Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-19
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Will Be Asked to Settle
Peculiar Question,
STREET AND ALLEY TAKE BRUNsKVs LOTS
Wan In AIbrisbt Taxed on title TO
Public ThorouRhfare and Asked
to Move BuiIdinRs to
Make Room.

Several items of interest will come before
the city council tonight, among them the
rather unique statement of Michael Brun-
sky. who lives at Twenty -second and JEFF
ferson streets. lie is the owner of lots
~ q and % Of block in Albrights Annex.
According to his statement the county road
passes through the three lots and takes
up three fourths of the property, and yet
he has been paying taxes on three lots
for seventeen years. During this time he
has built several fences and buildings,
which. II the present survey Is correct,
stand on the space designated as the alley.
Action has been begun to cause Mr.. Brun-
sky to move his building. And on this he
makes the declaration that the alley takes
from him the other one-fourth of his three
LOTS Here he makes the pertinent inquiry
AS to where he In to come In He says the
buildings and fences have so stood for sew
eral years without complaint. The county
road runs diagonally through the property
and takes up one-half at the least, and
possibly the three-fourths. II the line OF
the alley is changed, very much where II
passes along the north side of the lots
there will not be much left. Mr. Brun-
sky says he has paid taxes on three fun
lots for seventeen years and how IT hap
pened that he received no compensation
when the road passed through his holdings
II unexplained. IL may also be that even
II his buildings are found to be on the
alley they cannot be moved by the statute
recognizing undsputed- possession. His
principal request In the case. however, Is
that the city engineer make a new and
accurate survey of the street and the alley
which appear TO encroach on his land.
The council viii make a canvass of the
hate special election and an official declara-
ton of the result of the same. 1t may
he that some Of the preliminary steps will
lie taken for the carrying out of the will
Of the people AZ To the issue OF bonds tc
the amount Of $3.50 600. II is believed that
the specifications and plans of Andrew
Roscwater are both generous and ample
aud the surplusaRe from the building OF
the main branches will serve TO accommo
date any sections for which provision has
not been made in the general plans. Such
Is already the enactment Of the council
and the same act also sets aside any pre-
MUM which may accrue from the sale OF
the bonds
The bids for the curbing and gutterins
Of Twentv-third street which have beer
advertised for the last two weeks will b,
opened and the contract awarded. The
cost OF this work Is estimated at about
5000 or $1,000 and it is contemplated tha
the work shall be done early in the spring
O'MsIIey Accused Of Forgery.
George O'Malley was arrested saturda,
night charged with forgery. A man wh'
had been former friend of o'Malley
lodged the information against him will
the police which led to the arrest. Hit
name is Kritenbrink. but II was not hi
name which was forged. but a third part.
whose name is unknown to the police a
present This party was an old man and
Il appears that he gave O'Malley an ordei
for his check at one of the packing houses
When the check was delivered 20 Malley Il
said to have forged the endorsement or
the back of the check and then proceeded
to spend the money. Kritenbrink says III
will appear TO file a complaint this morn
ing and will also bring the man who's
name was forged on the back OF the check
Fire In Cottage.
A blaze occurred IN a small cottage be
longing to John Richie, Twenty-third an'
o street last night. 1t broke out a
about o'clock and was gaining consider
able Roadway by the time the firemen ar
rived. They were i'm time however, I,
prevent any great danger or damage Il
the property
clay pigeon Factory.
It is stated that Dana Morrill, will estab
lish "A plant for the manufacture of ella.
pigeons or ''blue rocks" as they are com
monty called. Tie will he located AT u
North Twenty-fourth street, South Oma ha
and hopes to supply several million on
of the thirty odd million clay pigeons use
in tho United States each year by tn
sportsmen. He claims to be able to manu-