Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-03
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Everything in Readiness for the Primary
Election Today.
LIVELY SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Residents of Missouri Avenue File n
vigorous Protest on the Condi-
tion of that street sewer
Plans Ready.

The authorities Of the county took charge
Of the polling books of the city last night
for use in the primary election Of today.
The city authorities have little to do i'm
the primaries except to see that the con
tracts for the polling places are fulfilled.
The voting places are the same as in the
sp, ug elections and they are as follows
First Ward-First precinct, $40 North
Twentieth street. Second precinct, SiS
North Twenty.fourth street.
Second Ward-First precinct, northwest
corner Twentieth and S streets. Second
precinct, 1O7 North Twenty-fourth street
Third Ward-First precinct, southeast cor
ner Twenty-frst and streets. Second pre-
cinct. SCI South Thirty-fourth street
Fourth Ward-First precinct IN North
Twenty-sixth street. Second precinct, SOl1
Fifth ward-First precinct, rear I'D North
Twenty seventh street. Second precinct,
/ Thirty-ninth and l. streets.
Sixth Ward-First precinct, INA North
| Twenty-fourth street Second precinct 4l6
| North Twenty-fifth street.
city Council Proceedings.
The denizens of Missouri avenue en-
lvened the affairs of last nights council
meeting by an outburst of Indignation al
most as spontaneous as the Fourth OF July
| explosives. The cause was the long-stand-
ing miserable condition of the street, which
|
rains. There are now many places of posi-
! tive danger These conditions were pre-
scented TO the council by Judge ]. ]. Breen.
who charged the council with murder,
| should fatal accident occur on the ave-
nue.. The Judge spent several minutes in
| describing the conditions and stated that
| although the council had permitted repairs
to other streets in the city, Missouri ave-.
| nue. had been untouched. At the close of
his remarks the mayor took exception to
some of his pointed remarks and stated
| that It was not lack OF willingness on the
part of the council, but the lack OF funds
which had caused the delay. He promised
| however that the more dangerous places
should be made passable, or at least be
fenced up so that they could not become
a source OF danger
In the regular course of business the
council confined itself to routine. Among
the communications II. NJ. Hodge reported
that his horse had fallen into a hole be-
tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-1fth on
F street, just after heavy rain and in get
ting the animal out he had ruined a good
harness. He wanted s25 damage for the
same. The city attorney reported adversely
to the claim of John Coatsworth, who re-
ceived injuries at Thirteenth and Missouri
avenue by a fall into an excavation under a
sidewalk, caused by a washout. Coats
worth wants $4,000 damage.
Report of Inspectors.
Reports from the live stock inspector
showed that he had condemned eleven cat
tie. twelve hogs, eight sheep and sever
horses during the month of June. The
sanitary inspector reported four cases Of
smallpox for the month, two of scarlet
fever and four of diphtheria. Several case.
are still under quarantine. The building
inspector. Ed Trap. reported the con
domination of four buildings during thu
month. Two of them at least will be tori
down.
On a resolution by Duffy It was move,
to apportion the 100000 now in the mali
sewer fund for frnmeda te, use. Z The objec
being to allow warrants to be drawn o.
these funds TO pay for the engineering
operations which have been conducted,
The water company was instructed t
extend it's mains on Twenty-sixth from
to II street.
The council on motion by George Haupt
man passed a resolution recommending p
]. Barrett to the grand aerle of the Fra
ternal order OF Eagles, which is TO b
held in Milwaukee. Mr.. Barrett is a can
didate for the Office of grand worthy presi
dent of the order He was formerly mem
Der of the city council In the resolution
the Council set forth several reasons VIII
Mr.. Barrett should receive the support o
the convention.
A number of bills were allowed, mostl
small accounts which supplemented th
general budget of last week. Joe Blahs
the poundmaster. received $500 for the wor
he has performed as dog catcher Partis
estimates for the grading of Seventeent
and Eighteenths streets were allowed. Th
two estimates amounted to S,4i3.07 ].
Hall was permitted the use of o street 70
street fair. This fair will take plac
from August 20 to %.
Improvement Bonds Issued.
An ordinancy was passed providing ia
the issue of improvement bonds 10 pay fc
the grading of Twentysecond street. sp'
cial ordinance No. 1874, providing for a sp'
ciaI assessment TO the property on X frol
Twenty-sixth to Twenty-seventh was issuet
Special ordinance No. 1856 relating to sp'
ciaI assessment for the construction of ten
porary sidewalks was also passed.
Sewer Plans Ready.
The city engineer reported that he ha
perfected plans for the new sewer so "a
that bids could be advertised for in III
near future. He suggested that July
would be the probable date Of the openin
of the bids. They might have been opene
sooner except for the fact that severi
other cities are advertising for like system
and he did not care to place the openin
at time which would prevent some OF II
big contractors from considering the bid
j. r. Easton was present, representa-
Splitter & Co., and it was expected thu
some proposition would be forthcoming T,
garding the bond issue. He has presente