Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-12

to demand of Omaha a just share OF the
returns in the matter of improvements.
There will be better police service, better
fire departments and better schools after
annexation than before.
City Loses Paving Case.
Judge Troup handed down a decision in
the Missouri avenue Injunction case un-
favorable to the city of South Omaha, He
gave 1t as his opinion that the city had no
vested rights under which to carry out
the paving of the street. He was also of
the opinion that in the semblance OF con-
tract between the city and Hugh Murphy
there were so many Irregularities that It
was void and the clause which sought to
give the city the right to complete the
contract was likewise void and 1t could
not be maintained that Mr.. Murphy ha I
broken his contract when no contract ex
isted Therefore a permanent injunction
was issued against the further acts of tho
city looking to the completion OF the paw
hg. The city attorney is considering two
plans. One is an appeal to the supreme
court In the matter and the other 10 to
ask the state legislature to pass an on
abllng act whereby the city or Mr.. Murphy
may proceed with the work. When asked
II he would again undertake the work II
.he legislature should pass an act as sug-
5ested. Mr.. Murphy referred the matter
!, his attorney. MIR. Connell. and made no
.romises. The appeal will be a slow pro-
,ss. On the other hand. II an entirely new
contract and new procedure Is attempted
his will require much time also.
Conviction for Raising Lid.
Joseph Linkowski, Twenty-seventh and J
streets, was found guilty by Jury of five
men of selling liquor contrary to tho stat
utes. having dispensed the same on Sunday.
This Is the first conviction by a jury ever
rendered in a South Omaha court on a
liquor case, The case was heard last week,
nut one Of the jurors was Ill and was ex-
used before coming to a verdict. They
zero reconvened yesterday afternoon and
ound the saloon keeper guilty.
Jay Laverty Explains.
Jay Laverty. president Of the Board of
Education. sends the following oommuni-
cation explanatory OF a recent charge that
the board had hired an excessive number
OF teachers for the present year;
Certain statements having been made re-
gardiEg the number OF teachers at present
employed in the South Omaha schools, in
tended to create the impression that a
employed this year, we hereby certify. that
no more teachers are employed in our re-
respective buildings than are absolutely
necessary 10 carry on the work properly
and 70 the interest OF the patrons and
taxpayers. Signed; N. NJ Graham, prin-
cipal high school; Emma !. Herman, prin-
cipal Madison; Martha Campbell principal
Central; Elizabeth T. Haynes. principal
Brown Park; Julia Carney, principal Cor
rigan; Wayne Fitzgerald. principal Lowell;
Cora Laverty, principal lincoln; Ruth NJ.
Turner, principal Hawthorne: Margaret
O'ToOle, principal Jungmann Jessie A.
Robson. principal West Side; Belle Newell
principal Washington; Jessie Stitt, prin-
cipal Highland.
1R this connection Il may be stated that
only one regular ga hried substitute teache-
IS employed by the present board, while
last year two were appointed. and that
other extra teachers are only employed 10