Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-20
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
FastsiGers Worked Up Over Action Of
Council on Park Question.
SULTRY SEASON WHEN BODY ADJoURNs
Senator Gibson Ill and May Not he
Able to Attend Any More Sessions
of the Legislature-BuiIdin
Matters Looking Up.

The feature Of last nights council meet
ing came after the adjournment, when
Mayor Hector was called upon by a com
mttee of the Eastsiders on the matter of
the purchase of park sites. Chief Of the
committee were Frank Hobbick aud John
Macmillan. The Eastsiders were out In
force in the interest of the Cassidy park
site They were angry because the council
| adjourned until o'clock this afternoon.
They characterized the adjournment action
as a star chamber maneuver to thwart the
wishes of the people. The mayor was
much incensed at the attitude of the COM
Inittee, and charged Macmillan with being
| overly suspicious without cause and that
| he had made II his habit to run up and
down the streets with visionary tales. The
. atmosphere became electric for few
| moments. There was considerable thunder,
/ but lightning did not strike. The mayor
explained to the satisfaction of the crowd
| that the postponement was out Of defer
| Rnce to the wishes of the Park board,
which will be present this afternoon. The
| members were unable to attend last night.
It is expected that the purchase of the
park sites will be effected either this aft
! srnOon or in the evening. 1t is understood
that the treasurer has finally shipped the
park bonds, which have been retained at
! the Packers bank, to the eastern pur-
chasers, Splitter & Co Of Toledo.
During the session OF the council, Mayor
| Hector presented the council with a veto
message on ordinance 1881, being the ordi-
nance defining the duties Of the building
inspector. The reason for the veto was
that the ordinance permitted the inspector
to enter any house in the city. He wished
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struction or repair. II also granted to the
inspector the right to revoke plumbers
licenses, which he thought should be vested
with the council. A new ordinance was
introduced at once, leaving out these OBJ
jectlonable features.
A communication was received from the
city treasurer stating that interest on out
standing warrants had been paid to the
amount of S1,61.4. Postage $40 Obliga-
tons due April l at the fiscal agency in
New York amounted to $3.50. Other spe-
cial improvement obligations amount to
$65S7O.
Police Judge Kings report for February
showed that "a cases were disposed Of
100 were dismissed. 46 went to the city
jail, 16 to the county Jail suspended SEN
fences were u; not disposed of, I, the
juvenile court took charge of 2, 1 was
placed under peace bond and 40 were fned
The amount of fines collected was 1923.
p. L. Howe sent in a communication ask
ing for a better numbering and LETTERING
of the Streets he also asked that, as far
as possible, grading and improvement OF
the streets and walks be provided for the
assistance Of the postal department.
A communication from f. ]. Ellison
stated that he thought it possible to obtain
a fine fountain from the National Humane
society Of New York for the city OF South
Omaha. as had already been secured fol
Omaha He asked the council TO assist
by signifying willingness to receive tn,
gift.
A plot OF ground was leased to Thoma,
]. Parker for an artificial stone plant Thii
plot lies at Twenty-eighth on Railroad ave
nue.,
A warrant was ordered on the iudgmen
fund for S7OslO in favor OF F. A. Broad
well, clerk of the district court. for tn,
payment Of the George B. Nicholson judg
ment recently rendered against the city
Frank C. Hydock was appointed inspecto
OF voting machines. The contract deed
granting to the city the right-of-way 70
the Highland park sewer through IN,
right-of-way OF the Union Pacific. the Bel
Line and Missouri Pacific grounds wer
approved.
Bids were opened for laying permanen
sidewalks for the ensuing year Gus Hami
was found TO be the only bidder. He Of
fered TO lay cement walks for l4Ik cent
per foot brick for 1llk cents; pine, cent
per lineal foot; extra grading, per cubi
yard, g cents.
Senator Gibson III.
Senator L c. Gibson is reported quit
seriously III with inhammatory rheuma
tism. He has been home from Lncol
since last Thursday and It begins 70 ap
pear that he will do we'll II he Is able 1
return for any portion OF the session. Tn
confinement Is especially irksome TO IN
senator on that account. He had severa
bills which he was specially interested ir
The night for their passage viii have {
be made by other members. He stated
However. that he thought all the measure