Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Seven Employees of City Dismissed
by the Council.
MAYOR FOR NEW BOOKKEEPING
Executive Urges south Omaha COun-
ell 60 Install system for sake
of Economy in the
Long Run.
MAYOR FOR NEW BOOKKEEPING

Long Run,
After long discussion Of the much
Naunted policy of retrenchment the city
council yesterday dismissed seven en-
ployes of the city. OF the seven six were
or the engineers force. winch Is always
decimatsd at this period of the year. The
other was a young woman stenographer
employed in the office of the city clerk.
The cutting of the force in the city
clerks office does not meet with the ap-
prevail of Clerk Good who insists that
he needs all the help he has at present
and more II the council would provide It,
Some fear also was expressed as to the
possibility of another overlap in the police
fund. 1t was remarked that the force
rad crept up from eighteen men to
twenty-five. which, II was admitted, were
necessary for the proper patrolling Of
tne city. A scheme was hit upon whereby
the police will be laid off in rotation a
cay or two at a time so that no overlap
may occur in the police fund
During the discussion OF police affairs
commissioner Plvonka used heated lam
guage In addressing Councilman August
Miller, whom he asserted was intruding
upon the territory Of the Fire and Police
board Miller said his interest in the
boards affairs was confined to the finan-
cial side.
Tom Peterson moved that the contracts
Tor the paving of the following streets be
closed ard awarded to the National Con-
struction company: T street from Thirty
sixth to Forty-fourth, Purington block;
Seventeenth street from Missouri avenue
TO Nd street, burlington block; street
from Thirty-sixth to Forty-fourth, Pur-
lnston block; street from Twenty
second street to Twenty-fourth streets.
Talks on bookkeeping.
At the close of regular business last
night the mayor called the attention of
the city council to the matter of the
new system of bookkeeping that is be-
ing urged by Special Auditor j. Raffles
OF Kansas City
IN recommending the installation of
the system Mayor Trainer said that the
present auditing is the first thorough
overhauling the city books have had
lie urged that the council install the
new system, which he said would be
economical in the long run and would
place South Omaha abreast with the
times.
Jack Walters and August Miller ap-
proved the new system. Walters said.
Every corporation wants its books
Kept in the best possible way. A city
Is corporation and it's business should
be run as the business of a corporation.
The only objection to the new system
that could be urged would be the ex-
pense but the expense is only an initial
expense. We have often been criticised
by the taxpayers for other expenditures
not so wise Here is a case where no
INC VIII criticise such an expense as
Lnwise or wasteful. / am for the new
iystem.'
we will save on it," said Mr.. Miller.
ana after 1t is put in. the new system
VIII pay for itself ten times over"
iiBoth Mat Peterson and George HORT
man were inclined to oppose the intro
ouction of the double entry system be-
cause they feared It would mean more
help. Riha was in favor of it and said
mat as Tar as help went the work would
entail very little extra help safter II
tnce had been Installed. After City At
torney Murphy had Intercepted MIR.
Ka.fles on the fine point of the matter.
he recommended that the council meet
IN Il few days for the purpose OF enter
ing into contract with the auditor for
the establishment of the new system.
Women Have Narrow Escape.
In jumping from burning building NJ
S73 Twenty-sevCnth street, South Omaha.
at o'clock this morning four people had
a narrow escape from injury these wer.
Mrs Emma Johnson. Mrs. Riddle, Mrs
Beediove and Jay Brown
The fire originated from an overheated
stove and defective flue. Famed by
the strong wind the building was soon a
mass-of flames and the inmates became
hysterical and panic-stricken When ~ 1
department arrived some of the women
were huddled In a bunch before one of
the windows and were taken out by the
firemen.
When the fire broke out the wo,nen
We're all in bed with the execution of
Mrs. Johnson who was cooking. Hearing
the roaring OF, the flames she rushed 10
the hall and managed to get out without
serious injury. The other women who
lived on the first floor jumped out of the
windows The entire top floor of the
building was quilted and the loss is esti- |
mated at sC0O 1t is owned by j. weIse
said to have been used that the fIremen |
were able to prevent much of the wood |
work from being destroyed
The Cohn saloon was burned a few |
H'bH'S asO' at "Hlch time the police and |
firemen expressed themselves as being |
inclined to suspect an incsnd airy. Last |
nights fire destroyed any doubt that re- |
manned and the state fire warden will be |
Noif.ed at once.
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