Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Lighting Companies Begin to Bid for
Street Improvements,
PROPERTY OWNERS MUST ACT
Michael DiEnin Protests Before
Treasurer Against Paying Tax
for Paving In District
Illegally Created.

Within the next few days the johnson
Electric company will erect an ornamental
street light at the corner OF Twenty
fourth and n streets. The permission was
accorded to the johnson company by the
city council
The johnson company IS the second 20
erect ornamental street lights in the
city for the purpose OF demonstrating
their value TO the business people who
are intent on the erection OF special
lighting district in South Omaha.
Already the Omaha Electric company
has installed three arc lights for demon
stratlng purposes and many citizens, to-
gether with the Boosters club are urging
the city council TO create n special light
ing district in the business section OF
the city. The council, however, has made
az plain TO the several delegations that
have called in tho interest OF the new
district, that tho question OF lighting
must emanate from the people them
selves. A petition signed by the owners
whose property lies in the proposed dis
trict must be presented to the council be-
fore any official action can be taken in
the matter.
According TO the law. part of the OK
pense incident TO the lighting OF the new
district is TO be borne by the property
owners who reside therein and part by
the city at large.
The new ornamental lighting district
is favored by the mayor and city Off
Gals who feel that the business section
will benefit IN more ways than one by
increased light.
Michael Dixsin Protests,
Michael Diggin, through his attorney,
]. ]. Breen, has filed a singing protest
with the treasurer against tho payment
Of S246.7l taxes on lot 10, block 10, In
paving district 81.
The protest recites that tho tax is paid
only TO preserve an unclouded title and
save the property from sale.
The protest further AYERS that the Pc
tition to pave was not signed by a ma
Ajority OF those who owned the property
and that OF those who did sign or pre-
tend to sign many did not acknowledge
their signatures
The paper concludes with a statement
that the paving district was Illegally
created and that the publication calling
for bids specifically designated a par
ucular place, factory and locality, the
kind OF asphalt and asphaltic combins-
ton required, which is contrary TO stat
ute and that because OF this the contract
was not let to the lowest bidder.
Raffles sti1I Busy.
Special Auditor J. r. Ratfles, who had
expected to complete his work yesterday
will remain q day or two longer before
taking his departure. At present, Mr..
Raffles is engaged on the books Of the
school board. With the completion of
that work he will consult with the CITY
council on the installation OF a new sys-
tenn of bookkeeping.
On the question or the new system most
of the council are agreed though a few are
unfaNorable because of the expense at
tached to it 1t has been pointed out
that the council by the retrenchment of
last week had saved enough In the office
Of the city engineer In ono month to pay
for the cost Of the new system
Some OF the council though they are
not saying a great deal are anxiously
awaiting the return OF the auditors re-
port. Said one city official few days
ago: The report will show a few things
in black and white. When these things
have been put on record we will find a
means Of getting at those who have been
derelict."
Church Services.
West Side Methodist church. Bible
study at $3.50 p. m. Preaching at $3.50 and
p. M
The West Q street and East side mis-
sions will hold their regular services al
1880 2. m.
Letter Memorial church. Sunday school
at 10 q, m. Preaching at IL q. m. Ep-
worth league at p. m
There win be Sunday school at ST
i Clements mission at $3.50 p. m and Sun
day school at st. Edwards mission al
$3.50 q. m.
Young Peoples Christian union at GIL
p. m. No evening services. Union serv-
ices at the First Presbyterian. in the in
terests of tho sabbath school.
st. Luke's Lutheran church. Twenty
fifth and X streets. Rev. 8. II. Yerion
pastor. Sunday school at 9:45. Church
services at IL o'clock. Mission band al
800 ,. IN. Confirmation class at 6
O'Clock.
Saint Martins church, Twenty-fourtt
Rector. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Holy
communion and sermon by the rector
Topic. Tho Prayer Fact In Religion
Evening prayer and sermon. Topic
! "Sowing ana Seed"
First Methodist church, Twenty-fourtt
and M streets. Services in odd Fellows
hall. Rev. j. nj. Boutwell,. pastor. Bible
school at 9:45 a. m. At II O'Clock, a con.
unuation of the special services held al
the first or every month. will be con,
Quoted by the pastor. Epworth league
$3.50 at Brass's chapel.
The United Presbyterian church, TWEEN
ty-third and l. streets. Rev. w. A Pol.
lock, pastor. Bible school at e:45 q IN
Public worship at II a. m. Annual thanh
offering services under the auspices OF
the ladies' Missionary society. Rev
Andrew Renwick, 3 former pastor anc
one who Is beloved by ell. win preacf
the sermon.
First Presbyterian church, Twenty
third and J streets, Rev. X. l.. Wheeler
pastor Bible study at $40 a. m. Morn
ing topic by DIR. Wheeler, Concerning IN,
Supremacy of Jesus Christ. DO Presen
Day Indications Suggest ItT' Christian
EndeavOr at $50 y. m. led by Miss Car
klster Topic. "A Lesson from the IAf,
OF Paul" Evening service at 1880 vii
be a union service addressed by prominen
speakers In the interest of n more corn
prehensive study OF the Bible This h
to be a popular service ana you will en-
JOY IL. Try and come.
bowling Scores.
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