Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-29
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Contractors on Hand To Bid on the Big
Fewer Construction Work.
YOUTH STEALS A PONY AND DEcANPs
Arrived in south Omaha a short Time
Ago, Telling n PitIfuI Tale, and
was Befriended BY the
Police.

A large number Of contractors for the
various sections Of the South Omaha
sewer system have arrived In the city. The
engineer has been busy the last few days
in exhibiting his plans and showing the
prospective bidders about the city. He an
ticipates that possibly ten firms will be
In the field Monday night Every con-
tractor. Of course. wishes to give the Inn
preston that he intends to bid close up to
the estimates OF the engineers. II may
possibly occur that certain sections OF the
sewer may have but few bidders OF possibly
none. There has been no denying that in
about half Of the branches the estimates
Lave exceeded the appointments. II may
Dec that these divisions may be Stunned by
the contractors. one contractor at least
he's expressed his private opinion that he
would cot he able to bid on some Of the
Propositions FOR that reason. No one has
questioned the estimates Of the Mud
creek sewer or the main sewer Of the
CITY. At az events. that viii be completed
in accordance with the specifications.
1t has been limited that the Union stock
yards is ready 70 guarantee the contractors
against loss on the portions Of the sewer
system affecting them at least. but this,
It must be understood comes from private
sources entirely foreign to the yards or
ouy one connected with them There is no
doubt that the yards are vitality interested
IN the speedy completion OF the sewer.
Youth steals a Horse.
1t is feared by those who befriended
Arthur Lcecn. the New York boy who
blew" in.o South Omaha a week ago, that
lie has now blown out" again, leaving his
friends the losers. He disappeared yes
terday and with him horse. saddle and
Iiidle belonging to Paul Shields a son of
Detective +. IL. Shields. Young Leech is
hey q 10 years and rather small OF his
age, and on his appearance in the city went
10 the jail, declaring that he was in search
Of missing uncle Of the same name. 1t
was found that such a man lived in omaha,
but had gone. The boy appeared to be much
downhearted at not finding HIS uncle and this
won the sympathies Of the police who took
him 20 be a promising lad Detective
Shields took special liking to the boy and
went to the trouble to secure him job at
SWift's IN the soap department He also
gct him place TO board at Mrs. Burke's
lodginE house. He worked in the packing
house until Wednesday noon, when he drew
MS pay. Friday he attended a Junior
Leagucrs picnic at Hanscom park. Satur-
day morning, however, he left the boarding
house at a m. and did not return Paul
Shields recently purchased a pony, which
he had not stabbed at home. but at the
neighbours residence from whom he pur-
chased the animal. This apparently caught
the young New Workers. eye az easy
money" for at about II a. m. yesterday he
visited the stable, sadded up the horse and
deliberately rode away. The boy who
formerly owned the horse even saw him
and asked him what he was about to do
when he first arrived. Young Leech re-
Piled that Paul Shields had told him to
feed the horse at noon, Later the woman
Of the house went out to the barn and
found the horse saddled and Leech ready
10 mount. He told her that Master Paul
had hidden him bring the horse to the stock
yards at noon. This satisfied the woman
and the boy rode away When young
Shields discovered the loss Of his pony he
was enraged and declared he would settle
with Leech for riding his pony without
consent, II never entering his head that
Leech might never return. At 6 p. m, how
ever he reported the loss at police head
quarters and It was found that Officer Bel
lew, who has faculty for seeing every
thing had seen the boy riding west on Q
street early in the afternoon. lie asked
the boy why he did not buy riding whip
and the boy replied that ne had no money,
That was the last seen Of him.
Saloons to Close at Midnight.
G. w. Mason OF the Fire and Police
board paid a visit to the Jail last night,
whore ne instructed the officers to sec
to It that all saloons are closed promptly
at AZ Notwithstanding the ordinance re-
Gently passed by the city council desig-
rating p. m. the hour of closing II
wss learned that two or three saloons
hove. been testing the city ordinance since
Il hecorc a law, These places have been
warned by the police that they are liable
- orrest II the offense is repeated. In Mr.
Nelson's instruction, as president OF the
hoard. he declared It was no longer neces-
sary 20 warn the saloon men 10 close up
hut that evidence OF the offense should be
token 80 that complaints could be hled
which would secure conviction.
Two Prisoners Escape.
James Hazuka. the special officer ir
charge OF the prisoners assigned 10 tho
street gang. was much chagrined yester
ady at the loss OF two thirty-day men