Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-31
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
,unOil Takes q Hand in squabbls Over
Missouri Avenue Paving
CITY TO TAKE UP AND COMPLETE WORK
Unless voters Get Busy and Register
on the Last Day Not over Half
Full vote VIII he Cast
in the City.

trhs city council took hand in the af-
gHrs Of Missouri avenue last night. A
resolution was drawn by the city attorney
and passed By a vote OF to that the
city engineer instruct Hugh Murphy to
suspend operations on Missouri avenue and
the engineers proceed TO finish the work.
The resolution stated that the contractor
had failed and refused to complete his con-
tract. The engineer was instructed to take
an inventory OF all the material deliver ed
TO the city and hold the same in his keep
ing The question was raised whether the
city had the right to perform the work
directly or Il bids must be advertised and
given to the lowest bidder This was re-
ferred to the city attorney
The franchise ordinance allowing the
Interurban & Southern railroad to enter
the city was deferred for week. In the
meantime committee Of the council and
citizens will wait on the company to Sc
cure the promise that the terminal of the
present line from Bellevue be at o street,
South Omaha.
petition was received from the residents
Of East o street asking that the same be
repaired. The street IL said to be entirely
impossible The matter was referred to
the committee on viaducts, streets and al
legs with power to act.
-Four ordinances were reported favorably
by the committee on judiciary. The were
placed on second reading one divided
sidewalks for Thirty-nnth street, from 9
to street; a second provided district i'm
provement bonds for the grading Of the
same; a third condemned certain lots upor
which stagnant water was allowed to ac'
oumulate; the fourth provided for the
change Of the grade of A street, from
Twenty-fourth TO Twenty-seventh.
The general bills and salaries were al
= lowed for the month of October. The large
items were: Fire, $40; police, 1890; curb
ing and guttering fund for Twenty-Five
street, S2,479.5O; John Latenser, for PLAN
for the city hall. 500. w. H. Rowley wal
named expert accountant to check tn,
treasurer's books.
The mayor stated that he had in minC
for some time the removal Of lunch wagon
ana booths from the streets of the city
There are ordinances prohibiting this kint
81 blockage of the public streets. TIL
matter was referred to the committee oil
viaducts, streets and alleys
An ordinance was introduced for tn
grading of street. from Thirtieth L
Thirty-second. The council then adjourne
TO meet Monday, November 8 in regula
session.
The full returns on the South Omaha
registration are now in The clerk Il
compiling the same for the use of tn
managers Of the campaigns. The ana
result gives to the democrats lead o
fifty-eight in the two days registration
The republican roll is 1.040; the demo
cratic. 1898; the socialist, "A. making
grand total of 2,212 enrolled. II the las
days registration does not exceed tn
FIRST two the vote Will be scarcely hal
of the fun voting strength Of the city
The Pea 1e of the city should not neglec
to n lister next Saturday. which is tn
lssEischance The following table show
the registration to date:
OCTOBER IS. ' OCTOBER gs