Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
New Hospital Building is Rapidly Nearing
Completion.
PUBLIC INSPECTION BEFORE OCCUPANCY
Mrs. Pivonlza Proposes 20 stop Latest
Plan for Construction Of sewer
and cite COunciImcn for
Contempt.

The erection Of the South Omaha hospital
has progressed 10 such n point that the
mana cement is looking forward TO the oc-
cupancy Of the building about Christmas
time The carpenters are busy putting
down the floors, which work is now nearly
completed. Some delay Is feared from the
fact that the material for the stairways
has not been received. The heating apa-
ratus has been put in place and the cleo
trio wiring and plumbing have progressed
as far as the other work viii permit A
few minutes spent in the building would
give a good idea OF the completeness and
neatness Of the new establishment. For
this purpose a large reception viii be given
by the association before the building is
occupied.
The basement rooms are TO be used as
quarters for the nurses, for the heating,
the kitchen and dining rooms. The nurses
rooms are large and convenient, each hav-
ing a closet for wardrobe purposes in con-
nection. The kitchen is TO be fitted UP in
excellent style. Under the front porch viii
be the vegetable cellar and the refrigerator.
The first floor Of the building is occupied
on the east side by the hospital office, the
doctors dressing rooms and the operating
rooms. The chief Of the operating rooms
IL in the northeast corner, and light is
furnished by a large bay window. Oppo-
site this on the northwest corner is the
| emergency room, where patients will be
taken from the operating tables. The other
rooms on this floor viii be patients quar-
/ tere On the second floor the rooms are
all given over 10 the patients. There is
/ large rest room for convalescent patients.
I In the attic a room has been fitted up for
the sleeping apartment Of the night nurse,
nh ghn ha q the noise
/ Beside the larger rooms, all Of which are
/ models Of neatness and provided with
| noiseless swinging doors, there are numeI-
/ Gus CLOSETS and a large bath room on SaCh
I floor. The kitchen is provided with dumb
| waiter, which carries meals to each floor
! There is also a laundry chute, which car
ries all soiled clothing to the wash room
in the basement. II the att!c d system Of
lockers has been provided for the clothing
Of patients. w. S. King, the president Of
the association and chief engineer Of the
| Union Stock Yards company, said it was
one OF the best constructed buildings in
the city and was being erected very cheap.
He is spending a portion Of each day at
the building urging the rapid completion
Of the work.
More Sewer Litigation.
P. J. Breen Of Omaha, who has been the
lawyer lOT the lLh4uL4LLH III Lut sun lL mae
dalena Pivonlka and others In which the
city officials Of South Omaha were enjoined
from carrying out the sewer contracts, was
IN the city yesterday looking over the new
proposition by the Union Stock Yards COM
pany. He declares that the whole council
or the members who voted for the latest
resolution and the mayor and treasurer, II
he can be included for having received the
stock yard check, will be remanded for con.
tempt Of court. He said the proceeding OF
the council was irregular for the reason
that one Of the councilmen was not notified
Of the special meeting. Besides this, ht
challenged the right Of the city treasurer
or the council to receive a donation whict
shall not be distributed proportionAtely {
all the parts Of the sewer system James
Pivonka says that he is watching the &C
ton Of the council and will himself inst.
tute proceedings If the work is attempted
Papers are said TO have been filed before tbs
district court yesterday praying for an or.
der Of the court citing the defendants FOL
contempt. This petition has not yet beer