Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
AFFAIRS All SOUTH OMAHA
board Are Discussing Plans for Inn
proving the City
Parks.

BOARD Are Discussing Plans for Ina
proving h City
Parks.
The Board of Park Commissioners held
a meeting in the offices of z. r. Leigh
last night to consider plans for the beauti-
ficntion OF Spring Lake park and other
propositions. Spring Lake park is the
largest Of the city parks. 1t also has more
features as q park than any other. The
trees are all grown and the abundance OF
them makes the park one Of great natural
beauty. The conformation Of the tract
also adds materially to the opportunities
for parking. During the recent wet season
the boulevard through the park has been
washed considerably md II will require
much repair. This will be the first duty
Of the board. The board has at its dis
posal 50, 500 for identifying the public parks
and though The amount Is small the board
hopes to spend the amount judiciously
enough to at least put the roads and boule-
wards in good condition.
J. A. Hadkinson. the landscape gardener
who had been employed to draft plans Of
the complete park system. reported his
plans to tho board. which went over them
in detail and will meet Saturday afternoon
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best idea Of his plans and specifications
by seeing the places to be improved. A
little attention 10 the lake In the park will
be q great advantage. Several cement cul-
veTts will be proposed In the boulevard to
take away excess water.
A committee was present from Albright
with a petition asking the board to recon-
mend to the city council the purchase of a
part OF the Barrett tract, which lies be-
tween the Fort Crook boulevard end the
Dee tract, which Is already purchased as
a city park. The object Of the purchase
is 20 make an outlet to the boulevard. The
petition asked for an expenditure of about
$1,000, but II is not thought probable that
the board will recommend 50 great a pur-
chase.
Financial Ordinances Passed.
The two principal ordinances of the year
have been duly passed and the appropria-
tions for city government now stand at
S227, 600 and the levy reaches SO mills. The
last ordinance, the levy, was passed at a
special meeting of the council held last
night. This levy. on a valuation of S2S, 636,
900, will produce about $1S 900. The collec-
tons will amount to about $4,000 more in
the year. Although the city has the au-
thority to expend 1927, 900, II is not oblig-
atory that it should. The mayor asserts
that he will keep the expenditures below
$4,000 II possible. The last city, admins
tration expended $1,000 for charity, and
nearly every one Of the applicants who re-
newed their pleas under the new admin
istration were investigated and found not
to be entitled to relief. This kind of a
loss will not hold with the present admin
i~stration for the charity expenditures SC
far have amounted to scarcely 800, al
though nearly three months nave elapsed
The charity fund is fixed by the charter
at 500. Not only in this particular, but in
other department, expenses. II is asserted
will be kept to the minimum. The hope OF
the administration is expressed that a sub.
stantial balance may be left next year SC
the levy may be safely reduced.
EARLY Closing Movement.
The South Omaha Retail Merchants as.
ISOLATION passed a resolution recently fol
the closing of the stores of members OF
the association at $50 p. m. during the
months of July and August. The excep.
ton Is made of Wednesday and Saturday
nights. On Wednesday night The door,
will close at 8 p. m, and on Saturday a
10 p. m. The rule is being observed by
several Of the stores already. as indicated
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first season in which the plan has beer
tried. It has always been the custom 0
the South Omaha retailers TO keep oper
Wednesday night as well as Saturday.
Magic City Gossip.
Arthur McMullen is the guest OF his sis
ter. Mrs. w. j. Dearth.
The city has purchased a site for a new
fire hall in Brown park district.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to an
7 mart 0f tha pitu TaIanhapa No
w. D. Watson is entertaining his sister
Miss Jennie Watson, OF Sioux City.
Miss Anna NJ. Duff and Miss Ethe
Andrus are visiting at Superior, Neb.
Emmons Dimock has returned well tame
from a vacation trip to Newman Grove.
Smith Brown of Waterloo. Neb., is tn
guest of J. c. Trouton for a few days.
Fred Hefflinger Is entertaining George ]
Dodd, county clerk of Frontier county.
Harry Field OF Chicago was a guest a
Swift d Co.'S packing plant yesterday.
Bee office removed to Lave Stock Ban
Bldg. Twenty-fourth and N. Phone q.
II. II. Ames will leave this week for Ar
pleton, Wis, where he will visit his sor
Harry Ames.
Heyman & Berry. sellers Of quality
A, telephone III.
George Jackson was sentenced to fiftee
days in the county jail yesterday for ma.
treating his wife.
MRS. Mauue Kerr Richardson has RI
turned from Chicago, where she has Ell
joyed a visit with friends.
Word has been received from Mrs. Z
Gilchrist and Miss Nora that they expecte
to leave Ct. Louis for Chicago yesterday.
Charles r. Mcintyre OF Sioux CITY an
Miss Minnie V, Sandon OF South Oman
were married by Judge P. ]. King yesteI
day afternoon,
The Ladies' Aid society of the Englis
Lutheran church will meet Thursday afteI
noon with Mrs. E. L. Clapp, Thirty-nint
and T. streets.
Otto Leptin. chairman Of the republIca
city central committee, has called a NEE
! ing for this evening at hts residence. 1
/ South T~wenty-fOurth street. All the con
mitteemen and others who wish to con
are welcome.
The Higgins slaughter house at Thirt,
first and l. streets reported the loss OF fi
head Of stock, which had been left IN n
= pens over night.
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or monthly payments Fidelity Chat
Loan Co, 44 North 24th ST.
The South Omaha market ranged low,
on hogs yesterday. Cattle were stronge
The run OF hogs was largo, 10000 head b
= ms reported. Good sheep were higher.
I PASTOR TO BE Unstable
Rev. Ralph ii. HOuseman VIII L
ormaI Indicted Into CASTELAR,