Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-15
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
General Manager Buckingham Tells
What Stock Yards Will Do.
YARDAGE WILL BE ENLARGED
should water Franchise ne Extended
Plan IL 60 Expend Three Hundred
Thousand I'm BuildinE Special
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Stock Yards company.
I'VE intend" he said. TO make additional
improvements and then in the event Of
being able TO put in the water supply sys-
tenn a considerable sum Of money will be
required. That viii cost probably $4,000
and Of this sum the Stock Yards company
will have to furnish big proportion"
Asked as to the improvements intended
to be carried out in the yards he said
the company was going TO provide add
tiOnal pen accommodation, sheep barns
and rebuild all the unloading ehutes with
view TO making them In conformity with
the most modern plans. More paving would
be effected during the year and other new
buildings erected to cope with the growing
business of the yards.
1t might be mentioned that this progress
sive policy was sanctioned az the annual
meeting Of the company some weeks ago.
"Of course" added Mr.. Buckingham,
this s. 100000 will only be authorized and
we will issue It from time to time as we
need It to carry out improvements"
There was a fine run Of stock to the
yards yesterday and Mr.. Buckingham ex-
poets that there will be steady business
for the next ninety days in all classes OF
stock.
The hall OF the exchange building yester-
day had quite a new face. The walls and
ceiling have been reprinted, giving this
place of business a clean and bright setting.
Cleaning the streets.
Effective steps were taken by Major
Trainor and City Engineer Roberts to com
pei the contractors, who are doing the
grading on Twenty-fourth street south OF
street, to keep the thoroughfare clean.
For the last three days Twenty-fourth
street at the city hall has been covered
inches thick, In parts with dirt To cross
from one side Of the thoroughfare to the
other one had to wade through inches Of
liquid mud and people desiring to get on
a car at the north side of 0 street had to
stand in this. The consequence was that
complaints were general and the grum-
blings of citizens were enforced by people
coming into the city on business. Mayor
Trainor told the contractors that this state
of affairs would no longer be allowed to
continue and the city engineer threatened
that he would pass no more estimates until
the street was cleaned and kept clean.
Following this strong hint steps were
taken to improve matters, but much yet
remains to be done to make the roadway
decently passable for pedestrians.
Condition of Railroad Avenue.
f. Krebs has fileG a complaint with the
city clerk anent the condition Of Railroad
avenue in the vicinity of street. ION
account of the construction of the Mud
creek sewer the recent thaw of the snow
has caused the ground to settle to such an
extent that j am compelled to wade
through mud in order to get to my resi-
dence" he says, and he adds: There is
already considerable damage done to my
property owing to the caving in of the
banks" Mr.. Krebs, desires the necessary
steps taken TO compel the contractors to
make the required repairs to the street and
sidewalk in order to prevent accidents and
give him access .to-his property.
Unaanitary bakeries.
The hearing of the charges against two
bakers for having their premises in an
unsanitary condition has been fixed for
Thursday. TIE cases were called yester-
day morning in police court, but Anastos
Erca, one of the defendants who has a
place at Thirty second and Q streets, did
not appear, and his $40 bond was for
feited. George Kerchkoff showed up and
was represented by Attorney e. r. Leigh
City Prosecutor Mentally stated that an
effort was being made to have the charges
withdrawn on the promise of the defend
ants that they would improve their bak-
cries. Il will consent" said Mr. McNally,
ito no such course. This is a matter
vitality affecting the health OF the people,
and 1 think these people should be taught
a lesson. Why did they not comply with
the law before their attention had to be
| called to it so forcibly?'
Government by Commission.
The question whether the city should
adopt the commission form of government
will be considered at a meeting at 8
o'clock in the city hall tonight. Attorney
A. IL. Murdoch, as chairman of the com
mittee appointed TO investigate the matter
has a carefully drawn-up report to present
Judging by what happened at the meeting
Saturday afternoon, it would not be sur
prising if resolution fagoring the innova-
ton were voted down.
HE'D Oak Officials In the city.
ID. b. Gum, mayor of Red Oak, Ia and
Councilmen Sam Payne. w. E. Gilmore
Ed Williams and Lew Fixes visited South
Omaha yesterday to make an examination
of the wear of a certain kind of paving
that had been laid down in the city last
year With City Engineer Roberts as
guide, they visited the sections of the city
where asphaltic concrete has been used
and so impressed we're they. said the
mayor, with its durability that they win
recommend its use in Red oak
Magic city Gossip.
Coal-See Rowland Phone South Z.
The Shamrock CluD win cave a uance To-
morrow night in Rushing's hail
The Smile club was entertained by Mrs
julius swanson, Forty-third and streets
The women OF the Letter Memorial churcl
Will give an entertainment In the church
this evening.
A fine program will be presented this
evening at the meeting of the local aerie
OF the Eagles.
South Omaha Plattsdeutscher Verein vii;
give ball and entertainment In Franeks
hall Saturday night,
A prize masque ball win be given by III,
Mystic Workers lodge No. l73 tonight In.
the 1. o. o. r. hall
Miss Genevieve Kennedy entertained the
Les Elites" at her home After cards
luncheon was served.
Street Commits sioner and Mrs Johnson
465 South Thirty-third avenue. are REJOICING
over the birth OF a daughter.
Glover Leaf camp, No g. Royal Neigh
bors OF America, viii give a dance Thurs
day evening In Rushings hall
The case against Billy Dooley. colored.
for running an alleged gambling Joint al