Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
New City Council Meets for the Purpose Of
Organization,
WILLIAM 4 MARTIN CHOSEN PRESIDENT
GeorEe HauPtman Elected President
FRO TEN, After which Standing
Committees Are Nsmed-Bids
on Patrol Wagon.

The new city council met yesterday at
.ernoon at for the purpose of organiza-
lion. When, the council met it appeared
that all the rumored differences as TO the
presidency had been adjusted satisfactor-
fly. William T. Martin was chosen presi-
dent and George Hauptman, president pro-
tenn. The standing committees we're agreed
upon by the council. They are follows:
Finance and claims: Bulls, Duffy and
Judiciary: BuIIa Hefiinger and Duffy.
streets and alleys Nosacek, Hauptman
aud Bulls,
HauptDan, Martin and Vosacek.
Fire and water: Duffy Hauptman and
street lighting Martin, Bulla and Duffy
Public property and buildings: Duffy
HauptmRH and Vosacek
Printing. Bulla, Martin and Heffiinger.
License: Nosacek Hauptman and DUFFY.
Charity: Hefiinger, Martin and Bulla.
Following the selection of the committees
RTE council proceeded to the transaction
of business. Several motions were in
PRODUCED and carried 1t was discovered
a4erward that there was rule Of pro-
cedure.t thus trausgressed and therefore,
all the motions passed were illegal.
The council adjourned to meet again at
SIP. m. for the purpose of receiving bids
Un the new patrol wagon and the chiefs
buggy Two bids were received, the first
from Fred. Courtney & Sons, agreeing to
furnish buggy for $3.50 and an open patrol
for sss5, or a closed patrol for 1885, The
second bid was that OF Karbach and COM
papy Of Omaha. They agreed to furnish
the wagon for @43 with steel tires and
with rubber tires and added appliances.
$500. Their bid on the chiefs buggy was
$40. The bids were referred to the COM
mittee of fire and water
1t was decided to strike the record of the
business transacted during the afternoon
session from the minutes of the council,
since the motions were found to be illegal.
sfhe council then adjourned to the time of
regular, session. Monday evening, April It,
TrackwOrker Killed.
NJ. j. Dunn, Thirty-ninth and Nj streets,
was run over by freight train and killed
yesterday afternoon in the Burlington
yards. Dunn is a section man in the en-
ploy OF the Burlington road. While at
work tightening some nuts OF the fish
plates which bind the rails together he
was sitting on the rail, near Thirty
and J streets. A stock train was being
hacked into the yards and he failed to see
IT'S approach The wheels of the train
PASSED. over his legs, cutting them both
Off close to the body. The Brewer ambu-
lance was called and hurried to the place.
Fred Ferro made a hasty compress for the
wounded limbs and rushed him to the South
Omaha hospital Here It soon developed
that the shock was too much for the I'M
Fortunate man to endure and he died at
about 6 p. m Heafy & Heafy took charge
ofS'the body and notified the coroner 1t
IS likely that an inquest will be held. The
,euneral arrangements will be made later.
The man leaves a wife and six children.
lie had been working for the company for
several Years
Poles to Celebrate.
The members of the National Polish all-
arfce held a meeting last Sunday afternoon
for the purpose of arranging for the great
estss day in ;theS history OF the Polish peo-
pie. the Independence day, or the day of
the. declaration of the constitution of May
70, ,f19f The Sons of Poland also assembled
with them and the two orders will unite
In the gala observances which will be held
on Sunday, May 20. This organization is
the strongest OF any OF the patriotic orders
OF the Polish people and the arrangements
for this celebration will be on a large
scale
$50" work for Tax Collector.
One Of the latest Offices established prior
TO the ONCE announced by Mayor Thoma,
Hector is that of city tax collector. This
mas pteA III OpeIduOn since June 1914
and the ONCE has been under the manage.
anent of f. e. f. Ridgeway since that time
II has been his special business to look
after and collect delinquent personal taxes
Since the Office was created Sls.66s 70 'ha,
been collected
Magic City GOsaip.
c, l.. Talbot has gone to Rapid City S
y. he Will return the latter part of the
Produce shippers Dispatch is in the city
on business trip.
Magic City Kings Daughters viii NEE
NTH. Mrs. ID. L. Holmes, 3i8 + street
Mrs. Roy Davis OF Gibbon. an old univer
sity friend OF Miss Mabel 1. Thomas Il
Alsiting with her this week.
The calico ball OF the Degree Of Honor
Will be one of thu bills of entertainment
for this evening at the workmen temple.
q. ::'fhe great minstrel effort Of the Fraterna
Life association will be given tonight a
the Ancient Order of United Workmen TEN
pie,
William RIGHT. one of the injured OF tn
street car wreck was able 10 leave tn
south Omaha hospital for his home yester
dag. ..-..-
john Rollins was fined $40 and costs yes
terdHy for assault and battery. He strucl
"a ooloted man over the head with a re
volver.
Glover Leaf camp No. OF the Roya
SfprsSSy evening" RefreIb1psrursse i Psr Z
served.
Mrs. e. T., Campbell entertained Rev. an
Alre. T.. l.. Wheeler and their son PER-
Mcp., and Mrs. Lucy Eads at dinner las
evening.
p. NJ. Mclaughlin was called to low
In the latter part OF last week 10 atten
sIheI burial of his mother. He has returne
:. % this city.
eY'he annual meeting of the South Omah
.Ipiut car inspection association will b
held in the South Omaha Exchange build
iib thhs afternoon at p m
Mrs. r. 3. Shugarts mother, Mrs
rnpps OF Michigan, who has been visit
Ing with her daughter for some time past
has returned 10 her Michigan home,
Mrs Frank X. Lee, who has been il
luE some time and who underwent op
crJltioR at her tome last Saturday after
noon is reported as well as expected unde
lac circumstances.
The Representations OF Mrs. Frances Car