Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-31
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Last Council Meeting Of Fiscal Year to Be
Held Tonight.
WILL SELL MISSOURI AVENUE PAVING BONDS
street Carnival Attractions Are on
Hand for Amusement week Under
Auspices of the Ancient order
of United wOrkmen.

the closing session of the fiscal year and
| as far as possible all business will be clean
ed up so to leave as little possible
| to be carried over. All those having claims
against the city are requested to present
the same to the city clerk not later than
noon today.
A number Of sidewalk ordinances are to
be passed and there will be very few ordi-
nances to be carried over.
The council will this evening authorize
the printing of notices to bond buyers for
the paving of Missouri avenue from Thir-
| teenth street to Twenty-fourth street
These notices have been prepared and will
be ready for the printer as soon as the
council sanctions the action. The bonds
are for 1000 and will be known as Inn
provement bonds in district E. and will be
numbered from l to 70 inclusive, being in
the denomination of $500 each. When the
issue is authorized the bonds will. bear date
of August l and will run for twenty years,
bearing five per cent interest, payable semi
annually. OF the $4,000 in bonds to be is
sued the taxpayer at large will pay $4,000
of the cost and the abutting property
owners $4,000 The street railroad COM
pany will pay for it's own paving between
| the tracks and this will cost about $1,000.
II has been stated by officials of the street
car company that the company is anxious
| to have the avenue paved on account Of the
tracks A date will be set when bids for
these bonds will be opened Notices will
| be sent to bond buyers by the city clerk.
An advertisement for the bids for the
paving of Twenty-fourth street will be
printed today. These bids will be opened
August I.
Carnival Attractions Arrive.
Sunday afternoon the Parker Amuse-
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of cars to show paraphernalia and the stun
was hauled to the grounds during the after
noon and evening. This forenoon the tents
will go up and everything will be in readi-
| ness for the opening this afternoon. This
| carnival is given for the purpose Of rails
| ing funds for the Ancient Order of
United Workmen 1t is stated that
all Objectionable features will be
| eliminated and that the show will be first
class in every way. A brass band accom-
panies the show and will furnish music
during the entire week.
Preparing for Annual Meeting.
Preparations are being made for the hold
Ing OF the annual meeting of the South
Omaha Library board on August 8. At this
meeting Miss Abbott the librarian will
make report and the officers will do like
wise. Then will come the election of Of
!
up OF eight members although the law pro-
vides for nine. Mayor Koutsky does\pot
want to appoint member at this time and
! is inclined to let matters run along as they
| are. II is presumed that the same officers
/ will be reelected. With the coming of
August l the 1906 levy becomes available
and the intention is to purchase some new
books out of the 5000 allowed by the city
for the maintenance of the library
Dog Catching Season Ends.
Today ends the dog catching season for
the year unless the city council should ap-
propriate money for the carrying on of
the work. The receipts from the sale of
dog tags this year was larger than ever
before and Poundmaster McGin worked un-
| til the money was all used up. The pound
! will be kept open for stray cattle and
horses, but the canine catchers will not
go out any more with their wagons this
| year. To the poundmaster the season has
been a profitable one and the city is minus
several hundred worthless and homeless
dogs.
Eagles Picnic Well Attended.
The drill team of Aerle No. 154 Fraternal
order of Eagles. gave a picnic at Bar
rett's park yesterday which was well at
tended. There was music dancing and
games of various sorts. Refreshments
were served On the sIOunQS II Is unOGT-
stood that the profits from the picnic will
be used in sending the drill team to the
annual convention of Eagles which will
! be held in Denver next month.
p. G. Petersen Funeral.
Services over the remains Of p. c. Peter
sen were held at the family residence,
Twenty-third and streets, Sunday after
noon. Rev. DR.. Wheeler, pastor of the
| First Presbyterian church, delivered the
sermon. The funeral was under the
auspices of the local lodge of Masons.
Members of the Eastern Star were pres
| ent The floral offerings we're beautiful
and numerous. The pail bearers were
Frank Van SAINT, Peter Farrell, I. l.. Van
SAINT, w. B. Wyman, John F. Schultz and
Benjamin Sanger Interment was at Lau-
rel Hill cemetery.
Police Interfere with Quiet Game.
Late Saturday night Chief Briggs and
Captain Shields raided a negro crap game
near Twenty-sixth and N streets and ar
rested four of the players. Dan Rice,
who was in the room at the time, jumped
from the rear window and broke his right
leg just above the ankle. Rice is receiv-
ing medical attention and when able to
be about will be arraigned before the Do
lice Judge. The raid OF Saturday night
was the first the police had made for some
time. Chief Briggs asserts that there is
very little gambling going on in South
Omaha at the present time. AS soon as
a game is located the police put a stop
order on further proceedings
Magic City Gossip.
This is the last day of the citys fiscal
year.
Rev. r. l.. Wheeler and wife expect TO
leave today for Chicago.
The expectation Is that the depot site
| proposition will be settled this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. l.. Howe are expected
TO return today from a ten days stay in
| Iowa.
Today there is to be an increase in the
number of men employed in laying con-
duits for the Nebraska Telephone COM
pany.
There is some delay in receiving electric
machinery for the new Updke elevator,
but the elevator is to be opened this week
| for business.
Mrs. A. J. King and son, James, Twenty
NTH and M streets, returned home yes
terday after months visit with relatives
at Dunlap Ia
Councilman Queenan states that he is not
satisfied with the street car service in
South Omaha and proposes starting some
thing in the ordinance line this month.
A meeting of the Fire and Police commits
sioners viii most likely be held on Tues
day night when an officer will be named
TO take the place of l.. q. Graham, re-
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