Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-23
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Missouri Avenue Paving Bonds Pass
Muster at Toledo, Ohio.
ALL But ACCEPTED NOW BY BUYERS
Signatures of Mayor and Clerk Are
Sent for So that Coupon Can
Bear LithOgraph sig-
natures.

From advices received by the city clerk
from Hoehner & Cummings Of Toledo the
indications are the Missouri avenue paw
ing bonds are good. These bond buyers
write that the histories have practically
been approved. In fact the attorneys have
gone so far as to suggest that the sig
natures of the mayor and clerk be sent
so that the coupons may bear lithograph
signatures. BY engraving these signatures
on the coupons the mayor and clerk will
save themselves the work of signing their
names about $500 times.
These signatures have been forwarded
and the expectation is that within a few
days the announcement will be made that
the bonds, which are in the sum Of S35, 900,
have been accepted. Work on the paw
ing will not begin until the money for
the securities has been paid.
1t is expected the Twenty-fourth street
paving matter will be taken up tonight
when the council meets in adjourned ses-
sion. Assistant City Attorney Winters ex-
poets to have the ordinances ready for
first reading this evening. but in the event
that the ordinances are not in shape an
other adjournment will be taken.
There is trihing prospect OF the fire hall
plans being decided upon this evening. An
effort was made Tuesday to secure some
tect and the committee on public build
ings. Unless a start on the building is
made before long there is a possibility
that the construction may be postponed
until next spring. This fight on the fire
hall plans is getting to be quite personal
between some of the members Of the coun-
ell and also between rival architects.
Moving school Building Expensive.
When George Crush, an Omaha house
mover, was given the contract to move
the frame school building from Twenty
sixth and NJ streets to Brown park. he
did not look for all the grief he is having
First. there was a delay of two weeks
In getting started. Then when the main
portion of the building was started on
rollers a corner of the building snapped
off Postal telegraph pole at the corner
Of Twenty-sixth and M streets and put
the service at the exchange out of bust
ness as we'll as stopping the electric ma
chinery at the Journal-stockman building
at the yards. Monday afternoon the cleo
tric light company had to take down its
wires. to let the building pass and this
shut Off lights and fans in all the terri
tory south of NJ street.
The greatest trouble ia to come tonight
when the six big telephone cables at
Twenty-fourth and M streets must be
raised seven feet from the high poles that
carry them. This is going to be a diff
. cult piece Of work and the telephone COM
pany has ordered fifteen men to report
for duty at midnight. The building must
be moved across the car tracks between
1890 tonight and a. m, In case the tele-
phone cables cannot be lifted high enough
a portion of the roof of the building will
have to be torn away. Crush gets $4O0
for the moving. Electric light and tele-
phone managers here say the expense of
letting down and raising their wires will
amount to this sum II not more. 1t was
stated Tuesday that the Postal company
proposed putting in claim. for damages
against Crush for destroying pole and
causing quite a delay in the transaction
OF business.
Heat Hard on Horses.
Grading contractors and those doing
heavy hauling assert that the heat of the
last few days has been exceptionally hard
on horses. Where grading is going on The
horses are not urged at all, but allowed to
move along at a slow walk. Horses draw
ing heavy loads are stopped frequently and
allowed TO rest so as not to become over
heated. Teams are as scarce to get as Ia
boring men.
InvestigatInR BRrrett's Park.
The police commissioners recently in
structed Chief Briggs TO investigate the
picnics being held nearly every Sunday al
Barretts park in the south eastern por'
ton of the city The chief has found thai
when these picnics are held liquor is sold
but city license has never been secured
v Those who have the liquor concession al
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