Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Building Inspector Complies Figures Of
Work Done Thh Season.
LARGE NUnstR OF DWELLINGS IN usT
Rsureau Of AnI.aai Industry Arranging
Laboratory In Federal Building
In Connection with In
spectiOn Service. II

Edward Trapp the city bnilding hnspec-
tor, made an interesting compilation OF
! the business Of his once during the past
: three months by which Il IL s,Iown that
the aggregate of the building in the city has
..rsached the sum of Szssl25, The majority OF
these buildings are dwellings. OF the
=, above nS4% Is represenfed in buildings
. and improvements of leaS than q 900 each in
valuation and the remaining ssessso In bet
ter class Of buildings Many Of the pri-
vate dwellings, have been completed and
are now occupied. but OF the stores and
J others Of magnitude but a few are now
complete. y. E, Wilcoxs livsrT 81 Twenty
fourth and street IL one which IL finished.
The telephone exchange u apprpanhlns
I completion. The last touches are being
1 given TO, the Piunkett building and to the
repairs and additions TO the Hammond
plant. The Armour addition consisting of
IA stety to the beef house which is to con-
I tain the Ice plant. is about done. The re-
building OF the cleo plant however. has
tJust begun. The permits were secured
YESTERDAY. The cost Of the reconstruction
eis put In at $4,000 The foundation to the
Z new Hall block was begun yesterday morn
ing. The Harmon business building and
the store buildings on Twenty-nourth south
4 OF the P1unkett buildings under way
The Koutskys are now comfortably
established in their new location. BY the
approach Of cold weather Twenty fourth
street will present q tidy and modern APP
pearance.
Laboratory in Federal Building.
c. H. swens.r or Warrington, d. c., has
been busy the past week at the federal
building installing the new chemical
apparatus in the laboratory for use In the
new government inspection. His DEPART
ment will occupy the extreme northwest
room on the second floor of the building
The sinks are to be on the north side OF
the room, while the west side will be &C.
cupied by cases OF chemicals for analytical
examinations. A modern table or labor
atory desk is being constructed with all
conveniences. The southeast corner Is &C.
cupied by the scale room. in which is set
up one of the highest grade balances manu-
featured. A particle OF dust Will turn the
needle. For the analysis a fun supply Of
apparatus has been consigned from Wash
ington and Ii now in the store rooms ready
to be set in position as soon as place IL
provided.
The chief reports that the work OF his
department is In the best possible shape
and he has no fault to find. He places no
confidence IN the reports from Sioux City
deFosatory to the conditions here Four
ana " is the surmise of the chief that they
may be the FIRST Of the men who are to
take mp the new inspection. Heretofore
the inspection Of the government has cen
from the stock on the hoof to the cooling
rooms. where II has formerly ceased. To
-. that point II has been thorough. II is now
proposed 10 inspect the meat at every
changed condition until II reaches tho
hands OF the consumer. or at least the re-
tail merchant Inspectors will be on hand
In the cutting rooms. in the sausage rooms
and over the canning departments. This
will require from eighteen to twenty new
men and possibly more. a,E a. 3T
7TRafIroad Rumors Plentiful.
The visit Of Charles l.. Dundey Of the
Union Pacinc to South Omaha yesterday,
where he waa9n conference with the mayor
and other city officials. has awakened new
rumors concerning railway improvements
for South Omaha II In believed 70 be
the intention OF the Union Pacific 70 build
the spur tracks to the letter brewery, and
II In also stated that this short line IL
just the beginning of the work under CON
temptation. II IL certain that the road
has bean surveying in that quarter Of the
city several times during the year and
has full data Of all the section southwes
to Lincoln. II IL said that the road wishes
the impression at least that II contemplate,
line In that direction, with Kansas CITY
- its goal. but there are those who thin
the object Ia to thwart a cherished schem,
OF the Rock Island to get a road into
Omaha by way Of Thirty-sixth street by
getting a previous line across their cor,