Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-08
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Rescinds Action Approx
ing the Jail Compromise.
WHOLE MATTER OPENED UP AGAIN
Board of Education Elects n Number
of Teachers who successfully
Passed the Recent
Examination

The city council made its most important
business, the resembling Of the previous &C
ton accepting the proposition Of the Cham
rion Iron Works settling the city jail con-
troversy. The reason for this was that
the company had charged up $50 for extras
which the ARCHITECT declared was not legiti-
mately to be allowed. He claims that mos,
Of the expense of this kind was due to the
fact that the Champion Iron company was
behind in furnishing the material for the
cells. So the whole question Of the jail
was opened again.
The appropriation ordinance was intro
duced containing the estimated expenses OF
the next fiscal year. This ordinance con-
templates an expense of $2l7, $50, exclusive
Of the judgment fund. This fund will be
about 5000. The items Of expense have
been carefully detailed so that all require
ments may be met. About $4,000 of the
present years expense is represented in
the accounts which should have been paid
by the late city administration, but which
was prevented by the legal tangles into
which it fell.
.. The Emery Anderson company bid par
and accrued interest for S6O,O0 OF South
Omaha intersection and sewer bonds. When
this money is received the rest of the
sewer contracts may be fulfilled. The
sewer bonds were authorized to the amount
Of $4,000 by the legislature. but the admin
i~stration issued only $4,000 at this time.
The intention is to make this amount
cover the deficit If possible.
This will provide for the north branch
Of the n street gulch sewer, the Highland
Park sewer and the letter creek sewer.
The contracts have been let for these
sewers, but on account of the delays the
city, 1t is believed, could not hold the con-
tractors except by their consent at the
present time.
The council received a petition for a new
viaduct over the Burlington tracks at
Thirty-ninth avenue. This is about at the
intersection of Thirty-ninth and N streets.
The first partial estimate for the curb
ing Of Twenty-fifth street was allowed,
50, 1872. 40.
The city building inspector reported thirty
permits for buildings in June, with a valu-
alton of $50, $50.
The city treasurer's report showed collec-
lions TO the amount of $g7, 1886; disburse-
ments. S37, 1887. and a net balance of 1914
1851.
The Omaha Water company was ordered
to extend the water mains on Seventeenth,
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, from
Missouri avenue to l street. The question
Of a drinking fountain was referred to the
Douglas County Humane society and will be
presented by the proper committed.
ScnOOl Board Meeting.
The Board of Education held an import
ant session last night and elected fifteen
teachers to the unassigned lists from which
the assigned lists are to be filled. These
teachers have passed all required examina-
tons, have fulfilled the other requirements
and been recommended by the superintend-
ent and the teachers committee. The cleo
ton was unanimous. The list Includes:
Carrie s. Beebe, Jessie |. Graham. Eva
Healey, Bessie Howard, Esther v. John
son, Leta G. Kellogg, Bernice O'Kief, Ethel
]. Prey, Anna Robertson, Mary Sheehy.
Annette Sherry, Lofty d. Wright.
Teachers to whom city certificates have
been issued by reason Of the applicants
holding professional state life certificates:
Grace d. stillwell, Matte NJ. Roberts. Grace
Conklin, physical director.
The report OF the superintendent in
cluded the statement that he favored a
manual training school in preference to a
trade school. He also reported that in re-
cent examinations twenty-seven had tried
and twelve had passed. All of the latter
we're recommended for election.
TIL report Of Paul McAuley IN the census
'howed that there are 1864 boys and 1888
girls OF school age in the city.
The report Of the treasurer showed a
balance of S61, C96.1a.
The board voted to have nine and a half
months school next year.
The board signed a petition to grade Six
teenth street from G to l streets, with a
view to making a sewer district later and
getting the proper sanitary sewer.
The Highland Improvement club was
given the use of a room in the Highland
school building.
Bids were received for printing and sup
plies. Seven companies we're represented.
The bids were referred to the proper COM
mittees Of the board.
Viaduct Closed to Street Cars.
The Q street vladuct was closed to street
car traffic yesterday, although lighter We
hicles are still allowed to cross. The com
pany 10 running a stub line on West Q
street with accommodations enough 10
handle the crowds which make use OF the
line. AS soon as the reconstruction begins
the street will be opened across the tracks
below the viaduct. w. Scott King will
superintend the construction Of this viaduct
for the Union Stock Yards company.
TrOubIe for Sewer Contractor.
w. Scott King and George Parks have
|, gone to brooklyn TO examine a working
shield for use in the construction of the
Mud creek sewer. The National Construc.
t ton company has one shield on hand, but
It has proven impracticable because il Is
pushed forward by lever-jacks and the
levers required are too long 10 be used ir
tunnels OF the dimensions of this sewer
II will require a hydraulic shield, one tina.
is thrust forward by the use of waite
= pressure. There is such a shield in use a
Brooklyn and the men have gone to tina
y city to examine it. The heavy rains OF thi
4 summer have practically brough. all tn,
s sewer woEk to a standstill.
e Magic City Gossip.
e F. A. c. essey expects TO leave today 70
. F~airbury, Neb., where he viii spend a few
days visiting his son, who has gone int
= business in that city.
The infant son Of Vance Pribransky wa
buried yesterday.
lie Tie South Omaha Pioneer society wi
meet this evening at Library hall
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to an
part of the city. Telephone No. S.
Bee office removed TO Live Stock Ban
I Bldg, TweLty-fourth and n. Phone q.
Gabriel RCthholz has gone for a visit c
ten days to Denver and Georgetown, Col:
John Role wich and Steve Machausk,
were arrested on suspicion yesterday. Til
police think they have a good catch in tn