Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-15
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Approves Bids for
Paving Streets.
C. C. KELLY USES CHECK HIMSELF
Man sent to Market Cow Charged
with Spending PrOceeds-sev-
eral Damage Claims Filled
Against City.

The session Of the south Omaha city
council last night was brief compare 10
The usual sessions. The meeting was i'm
portant in tina the bids OF the paving con
tractors for the $4,000 paving projects
we're approved and the CIV clark was or
dered to advertise the taouiations OF the
city engineer for one week In the legal
newspaper. The council was well pleased
with the bids for paving block, especially
In class b and class c, and could see no
anu In demanding a readvtrtisement
although il was apparent that some Kind
Of understanding had been reached be-
tween the contractors for certain classes
Of material The bids for asphaluc con
crete are also reasonably low.
The bids must now lie open for one
month and during this time the residents
Of the streets affected will be given an
opportunity to sign for the kind OF material
desired.
The city attorney disposed Of the claim
Of the South Omaha police department III
extra pay during the tins Of the STRIKE
by declaring the city had no right to PAY
for any extra service performed BY The
policemen in line Of duty.
Miss Grace McCarron filed a damage
claim for $500 against the city for in.
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trench at Twenty-fourth and L streets dur.
Ing a severe rainstorm.
The city attorney reported adversely e
The claim Of Rose Hrbok for 500 and alsC
the claim Of Charles Caffey for 500 PER.
I sonsl injuries.
A petition to grade Y street WAS approved
Too Much Paving.
August Miller filed a protest against tn,
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hat the district was not populated anC
that the city at large had to pay three
fouPths Of the cost Of the Improvement HI
declared the improvement was simply
scheme Of the real estate men to max,
their property valuable. The protest wa.
filed without action.
The city clerk was instructed to adver
tise bids foI general improvement bond
o. the city OF South Omaha to the amour
OF Sl26. 900, such bids to be received unit
8 p. m, January 5, 1910. These bonds vii
pay tie cost OF paving several districts, o
grading NJ street and include S25,ON 70
tire equipment
The police judge made his monthly re
port showing 123 cases of which thirty-nin
were dismissed. forty-eight sentenced l
the city jail, eight to the county Jail an.
sixteen were fined. The fines amounte
to sos.
The city council adjourned to meet agai
today as a board of equalization
c. c. Kelly Endorses Check.
c. c. Kelly is held at the ciIy jail 1
South Omaha for signing his employer
name on a check. de was sent by hi
employer, John Arr to market a COW i
South Omaha He did this through a com
mission firm. He was given the check 70
the animal amounting TO 81 made in favo
Of John ART. He endorsed the check, it
alleged, using his employers name an
presented the same at George Schuier
saloon at Twenty-fourth and / streets. A
soon as Mr.. ART began to susBeet some
lining wrong, ne located Kelly and foun
he had spent part of the money, aliege
TO have come from passing the check. Pap
ment at the b. nix was stopped and kel
vas lodged in jail.
Magic City Gossip.
DR.. c. N. George. Osteopath, TS N. 2tt
Chief John Briggs and J. H. Shields hay
gone TO Red Oak, la, on a hunting IMP
Household furniture for sale, cheap, 8
once. Ut. w. -. Clark, IS y. ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Page Of Salem, Ore
are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Volz.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to an
part OF the city. 1~eaepnOne NO. B.
DR.. W. p. Cox has been transferred froI
the government service in South Omaha
Baltimore.
Mrs. Edvinna Young OF Oakland, Neb
is visiting at the home Of her daughte
Mrs. R. w. Livers.
Colonel and Mrs. c.. NJ. Hunt arrived
South Omaha Sunday night. They Wi
NIKE a short visit.
Mrs. c. N. Rich win entertain the Ladie
Ala society Of the Presbyterian churc
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Florence Bronder entertained tn
junior auxiliary Of st Clements missio
Saturday afternoon.
The Ladies guild of St Clements churc
: will meet with Mrs. Smallridge, 41le
street. Friday at l p. m
Mrs. Gilbert Campbell left yesterda
afternoon for Butler, Mo. She will spen
three OF four weeks visiting relatives.
Mrs. Frank Ames viii entertain III
Women's auxiliary Of st. Martins churc
5 at her home, Twenty-second and / street
The funeral of Mrs. r. z. Bivins wi
be at 2 p. m. Wednesday from st. Martin
church. The burial will be In Forest Law
The Aid society Of the English Luthera
church will meet Wednesday afternoon
the home Of Mrs. George Briggs, Fortiet
and S streets.
All members Of the Redmen are r
quested TO meet at 7:45 p. N. this evenir
4 to go to Fort Crook to engage in q smoke
! to be given by lodge No. Y.