Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-14
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Colonel O. N, Hunt Comes Forward with
City Hall Plan.
PROPOSES TO DONATE PROPERTY TO CITY
Asseasments on Candidates Proposed
ny the Democratic Committee
Exceed Limit Allowed
By Law.

Colonel c. NJ Hunt has come forward
with a new proposition by which TO provide
South Omaha with site for the new city
hall. He and a number Of others have been
working with considerable zeal on an
offer Of the northwest corner Of Twenty
fifth and streets. II is proposed TO
donate the site to the city. or at least put
it at a price much below the value OF the
property. He said last night that most
OF the parties who had property adjoining
or near the proposed site had been con-
suited in the matter and that considerable
progress had been made in that direction.
A meeting Of the various property owners
win be held within a day or two for the
purpose Of getting together on plan.
Many Of the owners live in Omaha and it
may be difficult TO get them together. II
is likely that It will be accomplished, how
ever The property owners do not expect
to be entirely without compensation. for
they reason that the erection Of the build
ing will repay them in a measure by reason
Of the increased value OF the surrounding
property. They reason that with the site
given to. the city II could erect a $4,000
building, which would be a credit to the
city for years TO come. II is further said
that all the parties to the former contro-
versy will be willing to give up their
propositions, unless 1t he II. J, O'Neil. 1t
may be he will stin wish to sell his o
street property to the city. II has been
stated that the next time II Is offered the
proposition will be $4,000 for two whole lots.
Democrats Talk of Assessments.
On learning that the new democratic
central committee OF South omaha was de-
termined to tax the candidates in a grad
uated\ scale from councimen to mayor,
some of the wiser heads or the faith are
wondering IL the central committee is plan
ming a suicide of party interests. The rate
of taxation was stated at the first meet
ing Of the committee as $50 each for the
councilmen, $125 for the city attorney. 500
for the city clerk and $3.50 for the mayor
treasurer and the tax commissioner. This
is now stated by prominent parties who
are close to the pulse of the party to have
been too small and that raise is con-
templated. Their ideas have gone soar
ing this time and they propose that the
mayor shall put up $500 for the campaign
fund. The fact is II any of the principal
officers should contribute such sums they
would be disqualified for their Offices by
the law, which fixes the maximum OF ex-
pense at 800 II is looked on as a curious
bit of engineering on the part Of the COM
mttee. How II will be able to get the
money and assure the election OF the can
didates and at the same time leave them
qualified is a problem that the brain OF
Thomas White will have to struggle with
long and earnestly
The various candidates have begun to file
their affidavits Of expense in the recent
campaign. w p. Corrisan spent rs cents
as a committeeman; Richard Devany spent
81; J. w. Cissna. councilman, S24; II. C.
Murphy, city attorney, $780, Mike Smith,
councilman. $3.50; w. F. Evans. sac; E.. r
Leigh, city attorney, sS5; J. II. Chadwick,
socialist nothing.
Report from Police Court.
p J. King submitted. his report for the
month Of February which shows that 14l
persons appeared before the court. Among
these thirty-four were dismissed, ffty-six
went to the city jail. siA were sentenced
to the county jail, three were bound over
TO the district court. One fine was sus-
pended and forty-one were paid.
Pat Grove Applies for License.
Pat Grove applied at the city clerks
Office for the transfer of a billiard license
to himself. He expects TO conduct bill
Hard and pool room in South Omaha. He
was referred 10 the city attorney.
Magic city Gossip.
Patrick Murphy Of Des Moines is visiting
friends here,
Mrs. n. b. Fleharty has returned from a
visit to Ogallala, Neb.
Desk room for rent in Bee ONCE city hal
building, South Omaha.
Miss Edith Morgan. daughter Of ]. J.
Morgan, is reported III.
e NJ Rohrbough, Twenty-third and N
streets. reports the birth Of daughter.
A roomer at TRUTHS lodging house re.
ported yesterday that someone had entered