Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-07
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Esss Meeting Adopts Majority Report Oh
the Sewer Proposition.
COUNCIL ASKED TO CALL ELECTION


BY an overwhelming vote the mass meet
ing Of South Omaha adopted the majority
report Of the committee of eighteen on
the question OF asking for a special cleo
ton TO vote on bond issue Of s25o.oo.
bout 600 or 700 men we're crowded into
the audience rooom of the Ancient order
of United workmen temple last night.
Chairman Richard O'Keefe called the meet
Ing 10 order. Tn. first act was the sub
mission oS the majority report. Then. as
substitute. Mr.. Montgomery submitted
the minority report. Mr.. Kenyon Of the
Union Stock Yards company then briefly |
explained the nature OF the proposition
which the company proposed and went
over the features Of the majority report |
in detail After him Mr.. Montgomery took |
the floor and held It for an hour and a |
quarter discussing his position in the !
minority report. At the close of his
speech after further explanations from !
Mr. Kenyon. David Anderson. Senator Glib |
son and others. vote taken on the |
minority report. It was defeated de- |
cisively. II was then moved to amend |
tho majority report by striking out the
last clause. or that part which lent ex-
preston to the belief that the Stock |
Yards company was paying it's just share
Of the taxes of the city The amendment
lost The vote TO adopt the majority
report was then taken. 1t seemed like
every one in the house voted aye, but
when the counter question was put scat
tcring twenty or so voted on the negative.
As soon as the vote was announced Da-
vid Anderson moved the adoption Of the
following resolution, directed to the city
council and the honorable mayor of South
Omaha:
Whereas. The committee of eighteen au-
thoriEed at the previous mass meeting of
our citizens to confer with the Union
stock Yards company to obtain the best
terms possible said company would offer
towards defraying the expense OF CON
structng a general sewerage system for
our city, and ina smuch as said committee
has performed its work In securing very
liberal and satisfactory concessions from
the company and the report of the COM
mittee having been ratified by this body
of representative citizens and taxpayers;
Resolved That the mayor and city
council of the city of South Omaha be
for holding the special election, that our
citizens may have the opportunity OF Not-
ir- municipal bonds in the amount OF S25o-
SNc. as specified and contemplated in the
report Of the committee for the construc-
tion OF IA general sewer system within our
city.
Live stock Exchange Election.
The Live Stock Traders exchange held
its annual election Saturday afternoon and
elected these officers for the ensuing year:
president. Lee Rothschilds; secretary-treas-
lirer. Ed 2. Baker; directors, John L. Hill,
w H. NcC'reary Ed Benton and James
w Murphy.
The finance committee Is Guy Ellis,
James Murphy and Sol Degan lnvestigat-
ing committee, George Van SAINT, Bog
Schaller and Ridgely Wallace.
The meeting was very harmonious and
the report of the committees showed a
very prosperous year.
Noanan Held for Murder. .--.--
Frank Noonan was given his preliminary
examination yesterday morning for the
murder of Charles Carlson and the judge
bound him over TO the district court on
the charge of murder in the first degree
An unusual thing about il was that he
also admitted him to bail under bond
of 5000. II may be that Noonan will he
able to secure his release pending his trial
His bond had not been secured up to this
inor~'nE
The court room was filled with onlookers
during the course of the trial. The prosecu-
ton made use OF the same witnesses in
the trial as appeared in the examination
before the coroners jury. In this trial
Frank Thompson's evidence became posi-
tive in form, whereas in the former hear
ing he evaded all direct answers. This
.
action including the knife In Noonan $
hand and seeing the deadly blow struck.
He gave as his reason for his former re-
iuctance that he feared the friends OF
Frank Noonan. George Harold's testimony
was mistaken in the matter and not diff
ferent in any way from his former state
ments. This was the case with all the
others. 9he defense offered no witnesses
II is probable that he will he taken To the
! county Jail today.
City Finances.
The city clerk issued his monthly state
Inent of the citys finances up to January
:, 1906 yesterday morning The statement
shows that out Of a levy of $l47,367.SD witt
II balance from the 1904 levy OF S2O464O snt
further balance from the library fund fo'
lSol-5 OF n,i33,ss a total Of GOSSIP. thu
city has expended during the year So, sO5. .
leaving a balance Of sl20.s4.ee.
The city treasurer announces that all tn,
floating debt OF the city will be called il
during this week. About Tuesday o
Wednesday the announcement will be pub
lished and the day fixed when all nteres
ceases on outstanding warrants. Warrant
to the amount OF $4,000 to $4,000 will b.
called in. The teachers will be paid thei
salaries for the half month of Decembe
remaining unpaid. This payment will b
made on Tuesday OF this week
The taxes still continue TO come in. Lars
collections have been made all the weeb
After this week parties who wish To pa
their taxes will md they will be oblige
TO pay interest for one month in additio
TO the principal The interest will be- adde
at the rate OF per cent month,
Postal Receipts Increase.
Postmaster Etter has prepared his guar
terly report Of sales OF stamps and stampe
envelopes. The amount reaches SO. 245, Z
against S22.679O during the same perio
last year. This is gain Of $.5s3S3, Tn
business Of the registration and none
order departments has not yet been formu
lated in his report. These will be prepare
during the coming week.
Charged with Criminal Assault.
George O'Malcy was arrested last Frida
night for an attempted criminal assau
alleged TO have been committed again:
Miss Ella Jackson at the Dellone hote
She said that she obliged In her wor
Ia enter a room where oMalley was
was then that he seized and attempted
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