Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-13
AFFAIRS, AT SOUTH OMAHA
Injunction Against Laying Tracks of ROCl
Island in Street,
FEW DAYS OF GRACE FOR SALOON MEN
MRst File Their Applications by April
10 ~ They Desire Licenses PER-
hitting Chem TO Open Up
on First of May.

Charles Fingerlos, Twenty and K
streets, and other property owners along
the same streets, have secured from the
district court an injunction directed against
the Rock Island railway to prevent II from
attempting TO construct or lay the tracks
Of the proposed spur OF that system between
Twehty-seventh street and Thirtieth. trav-
ersing 4 portion of y and a portion OF Y
streets This right was vacated by
the old city council at its last meeting. 1t
Is now asserted by the plaintiffs in the case
that the vacation was IN the nature OF a
franchise and as such made no provision
for damages TO the owners OF the abuttlng
properties. That the passing OF trains
through these streets will be a menace 20
the owners Of these properties. II ia said
slso that the ordinance contains many Ell
rors both as to the context OF the same
and as to The manner of its passage These
are alleged to be so fragrant as to invali-
date the whole ordinances. II IL said that
tho ordinance was amended in an important
particular on its last reading and that suf-
hcient time did not elspse between the
time the ordinance was introduced and it's
final passage.
THIS spur ostensibly was for the accom-
modation Of the letter Brewing company
are another enterprise this side. but 1t Is
noe hiuted that this track is to be ex-
tended 10 tho Belt Line tracks I'm the VI
entity OF Thirty-sixth and Q streets II
this Is done It will give accommodation tor
many enterprises and sufficient railroad Ia
cl'ties fer another large packing plant.
w, g. Lambert. the retiring city attorney,
f. actirg as counsel for the plaintiffs in
the Injunction proceedings.
sou,o minors are afoat to the effect that
alarz
toy expect to thwsrt the instigstors OF the
a. junction proceedings 1t is said that the
road has representatives out securing OPP
tions on the property on which damages
may be claimed In the event that the road
should be constructed. Among the most
active men In favor OF the road is. OF
coutse, the head of the letter Brewing
company n the injunction should be sus-
tanned the new council will, no doubt, have
an early opportunity TO make good its
promise that Il will not give away any pub
lie property without receiving therefor the
fun market value OF such public property
JOEa Up saloon Men.
The secretary OF the Board Of Fire and
Police Commissioners wishes 10 make pub
lie the announcement that all dealers In
LIQUOR must have their applications for
licenses iled with him, as IL required by
Law, by April 10 II they expect to have thelr
Licenses renewed by the FIRST Of May. The
teas0n for this Is that the applications
must be on hle for fourteen days before
license can be legally granted. IL II
necessary therefore that the saloon people
act promptly in the matter. II they delay
beyond that date the saloons viii have q
remain closed after the irst OF May until
such a time as the Law requires. There
will be a meeting Of the Fire ana POlics
Commissioners TUESDAY evening OF next
week Thereafter until the liquor licenses
are disposed OF. the board will hold weekly
meetings. Al all these meetings protests
against the issue Of any licenses may be
made.
The beard Is anxious that the eity souh-