Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-24
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
South Omaha Hospital Association Meets to
Talk Over Building.
DECIDE TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PLANS
City Council Meets and AdjOurns Tn
iii Tonight without TranaactiaE
Any Business-sewer Plans
Are Ready

A meeting OF the South Omaha hospital
association was held last night in one Of
the parlors of the city library. Plans were
discussed for raising funds for n St0.Oo0
hospital In South Omaha. w. 8. King,
who has so ably conducted the affairs OF
the hospital during the last two or more
years gave a brief history of the institu-
ton and dwelt on the great handicap for
room which is at present experienced.
Enough people have applied for accommo-
dalton At the hospital during the last few
weeks TO MI a forty-room house. The ex-
periences OF the recent accidents i'm the city
illustrate most strikingly the need. Here
tofore the institution has been self-support-
ing. Enough has been saved to purchase
two lots at Twenty-fifth and @ streets and
still leave a balance I'm the treasury Of
$500. with the added facilities of mod
ern building there is no doubt that the
hospital can be made paying institution.
Preliminary plans for the building have
been drawn and they were laid before the
meeting last night After the explanations
from Mr. King It was voted that the chair
man appoint a committee Of fifteen mem
bers to undertake the work Of raising the
money. This committee will meet and
formulate systematic plan for canvassing
the city. The management has the promise
of most liberal support from the big corpor-
ations. 1t Is likely that within a few days
the work Of soliciting will be begun.
Council Meets and Adiourns
The city council met last night as a
matter of form, but as it was holiday no
business was transacted. Only a few of
the councilmen were present. An adjourn
ment was taken until tonight II was
learned from the mayor that he expects
to take UP the matter Of the repositories
Of the citys money today i'm such way
that it may come before the council to-
night. Heretofore, that is within the last
two years, the banks have not given bonds
for the money deposited with them. These
bonds are required by the charter i'm ad-
dition to the securities which are offered
by the banking institutions. The mayor
declares that these bonds will have to be
renewed. TIC did not anticipate any diff
Guilty in the matter. The bond of the city
treasurer has been raised to S25O,OOO
A committee representing the West AL
bright Improvement club waited on the
council last night. The committee did not
present Its petition for the reason that
the council did no business. The COM
mittee wished TO go on record as favoring
the site at Twenty-fourth and o streets
for the city hall. 1t further desired to
call the attention of the council to the
opening of Monroe street from Thirtieth
to the railroad tracks
1t is said that the mayor and the city
engineer are to take up their quarters in
the Book building at AIS North Twenty
fourth street as soon as it is thoroughly
! repaired. This was the building which
was occupied by KoutslSy Brothers paint
store before it burned.
Many inquiries are coming in with regard
to the sewer bonds. II is likely there will
be a ready sale and high premium. The
contracts, according TO the statements of
the new city engineer, will be ready as
soon as funds are available. 1t is the plan
to let the contracts by sections, so there
! will be no general bid covering the whole
system Of sewerage Improvement. This will
| allow many more companies to bid on the
construction. Specifications will be pre-
pared I'm detail covering each section com
plete.
RumOr of New Packing Plant.
1t is reported on the statements of no
less than three prominent members of the
South Omaha Live Stock exchange there
is positive assurance that two new pack
ing companies will be established here
within years time. These are said to
be the Schwartzschild & Sulzburger COM
pany and the Nelson Morris company. The
representatives of both companies have
been in South Omaha several times re-
Gently
street Railway improvements.
The Omaha and Council Bluffs Street
Railway company is engaged in making
repairs and changes in its tracks on Twen-
ty-fourth street preparatory to the new
paving operations. The tracks were raised
yesterday at N street distance of nearly
a foot from the former grade. This will
MI greater part OF the decided dip In
the tracks at this point. The other inter-
! sections of the street will be corrected
to conform with the new paving spccih-
cations The company's work on Missouri
avenue is not yet complete, though pro-
crossing rapidly. One track Is finished
and at present the gangs are working on
the north track.
Magic City Gossip.
Joseph koutsky Is visiting his farm al
Ruskin, Nob., 10 be gone several days.
Harry McCandless. after an Illness OF
nearly ten months, is able to be out again
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