Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Commercial Club Endorses Street
Railway L Street Extension.
LEIGH FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION
Legal Adviser of Body Decides He
Would Like to BE Member
A. l.. Hunter Also After
Place.

The South Omaha Commercial club at Its
regular business Session took final action
on the West l. street car tension, and
announced the attitude of the club in the
following resolution, unanimously adopted.
In the resolution the club desires to show
the reasons for endorsing the plan proposed
by the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail-
way company The fact that the company
has promised the universal transfer in
South Omaha and that the proposed line
, will go by way of Twenty-fourth street to
Florence as cross-tow.. i;ne seems to bear
the greatest weight The resolution
Whereas, The Omaha & Council Bluffs
Street Railway company and the Union
Stock Yards Company or Omaha Ntd)
have heretofore entered into contract
whereby the street railway company has
agreed to extend its service in South
Omaha beginning at Thirty-sixth and l.
streets thence east to the Boulevard, thence
fourth street, thence north on Twenty
fourth street directly to Florence; and,
pany mas declared that the line must and
VIII be built only in accordance with such
contract and,
Whereas The said street railway com
pany insists that the proposed depot line
Is impracticable from an operating stand
point and will not be considered by It: and,
Whereas, The said street railway com
pany assures the Commercial club that the
said car line will be built as per contract,
TO passengers In the business district of
South Omaha from to l. street; and,
Whereas, The Commercial club believer
that the " est l. street car line, with proper
transfer facilities, will be OF great benefit
and convenience to the entire city, and
especially to the West l. street district, in
promoting ia permanent and substantial
growth In the northwestern portion OF the
city; now, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the proposed plan for the
West l. street car line extension be en-
oorsed by this club and every effort be
made to secure the completion of the said
extension at the earliest possible moment
10. Il. Leigh Files for Board.
Only three candidates filed yesterday
with the South Omaha city clerk for
nomination at the primary election Among
the number was f. II. Leigh, a republican
candidate for the Board OF Education. Mr..
Leigh is an attorney of South Omaha and
has been acting in the capacity of legal
adviser to the present board for the last
year, He has also been considerably in
terestcd in educational affairs and has
been one Of the board of examiners which
conducts the city examination to admit
teachers.
A. l.. Hunter also filed for the demo-
cratic nomination for the Board OF Educa-
tion. He has been n member Of the park
board and is well known in the north side
circles.
John Wan VIE filed for the nomination
as councilman in the Second ward. He is
one or the local printers and is connected
with the firm Of Van VIE & BeaI
Church Services.
Rev. George Van lvinkle vii! preach
Sunday morning at the Baptist church
from the topic, The WIN OF God" In the
evening the theme is THE Way OF Life"
Rev. T. NJ Ransom win preach at Letter
Memorial church at 1880 p. m. Sunday
school viii convene az 10 a. m.
The Septuagesmal Sunday will be celia
brated IN the Episcopal churches II is
preparatory service to Lent which be-