninth street as "a
south as d street has been staked. 1t
expected that the track laying will con
mence this week There has been son
delay about the extension OF the Wat'
mains to the proposed mill buildings o'
Il Is understood that the main TO carr
water to the mill is to be laid within Il
next week or ten days. Contractors car
not start work on the foundations Of q
building until water is secured for mixir
cement.
At our clearing sale you get mems olaS
shirts for sc; boys overalls, lbc; fan'
hose. lOc; shirts worth up TO 800 for 4s
mems strong pants. ESQ., better ones, IS
extra nne pants, $50; good summer suit
$3.50; choice OF any straw hat In the hous
tSe.. etc.
NEBRASKA SHOE & CLOTHING HoUsl