Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Commissioner Trainor Announces
Good News to Ralston.
COUNTY TO REsURFACE O STREET
Assessment Of south Omaha, just
Completed Expected 60 show
only = Normal Increase
In NaIue.

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County Commissions P. J. Trainor an
nounced last night that the Board OF
County commissioners had decided TO re-
surface the Y street rosd from the city
limits of South Omahs to Ralston. The
m~acadamized road extends about three
miles west Of the limits or South Omaha
The first dressing Of macadamized stone
has worn considerably and IL was counted
rather light in the first place. The travel
over the road also has been considerably
increased with the improvements at Raj
ston. The work will be undertaken by the
| commissioners al an early date. TIL Q
street maca6amized road was one Of the
first constructed under the funds derived
from the inheritance tax. With the COM
pletion Of this work the road will afford
one OF the best roads for automobillng In
the county. 1t will also have the advan-
tage Of Seymour lake and the pleasant
scenes around Ralston at the termination.
The interurban car now makes the trip
to the lake along this route.
Assessment Finished.
Deputy County Assessor Frank Malone
has completed the assessment OF South
Omaha property for the years 1909 and
1910. He and his force of assessors left
South Omaha yesterday for Omaha, where
the tax lists will be compiled and the
results Of the assessors work spread upon
the books for use in the tax collection
of the next fiscal year. The work has re-
quired fully thirty days. 1t is predicted
that the assessment will show only a
normal advance over the assessment OF
last year. The city tax commissioner, J..
N. williams, has also nearly completed the
assessment for the city of South Omaha.
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extent that the total valuation may be
predicted. 1t is likely to be somewhat
higher than last year, when~it stood at
1923, 900, OOO.
steve and Man Captured.
Wesley Gibson expressed all degrees OF
astonishment yesterday when suddenly
he was arrested by Detective p. H. Shields
for purloining a gas stove. The damaging
evidence was plain, for he was Juggling
the gas stove when he was placed under
arrest. The stove belonged to John Bell,
who, as he saw It being lifted and bodily
appropriated, called the police. Shields
was close at hand and arrested Gibson
near the police station. Gibson protested
that Bell had given his permission to take
the stove, and in that lies the difference
of opinion between him and Bell. Gibson
vas placed in Jail on a charge of petit
larceny.
Considerable building has been begun in
the city during the last week. No large
buildings have been reported. Most of the
structures are cottage residences. OF fhese
several are reported weekly. The better
structures are az follows: w. A. Fair,
1890 l. street, is erecting a $500 cottage
Anton Kasal is building a 5000 dwelling
near Twentieth and Q. T. Vandenbogaerd,
Thlrty-ninth and 1, will soon complete a
new dwelling: Joe j. Pavlik is building a
neat cottage home at Nineteenth and L
streets. -st. .sl.-
H.-Toner has, his new store building well
under way. 1t %lA cost in the ~neighbor-
hood of 5000. The Holmes-Adkins garage
will be ready for 'Susiness'i in a few days.
SiaRic Citv Gossip.
A. C. Pancoast's residence has been quar-
antined for scarlet feve~
letters Gold Top Bee. delivered to any
part Of the city. Telephone No. s.
The American Federation OF Labor No.
l271 met last nigh At Labor Temple.
Mira. Karl Hitler, who has been quite
seriously Ill for some time, is slightly i'm
proved.
Mr.. C. Brones, a banker OF Forest City,
Ia, is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. G.. p.
l Mathews.
The sempke residence at Twenty-fourth
and ] streets has been quarantined for
dlphtheria.
Chester Hague, Twenty first and w
streets, is suffering from a mild case of
dlphtheria.
Mrs. Howard Meyers, Twenty-third and
J streetsSw will entertain st. Martins auxil-
4ary Wednesday.
The city council and the Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners will each hold
sessions this evening.
F. n. Menefee has accepted a position as
mechanical craftsman In the city engineers
office. He takes the place of Ed Riesbel,
who has gone to 81. Louis.
Charles Rawley and G. w. Roberts have
returned from a short fishing trip to the
mouth OF the Platte. They report the catch
OF over 150 pounds OF fish.
The following births have been reported
F. Harris. SO10 v street, a boy; Joe Schsb,
Thirty-first and G.. a boy; John Lmola,
Thirty-first and q. a boy; John Matyaa,
Fortieth and J. a boy.