Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-19
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Improvements Nearing Completion at
Omaha Packing Plant.
POWER PROJECT MASS MEETING
Charter Revision COmuaIttee e. Called
10 Meet in the Council Chamber
Tuesday EvenIng-PubIie
Taking an Interest.

Tuesday EvenIng-PubIie
atkins an Interest.
Internal improvements have been in pro-
gress at the Omaha Packing plant for sew
eral weeks with the object of making the
plant up-to-date in all sanitary respects.
The days Of the wooden floor in packing
houses is past. Most OF the modern pack
ing plants, especially structures erected In
the last two years. have cement floors
throughout. In a plant like the old Ham
mond property. the original plan of struc-
ture was not of a kind to support heavy
cement floors without a vast amount OF
reinforcement. This would amount practi-
cally to reconstruction. For this reason the
asphalt floor was substituted. This is
lighter and quite as sanitary.
The work OF putting them in in various
departments has almost been completed.
When this is done the plant will be classed
entirely modern in every respect.
While the new plant has been perfected
with the exception Of a smoked meat de
partment, which is planned. The old plant
from Thirty-first to Thirty-third on p
street has been altered and fully half OF
the original buildings taken down. II has
been proposed to sell the old wooden beef
killing department. 1t is valuable as sal
wage lumber only.
Meeting to Discuss Power Proposal.
Sentiment is much divided over the pro-
posed Nebraska Power company's PROPOSE
ton to furnish South Omaha with a power
plant, supplied from the canal at Columbus,
using the water of the Loup river as the
motive power. Under the latest proposition
the city is to make all payments on the
principal investment, amounting to $780,
600 from the proceeds Of the sale of power
and light. 1t is proposed, however, to re-
quire the payment of interest on the de-
ferred payments. This would amount to
over $4,000 per year.
A meeting for the discussion Of the
scheme will be held at the council chamber,
November 10. at 2 p. IN. 1t is expected
that the representatives Of the company
will be present as well as the representa-
tives OF the Omaha Electric Light and
Power company.
Reese known Here.
A. X. Reese, superintendent of the Nelson
Morris packing plant at st. Joseph, who
was killed Monday afternoon by a rising
elevator, which crushed him between its
floor and the ceiling Of the room in which
he attempted to take the elevator, was a
manager of a department in the Hammond
plant here years ago. He lived at that
time at Nineteenth and streets. He had
charge of the export pork department.
From that position he was promoted to
the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the Nelson Morris
plant.
Charter Revision Meeting.
j. NJ. Tanner, chairman of the committee
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a meeting for Tuesday, November "a. at
the council chamber. The people are dis
posed to have a little more to say than
formerly concerning the laws. One point
much discussed is the problem of personal
injury suits growing out of defective side
walks. In South Omaha the annual damage
suits amount to 500, COO. This results in
actual damages to about $4,000 which the
city is required to pay. The business gives
opportunity for much connivance in the
settlement Of claims, whether or not any
such settlements are affected. 1t is there
fore proposed to ask for a proposition like
that in effect in Omaha, a law exempting
the city from liability unless a notice of
the particular defect where the injury
occurred has been filed with the proper
authorities at least five lays previous to
the accident. This law has the effect of
almost wiping out the damage verdicts.
More clear and perfect laws governing the
levy of special Improvement taxes to pay
the cost of paving will also be up for con-
sideration.
Hotel Cues Robbed.
E. T. Miller Of Miller's hotel, reported to
the police yesterday that someone had en-
tered his hotel during Monday night and
took a suit case containing nearly $40 worth
of clothing belonging TO w. I. Arnold, a
guest. Mr. Miller suspected a young man
who has been around the hotel of late and
the police are making an effort to locate
him. He has been in South Omaha since
the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival.
Davtd-Bukac.
The marriage OF Peter NJ. David to Miss
Marie F. Bukac occurred yesterday morn
ing at the Church of the Assumption. The
ceremony was performed by Father
Chundelak. Miss Victoria Vana played
Mendelssohn's wedding march. Miss MoIlle
Jadiet and Miss Marie Lejsek were brides
maids. Joseph Pavlik and Frank Bogacz
were best men to the groom. The couple
will live at Twenty-second and w streets.
Peter NJ. David is one of the distributing
clerks at the South Omaha postoffics.
Tonight
Inls evening at flyun you nave a
chance to buy underwear cheaper than you
will get IT this winter again. We have
too many goods in a great many lines and
are offering a big discount in these lines.
They comprise mems, ladies' and chIld's
garments. We are also cleaning up several
lots Of mems single pants at a discount OF
20 per cent on the pair; this is a good
chance to make POUR old suit look new at
a small expense. Children's and misses
coats. a beautiful line. at prices that will
easily convince you that we are making
good our premise to sell you 20 per cent
below Omaha prices.
We are in shape to save you money in
many lines-the high expense houses can
hot match our prices, Look us over and
be yeur own Judge. JOHN FLYNN & co.
Magic City Gossip.
E. p. Roggen, deputy city clerk, is I'll
with an attack Of tonsilitis and quinsy.