Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-23
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Engineer Completes the TabulstiOh Of
Bids on the Sewer Construction.
INJUNCTION SUITS ALREADY THREATENED
Mud Greek and letter Creek Sewers,
Undcr Present Bids, win Absorb
Practically All of Money
in sewer Fund.

The city engineer completed the tabula-
ton of bids for the sewer contracts yester-
day and struck of blue prints for the
same ready for the council meeting. which
is to be held tonight According to the
tabulation the National Construction COM
pany. represented by George Parks, will be
awarded the greater portion Of the con-
tracts. His bid on the Mud creek sewer
amounted to s1s5. 1883 and on the letter
creek sewer Se,so594, therefore his con-
tracts will amount to s212OS5.SS II this
amount is paid II will leave S37,91LH in the
fund. According to the original appropria-
ton Incorporated in the election proclama-
tion the amount available for the Mud
| creek sewer was not to exceed $4,000, and
| the present contracts would represent an
increase OF over $4,000. for the work.
With the proposed notifications of the
plans of construction It is the intention to
use MP the funds available as far as they
will go and depend on the future for So
luton of the problem, which naturally
hinges on an act Of the legislature providing
the authority to the city to issue more
bonds and a subsequent issue to cover the
deficit. According to the present senti-
ment. so far as expressed, there lie con-
| biucIdDtc dc " tue pOpuidIltI VI
another issue
The serious question also arises, "Is IT
possible legally to make a contract involv-
ing the sum of 100000 while there is but
s243,00o available?" IL is with this question
that the city engineer and the parties in
terested in the enterprise have been strug
Cling for the last few weeks. There can
| be little doubt that the first move toward
the construction of the sewers will be met
with a determined opposition and injunc-
tons. The legal questions will have to be
threshed out, no doubt, before the actual
work can be done. 1t is positively asserted
by some that an injunction club, or some
such company of men, is already preparing
I to act directly on the first move of the
council. The number of men In the COM
pany Is variopsly stated from twelve to
seventy. It may be that this opposition will
be notified before there is any active
measure inaugurated.
Charged with Stealing Fine Dog.
August Hellman was arrested on sus-
picion yesterday afternoon. 1t Is stated
that the immediate charge against him is
the theft OF fine Scotch collie dog be-
longing to M. q. Stoner of Omaha Mr..
Stoner is a street car conductor on the
Benson line and his home is at 12o7 North
his particular pride and are known to q
greater part of the dog lovers Of the city
Yesterday he missed one Of his best ami
mails He set out in hot pursuit Of the
dog thief. On the way he enlisted the
services of his motorman,. w. c. Blake
They soon got a good clue because all
the carmen knew the dogs and 1t was
found that some of them had seen the
animal on the way to South Omaha. The
arrest of Hellman followed He claims
to have a ranch near Red Oak, Ia, where
he breeds blooded dogs, hogs and cattle.
BY he use of his advertisement he has
been in the habit of prevailing on parties
in the east to ship him their blooded stock.
On receiving the consignment ha sells the
same. but it is stated that afterward he
fails to settle with the ORIGINAL owners.
1t is alleged that he has no ranch at Red
Oak 1t is likely that the charge of using
the mails to defraud will be filed against
him.
Magic City Gossip.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered TO all
parts of the city. Telephone No. 8.
John Culkin is about to build a new
residence at Twenty-second and G streets.
A neat, new wall and cement sidewalk
is being built about the grounds Of the
Frank Tvrdick is making extensive re-
pairs to his residence at 21 South Twenty
second street. s.,t ~.
, Mrs Dore, patient of DIR. Koutsky.
underwent successful operation at the
, South Omaha hospital.
George Parks and wife Will celebrate the
twentieth anniversary Of their marriage.
Wednesday August 70.
? Fred L. Scott, who has been suffering
for several days from an attack of quinsey
is reported to be improved.
Armour & Co. have taken out a permit
for the use OF portion of Q street ready
Z for the reconstruction of the oleo plant
. John Mccain was fined SO and costs for
assault and battery on the person OF
Anthony McGinty. which took place Aug
3 ust II.
! The American Peat and Artificial Fue
. company has begun the erection of its
manufacturing plant north OF the L stree,
viaduct.
s The claim agent of the Manawa Amuse.
ment company was in South Omaha yester
day aging up the claims of parties injured
in the platform disaster.
: An expert chemist has arrived to estab-
lish chemical department In the Bureau
Of Animal Industry at this point, in ac-
cordance with the new inspection laws.
Joe Sodonka was arraigned before tn,
On motion of the attorneys the man WA
dismissed after agreeing to pay the cour
costs.
George Olga, Polish laborer, who wal
injured in a fight at one of the packing
. houses, had an operation performed on hi
head yesterday forenoon. With the re
|, thought to be assured
n Mrs Harry Dennis entertained a numbe
! Of friends Monday evening in honor o
a Miss Grace Smith of Chicago. Today 1
X number OF friends OF Miss Smith, in the
a street neighborhoods, intend giving a dnne
in her honor at the South Omaha Countr,
: Club. Miss Young, Miss Dennis and MIS-
: ROwley give luncheon for Miss Smith anI
: Mrs. Sutton Thursday afternoon.
Miss Cora Holmes and Miss Cora Lavert,
returned yesterday morning from thei
, | summer abroad. They seem to hay,
enjoyed every moment of the time Of thei
| voyage and travels. Miss Holmes anon,
other things, brought home a beautiful
i Partisan doll as a present TO her It'll,
neighbor. Marguerite Smith 1t IL a Lowell,
piece Of workmanship and has real hair ant
lashes.
Council Bluffs police reported to tn,
South Omaha department that they haf
succeeded in capturing Thomas Robinson
| who Is wanted here for the theft of Z
suit belonging TO Luther Tapp
Twenty-slxth and N streets. Tapp was 4
ledger at the place known the House