Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-30
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Charter Committee Holds First Ses.
sion for Organization.
GENERAL DESIRE FOR MORE CASH
city Attorney Murphy Gives Opinion
on water Company's Request for
Pernission TO Lay Pipes 90
stock Yards.

stock Yards.
The committee appointed by Mayor
Trainor to revise the city charter In view
Of the coming legislature met and organ
lied last night Justice Of the Peace p.
G. Caldwell was elected chairman and NJ.
McCarty secretary. After organization
several members offered suggestions as 20
the work Of the committee. J. 3. watkins
thought the city should get power and
have authority 20 raise all the funds neces-
sary for its needs. He also was OF opinion
that the secretary Of gne school board
should be elected BY the people At large
and that the members Of that board as
we'll as all the city officials should have
longer terms Of office than at present
They have" said Mr. watkins. scarcely
time to get acquainted with their duties
when there Is another election"
G. r. scarr was Of the view that no
matter how the charter was revised the
law should be enforced. They wanted all
the fire protection they could get. The
funds should be increased, he said to
give US more policemen and firemen but
care should be exercised in selecting the
men"
Rudolph Yechout. president Of the school
board. agreed with the suggestion that the
secretary Of that body should be elected
a. large and Tax Commissioner Fitzgerald
said that the growing needs Of the city
required larger assessment roll. This
view was also taken by City Clerk Good.
Secretary McCarty thought that the park
board should have sole control OF the
parks and boulevards and have control OF
the expenditure Of its funds.
Il having been decided that the chair
man should appoint an executive com
mittee Of five, the committee adjourned.
Munger store DamaEed by Fire.
Defective wiring probably was the cause
OF a fire whicS started at 1880 o'clock last
night in the rear OF the three-story frame
building, All North Twenty-fifth street,
owned by T. T. Munger. produce and com
mission merchant Produce and some fur
niture stored in the building were de-
stroyed The Hinchey laundry. 900 North
Twenty fifth street, suffered some damage
by water. Property OF a family living
on the second floor. over the laundry, suf-
fered some loss from water The total
damage is estimated at between 5000 and
$500, almost entirely covered by insur-
ance.
Fire did $50 damage to the home of Mike
May Thirteenth and 4 streets. at Il
o'clock last night.
water COmDany's Ordinance.
city Attorney Murphy has handed out
his opinion on the application for an
amended ordinance sought by the South
Omaha Water company which acquired the
ordinance originally granted John McShans
for the purpose OF supplying the stock
yards and adjacent district with water
The legal department states that the rights
TO be granted under the ordinance would
in effect be franchise rights and that
therefore, the ordinance and the procedure
relative 20 its passage ought to conform
to the charter provisions relative to tins
granting of a franchise.
The city attorney further advises that ar
ordinance Of this character. granting as 4
docs valuable rights and privileges to in
diyiduals. should contain proper Limitations
and restrictions and definite provisions
relative 90 the, rights effected thereby.
.'fhis department. continues the opin
ion lat this time is unaware, nor has 1
been provided with information as TO WHIT
constitute the South Omaha Water com
pany. and Il suggests that such intereste,
persons requesting such privileges nigh
consult with your legal department relativ
to these suggestions, and II might be tina
, some OF these objections could be obviated
and the project placed upon such prope
\ basis that your honorable body would b
Willing 10 accept
I The city attorney explains that under tn
city charter q franchise cannot be granite
for longer period than ten years and tina
Il Is seventeen years since the ordinanc
was granted 10 Mr.. McShans.
one OF those interested In the proposition
seen yesterday afternoon pointed out tina
the water company did not desire right
TO supply the city senerany Ws;n water
An they wanted was the opportunity Q
laying pipes from the river to the stoc
yards district. where a reservoir, or reseI
voirs. would be erected for supplying IN
stock yards and tile packing houses, II the
sought that service.
The matter will come before the mex
meeting OF the city council. which viii 81
tuesday evening.
Roamanian Heavily Fined.
George Caspar. the Roumanian. in who's
place which ~ known as the Hindoo hot,
at ls North rwenty-sxth street. the gii
Maggie lTober vas found Tuesday nigh
was yesterday morning charged with va
graney under a city ordinance and fined b
Judge Callahan so. The fine was pale
The giTl belongs al Columbus. Neb an
the allegation originally was that she wa
being held In that place against her vii
II later tranapired that she is % years q
and the other charge was substitutes
Yesterday afternoon II was stated ths
Caspar would have another charge pre-
fcrrod against blIn Of keeping disorder
house. City Attorney Murphy prosecuted
and the defendant vas represented b
Judge Levy
Ptoheern Elect Officers.
Al the regular meeting OF the Sout
Omaha Pioneer Historical society, hel
Tuesday evening, the following Officer
were elected for the ensuing year;
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