Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-02
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Ignores Police Issue
Waiting for Decision.
ENGAGE LAWYERS
Seek for Authority to Transfer Bnck
Tax Money in scavenEer Fund
Into Depleted Police
Fund.

sclf with the transaction Of routine af-
fairs that concerned paving and improve
ment bonds. In city hail circles It had been
expected that the council would vote on
the mayors proposition 10 finance the fire
and police departments with money taken
from the scavenger and excess tax collec-
! tions. The reason assigned for the coun-
cilmanic reluctance in the matter Il is
said, was the delayed opinion Of Omaha
lawyers on the legality of the transfer OF
the monies to the use Of the fire and police
board
The alleged retention of Smyth, Smith
and Schall by certain officials grew out OF
the expected opposition of City Attorney
H. c. Murphy, who has refused TO con-
cur in the plan OF the mayor to finance
the depleted treasury OF the police and fire
board from any other fund at the COM
mand of the city. Mr. Murphy has repeat
eddy declared that not one dollar of other
funds shall be applied to the relief of the
fire and police departments.
Another Session Soon.
The delayed opinions from the Omaha
law firm are expected to materislze by
Thursday night when another session of
the council will be held. In the meantime
Police Chief Briggs and his men are
anxiously awaiting developments and the
final settlement Of the matter one way or
the other. Unless the expected relief is
applied the police department will be re-
duced to three men, including the chief
for the month Of June.
Upon motion of J. s. Walters OF the First
ward, the council voted the repeal Of GER
tain old ordinances relative to improve
ment bonds and reissued the same under
new captions. The new ordinances were,
by unanimous consent, passed to second
reading and put upon final passage for
next session
Police Board Meets.
Postponed from Wednesday morning, the
meeting Of the Fire and Police Board was
held in the council chamber Wednesday
afternoon with all members present. Com
plant were read and entertained against
the "Besse' theater. reported in the COM
plant as a disorderly house. Mayor
Trainor took the matter under advise
ment. The managers of the theater later
called upon the mayor and positively
denied that the amusement place con-
Quoted by them was in any wise objection
able or detrimental to good morals. The
mayor has reserved his decision. The
hearing of a protest against the saloon of
Peter Uvick at Twenty seventh and Y
streets was postponed until a later date
at the request of Dean Ringer, attorney
for the plaintiff Mrs. Henry Elk, who alleges
that her husband Henry Elk received
liquor at Uvick's saloon on Sunday, May
H. 1911. The hearing was set for Tuesday
at p. m.
Another protest, that against the issu-
ance of a license TO Anthony Bazaar at
Thirty third and X streets was deferred
for action to a later date.
Victor spaford, 651 South Twenty-first
street; Fenton Drug company, 1901 Q street;
F. ]. Hermansky, 21O2 Q street; Adolf
Zastera, 2725 @ street and Edgar Boston.
1924 North Twenty-fourth street, all drug
gists, were licensed to sell liquors. The
board adjourned until Tuesday.
Funeral of w. NJ Kinnear.
The funeral of William NJ. Kinnear. who
was drowned Tuesday night at CORTLAND
beach. will take place from the residence.
SO14 street, on Friday morning at $3.50
O'Clock. The burial service will be held at
ST. Agnes church and the interment win
be In St: Mary's cemetery.
Two Bodies Recovered.
After being a week in the water, the
bodies OF Mrs. James Dillon and Tom
Joyce were recovered Tuesday evening at
three miles below Bellevue by Granville
Joyce. a brother OF the drowned man, and
Floyd Spicer Some hours later Mrs. Dill
Ions body was located by Tom Darling
and Walter Martin a few yards from the
spot where she was drowned. The body of
Tom Joyce was buried almost Immediately
after being found and the funeral of Mrs.
Dillon took place Wednesday morning at
10:SO o'clock.
Verdict in watt= Case.
That John Watts came TO his death as
the result OF a bullet fired by George
Brown with murderous intent on Monday
morning at o'clock at Twenty-eighth
and Q streets was the finding Of the cor
oner's jury Wednesday afternoon. Cor
oner Crosby sat on the case and the &C
cused, George Brown. was represented by
w c. Lambert, who appeared for the
firm Of ShOtwell & shotwell Of Omaha.
Ride Revives Him.
Dave Wilbert of Springfield, Neb., got a
touch too much OF the sun Wednesday and
fell in a faint near Twenty-second and ID
streets. A resident OF the neighborhood
picked the unconscious man up and sent
a call for the police. Chief Briggs. in his
automobile. responded and found Wilbert
in a serious condition. The chief helped
the man into the auto and sped 10 the
police station with him Arrived at MS
destination, the chief turned TO lift the
supposedly unconscious man out OF the
machine, but Wilbert smiled up brightly
and said he was better, He asserts that
the ride I'm the automobile cured him The
chief, In doubt what TO do with Wilbert.
lodged him In the cooler for the time
being.