Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-24
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Council Puts in an Evening on a humber Of
Miner Matters.
sWlfTs CEGsURED FOR HELMS DEATH
Increase IN TracknRe Facilities
Problem which ConfrOnts the
Railroads In the stock
Yards District.
sWfTs cEssURED FOR HELMS Deaf

y. The affairs OF the council last night were
Tor the most part loose ends OF former
business. The petiton to grade r street,
which has been presented and rejected four
or FIVE different times, was again brought
UP last night in a new form and as 81 met
the approval Of the city attorney and en-
Rineer appraisers will be appointed and the
regular grading ordinance introGuced. The
final estimate for the paving OF twenty
fourth street submitted by the city engi-
neer. recommending warrants for the same
on the district paving funds for H6S23l
and on the Intersection fund for a2Z9.A,
was adopted. .-.... .
.ApotIrer committee Of the Ancient order
of United workmen lodge asked the council
for permission 20 use streets for carnival
They want M7street from Tweniy-fifth to
Twenty-sixth. This request is the result
OF some friction among the members Of the
order The council has already granted
the use Of street TO one faction.
The request Of w j. McCrann for per-
mission to dump the. earth from the lots
Of the city hall ate on street cast Of
Twenty-second was granted.
Permanent sidewalks were ordered for
block g. lots 9 to Il. in Missouri avenue
addition and block 1862. lots 1 to of the
South Omaha city lots.
The ordinance amending the house-mov-
ing ordinance with regard to the crossing
OF street car tracka fixing the time and the
notice therefor and placing the expense
eqdaily on each company having wires and
poles to be cut or removed, was finally
adopted. .....
All the amendatory ordinances for the
purpose OF making the district Improvement
bonds general obligations Of the city were
hung up in the judiciary committee for an
other week and the written opinion Of the
city attorney on the same was requested
nv the judiciary committee and ordered by
the council ..-
1t was suggested to. Mayor Hector tina
4 he send a communication to the presidents
= Of the various Improvement clubs OF tn
a city. replying to their numerous requests
\ that the city cut weeds by suggesting tina
the club members take time to cut tn
weeds before their own doors.
It was reported by the city engineer tina
the prospect for many bidders on the sewe
contracts was fatterlng. He has com
nnunicaton from a man at Fort Smith
Ark, where. big project is underway
N involving 100000, that ten contractor
rom that place would probably arrive Il
South Omaha today TO investigate IN
A south Omaha proposition. The engince
has plenty.of data prepared to accommodat
the big rush. He requested that Il larg
number OF chairs be provided In the counc
chamber for next Monday night, when tn
bids should be opened. It Is likely tina
most of the other items of the council wi
be sidetracked for this business at the mex
meeting, 60 -,~
Censure swift and Company.
The inquest over the body of A. C. HjelT
resulted in a verdict that the decease
came TO his death through the carelessnes
or neglect OF SWIFT and Company in the
they had not provided proper chains an
locks with which to secure the levers cor
trolling the starting and stopping Of tn
machinery OF the dryer into which Htelr
had crawled. The jury also condemned I'll
policy of Swift ana Company in hirin
incompetent labor as oilers by reason {
their youth and inexperience. No recogn
ton was given to the fact that Helm ha
crawied into the machinery while theI
was no one near to warn an oiler. TT
evidence showed that Helms companion
a man by the name OF England, returne
just as the oiler was throwing in the clutC
and shouted, There is man in Il
dryer mo there isn't" replied the be
as he threw the lever out again. But
the. moment that the cylinder was In rev
luton the life had baen crushed out OF Il
victim. The boy was under orders not
oil a machine while II was stationary, al
that was the reason why he attempted
start. the machine
More TrackaKe Necessary.
Cramped space IN railroad garbage 4
ollities in South Omaha has long been
known fact, and for the last two years q
Union Pacific has been working TO increa
its facilities. Steam shovels have been
constant operation widening the right-o
way between the two cittes.H During II
time all the lines which have been ente
ing the city under contract with the Uni
Pacific have been bringins heavy pressu
TO bear on the road for better accommod
tions. OF these roads the Northwestern h
been trying to get direct transfer OF
cars without having TO be held up in t
South Omaha yards OF the Union Psclf