Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-05
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Taxpayers in North Part Of City Com
plain Of Poor Paving.
SAY LEVEL NOT MAINTAINED
CITY officer Declares This g. 20 Make
Basis Of Contention Entire city
should settle for the
work.

aApA1ers IN the north part Of the city
are out IN their war paint and the occasion
for the whetting Of to-nahawks has its
origin IN the alleEed defective state Of GER
tain paving work carried our sasJ year. The
districts concerned are Nos. 30 q and -.
which run east and west Of Twenty courth
street from b 70 r streets.
we are receiving protests almost every
day" said City Treasurer Ginin yesterday.
against the payment Of the special taxes
and thew must now amount 10 hundreds
Most Of the letters q protest which &C
company the payment Of the taxes are
similar in form and language and complain
that the material. workrna -ship and ersi-
neeriuE are Of inferior quality and chsrsc-
ter, but J. ". smith. who lives on Twenty
second street goes further and charges
that the street was not properly leveied
before the pavement was laid. that couse-
quently the drainage system had been dis
arranged and that owing TO the slant Of
the roadway. teams were compelled during
the winter % use only the west side Of
the street He states that the pavement is
cracking badly in several places.
The object Of the protests. said an Of
fetal yesterday. IS to throw the whole cUst
Of the work on the city should the protest
ants succeed in making case. Upon the
success Of such a proceeding. judging by
past experience with similar protests, Jaw
yers are not agreed.
Paving district No. - includes c street
from Twenty-third TO Twenty-fifth streets;
No. -. Twenty-second street from ? street
to Missouri avenue, and 81, sections Of
B. c. D. Twenty-siSth and Twenty
streets.
The total cost OF work in the districts
~. 30 and
all this the city would have to bear The
burden Of should the protests be sustained
in the courts.
Baptist WOmen'a Society.
The wonen's society Of the First Bap-
list church meeting yesterday for its an
nual session at the home Of Mrs. E d.
wiers. lOll North Twenty first street.
made the following choice Of Officers for
the ensuing year: President. Mrs E. B.
Towl. reelected. vice president. Mrs W.
B. Myers. reelected. treasurer. Mrs. r
10. Haskins. reelected; secretary, Mrs.
George French. The following were
elected leaders Of divisions: Mrs. A. d.
Northrup. Mrs. W. B. wyman. Ms Jean
nette White. Mrs H. l. Elsfelder, Mrs.
Cornemann. Mrs. T. Conway and Mrs
Mary Cook
forty women being present The reports
submitted showed that more money had
been raised during the year expired for
foreign missions and local work than ever
before in the history Of the organization
Following the meeting the company was
entertained By Mrs Wiers TO daintily
served refreshments and . very enjoyable
social time was had
Basket Ball Tourney.
The basket ball tournament in the gym
nAsium OF the Young Mems Christian assO-
citation last night was witnessed BY
large and enthusiastic gathering OF fans
Young and old All the play was interest
ing and the games provided excitement
as heart thrilling as the most strenuous
rooter could desire.
The principal feature Of the tourney was
the tussle between the Crescent team Of
the Young Mems Christian association Of
Omaha and the South Omaha High school
varsity five. The South Omaha five were
victorious BY p to Is Shields and Col
Inns we're the backbone Of the winning
team
The lineup:
Crsscent-Barryman Dickman forwards
WeiEel. Parrish. guards; Robinson center
south Omaha-Meneffee, Foley, Collins,
forwards; Berry, Phelps, RAIN guards
Shields. center.
The high school seniors beat the juniors
In q fight for the championship Of the
1 inter-elass basket bail games by 81 10 q
The second team OF the high school had
An easy victory over the team OF the
{ Omaha High school. winning BY ~ 10 10
Bowling Results.
At Garlow's alleys last night Martin 5
Tigers had the call over Cuikin's Cubs by
/ 275s 10 Z624 Score;
MARTINS TIGERS.