Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Thursdays Run Of Hogs Breaks the
Record for the Year.
BREEN DEFENDS HEALTH RULES
CounciI. in Committee Of the whole,
Decides 10 Pay Hydrant Rental
Bill, Less Taxes owing to
the city.

amounted to 1900 head. In addition to the
264 cars shipped in the farmers OF Douglas
and Sarpy counties within driving distance
brought their animals in in wagons. All
the forenoon team after team was lined
up i'm front of the Exchange building where
the wagon scales and the pens for local
trade are located. The prices showed a
sharp decline in all grades, due to the
heavy run at the latter enc &c the week.
The sales went rather slowly. The receipts
at Chicago and other points we're also
heavy and Indicate a rush on the part of
the farmers to get their surplus hogs mar
keted before the spring work begins.
The receipts were larger than at any time
for more than a year. A year ago in jan
uary 2S7 cars. or over 10000 head were re-
ceived in one day, but this was due to the
conditions of panic prevailing. A large run
is expected this morning. The decrease in
the receipts of hogs for the year is being
cut down rapidly. The figures have been
changed over 10000 head since the first Of
the month. A. that time the decrease was
given as $4,000, while with yesterdays re-
ceipts included the figure was 1860 A top
price Of 1896 was reached.
Receipts of cattle and sheep and the
prices for the same were fair In all re-
spects.
Brcen Defends Ordinance.
Assistant City Attorney ]. J.. Breen is a
little disappointed in the attitude Of the
city council toward the city sanitary ordi-
nance. He said: 1.-The council has been at
me for a long time to draft an ordinance
covering the subject OF sanitation and pro-
viding the proper procedue In maintaining
a clean city. / consulted the Omaha ordi-
nance and that of other cities and drew
up one to meet present conditions and also
the future. Now. the council is objecting
on the ground, l believe. that the ordinance
contains too many sections. The Omaha
ordinance has many more than 100 sections
The Chicago and New York ordinances
have over 200 sections each. The expense
of printing will not be too great, consider
ing the Importance of the ordinance. 1t
was suggested that some stringent sanitary
rules should be passed governing the con-
ditions brought about by the presence of
the Greeks in the city. ] found that the
best rules to adopt were those in use in
the tenament district OF the metropolitan
cities. The restrictions would not only
break up the colonization and the budding
of the Greeks, but cover all sorts Of hotel
and lodging house construction. I would
like to see the ordinance taken seriously
by the council"
The ordinance in question, was introduced
at the last session OF the council. 1t con-
tanned ninety-two sections.
No Complaints on Assessment.
The city council, sitting as a board of
equalization for the adjustment of special
assessments, found no complaints to adj
Just. The special taxes to be adjusted
were for the grading of Sixteenth street
from l to II, the paving of West Q street
from Thirty-third to Forty-fourth. and the
assessment for several sidewalks which
the city has put in. The council was in
session two days. The special ordinance
to levy these assessments in accordance
with the report of the Board Of Equaliza-
ton will be introduced at the next meet
ing.
While in session the council resolved
itself into a committee OF the whole to
consider the report of the city attorney
recommending that the sami-annual water
rentals be paid. The committee OF the
whole agreed to pay the bill. first deduct
ing the amount OF the taxes owing to the
city by the company. This leaves a trifle
more than $500 coming TO the Omaha Water
company. The original bill was over 5000.
It is reported that a representative of
New York capital is coming to South Om-
aha to look into the advisability OF erect
ing a water system for the city in COM
petition with the Omaha Water company.
Building Permits.
Several dwellings have been authorized
by the building inspector since March 1.
No structures of great pretensions are In
sigh at present. The largest undertaking
is that of the Holmes-Adkins garage. The
ground was broken for that addition to
the Holmes-Adkins block yesterday. The
garage will be the first permanent inn
provement of its kind in South Omaha The
walls of the Miller restaurant addition at
Twenty-fourth and o streets are progress
ing as fast as the weather will permit.
Among the dwelling houses are the fol-
lowing: Walter Welkal, Thirty-third and
s streets. 1000: George Schrader, s14 North
Twenty-second, $1,000; l.. Sandwig, Nine
teenth and S, j 1000; James Blaus, Thirty
second and S, $1,000; James Curran, Forty
first and S. 81, 200; Mrs. M, +. Fitzgerald,
2312 G., $1,000; Joseph SAX, COS North Thirty
fourth, $500
Defeat Seniors.
The South Omaha High school freshmen
defeated the seniors yesterday afternoon
in a lively game Of basket ball at the
Young Mems Christian association gymnas-
ium. The score stood % to q, Collins, Volz.
Philip. Frazer, Bailey. and Brady as
substitute, represented the freshmen; Wei
mer, Campbell. Augustine. Harris and Arm
burst represented the seniors. Collins was
the star player for the freshmen and Arm
burst seemed the leader Of the seniors. A
large delegation OF spectators rooted for
their favoTites.
Magic ity Gossip.
Call Glynn Transfer for moving. Tel. s64.
Jay Laverty Is paying a business visit
TO Spaulding, Neb.
Frank Wellman. 1911 North Twenty
fifth, reports the birth of a son.
w. b. Simms. sol North Seventeenth
street. Is ~quarantined for smallpox.
Tatter's Cold Ton Reer delivered IN anu