Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Highland Park Improvement Club
Worried Over Water Supply.
LITIGATION IN OMAHA HURTS
Fear Expressed Unless Better FaciIi-
ties Are Secured before Omaha
Buys Plant, az that should
Happen, Door Is Closed.


The Highland Park Improvement club
and other citizens have expressed much
anxiety lately concerning the South Omaha
water supply. 1t is complained from many
sources that the pressure of the mains is
too weak to supply water for the most or
binary use.
The members Of the club gave this topic
a thorough discussion and dwelt particu-
larly on the litigation which at present
handlcaps any great improvement of the
system. South Omaha people are particu-
larly anxious to have another main and
additional pumping facilities before the
plant shall have been assumed by the city
of Omaha, IL such an event should trans
pire. There are those who profess to be-
lieve that. in such an event, South Omaha
would never receive any additional water
supply.
Accordingly the Highland Park Improve
ment club adopted the following rcsolu-
ton at its meeting Tuesday night:
Whereas. As it has come TO the knowl-
edge of this club that the Omaha Water
company and the Water board of the city
OF Omaha are now, and for years past
have been in litigation concerning the pur-
chase of the plant OF the said company;
and.
Whereas. Acquisition of the said plant by
the city OF Omaha might make impossible
legislation requiring an Increase In facilt-
ties in order to supply the city of South
Omaha, or any supply outside of the mu-
~nicipality owning the plant; therefore, be II
Resolved, That In view OF the critical
condition of the present water supply. that
our representatives In the state legislature
be, and they are hereby requested to use
every means in their power to enact legis-
lation that will compel the immediate and
adequate Increase In the supply of water
for the city of South Omaha: and that a
copy of these resolutions be forwarded to
Aa1l - A. 49, g. ~
las county.
In addition to the resolution the club at
tended to many items OF business and
elected officers for the ensuing year. They
are: A. L. Hunter. president: p. C. Moore,
vice PRESIDENT; Ed K~ohansky. secretary,
and ]. ]. Marley, treasurer. Fl. c. Murphy,
J. B.. Watkins. John Kiewit. John Ashe
and c. c. Wright were elected the execu-
tive committee.
A special committee, consisting OF Fl. c.
Murphy. j. B, Watkins, Al Hunter and Ed
Kohansky, was appointed to present the
resolution and the arguments OF the club.
as provided, to the members of the legis-
lature.
The labor Of the business session was re-
lieved by refreshments. consisting OF a bar
rel OF apples. which was freely patronlzed
by the club members.
surprise for G.. A.. Young.
A party OF friends Of @. A. Young of
the South Omaha Young Mems Christian
association gave him a surprise party
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. ]. McBurney. 2Sls r street. The
guests were members OF the Epworth
League Bible Study class. which Mr..
Young has been conducting for two years.
The guests brought with them a gift
consisting of a gold ring as a token OF
appreciation. The evening was spent in
amusements. One OF these was a p~oeticaI
response to a gift parcel which each guest
received. Refreshments were served to
thirty or more, after which J. d. Ringer
acted as POSTMASTER. He called on Miss
Ethel Saehra. II. G. Kiddoo. Fred Lush,
ii. B. Fleharty, Mrs. c. C. Howe and FL
roy Tibbitts for responses to toasts. Mr..
Ringer made the presentation speech with
the ring, to which Mr.. Young replied with
feeling.
HutehtnEs-GOsney WeddinE.
h wedding Of Charles o. HutchinEs
TO Miss Ruth B. Gosney. better known 10
her friends as Miss Bessie Gosney, took
place at the residence OF the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Gosney, Twenty
seventh and c streets. yesterday at . D.
m. Only the immediate relatives OF the
bride and groom witnessed the