Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-28
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Lighting Contest Deferred One Week
by City Council.
NEW RULES FOR JUNK MEN
Terminal Tax FIEores Reported ny
Commissions Are Highest Yet
Given-Beneat for InstI-
tute Today.

the Omaha and South Omaha company
had a representative present. Action was
deferred for a week by an agreement in
committee room.
The junk dealers ordinance are the
poundmaster's ordinance were amended in
minor particulars and passed. Hereafter
no Junk dealer. who drives a team or has
a permanent place of business in the city,
can conduct the same without a license.
The cost Of this license is from s. to $50,
according to the kind OF business. Zach
junk dealer must keep q report Of all
property usually taken by petit larceny
criminals, and these reports must be daily
open to the inspection OF the police.
The poundmasters ordinance. regulating
all domestic animals harbored in the city.
but chiefly relating to dogs. was passed
after reducing the Zee from g to 81 for
dogs and from s. to - for females. The
chief OF police is required TO attend at the
execution OF all dogs by the p~oundmsster,
and to verify his reports of the number OF
dogs killed. The ordinance is a voluminous
affair.
A large number of ordinances, changing
the grade OF streets, we're recommended
for passage. One that Is likely TO cause
contention il the change Of G street and
OF Twenty-sixth street from G to II. Some
residents will begin suit for damages.
Boulevard ON r street.
f street was ordered boulevarded from
Twenty. ninth to the city limits on the
west.
Dan Harmon was awarded a contract for
the raising OF the pavement at Twenty
first and Missouri avenue. He offered to
do the work for Sis.
Numerous Sidewalk ordinances were
passed. Most of them were for temporary
walks.
The city attorney was ordered to pro-
coed to condemn a right-of-way across the
Union Pacific railroad track for a grade
crossing at Jackson street.
The residents on Twelfth street pre-
scented a petition for a sanitary sewer.
The city tax commissioner made his APP
pointments OF assessors as follows: ]. NJ.
Fitzgerald, James Obicenski, s. C. Shrig-
ley. Peter Powers, Walter Slate, Gus Ole
son, Barney Taylor. Mike Hannlgan. VIII
liam Powell and John Hoffman.
These assessors will begin their work
May I. Last year there were nineteen
appointments for this work.
Terminal Tax Schedules.
The city tax commissioners has completed
, his terminal tax schedules and the SAM,
will be taken TO Lincoln Wednesday OF
tits week. The railroads are valued at ST.
SZl ,boJ. lHls hInOuul oocS hol luNluNt IA"
r rolling stock which is added by the state
: board. Last year the amount fixed for
Z, rolling stock was 1928, 900. 1t probably will
be about as large as last year. The
e figures Of the tax commissioner this year
E are $500 more than in 1908. The total
valuation inclusive OF terminal taxatiou
purposes will be about 50, $780, 900. This IL
the highest figure yet placed. In the case
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad the valuation was slightly re.
duced, because the road last year had a
large amount of stores such as steel rails
= and ties in South Omaha. The Unior
!. Pacific will be larger because the Ian,
cutoff is included.
e Greek Riot Facts.
I Chief John Briggs and Detective P. H
Shields we're called upon yesterday. to max,
n a deposition before a notary containing al
= the facts relating to the anti-Greek rio
of February 81, which took place in Soutl
" Omaha. The dispositions of the officer
Il was at the request of the Department o
the Interior and the State department a
, Washington, ID. c. 1t Is evident the Unite,
n States will make a thorough investigation
/ Of the riot. The deposition Of the chic
y made mention Of all the facts concerning
the riot from the calling Of the mas
meeting anu Int PREVIOUS mufuAl
: which gave rise to the occasion. He men
toned the names of the speakers in hi
report and gave the names OF the men VIII,
differed the meeting. The names of Jerr.
Howard, II. c.. Murphy. J. P. Kraus an,
A. Hunter Gas secretary. and mentioned a
men who took part and made speeches. Tn
report then followed the course OF the mo
and noted the destruction OF property an,
the cases of personal violence and injur,
so far as known. The chief and the de
~tectives as well as other witnesses may b
called upon 10 appear before the fedora
court soon to give testimony.
v. NJ. &. A. Notes.
Dean r. 8. Calder of Bellevue colleR
spoke at the mems meeting at the Y. N
c. A. Sunday afternoon on educations
advantages for young men.
The property list has been received 70
Brush the magician who appears in IN
last number OF the Y. NJ. c. A. lectur
course Wednesday night. The property ma
lie wondering II the high school stage wi
be large enough for the elaborate setting
the company brings.
Magic City Gossip.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered 10 an
part OF the city. Telephore No. s.
Mrs. q. w. Stewart and daughter hav
returned from a visit at Ashland. Neb.
The Royal H~ighlanders will meet thi
evening at the Danish Brotherhood hall.
Prices in lambs went 10 &s,@ yesterday
for the record price of the year. The re
ceipts we're light.
Fred Zero has gone 10 Davenport. Ia
with the body OF Fl. X a Jap. The bod
will be cremated.
Mrs. john E. Harrington reported to tn
police the loss of a Docketbook containln
about S1 worth OF jeweiry.
DR.. w. ". Slabaugh LEFT yesterday after
noon for Ohio, where he has been called b
the serious illness OF his mother.
The Willing Workers OF the ChristIa
church meet Wednesday afternoon wit
Mrs Harris. 567 South Twentieth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Pfeiffer OF Colorad
Springs and Warden Barron az Wilkes
barre. Pa. were the guests OF Mr.. an
Mrs. j. c. Cariey over sunday.
The annual commencement for the grad
ate nurses OF the South Omaha hoapit,
will take place Nav Il. Miss Lois Lew
and Miss Winnie p. Robson will be In
candidates for certificates.
Mrs. John Riley OF Omaha. but formerl