Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-12
Police Wondering When They viii &
Their Promised Patrol Wagon.
GREATLY NEEDED TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY
Buggy Belonging 60 Captain Now
Used and Manned by Patroiman
Taken from His Beat when
Call Comes In.


call last night. many of them, thought 1t
was about time for the Fire and Police
to take hold of the matter.
IL will require a week or more for consid
Grafton, likely enough. and after that will
have to be referred to the city council and
the appropriation set aside. Then bids viii
have to be submitted and passed upon. BY
the time all that is done the hall will be
ready. or at least far enough along to shell
ter tho newly purchased apparatus. The
cost of a new and modern patrol wagon.
fitted with all appliances for all emerEen-
cies, is about $50. The cost of two teams TO
answer the calls of the service will be about
zoo Two drivers and two conductors will
then be needed. The conductors could also
act as emergency men. which the city needs
very badly. As 1t is now. when anything
happens the captain must go out and get
his buggy and then skirmish around until
he finds an officer on the beat to go with
him before a hurry call can be made. by
that time II often happens that the affair is
over. and the guilty have had chance to
escape.
Captain Shields expressed himself very
forcibly on the subject. He said, you
can't put 1t too strong. We need the wagon
and need IL badly. Along with the new
city hall and the new fire hall this most
important item of the patrol should not be
overlooked Not only are we handicapped
in taking the criminals, but we are often
worse than useless In cases of accidents and
fire. The rig we have now is the worst In
the world to take man to a hospital"
Cleans Out Chimney.
There was a fire in the residence of David
Condron, at Twentieth and J streets, yes
terday afternoon about 800 It seems to
have been caused by the burning out of
fiue. The man who papered the rooms in
the second story took a tin cover off
stovepipe hole in the chimney and after re-
moving it he papered over the hole. Yester-
day II was discovered that the chimney
was stopped up with SCOT and Mr.. Condron
got a lot of papers and lighted them to
create heat enough so that the SCOT would
burn out OF the chimney. The chimney
burned out all right, but the paper caught
fire I'm the room above and was not discov-
cred until the room was ruined.
Preparing Transcript of Bonds.
City Clerk Gilin and his deputy, Mr.
Roggen, were busy most of the day yester-
day preparing n complete transcript of the
street Improvement bonds issued for the
improvement of Seventeenth street from
Improvement district No. Is to ] street
This lies in grading district No. 70 and in
improvement district No. %. The bonds
in question were sold to Dan Harmon at
public auction on January 2, as adver-
tised. He bid In the bonds at par to the
amount of $500 He was TO paw the
accrued interest. but in issuing the tran
script the bonds will be dated ahead to
February ], so that Mr. Harmon will have
time to dispose of the bond issue before
he will be Obliged to pay any interest,
which otherwise might have accrued be-
tween the time the ordinance is passed and
his disposal of the bonds. There was no
other bidder on this issue and for this
reason he. as contractor for the grading,
was able to bid them in at par.
Arrested for MaItreating Girl.
j. B. Adkins, cook, is under arrest I'm
the city Jail and the little 14-year-old girl
who suffered at his hands is under the
care of Mrs. FOWL and the Juvenile au-
thorities. Adkins and the girl, whose name
Is Anna Foreman, and who lives at Eagh-
teenth and Q streets, both had been work
ing at the Miller restaurant, where they
became acquainted. The girl was dis
charged day or two ago and Adkins
suggested that she come and live with him
She consented to do this and he secured
rooms Wednesday night in this city, regis.
/ tering as man and wife from Hay Springs
I Neb. Early in the morning he left her
and later sent young man after her
| This aroused suspicion and lea to this
| arrest of both parties. Adkins is about
so years old. The girl is Bohemian and
, speake broken English. She sits In pitifu
silence in the Jail office.
Relief for Needy FamiIy.
The police report that the needed relie
| has come to the family of Besta. lately
reported to be in destitute circumstan noes
| The mother was insane and there were
several small children, the youngest blu,
| o months old. The father was employed
| In the packing houses, but owing TO tn,
condition of his wife was Obliged to Civ,
| up his work there that he might watch
| after the safety of his children. Tn,
woman has lately been cared for in tn,
county hospital and Mrs. T. c. Inghrau
of 1915 North Twenty-seventh street hal
offered to take care of the baby until som,
one adopts 1t. William McCraith, chair
man Of the charity beard. has supplied IN.
family with groceries and clothing Tn,
father will be able to return to his work.
Magic City Gossip.
John Marshall, Twenty-sixth and Harri
! son, has a son.
The old soldiers installed officers Satlrda,
night in Woodman hall
The Degree OF Honor installation was he'll
last night by the local organization
1t is said that William Queenan will be
democratic candidate for city tax commits
sioner.
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Tobin win b
conducted from the residence at $50 thi
morning.
Walter sherley. Thirty-fourth and
streets, reports the safe arrival OF a sol
born within the week.
George Dunscombe Is reported TO be I'm tn
fight for councilman from the Fourth war
on the democratic ticket.
The Presbyterian Kings Daughters me
with Mrs. ktewit yesterday afternoon. !
very pleasant reception was reported.
Mrs. Cooper, who was arrested Wednes
day night for being drunk and disorderly
was sentenced TO six days In the count
jail
Several more men of the Stock exohanz
signified their Intention of going to Denve