Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-21
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Magic City Promptly Raises Funds for
Relief Of Californians.
SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SUBSCRIBED
Work VIII He Continued and Much
More ia Expected, as the Conn
mittees Have Scarcely
Made a start.

Mayor Thomas Hector yesterday APP
pointed committee of citizens to receive
donations for the relief of the San Fran
cisco sufferers. Already many donations
have been received and the total in South
Omaha will be several thousand dollars.
The proclamation reads as follows:
According to the latest news, the city Of
San Francisco is doomed to destruction by
fire, resulting from the earthquakes of the
last two days 1t Is evident that a great
amount of relief is now needed. The people
of South Omaha have always been generous
and never yet failed to help the people Of
a sister city or state where assistance was
necessary. Accordingly, l have appointed
this day the following named gentlemen,
who Will act as a committee to solicit and
]. c. French, f. j. Moriarty, r. +. Folda,
w. ]. c. Kenyon, Al Powell, Nels Updike,
M +. Murphy, w; e. Pierce, II. o. Ed
F. M. sisson. Rev r, L. Wheeler, Rev.
James Ahern ]. II. KOpietz +. A. Cressey,
John Flynn and F. J. Freitag.
Or you may send your donations direct
TO ]. c. French, cashier of the South Omaha
National bank, who will act as treasurer
the money is properly and promptly for
warded.
The Union Stock Yards company made a
cash donation of $1,000. The members of
the South Omaha 1--we Stock exchange held
a special meeting in extraordinary session
and contributed a like amount. The Traders
exchange will meet this afternoon and
make a proportionate contribution. A sub
committee was appointed consisting of
Messrs. Charles A. Mallory, ]. b. Blanch-
ard, William Wood and D. B. Olney to
canvass for subscriptions in the exchange
building. The canvass resulted in nearly
81 900 in private subscriptions. The business
men OF the city have not been approached,
but there is little doubt that their contribu-
tions will be of the same generous dimen-
sions. The packing houses will likely con-
tribute through the Chicago houses.
The treasurer of the citizens committee,
]. c. French. declared that all the South
Omaha banks would make liberal contribu-
tions. kilograms have been sent to the
governor of California asking for direction
as TO how the relief should be sent,
whether as cash or in the form of provi-
sions. 1t is likely that the money may be
turned over to the Red Cross society. It is
reported here that the packers whose store
houses escaped destruction in San Fran
cisco would Immediately turn over the con-
tents for the purpose OF relief.
Preparing Sidewalk Notices.
The city clerk has been employed the last
two days with hundreds OF notices to prop
erty owners to lay permanent sidewalks.
These notices cover all the ordinances
passed during the winter. There were a
score OF these ordinances. There will be
thousands of yards OF walk laid during the
present season. The law requires that the
property owners must lay their walks
within thirty days after the receipt of the
notice. Ii they fail TO do this the city
through its chosen contractor, can come on
and lay the walk and assess the cost Of
construction against the property. Per-
manent walks will be laid only on the
streets which have been brought TO grade
The clerk declares that letters OF inquiry
concerning the sewer bonds are pouring in
rapidly. II is likely from their tone that
the premium on the present issue of bonds
will be larger than ever before. The city
treasurer yesterday dispatched S6,654sO 10
New York to meet the city's obligations OF
interest and matued bonds The bids viii
be opened April 80, as advertised.
Parks, Johnson & Parks are dumping
trainloads of sand and broken stone along
Twenty-fourth street preparatory to be-
ginning the concrete foundations of the
new paving. Four or FIVE blocks have been
cleared OF the old asphalt sufficiently to
allow the work OF relaying the pavement
to begin. It Is expected that a large fores