Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-28
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Board Of Fire and Police Commissioners
Hear Protests on Licenses.
.INAL DECISION N ISIS COS OYLR
with One Member Absent Board Is
Tie on SUSTAINING the Protest
OF The bee Comes Up
Again Mohda y Night.

Again Monday Night.
The Board Of Fire and Police Commits
sioners again took up the matter of pro-
tests based on the publication OF the no.
tices in the legal paper The case Of The
Bee was conducted by Attorneys Cornell
and Thomas The world-Herald had no
lawyer. The statements of The Bee in the
matter of circulation were not allowed as
evidence for the reason The Bee did not
bring the books into court; but on except
ing to the ruling OF the board Mr.. Council
managed to get the circulation firmly be-
fore the people OF South Omaha. BY this
It was shown that the circulation OF The
Bee in Douglas county is 15,17s. This is
the average circulation for the last six
months Similarly It was shown that the
circulation of the world-Herald was $500
and not to exceed $3.50 The statement of
the worid-IIerald has been that the circu-
lation is above 5000. Even taking this as
| true, which The Bee denies they are not |
entitled to publication by 5000 subscribers.
The cases of Alexander Grant, Nels |
Lundgren and Emil Hansen were tried, |
both as to the question of good faith and |
as TO the point Of largest circulation,
Judgment in the cases were deferred UNI |
I'll Monday night. April 30. After the trial |
of Alexander Grant T. j. Nolan made a |
motion that the protest of The Bee be not |
sustained for the reason that The Bee had |
not technically proved by the best evidence |
the exact number of its circulation. This |
motion was lost for want of a second II
was then moved by A. L. Berquist and
seconded by Mr. Van SAINT that the pro-
test OF The Bee be sustained A vote on
the question resulted in a tie, A. A. Nixon
being absent. Nolan and Mason voted in
the negative 1t was then moved to defer
judgment until Monday night A number
OF other cases were taken up by the board.
John Franek was protested by citizen in
the vicinity of Brown park on the ground
that he had kept a disorderly house and
a dance hall in connection. Chief Briggs
testified that so far as he knew Franek
had conducted his place in an orderly
manner. Judgment on the case was de-
feTed until tonight
Country Club Meeting.
At the general meeting of the South
Omaha Country club held in the library hall
last night, the members enjoyed most en-
thusiastic session. The excellent reports of
late from the board of directors had the ef-
feet of bringing out more than fifty of the
present membership of los. Had the weather
been good II is likely that the total attend
ance would have reached nearly 100. The
board of directors made its first official re-
port to the general assembly and this em-
braced all the business of the club up to
4 the present date, including all the plans
for the future which are in process Of ex-
ecution. Many questions were asked by the
members as to the details of the business so
far conducted. On the whole the member
ship expressed itself as well satisfied with
! the progress The directors pressed the ne
cessity of increasing the membership, and
three hustling committees were appointed to
4 fget out and bring UP the lists. 1t is hoped
to increase the number to 200 by the time of
the formal opening of the clubhouse, which
is slated for May %. The club will meet
again two weeks from last night to receive
n the reports Of these committees, and at
y that meeting the board of directors will
present another report also.
Preparing Interurban Ordinance.
The city attorney is preparing an ordi-
nance 10 allow the Interurban Railway
company to pass along, across and over the
. streets Of the city of South Omaha ON a
specific route The line is to enter the city
at Forty-fourth and streets and proceed
in a northeasternly direction to block 6,
; Upton Place. 1t will cross L street at
Fortieth. Thence it will continue in the
= same general direction, reaching the north
at Thirty-sixth and A streets. 1t would APP
pear from this that the work OF construc-
ton was about to be undertaken by the
l. road. There is little doubt that the council
n will grant the right-of-way without oppo-
y sition. AS to the right-of-way over private
n property, it is understood, through the eff
IT forts of H. NJ Christie and others, It has
N been for the greater part secured.
New Packing House Talk
The presence in the city of one of the
= junior Schwartszchilds OF the firm OF
I, schwartszchild & sulzberger was the oc-
- cason of considerable speculation on tn,
= part of the men of the Live Stock ex
4 change. Many Of the commission men de
10 clared they would rather see this firn
~ open a good plant in South Omaha thar
AZ any other firm in Chicago at the present
time. Many were not inclined to attact
great importance to the presence of thii
member OF the firm. They considered 1
or one OF the frequent visits common to al
ke Chicago houses. 1t is known positively
or however that Peter Her has offered tn,
land Of the South Omaha Land company t
the company and that Schwartszchild 4
sulzberger have made a bid on the same
IN No options have been secured, however
zee but there is a prospect there may be-. Tn
IT. position Of the South Omaha Land com
pany is removed considerable distanc
tn from the stock yards and TO that exten
Lst lie inconyenient for packing purposes
ng ola Depot Removed.
Ter The Union Pacific management ordere
an the removal Of the old passenger depo
st, at the foot OF N street yesterday morning
III This removal was FASTENED by the fac
m, that the depot took fire a few days ag
m and burned nearly all Of the roof away
oy The freight Office was removed to the me-
m freight depot at o street and Railroa
M avenue. This has been ready for tw
M weeks or more and had been In use for a