Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-24
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Number Of Rumors Current Regarding City
Hall Controversy,
az. i.-r ~
MAY BE NO FIGHT ON INJUNCTION CASE
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Another Report Has 1t Compromise 4.
BEING Arranged. hut Parties TO
CONT the Controversy Enter
....--a.- n Denial.
MAY Be NO FIGHT ON INJUNCTION CAS-

Just at the present moment every thing
Is conjecture and rtimor regarding the city
hall site Injunction. 1t is declared by one
party there was a conference in the city
attorneys office by the members of the
council and Mr.. O'Neil and there 1t was
agreed not to fight the writ of injunction
on the hearing Monday morning and that
the mayor. would proceed to veto the order
of the council. Then Mr.. ONeil would re-
sign before a called meeting of the council
Monday night and so. starting anew. the
!. council would then pass on the purchase
y OF the site.
When questioned as to this Mr.. O'Neil de-
MED that there would be any such proceed
Ing and that he intended to fight the in
junction. He said Il is not necessary for
him TO resign his ONCE and that the law
does not prohibit him from Offering
transfereof his property. He says trans
fer or real estate is not contract.
b David Anderson declared that overtures
had been made to him with view OF COM
promising the matter and that the whole
:. matter might be settled I'm an amicable
fnnsaer before the day was over.
Mayor Frank Koutsky is said to have de-
n!ed The rumor that any one would COM
promise with Anderson. II such a thing
was IN contemplation he did not know OF
1t. Late in the evening Il was rumored,
however, that 1t had been decided the coun-
cil should again submit the question to the
people for vote In the general election
pf April g., A vote would be taken on the
Christie property and the O'Neil property,
while Anderson agreed TO withdraw his
property entirely, All previous actions
would at present be nolled By the veto OF
the mayor This solution could not be veri-
ned last night. lt
r...... Hind Man sues City.
Frank NJ. Johnson. the blind news dealer
orr the corner of Twenty-fourth and y
streets. has begun suit against the city
for injuries he asserts We're received Feb
huary &, He makes the declaration that
the mon who have been repairing the
Walter Brandes building at Twenty fourth
and n streets left some obstruction on the
walk and not being able To Johnson
was tripped as he was passing along He
was thrown TO the walk and bruised 50
severely he was under the doctors care
for several days. In consideration OF these
injuries he thinks he should receive 800
and therefore gives notice of suit for that
amount
go Wreck Delays stock.
There was a wreck on the Burlington at
b:So Yesterday morning which caused a
delay in the receipt Of live stock on that
Iosd and the Union Pacific for nearly eight
hours. The wreck occurred at Clifford
switch, about two miles out of South
ounhH. Regular freight No. ~ at that
point ran into the rear OF an extra. The
extra was loaded with fruit and sugar and
the regular was hauling stock. The engine
aud caboose OF the extra and % ear of
tru.t and one Of sugar were wrecked. None
of the stock Was hurt ami the engineer and
hreE,an % the regular had time to jump.
The reason for the extras being there was
that the old main line between Ashland
and Plattsinouth has been oVernowed by
high water caused by ice sorges In the
Platte aud the neuver-Chieago through
ttaiHs are brought around this way. There
is heavy grade az clifford switch and a
sag Just back The extra not being used
to lie trace got stuck on tie srade and