Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-23
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
cuncil Discusses Advisability of Pefund-
ing Six Per Cent Bonds at Lower Rate.
OFFERS OF LAND FOR PARK PURPOSES
Two Men willing TO Part with POr-
ton of Their Holdings of south
.s Omaha Realty-Park Board
10 BE Consulted.

The city council held a busy session last
night. The city clerk reported on an issue
OF general bonds amounting to S10,SOO, which
were Heated in 1902. These bonds draw
per cent interest at present, but at the
end OF five years are optional. The at
tention OF the council was called to the
fact that these bonds should be refunded
by the issue of 4 per cent bonds, as has
been done with other and older obligations.
This matter probably will be taken up at
an early date.
The call for bids on the park sites re-
vealed the fact that no less than ten
parties were willing to offer their holdings
for this purpose. p. ]. Barrett offered his
property in the southeast section of the
city near the river. a tract of seven acres,
for S4,sOO T. J. ONeil offered a site in
Albright's Choice addition. just north of
Barretts park, for 10000 It contains
thirty-five acres. Ed ]. Dee offered eleven
acres east of Barretts park for $500 AL
fred C. Kennedy offered a tract of thirty
six acres in Spring Lake Park addition
for $22,6OO. He also offered a smaller park.
being the whole OF block 292, South Omaha.
]. J. Ryan offered block % of Corrigan
Place for Sc, 500. John Sheehan offered seven
acres in Beglen park for $3.50. ]. H. Ko-
pietz offered a tract of thirteen acres in
Nicholsons addition for $500. Patrick
Hector offered five acres in the south
west section near letters brewery for
5000. j. F. Murphy offered an eight-acre
tract south of Syndicate park for $1,000
All OF these bids were referred to the
council as whole with the understanding
that a special meeting would be called at
an early date TO be held in conjunction with
the members of the Park beard. At this
meeting the park sites will be selected
The proposition of the council was appar-
emily satisfactory to the members of the
Park board who were present. The date
/ OF the meeting mas not been fixed. Some
of the properties offered are natural parks
and little work would be necessary to
mako them beautiful
Among the lesser matters was the report
Of the city engineer on the probable cost
of building the approach to the east end
Of the viaduct on Q street at Forty-sixth,
this being the Burlington viaduct The cost
was placed at 5000.
The city treasurer reported that the ma
tured obligations of the city in the nature
OF interest and bonds due would amount to
1855 on January 81
The claims of Carl and Lena Eckstrom
were again referred to the finance commit.
| was the fact that In the settlement form
erly proposed the attorney for the plaintin
! was neglected and there was no provision
! for the payment OF his fees.
! Sadie Long lodged a claim against tn,
city for $500 for personal injuries claimed
! to have been received December 81 a
Twenty-fourth and o streets by reason o
some plank lying on the walk.
The city treasurer reported that Their,
was s., SIS. "a collected and lying in the spe
cial funds for grading, sewer and pavini
and as there were no obligations agains
these funds he recommended that thi
money be transferred to the general fund
| THERE'S also several thousand dollars col
| lected on the levy of years previous L
1900 and he recommended that this also b
| applied TO the general fund
Ordinance 1927. providing for the gradin,
OF w street from Fifteenth TO Railroa.
avenue was recommended for final pas
sage.
IL was reported that the Packers Ma
tional bank had received the blank par
bonds from Splitter & Company of Toledo
o.. and the city clerk and the mayor wer