Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-04
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Charter Committee Has Lively Time
with Proposed Changes.
JERRY HOWARD STARTS A COUP
Board of Fire and Police Commits
sIOners Serves Notice on saloon
Men Minors Must he Kept
Out of Places.

After many tedious delays. the South
Omaha charter revision committee is get
ting under way. In the session last night
not more than half the membership OF the
two original committees which were united
was present.
To start the bail rolling Jerry Howard
came forward with a resolution asking
that a mint whose names we're in
serted in the resolution be established, to
which should be referred all requests for
charter amendments. This committee was
to consist Of twenty-five members, mostly
ldoorlns men, named by Jerry Howard,
and would naturally have the effect of
putting the appointments OF Mayor Kout-
sky out OF the reckoning. The resolution,
when put to a vote, was lost and It was
decided to take up each proposition as a
OF the whole and vote the SEN
tiDent of members present at the meeting.
Az soon became evident ths. some tlnk.
ering with almost all the established Off
GERS In the city would be In
the first place, Jerry Howard proposed
twelve councilmen in place Of six. This
was voted down, and a motion was made
TO compel the city council to act under the
provisions of the present charter for re.
districting the city and to create a seventh
ward In the city. The procedure in the
present charter was considered too indefl-
mite.
Next 1t was proposed that the school
ooaru be increased to nine members, with
the addition Of a secretary. to be elected
at large. This was boiled down to tbo
proposition of a board, elected. one from
each ward, but voted on at large. with a
secretary elected at large, to devote his
time to the office at a salary OF s1.Oco
"hlie the salary OF the board was TO be
stricken out entirely. The board now con-
sIstS OF tlVe members elected at large.
Inc secretary has been chosen from the
membership and has been allowed a small
salary.
Under the head of the Park hoard cor-
siderable argument was INDUCED in Nc n
the membership and whether the hoard he
elected or appointed by the mayor, as under
the last decision of the court they are now
appointed. j. B. Watkins strongly favored
appointment j. NJ. Tanner favored cleo
uon OF a board one from each ward after
the manner OF the Board of Education. No
e"NerS was TO be attached to this office.
. ~ barret supported Mr.. Tanner and
orew as an Illustration that the present
board as he maintained, had shown great
prejudice in favor of Syndicate park on
WI tolutllCe III the north
end OF the city. An elective board was
recommended.
Following the Park board a similar action
was for the Library board,
Also the office of city engineer was asked
to be made elective with certain auaifIca-
tlons as to candidacy. The salary was to
De increased, but the fees were to be turned
INTO the city treasury. The Board Of Fire
and Police Commissioners was not taken
up.
The recommendations of the committee Of
the whole probably will be handed to som
attorney or to a committee of them for
compilation in the form OF bills and amend
ments. When this is done they will be re-
turned and recommended for full and final
adoption.
Fire and Police Commission.
The Board OF Fire and Police commits
sloners met lat night in regular session
and listened to complaints by the chief Of
police against William Unzicker, who has a
saloon at Twenty-sixth and p street, for
selling liquor to Natzy Wright. a minor,
and against James Kracek. at the north
east corner of Polk and Railroad avenue,
for selling liquor to Henry Whaley, a boy
of 10. The former case was dismissed
with the specific understanding that here
~ INV Dt
inside a saloon under any pretext. and that
no liquor be sold them. whether they had
a written order from parents or other
WISE or even when In company with them,
All this Unzicker was very willing to
promise. The truant officer, Paul Nc
Auley' declared that he would prosecute
this kind of cases with the fullest vigor.
The case OF Kracek was passed over
until Friday because the witnesses had
not been summoned.
The board suggested that their views on
on the matter of selling to minors be fully
expressed, namely, that no selling to
minors, directly or Indirectly. would be
tolerated, and that no minors be allowed
to enter a saloon on any pretext whatever.
They declared that any future violation
OF this order would mean the revoking of
licenses without remedy or question.
The chief that the board
urge the increase Of pay of police Officers
or put on an eight hour shift. Under this
recommendation the chief was to receive
|. SIS, the captains 800 and the patrolmen $50.
A license was granted to Mike Herman
sky, AO2 Q street.
Chief Arrests Two Suspects.
Chief Briggs ran down and arrested John
Hogan and Phil Madden yesterday after
noon, two suspects in certain burglary
/, cases recently reported IN the city. They
> were booked as suspicious characters. In
= searching the each was found to have
. about SIS. They tried to escape from the
{ chief, who had shadowing them while they
. visited several stores on Twenty-fourth
street. When he got close trey broke and
ran for several blocks. The chief got tired
. of following them and fired two shots
= after them, which convinced them It was
I time to halt. They claimed to be from
a Chicago, but one Of them had a recent
for a postal order made out in Ackron,
n Colo, on November q. This would indl-
cato a possible misstatement on their part.
They will be given a searching inquiry.
e Big Price for Big Steer.
A SD0-pound steer was sold In the
South Omaha yards yesterday for $40
: per hundred. He Melted the owner. o. w.
T Pcrley, $3oO,sO. This is the largest price
h ever paid for an animal which was not
i sold on a pedigree. The animal was sold
largely on account OF its exhibition value.