Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-19
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Council Trsnsacts a Large Amount Of
Routine usiness
SEWER CONTRACTS ARE PRESENTED
Complaints Filled Against n Number
of saioOnmen and Hearings set
for Saturday, Monday and
Next Tuesday.


The meeting Of the city council was
one Of uneventfuI routine last night. All
Of the members were present and the items
were hurried through with dispatch. I'm
der the head Of communications James
Austin asked 5000 in consideration Of the
service and death of his son. James f.
Austin, which occurred, as he stated, from
the fatal injuries he;receved at the Armour
fire. Mr.. Austin stated that his son was
buried by the same wall which fell and
killed Con, Denny, and that he died
nine days later. He was acting as vol
urteer fireman at the time the wall fell.
The claim was referred to the city attor-
ney and the finance committee Of the
council. -
petition was received asking that a
walk be laid on each side OF Twenty-first
street between and J streets. The city
attorney and engineer reported favorably
on the petition 20 grade street from Thir-
tieth to Thirty-secohd. and like manner to
petition to grade X street from Twentieth
TO Twenty second. N
Residents on the east side sent in a pc
titlon to have the water mains extended
from to ] streets on Eighteenth street.
Police Judge p ]. King presented his
monthly report for August. The city at
torney reported adversely TO the claim of
Mrs Theresa Angltn and recommended that
the claim be not allowed. She brings
heavy claim for Injuries received by fall
ing where there was hole in bridge
Sewer Contracts Presented.
The contracts and bonds for the sewers
entered into by the National Construction
company and James Jensen about which
some interest hung owing to the size of the
contracts ard the threatening injunctions
were put over to later meeting for the
reason the city attorney wished to examine
the contracts The bonds of tho National
Construction company on the Mud creek
and letter creek sewers were in the sums OF
s2Ss,0OO and $4,000 respectively and signed
by e. A. cudahy as surety. The Jensen
bond was furnished by the Fidelity Surety
company. The approval of these contracts
In the business of q special meeting Thurs
day evening.
The sidewalk contractors were instructed
TO lay permanent walks on both sides OF
street from Twenty-hfth 10 Twenty
sixth, and on both sides Of D street from
Twenty-second to Twenty-fourth.
Warrants were ordered IN the interest
fund to, reimburse Treasurer c. A. Mel
cher ss,37s for Obligations of the city paid
in New York. A warrant was ordered to
the treasurer TO pay interest on the paving
bonds OF Paving District No. IL, being
Thirtieth street south of @. The amount
OF the warrant was s2,lo0 covering interest
of the paving bonds and for the redemp-
ton Of bonds Nos. 8. 8. Z, and 8, which
have now matured. The city is therefore
paying the bonds which should be met by
a special tax on the property owners of
that street. That tax has never been col
lected. Also S55s.95 was voted for the re-
naval NJ hOndq dfatriCt M
bond No. 2. and s2272o for bond No in
Improvement district No. g. A few minor
bills were allowed.
A special sidewalk ordinance was intro
duced laying a special tax to cover the
cost of the permanent walks which have
been laid by the city. Two other ordi-
nances were put second reading, one
providing a sidewalk for q street from
Twenty-fourth to Twenty-ifth and the
other being the ordinance to grade F
street from Twenty-sixth to Twenty ninth.
The proposition of ]. Shellberg to lease
a portion of Railroad avenue in the vicn-
ity Of Twenty-eighth and street was not
granted. Sewer bonds to cover the cost of
improvements of district 1lS were sold at
par to Robert Parks, the contractor. The
amount was about $3.50. The sale of GER
tain district Improvement bonds was de-
ferred to Thursday evening, to which time
the council adjourned.
Cases Against SaIoonmen.
Complaints were filed yesterday against
all the saloonmen whose places were
raided last Sunday by the police officers.
The trials will be heard September %. "a
and %. On the last named date Peter
Uvck and his sons, Joseph and William
Uvck will be tried for selling without a
licenaA CompiaintS were filed before the
police court and before the federal courts
in their case. All three have been re-
leased from Jail on $500 bonds each. 1t is
said that they will make attempt to
replevin the stock of liquors which was
conascated by the police authorities Sun
day night. The defendants have secured
a lawyer and are prepared to fight the
case vigorously.
Charles Curry Missing.
It has been reported to the police by a