Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Laborer in Cudahy Plant Fatally
Scalded in a Glue Vat.
PAVING CONTRACT is APPROVED
Council Urges Legislators 40 Help
Omaha Harry Up a settlement of
It's Controversy with the
water Company.

parlngs. hoofs and horns are boiled up in
large open watts with an excess of water. II
was while working about one of these watts
that the young man stumbled and fell In,
being submerged in boiling water to the
neck. His screams brought immediate aid,
but not before he had been fatally burned.
The shock OF his injury was so great that
he was semi-conscious until he died. The
writhing OF his r m and legs, even in this
state, indicated the physical agony he en-
dured. Portions OF his body were appar-
emily cooked. He was taken to the South
Omaha hospital. where ne was attended
by Drs. o'Reilly and Koenig. Nothing
could be done except to administer tenn
porary relief by opiates.
The body was taken in charge by Heafey
& Heafey, and an inquest will be held to-
day at 10 g. m. TIL man was not more
than "a years Of age and single. He lived
at Thirty-eighth and Q streets. The flu
neral has not been arranged, as it appears
that the boy has no relatives in the city.
He Is evidently Polish, but has been but a
short time in South Omaha.
City Council Proceedings.
The session of the city council last night
was one of inquiry largely, but the bust
ness Of the session amounted to little. Sew
eral belated reports BY the city officials
were read and received.
The contract and bond of Hugh Murphy
for the pavement Of e street was approved,
and the limit placed at July Is for the
completion OF the paving.
A resolution was adopted recommending
to the Douglas county delegation to the
legislature to take ali possible steps to give
the city Of Omaha power to settle up the
differences between that city and the
Water company, so that a better
water service might at once be installed
in South Omaha, The city has at present
only one th~irty-six-inch main to supply
water. This is considered inadequate Cor
the present needs, and indicates a serious
condition in the near future.
A resolution was passed by the city coun-
Gil waving all immunity from damage
which may fall by reason Of the opening
of the incomplete Q street viaduct. This
is in accord with the recent action of the
city council and the mayor in opening the
vladuct to pedestrians.
The stipulated fund OF 500 per month has
been voted for several years to the South
Omaha hospital for the care OF city pa
%tients, was cut off last night by a resolu-
ton, and 1t was provided that the city pay
for the charity cases in the hospital at the
regular rate. as they may hereafter arise.
1t is likely that this will in the end be
found the more expensive plan.
A resolution was passed to annul the
contract for the construction of the N
street gulch sewer provided the con-
tractors do not proceed with the work in
earnest before March. l..
Some discussion aud two resolutions
bearing on the erection of the temporary
poles for the trolley wires over the .
street viaduct occupied the attention of the
council for q time, The object of the
resolutions was to hasten the construction
of the poles so that traffic by street cars
over the viaduct could be commenced as
early as possible.
Al inquiry was Instituted to ascertain II
the Independent Telephone company in
tended to complete its conduit system in
the city and to erect at Twenty-fifth and
M streets an exchange in accord with the
terms of its franchise. Two years are per-
mitted. One full year has elapsed and
only one condui has been laid.
A resolution was carried, asking that a
light be located over the grade crossing
at Twenty-fifth and L streets and that a
flagman for night and day service be sta
toned there by the Union Pacific Railroad
company.
Chief John Briggs made his monthly re-
port on electric lights out. II was a long
report covering the recent storm period.
A complaint of the water service by one
OF the local labor organizations was read.
The appraisers for the adjustment of
damage by reason of the grading of l.
street reported no damage except to lot u.
block 4 Of Hascalrs subdivisions. This
property was awarded $50 damages. This
report is preliminary to certain paving
propositions now in litigation.
Boy Hurt by Cars.
Leo Thomas, son OF Benjamin Thomas,
1853 South Twenty-eighth street, was seri-
ously hurt near Chambers crossing of the
Union Pacific railroad yesterday afternoon.
He was found lying unconscious beside the
tracks by William Barnes of Avery. He
had fallen from a passing freight car. His
injuries consisted of severe bruises of the
arm and knee and a deep cash over his
eye. When found he was rapidly chilling
and would have died of cold very soon.
Barnes gave warning and he was taken to
a nearby farm house. From there the
South Omaha police were notified and Chief
John Briggs took the injured boy to the
South Omaha hospital. There It was found
that the injuries were NOT necessarily dan
gerous and the boy recovered conscious
ness enough to tell how the accident hap
pened. He and some other boys boarded a
freight car in South Omaha which was out
bound, and he failed to jump until the train
was going too fast. When he saw that he
was about to be carried away It frightened
him and he jumped. The fall resulted in
his bruises. He will probably be out In a
few days.
Fire in school Building.
An incipient fire was discovered in the
Washington school building last evening
just as the teachers were dismissing the
last classes, The alarm was given and the
building was cleared In a hurry, but with
out any serious difficulty. The fire was
found in the partition of the hallway Just
at the foot OF the stair leading to the sec
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