Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-09
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Electric Lighting Ordinance is Put
Through Council.
OMAHA COMPANY GETS AWARD
Minimum Of one Eighty
Lights Provided for at sTO Per
Arc-ChsnEe Of Grade
Ordered.

The session Of the city council last night
was important for the passing Of the or
dinance fixing the details Of the contract
for the electric lighting Of the city and
awarding the same to the Omaha Electric
Light ana Power company. The expected
injunction and protests against the orig
inal award OF the contract were not forth
coming. The South Omaha Electric Light
and Power company did not see fit to fight
against the previous action Of the city
council. The ordinance provides for a min
imum OF $50 lights and the rate for the
public light is to be $40 per- arc. The
rate to private consumers is IA cents and
6 cents excess per kilowat hour. The
time OF the contract is five years.
Eleven grade ordnance, providing for
changes Of grades, were passed. One of
these changes. that Of Twenty-slxth street,
occasioned considerable debate between the
members of the council. but 1t was finally
passed. This change OF grade has been
successfully fought for two years.
The Omaha Gas company and the Omaha
Water company were instructed to make
all their stop boxes on a level with the
curb, and in no case to insert the same
in the sidewalk where there was any room
between the walk and the curb.
Among the petitions and communications,
the building inspector reported S21, 15S as
the valuation of new building construc-
ton in the city for the month of May.
]. w. Murphy gave notice OF a suit for
! 81. 900 amage on account of the alleged
improper drainage in the vicinity of Tween
tIeth and j streets. This causes storm
water to wash his property in oakdale ad-
dition.
Several sewer estimates were allowed.
The contractors are pushing the work on
the sewers at q faster rate than they
lave done since the original contracts were
let. The estimates for the week amounted
to nearly 5000 These stimate cover the
Highland park. n street gulch and the
/ orth branch Of the N street gulch sewer.
The city engineer offered an estimate
Of the cost of repnvirg and repairing the
intersection Of n street at Twentieth,
amounting to $3.50.
The police judge reported 1877 cases for
Nav and Sill was collected in fines.
Charles f. Scarf was appointed by c. A
Melcher as a member Of the Board of
Review. The mayor appointed f. r. Leigh.
The board will be in session from June Is
TO ?S.
Inc COUNCIL NOANu " NJ NH~ -
ton of the National Humane alliance to
provide drinking fountains for the city
The fountain will be placed in position
some time in August.
A new pool hall ordinance was intro
duced providing that all pool halls close
at 1920 p. m, have no dice or card games
and be closed all day Sunday. No boy
under q is to be permitted to enjoy the
privileges of the hall,
The city clerk was ordered to advertise
bids for the Twelfth street sewer.
Kindergsrtens 20 start.
The Board of Education held a routine
session last evening, but among the .ems
two matters were of considerable signtt-
canoe. The superintendent recommended
the establishment Of nAndergartens. at West
Side, Brown Park, and Central schools for
the ensuing year. The board voted unani-
mously for. such a provision. This will be
, the first establishment of kindergarten
/ in the city. The need of this kind of IN
: structlon has long been recognized.
The superintendent also recommended
the extension Of the manual training de-
partment to include Brown Park and Haw-
thorne schools. This report was also
adopted. The superintendent was author
/ tZeU 10 EOIICbDOIu Win % Nus 49, ~
secure an assistant to A. r. Nichols, who
at present Is the director or the manual
training department OF the high school
and OF the branch at West Side.
The financial report showed a balance or
az. IT'S In the treasury. The treasurer has
called in all OF the outstanding warrants.
Bids for school sites were offered by
, the O'NeiIl Real Estate agency and by
II. NJ. Christie. The former offered seven
|. lots for 81, 900 and the latter six lots for
|, Al $50. They are located in the vicinity Of
Fortieth and F streets. No action will be
!, taken until the next meeting OF the board.
A petition was received for a gymnasium
) for the high school, but the matter was
placed on file as the board could not see
It's way clear to provide facilities in that
! direction.
The ~janitors will complete their work
] Saturday.
Manual Training Progress.
The manual training classes of the South
! Omaha High school have been at work
! for nearly a year under the direction of
= A IL. Nichols. The board has provided a
, room In the northeast corner Of the build
ing, where twenty benches have been
established. These benches accommodate
; over fifty boys, who were taking manual
training. The work being newly introduced,
IS largely elementary. The boys are re
quired to make blue print drawing Of all