Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-10
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
More Cement Ordered Placed in West
L Street Work.
STUB LINES THINGS OF PAST
south Omaha Business Mel Request
Council to Demand One Through
yards, but the Council
Says No.

The South Omaha city council called a
halt on the National Construction COM
pany in Mondays session by adopting
a report OF the COMMITTEES Of the whole
council ordering the company to lay ad-
ditional cement In West L street to make
the same conform to plans and specified
tions. This action was taken on the re-
port Of the city Inspector, August Miller,
who declared the work was deficient in
cement. The committee Of the whole coun-
Gil investigated with the above result.
August Miller felt vindicated for his posi-
ton in opposition to the company and took
occasion to thank the council publicly.
The West i street car extension was
again the subject II much concern, A
lengthy petition was presenteo asking the
council to do all in its power TO have a
stub line through the South Omaha yards
and no through sci vice. The petition was
headed by A. w. Bradley and signed by
nearly all the retail men Of South Omaha.
The council, however, threw cold water
on the petition and It was placed on file.
1t is understood the company will not con
sent to a Stub line. Councilman John Lar
sen said he thought stub lines were out
of date and the through line on L street
would cause no more har-a 20 the retail
trade than the line on West Q or Al
bright. II Is evident the city council will
not Interfere further in the present agree
ment.
Site for Drinking Fountain.
Bids were opened for setting up the
drinking fountain at T~wenty-fifth and o
streets. The Offerman Plumbing, Heating
and Construction company had the lowest
bid, but no action was taken because Of a
protest against that location by the prop
erty owners. The council is not disposed
to force the location Of the fountain at
Twenty-fifth and o streets If a more suit
able site II offered. II is planned to set
up the fountain in as convenient a location
as possible. Twenty-Five and o, twenty
fifth and e, Twenty-fifth and M streets
were suggested. 1t was hoped by the coun-
Gil that citizens who would not be offended
by the fountain on their intersection would
let this be known in some manner.
The board of appraisers made it's re-
port of damages by reason Of the grading
Of M street and found that lot 8 Of block
100, South Omaha, would be damaged 800
by this grade. The other parties would not
be injured, or had waived their rights.
Bottled MIX Unnecessary
The milk and dairy ordinance was recon-
mended for passage, with the section
stricken out requiring all milk to be sold
in bottles and providing a penalty for
pouring milk on the streets or exposing
it to dust or Mother contamination The
point of the bottles was vital and it was
thought that the general sanitary ordinance
would cover the matter of cleanliness. The
Atlantic m interests sought to keep
the bottling proposition in. They desired
also to be permitted to pasteurize milk
condemned under the tuberculosis tests and
sell the same, which under the ordinance
was to be destroyed. The council refused
this proposition also.
A number of claims were allowed and
several ordinances for sidewalks were in
troduced. The paving propositions were
advanced in the regular order.
Miss O'SulIivan nOr
Miss Eva O%'Sullivan, a member of the
faculty of the South Omaha High school
it has been learned, is another South
Omaha teacher to receive honors at the
State Teachers association. She was
chosen president Of the science depart.
ment of the association work. N. NJ. Ora.
ham, superintendent Of the city schools
was the other honored instructor. He was
elected president of the association. Con.
sidering the fact that South Omaha hac
no representative delegation in Lincoln