Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-09
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Charter Revision Committee Goes on
with It's Work.
MANY CHANGES ARE PROPOSED
Plans Are Suggested by witch the
city May Acquire and Control
It's own water Works
system.

The executive committee OF the charter
revision committee met Saturday after
noon and formulated amendments to the
charter which viii be considered at the
meeting Of the fun committee next We'd
nesday evening. one of the amendments
suggested bears directly upon the PROPOSE
ton OF the West End Improvement club
and favors a municipal water supply sys-
TEN This amendment would confer upon
the city the right OF condemning for the
purpose Of purchase any system Of water
pipes or mains within the corporate limits
and also empower the city to enter into
contracts to control, lease OF buy any ex-
listing water mains or pipes within the
city The proposed amendments are as
follows:
l. Increase Of the fire and police fund.
2 Increase OF the water fund.
8 Strike out OF appropriation section all
references or limitations to the levy for
interest and sinking fund.
T. Insert provision in charter requiring
the filing and auditing Of the financial
affairs OF the school board with the city
clerk of the city ana the publication Of
the same in the annual reports.
s. Amend charter, II the same is found
necessary, so as to confer upon the city the
right to condemn for the purpose of pur-
chasing by the city, any system of water
pipes or mains within the corporate limits
OF the CITY, also empower lne city TO enter
into all necessary contracts to control,
lease or buy any existing water mains or
pipes within the corporate limits Of the
city.
g. SO alter the statute with reference to
change Of grade as to do away with the
mailing Of notices to property owners
within the district Of the proposed change
OF grade, and change II also as to the
necessity of the meeting of the board of
appraisers on the matter Of the change of
grade, and provide that the notices be
contained in the pt blication of the ordi-
nance providing for such changes.
Z. Change that provision OF the charter
with reference to bonds relating to the five
year option, striking out that provision
therefrom.
s. SO amend the charter as to give the
park board additional power
9. Provide in the charter that the street
railway company shall be required to
sprinkle its tracks during the summer
months
TO- Require the street railway company
to pay to the city the original cost OF
the pavement in that portion Of any paved
street in which It constructs or extends
its lines and require 1t to pave and re-
pave the spaces between the tracks and
rails and sixteen inches outside.
H. Provide and empower the city with
larger powers for the purpose of maintain
ing a more adequate sanitary condition
in the city in the matter OF cleaning the
streets, alleys, etc.
American brotherhood Entertains.
Magic City lodge No. 800. Modern
Brotherhood of America, entertained the
members and their friends Friday night,
the occasion being the installation Of the
officers for the ensuing year. An excellent
program was submitted after which re-
freshments were served. Then followed
dancing The following were the officers
installed: President Mrs. o. v. Miller; vice
president, Mrs. c. RAIDER; secretary. James
Austin; treasurer August Book; chaplain,
Mrs. NJ. Marshall: conductor, Mrs. F. G.
Dutch; Waterman, Alfred Thrapp; senti-
mel, Mrs. c. Thrapp; trustees, James
Phinney, Charles Aldstadt and John Boyer.
Odd Fellows Installation.
Friday night established a record in the
history of the odd Fellows organization in
South Omaha. It was a joint installation
participated in by the members of Lodge
No. 14s Dannebrog lodge No. 351, the en-
campment and the local lodge Of the Re