Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Westsiders Make Things Warm for
the City Council.
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS SCARED
Proposed Opening of street or Com
struction Of Niaduct over the Bur-
Iington Tracks Causes All
the Trouble.

The session of the city council last
night was Il warm one. owing to a re-op-
ening Of the question OF a viaduct over
Thirty-ninth avenue. \ large delegation
Of men and women from the west side
again appeared and they early demon
strated that they were in no mood to be
easily put off. Frank Dworak introduced
the ordinance TO open the street across
the right-of-way Of the burlington rail-
way and moved the adoption Of the re-
port. He asked an affirmative vote on
the ground that it would be impossible to
compel the railroad to build the yiaduct
until the street was opened. He said that
the city had already paid out $3.50 for the
right-of-way outside of the right-of-way
across the railroad. The city attorney adj
yised that the only charge remaining was
the appointment Of appraisers for the dam
age to the right-of-way of the railroad
company. Nevertheless, all of the demo-
cratic members voted against the ordinance
for the reason. they said, the Burlington
company would resist the ordinance. This
had the effect Of bringing down the sharp
est criticism yet heard against the city
officials. Patrick Boderick demanded to
know why they had turned against their
AfNfllAlN gwen IloAAAlCt " NeNt AOA NAAN NANi
nance. one of the women made a similar
demand, and not getting a satisfactory
answer, declared vengeance against all
democrats now in the council. She said,
"Hasburgh. you'll never get another vote
on the west side Of the city
From the hall many men and women
shouted threats of retaliation, and much
confusion reigned until the committee from
! A. -. ia. .-g4ll-ou- MT, a rr,pye, e.,
come back again.
AS a sop. Matt Peterson moved that a
committee OF the Improvement club be ap-
pointed with the council to wait on the
Burlington to see II the company would
promise any thing. The mayor at once
made the appointment.
]. 3. Watkins took occasion also TO de-
mand with considerable vehemence that the
city hasten the paving of E street. He in
timated that this Improvement would not
cost the city a cent and asked If there was
sSy reason why the Improvement should
be delayed. The city attorney undertook
to show that the necessary steps had been
forwarded without delay and this led tc
pretty warm passages between him and NJ
Watkins. Watkins made the assertion thai
one serious wbac to public improve.
ments in South Omaha was the fact thai
certain attorneys had made it their bushes!
to overthrow all the special assessments fol
paving Improvement and force the pay.
ment on the city at large. In the midst
Of that discussion the council adjourned
to meet in regular session.
The council was informed that the Rocl
Island and Union Pacific Railroad com
panies had agreed TO a grade crossing a
Twenty-fifth and L street and that tn,
crossing would be in operation shortly
This information will be received joyfully
by the residents on the south side. who
have been Working for three years for thi.
concession. The arrangement was com
pleted yesterday between the council anc
the railroads.
| In routine affairs the council considered
the report of appraisers on Thirteenth
street, allowing 500 damage for a propose,
change of grade between Y and Harrison
and approved the report Of appraisers 70.
change of grade of L street from Thirty
third to Forty fourth.