Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-17
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Mass Meeting Held to Consider
Changes in the City Charter.
LABOR LARGELY REPRESENTED
jeremiah Howard, Representatives
elect. the Moving spirit-COun-
ell to wrestIe with sewer
Contracts.

Contracts.
About les people of the city, mostly labor
ing men. attended the meeting az the city
hall Yesterday afternoon. This meeting was
called in the interests of charter revision.
The prime mover was Jeremiah Howard
who as a representative in the legislature
desired to be advised as to the wishes OF
the South Omaha people.
The meeting was presided over 10y George
sterrett. The principal speaker was Frank
A. Kennedy Of Omaha. He confined his
remarks to the needs of labor IN state
legislation.
Z Other speakers were Jake Davis, c. A.
Melcher, Jacob Levy, John MIcMillan'
Thomas Hector. DR.. w. j. McCrann' D. b
Watkins, G. A. Sears, Jack walter, george
Stephens and John Flynn.
Among the things discussed was home
rule. or the election of the fire and police
commissioners 1t was also proposed that
there be only two members of the board
outside Of the mayor. he being the CHAIR
man, the other members to belong one
each to the two leading parties.
Turning from legislation to the proposed
power scheme, the speakers denounced the
Nebraska Power company as a visionary
scheme and unsafe for the city to consider.
Some discussion was also ndulged In
regarding the Park board. 1t was argued
that the members of this board also should
be elective or at least be appointed by the
mayor.
1t was proposed to ask that the charter
be revised to compel the street car COM
pany to pave eighteen inches outside its
tracks and all the space between.
After these and other points were dis
cussed the session adjourned for one week,
at which time an invitation is to be ex-
tended to the city council and the city
officials. and to ask them at that meeting
to consider the appointment of a charter
revision which shall have power
to formulate a proper petition which is
to be presented to the legislature.
Council to Meet Tonight.
The city council in it's regular meeting
tonight may be called upon to consider
some important matters concerning the
public improvements 1t 10 expected that
the city attorney will report on the validity
Of the sewer contracts which were let
nearly two years ago. but which have never
been carried out because the city had not
funds enough to meet the obligations in
volved in the contracts. 1t is possible that
the various companies may be called in 10
sign new contracts and in the event OF
such procedure being required, il may be
found that several of the companies will
refuse to renew their former bids. In this
case the contracts will have to be read
vertised. 1t is understood that these propo-
sitions apply only to the contracts on
which no work has been begun. Where the
work is in progress 1t is evident that the
companies are bound by the terms of the
contract under which they have been op.
Grating until the work is done
The city engineer may possibly nave al
important report in this connection.
Magic City Gossip.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part of the city. Telephone No. s.
Frank Dworak and a party are huntins
in the Minnesota woods for big game.
Mrs. II. II. Ames has returned from al
extended visit in Wisconsin and Iowa. -.
COAL! Try Howland's celebrated Silvel
Creek. Office, 43S n. oath st. Tel. South Z
The case of Laura *. Porter will prob
ably be taken up by the grand jury early
this week.
The government inspectors are to give
dancing party at Rushing's hall Tuesda,
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Gribble and Mr.. an,
Mrs. w K. sage entertained a large part,
) Friday evening.
. Miss Eta Huntzberger assisted in tn
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morning and evening.
Mrs. Frank Pelansky has returned TO 81
Paul, Neb., her home, after a visit wit
Mr.. and Mrs. John Riches.
4 The women of the First Methodist churc
T will serve dinner in the parlors of tn
= church Tuesday from IL to 1870 p. m.
John Cummings of Denver, formerly O
South Omaha, enroute to New York,
passing a few days visiting his old friend
10 In South Omaha.
No arrpsts wara mazda hy tha Co,t
, Omaha police department yesterday. II ha
= been several months since the jail blotte
S showed a similar clean record.
Mrs. Zemine clifford, sister of Mrs. c
V =. Mathews, who has been visiting 4
South Omaha several weeks, leaves Tues
- day for Montana to visit a
Miss Sara V. Taylor, who represents
h South Omaha in the international teachers
convention just closed in England. is O
:, her way homeward across the Atlantic.
The Shamrock rooters OF South Oman,
armed with a couple of drums and a corne
paraded Twenty-fourth street last evenin
in honor OF the tie game played with III
Dietz team yesterday afternoon.
The South Omaha foot ball squad arrive
rather sore from Nebraska City on the lat
evening train Saturday. They had hope
to win the game. but luck was against the
and they lost by one point. The score wa
IL to 10. South Omaha has had one of n
unavoidable off years OF foot ball history.