Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-01
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Engineer Serves Notice on Paving
Contractor to Resume Work.
MURPHY TAXES NOTICE AND SAYS NOTHING
Not Apparent Just How City Proposes
to Proceed with the Paving of
Missouri Avenue-DOE
Blocks Burglar.


Acting on the instructions Of the city
council, the city engineer. z. M. Rohr-
bough. yesterday served a written notice
on Contractor Hugh Murphy. He was dis
posed TO give the contractor a couple OF
days more time to make good. The reso-
luton Of the council did not provide for
any contingencies OF this kind, but or
dered that Murphy be notified to suspend
any contemplated operations on the ave-
nue.. The engineer, being instructed to de-
liver the notice, made It conditional and
gave the contractor two days time to re-
sumo the paving in earnest or, in default,
he must suspend operations. This notice
was served in writing by the engineer him
self.
With regard to the proposition that the
city proceed to complete the paving. the
city charter provides that all paving and
other improvements shall be let by con-
tract 70 the lowest bidder. There appears
70 be no provision for the city to under
take the work directly. Therefore bids
doubtless will be advertised for the COM
pletion OF the work. What will be the
effect OF changing contractors is only a
conjecture but likely enough injunction
will be resorted to at once.
It is explained by the engineer that the
two days grace Is allowed by the terms
Of the contract The contract also stipu-
lates that in case Of default the city has
the right to proceed with the work and
charge against Murphy and his bondsmen
the difference. II there be any.
When served with the notice Mr. Muir
ply refused TO discuss the matter in any
way, simply telling the engineer that the
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tons. against which he had no complaint.
Dog DisturbH Burglar.
burglar attempted TO enter the home
Of Theodore volx, sl5 North Twenty third
street, at an early hour Tuesday morning.
The man gained an entrance by the
kitchen window, and would no doubt have
gone through the valuables thoroughly II
he had not reused a small dog. which raised
a howl The boys of the family sleeping
upstairs were wskened by the barking and
the older boy got up TO investigate and
saw the burglar slipping out the kitchen
window as he had come in. He shouted
and the intruder vanished The window
was found open and a search was made for
missing articles. Everything was found
intact. The night was too dark for the
boy who saw the burglar to be able to dis
tinguish his features or to be able to give
a description accurate enough 10 be of SER
vice to the officers. The time of the vista
ton was 1:45 a. m. The little dog is likely
to hold the sole honors of the event for his
timely objection.
Magic City Gossip.
G. B. Gafford, livery. Tel los.
! Free lifo-sized portrait with one dozen
photos till Christmas. Peterson's Studio
Dave Welsh and Tim Coughlin were fined
in police court yesterday for minor Of
! lenses.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to all
/ parts Of the city. Telephone No. g.
! Mark Moon has returned from Ackworth,
Ia, where he attended the funeral Of his
| mother.
Chattel and salary loans. asO3s N St. All
The extra help In the clerk y office has
completed the compilations OF the last reg
| istrations ~N aE
! The city clerk occupied the day yester-
! day issuing the monthly warrants for sal
| aries and general bills.
G. =, GRford. moving ana transfer.
/ Tel. 106.
The schlitz Brewing company is about
TO erect a two-story brick in place OF the
condemned building at 2411 N street.
The condition OF James Colvin is again
his strength fairly well the last few days
] Edward Hanley, Thirty-fourth and X
4 streets, Is making an EFFORT to Iocate his
! son, James Hanley, who ran away trcn
so far.
Mrs. ]. c. Cope, living at n2 North
/ Twenty-fifth and who has been confined
! by illness in the South Omaha hosoilai.
| had so far recovered as to return 10 her
nome last evening.
The death Of Mrs. Anton Vodicka, Isl
| South Twenty-tirst street, occurred Mon
! day morning. The burial will be from the
| Bohemian Catholic church to St Mary g
cemetery this morning She was a woman
| of 20 years.
The funeral OF Mrs Lizzie AIcQuade took
place yesterday morning at 10 a. m. A
number Of the friends were present. Dr.
r. l., Wheeler preached the funeral SER
mon. Mrs. q. Fl. Brewer and Mrs George
/ p. Carley sang a duet.
A. ]. Lehman, one OF the new meat in
| spectors. died of pneumonia last night at
the Greer hotel. He came here a few
| weeks since from Kansas City. He is sur
vived by a wife. She will be left desti-
tute, as the man carried no insurance He
1 was a man of 40 years.
Mike CuIizin was given hot wedding re-
! ception last Monday evening. large Ium-
/ Der of friends participated He was pre-
! scented with fine leather chair as a pres
| ent, Every imaginable prank was INDUCED
/ IN by the guests; Their gaiety was not all
! directed TO the bride and groom
After an illness of one year the death Of
| Guy A. Cook aged 10. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
]. NJ. Cook, occurred early Wednesday
morning. The funeral will be held at 8 D.
| m. next Thursday from the family resi-
| dence no North Twenty-ffth street when
/ the body viii be taken to Laurel Hin Gene
terry for interment.
John Kowalski Thirty-third and I,
| streets died Monday evening Of dropsy.
Kowalski was saloon keeper and a mem
Der of the Retail Liquor Dealers Protec-
| tive association. He belonged to the
Fraternal Order Of Eagles and 70 the
/ Polish Brotherhood. The funeral will he
held Friday al a. m. and burial will take
place In the German Catholic Cemetery.
The services will be in the Polish church,
hood.
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