Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-14
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Residents Of West Side Complain Of
Lack Of Water Supply.
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
Appraisers Present Report OF Dam-
aEes 90 Property on EstnbIishment
OF Grade on ThIrty-Third
street.

6. L. Winters. the contractor for the new
school building at Forty-second and
streets in the Hinsdale addition. The date
OF the opening OF the school has been put
back. owing 70 the fact that enough water
cannot De got Tor the boilers. The trouble
seems to arise from the -.cs tlat this
whole district IL supplied from a main on
rwenty-fourth street. which passes through
the stock yards and has to do service for
them as well. Il is only in the evening
when the stock yards are not drawing upon
the supply that the people in this elevated
part OF the city can get water for even
culinary purposes. What would occur
should a fire break out in the earlier hours
Of the day they dread.
A suggestion is made that the district
should be supplied direct from Omaha and
probably this matter may be discussed to-
day when a committee goes to Omaha to
consult with the officials Of the water
company
The board last night named the new
school the Franklin school. in honor OF the
eighteenth century patriot and philosopher.
The board passed a resolution fixing
definite fee OF SIS for the use OF the high
school auditorium except when the hall is
used for school purposes.
City Council Proceedings.
Petitions were received by the city coun-
ell last night from property owners for
the grading OF o street from the east line
of Linwood Park addition to the east prop
erty line OF Fifteenth street. and for the
paving OF S street from the west line Of
Thirty-sixth street to the east line Of
Forty-fourth street.
The appraisers appointed to assess dam
ages to property owners in connection with
the establishment OF the grade OF Thirty
third street from Q street to street re-
ported that the only persons who would
sustain any damage were the owners Of
lots 3 4 and in block ). and they
assessed the damages at 800. $50, SIS and
So respectively.
The appraisers reported that the AUDITING
property owners would sustain no damage
through the grading of Thirty-second street
from Q to R streets. nor through the grad
ing OF the alley between Thirty-ninth street
from to Q streets.
In response to a petition from residents
II was decided to request the electric light
ing company to install arc lights at Twen-
tieth and streets and Eighteenth and U
streets.
Thomas Hector wrote. calling attention
to the fact that the contract had not been
let for the paving OF Pauline avenue and
other streets in that locality. The com
munication was referred TO the committee
Of the whole
G. w. Holdredge, general manager OF the
Burlington railroad. forwarded the consent
Of his company TO an easement on the rail-
road property at FOrty-fourth street to en-
able the opening Of that thoroughfare
northwest Of Q street and the documents
were referred TO the committee OF the
whole and the city engineer.
City Attorney Murphy again reported re-
1ecting the claim OF Thomas ]. O'NeiI for
81, 800 for dirt removed from the site OF the
city hall His action was approved by the
council.
The council decided to pay Harmon a
Craig, contractors for the Highland park
sewer and the north branch Of NJ street
guloh sewer. and Dan Harmon, the con-
tractor for the Twelfth street sewer. the
reserves held. on Mayor Trainor having
received from the city engineer an aEsur-
ance that the work had been satisfactorily
maintained and was now in good order.
Ordinances we're passed for the paving
and grading OF the alley between Twenty
second and Twsnty-third streets from to
X streets, paving and curbing Twenty-sec-
ond street from Q TO streets and paving
and eurbing the alley between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-hfth streets. NJ to N
streets.
The judiciary committee to which was
referred an ordinance prohibiting the es-
adjustment OF additional cemeteries OF ad-
ditions thereto within two miles OF the
corporate limits OF South Omaha and pro-
viding penalties for violation OF the ordi-
nance, reported requesting the ordinance be
referred to the city attorney upon its
Legality. Their request was granted, Coun-
Gilman walters, chairman OF the commit
tee, remarking that the city attorney had
not drawn up the ordinance.
Bids were received from Condor & smith
and Dan Harmon for the grading OF SIX
teenth street to Twentieth street on N
street, Twenty-sixth street from E to X
streets Twenty-seventh street from r TO
streets. They were referred to the com
mittee OF the whole and the engineer. The
prices ranged from 1850 TO 228 cents per
cubic foot.
Omaha Men Boy Real Estate.
II. NJ. Christie Of Omaha has purchased
the ten-Gcre tract OF land owned by Mrs.
Mary Cassidy south OF L and Just west of
Forty-fourth streets. The price was $3.50
an acre. Gould Dietz OF Omaha has pur-
chased a thirty-aere tract which lies south
OF Grover street and west Of Forty-fourth
street. In this case $500 was paid per acre.
The purchases are part OF a plan for the
development OF this part OF South Omaha
in which a number Of Omaha people are
interested.
sequel 20 doe stout'a Death.
The final act In the tragedy OF the death
OF Joe Stout. the cOlored man who died in
the South Omaha hospital following a free
ror-an hight at TWenty-sixth and o streets
on the night OF November 10. was played
yesterday morning IN the police court when
Acting Police Judge Caldwell sentenced
three eolored men, Willie Williams. Fred
Harris and Ed Flowers. 10 ninety days
each on the charge Of assault and battery
At the preliminary hearing the more ser
ious charge OF murder was dismissed but
the three were held, as Il was proved they
were members OF the crowd who followed,
and were IN the vicinity when Stout re-
ceived the stabs which brought him to the
hospital The medical evidence at the in
quest was that the wounds inflicted could
not cause death and that the man died
from dilatation OF the heart which might