Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-05
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
An Even Split of City Fathers Occurs
on Lighting Contract.
OMAHA COMPANY IN LINE TO WIN
Bids ON Paving Bonds BrinR In offers
of Substantial Premiums for the
Three Batcbes offered 60
bidders.

ing contract. The action was precipitated by
a motion by Swan Larson that the con-
tract be awarded to the Omaha Electric
Light and Power company. Part OF the mem
bers Of the board desired to put the award
over for another week to give the labor
organizations Of the city. which had asked
time to investigate and express an opinion,
the desired request. However, the dues-
ton was brought to a vote and the council
divided evenly. Then the original motion
OF Swan Larson to award the contract
was put and the council divided as before
and the motion was lost.
No motion was put to award the contract
to the South Omaha Light and Power com
pany. and when the matter comes up II
is predicted the award Will be to the
Omaha Electric Light and Power company
This prediction Is based on the statements
Of the councilmen who dissented last night
that they favored the contract with the
Omaha company.
Premiums on Paving Bonds.
Aside from the light contract the most
cheerful item for a long time was brought
out when the city clerk opened bids for the
latest issue of paving bonds. These were
the + street paving bonds. $3.50; the
East q street bonds, SIC, ZOO; and the West
l. street bonds, $500. The Security Saw
lngs Bank and trust company OF Toledo.
o.. bid par and accrued interest with IA
premium of Sl&, S235 and $500 for each issue,
respectively.
The First National bank of Cleveland,
o., bid on the $l3, $50 bonds a premium Of
Ss9 and on the $4,000 issue a premium
of 1884. The council promptly awarded the
contract to the first bidder, the Security
Savings Bank and Trust company.
The city council split again on
the appointment of the city pound master.
The mayor appointed Fred Smith, a colored
character OF long residence i'm South
Omaha. The council voted against his APP
prevail. The mayor, therefore, appointed
John Zukovsky ana he. was approved.
Zukovsky filed with his application the
names Of about 100 friends who urged his
appointment.
A large number of ordinances changing
and re establishing grades were introduced.
These changes will be at the following
points: Thirty-sixth street, Monroe to
Harrison: Fortieth street, l. to f; NJ
street, Thirteenth to Twenty-fourth +
street. Boulevard to Forty-fourth Twenty
eighth street, G to I. The mayor appointed
a number OF the boards Of appraisers for
the adjustment of damages in these cases.
The ordinance for the changing of grade
Of ] street and Twenty-second, also at
Twenty-first, were passed.
A protest signed, as is stated, by forty
rer cent of the residents, opposed a change
of grade on Twenty-siXth street from G
to II, and on II street from Twenty-fifth
to rwenty-sixth.
An ordinance was introduced to open a
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Fortieth street. This action was once be-
, fore undertaken and was in some man.
ner suddenly terminated, much to the dis
approyal of the residents of that locality,
A resolution of the city council permit
ted the contractors of the Mud Creek
sewer to change the course OF the sewer
to a point fully one hundred feet farther
porth in crossing under the Union Pacific
and the Rock Island railroad tracks. This
action is said to take the sewer out of the
bed of letter creek 40 that the company
can better work during the expected wet
season. The diameter of the sewer at this
} point was enlarged six inches, making 1t
a full 11-foot cross section.
Jay n. Williams appointed G, S. Ken
} nedy as one Of his deputy tax commits
sioners to take the city assessment in
place of S. c. Shrigley, who resigned.
A protest was raised against the estab-
ishment of the city pound at Twenty-eighth
and l. streets. This was signed by thirty
residents OF the locality.
The various departments, as the build
ing inspector, the sanitary inspector and
the live stock inspector, made their
monthly reports for April. Building opera
lions for April Amounted to s21,62O.
The contract with the several railroad
-z-anongas Tor tho grade crOgsinO az
Twenty-fifth and L streets was approved.
A resolution was passed asking that an
other ordinance be prepared ordering a
viaduct at F street.
school Board ReOrganIEes.
The South Omaha Board of Education
held a short session last night, which was
the annual meeting for the reorganization
of the board. n. e. Carter was elected
president to succeed himself. c.. w. Knight
was elected vice president. IL. G. Kiddoo
was elected secretary. J. w. Mullen was
made chairman of the claims committee,
C.. w. Knight was appointed chairman OF
the teachers committee. Rudolph Yechout
is chairman of the supplies committee.
The annual reports were read and APP
proved. The report of the finances shows
that the expense OF the last year has
amounted to $685. 6o or a per capita of S27 9:
for each pupil in the schools. The board
seemed very well pleased with the financia,
report. The treasury will now be replen-
ished by the addition Of the money de.
rived from the issuance of the saloon H.
censes.
AT all points the election Of officers wal
marked by the utmost harmony and goot
feeling. The board will meet in specia
session next Monday night for the purpos,
| OF electing teachers for the ensuing year.
: After adjournment, President n. u
| Carter took the members of the board, the
principal OF the high school and tn,
superintendent of the city schools to Z
little banquet prepared at the Burton res
taurant.
Labor Meeting Tonight.
All laboring men and those Interested II
the cause of the fraternity Of labor, anC
, especially the members of the local unioni
; and the American Federation of Labor.
5 are called to meet this evening at Ritchie'
3 hall. the place Of the proposed new Labor
temple. Homer d. Call. Emmett T. Flood
3. Carton OF the labor organizations propeI
will make addresses. Also T. w. McCuI
. lough of The Omaha Bee will be present L
5 make a speech on the relations Of labor [
the economies of the nation. He will tall
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