Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Fire and Police Commission Takes
Steps to Secure Fire Apparatus.
SEVERAL CHANGES ON FORCE
Miss Iva Holmes Seriously IL Not
Fatally Hurt Thursday Evening
by Stepping from Moving
street Car.

The Board Of Fire and Police Commits
sioners met yesterday morning and passed
a resolution asking the city council to
issue $26, 900 in bonds for the purpose of
%equipping two new fire halls. The equip
ment Is to include a fire engine, the
first to be purchased by the city. This
engine is to be stationed at fire han No.
1 at Twenty-fifth and L streets. One
of the proposed fire halls 10 to be located
near Twenty-seventh and e streets and
the other in the south section of the
city. This resolution of the commission
is in accord with the provisions Of the
amended charter, which provides tina the
council must on demand of the Board
of Fire and Police Commissioners issue
the necessary bonds for the erection of
additional fire halls ana to provide equip
ment for the same.
Officer Michael M. Gillin was rein
stated by Chief Briggs on the advice of
! the president of the board, without action
by the board In it's session.
The resignation of Officer John
Gaughan was accepted. Gaughan refused
to obey the order OF the chief in the
opening days of the strike in riding oars
manned by strikebreakers Rather than
submit to the order he turned in his
badge, which was considered q formal
resignation by the board.
Officers ]. F. Marvel, J.. E. Todd and
d. w. Mawhinney were confirmed in
their positions as patrolmen. They had
never been confirmed by the new board.
Cars Run During Evening.
John Goshen was elected to a position as
patrolman to fill the place left vacant by
Officer Gaughan. The police force is now
up to the maximum warranted by the funds
At hama.
Cars were run in South Omaha last night
until about 10 p. m. During this time no
violence was attempted. The police de-
partment redoubled its vigilance to prevent
possible disorder. The cars did not run on
West Q street, but turned like the loop
cars at Twenty-fourth and Q streets. The
Albright cars ran without molestation. The
police m was kept in service dur
ing the evening. 1t has proved of great
service. In South Omaha little disposition
has been shown to interfere In the street
traffic Most OF the few cases Of missile
throwing have been traced to young boys.
Hurt b. Fall from Car.
Miss Iva Holmes, S1 North Twentieth
street, South Omaha, was seriously hurt
about 8 .. m. Thursday evening by falling
after attempting to alight from a south
bound car at Twenty-fourth and B streets.
She evidently had some errand at B street,
although II is some blocks from where she
lived. She walked down the step as II the
car were still. according to the eye wit
nesses. and stepped out into the street.
She was picked up and carried into the
Eckerman drug store. Blood was oozlng
from her ears and a serious fracture of the
skull 10 feared Later she was taken home,
The blow on her head was partially dead
ened by a heavy coil of hair and the rat
demanded by the present mode Of fashion.
Otherwise II is thought the conclusion
would have been instantly fatal.
Ideal Club Program.
The old members Of the Ideal club met
last evening at e. L. Melvin's drug store
and voted to reorganize for the season OF