Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-30
PolIce saIaries AIIowed.


erty to put an embargo on the practice
Of distributing free lunch.
Police Salaries Allowed.
The police salaries for the last two
months were allowed. There was no dis
cussion Of the matter The city's guardians
have complained for some time that the
butcher and the baker had begun to look
askance at blue coats because of the
legnthy period that has elapsed since city
pay check had been Haunted before their
eyes. Now there will be Joy in the land
and the cops will walk with prouder step
and, incidentally fatter pockets.
The salaries of the city officials were al
lowed for the past month.
A motion to reduce the assessments Of
John Chapman and Mary Novak was
passed for the reason that the two petit
TONERS had through an error been taxed
double.
On the advice of the city attorney, the
council received the bid OF Edward Carr
for grading Monroe street. Carr through
his agent Jerry Fenton, had made bid
Of .122 per cubic yard, but inadvertently
had permitted the document to come un-
signed before the council The city at
torney's opinion was that the bid had been
disregarded because Of technical error Of
so little Importance.
Tabulation of bids for paving districts 50
and 81, inclusive. we're ordered published
for the space OF one week.
Suit for the appropriation necessary TO
the opening of Thirty-fourth street from
u street to st. Mary's cemetery, and OF u
street from Thirty-second to Thirty-third
streets, were authorized by the city. Slmi-
lar action was authorized to widen Madison
street from the center OF Twenty seventh
street to Tighe's addition.
After some more rountine business the
council adjourned until next Tuesday night
Linemnn is EIectrocuted.
Troy v. Houck, lineman for the Omaha
Electric Power company, residing at 5l1
North Twenty-fourth street, was electro
cuted yesterday afternoon at 3:i5 O'Clock
on d street between Twenty-fourth and
Twenty fifth streets.
| Houck was engaged in connecting w
some wire and was poised between the
primary and secondary lines. The power
had been shut off the primary and in con.
Meeting up he Is said to have leaned against
! the secondary, causing a grounding
Twenty three hundred volts passe through
was almost instantaneous
! At the time OF the accident, Frank FIud
dlestone, city foreman for the electric com.
pany, was the only one with Houck. Hud.
dlestone Immediately procured ladder and
made every effort TO relieve his comrade
| He was, however, unable to do moro thar
move the limp body loose from the wire
allowing it to hang by the safety belt.
I While the body was suspended on tn,
live wire, Houcks clothing was burned
and the upper portion of his body wa.
/ scorched and bllstered.
An emergency call to the police station
caused Desk Sergeant Corrigan to notify
truck company No. 1, which hurried TO Tho
scene OF the accident. The firemen anC
members of the emergency van Of the
ground, whore Dr.. F. o. Beck vainly en-,
deavored TO restore animation by mean.
| OF artificial respirati ton. Failing in hi.
attempts, DIR. Beck notified Deputy Coroner
Bernard Larkin, who took charge Of tn,
body.
Edmundson Denied service.
! Harry Edmundson and wife for manN
| years residents Of Douglas county, yester.
| day afternoon were refused service at a
! local restaurant because of their color
Burning with resentment at the alleged
affront, Harry and his better half called