Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Stock Yards Water Franchise Passed
on Second Reading.
TIE INVESTIGATION OF VALVES
Caruuer'a Jury Hotas tIeEandrr
F~ds--zE acted IN seIf Defense
when Ne Killed George GaIaa
Win PteEIiur Needle.


ported out last night and PASSED on second
reading A few minutes prior to this pro-
ceedinE a resolution was adopted requesting
MAYOR rraiuur % appoint a COMMITTEES 20
investigate the tasting Of water from the
CITY mains by means of suction pumps and
electric valves. II was admitted that this
Inv estigation Is directed az certain methods
reported 10 be in use in the stock Yards and
packing house district
ne ordinance as read second time has
been amended in accordance with the re-
quirenents OF City Attornc~ Murphy The
word assigns has been replaced by sur
cessorz ami the proposed water supply
~ restricted to the stock wards and pack
ing houses az present In existence or what
ever packing houses may hereafter be nut
III operation In the original ordinance the
phrase was other industries that might
be established IN the locality
Main Laid short~-t Route.
The main is to be laid the shortest and
most convenient route from the river to
the reservoir which is to be erected west
of the yards and the date for the com
pistion Of the work is fixed az June Z.
lsi2 Six months additional time will be
granted provided the company has com
pieted two-thirds OF the installation The
franchise is Tor ten years. the city is TO
receive per cent OF the cost OF mainten-
ance, the company is to protect the CITY
against any loss that may arise from acci-
dents or other causes during the vrorI,
OF construction and IN 70 file an acceptance
within twenty DAYS from the date OF the
final passage OF the ordinance. Twelve
hydranfs are to be placed on the line OF
pipe at such places as the city directs and
they are to be furnished with water tree in
case OF fire.
The following resolution was adopted on
the motion OF Councilman Fransk.
Whereas. IL is currently reported during
the last six months or more tnar many ~
the citizens OF this town have been d.
prtyeu or water service. and
whereas. Il il also reported thar SUCH.
Gululllon - que 70 certain persons apply
iue SUCTION pumps to the large mains Lead
lhe into this city and that there Is now
being maintained a system OF electric
waves by the use OF which the flow of
water from the pipes NAV he entirely ,oTl
Irolled and that this is not only done on
ne occasion OF lire. but at other needless
Therefore. 7 move you that the mayor
appoint a COMMITTEES TO make a thorough
investigation OF the so-cHIled suction purlps
ana electric valves now in operation and
this regard
K b Howell member OF the Omaha
water board was present at the meeting.
Capek Claim Rejected.
On the advice Of the city attorney the
council rejected the claim OF Anton Capek
who sought 500 damages for an accident
sustained through falling the ice at
Twentieth and W streets
City Treasurer GiIIin. In s7lb7nitrfn- his
statement as 10 the amount OF interest due
uIth urr fr,.N
City. directed attention to the fact thar
paving district No. z eTweBr,,-eo,,1t,,
street, il without. sufficient funds 70
iauidats the semi-annual interest on its
paving bombs due March l. and inasmgcb
as this paving tax had been iuvalidated IN,
the courts the only course available In his
opinion seemed to be 70 make an anpr,,,,.,
alton on the interest and sinking fund
A claim was made by Mrs. Rosie Errz.
Tor $50 for damages ay reason OF the zrad-
ing Of the alley between o and 8 .frs.,,
from Twentieth to Twenty-first streets
The contract for the grading az r &c.,
from Eighteenth to Twentieth street wa.
awarded 70 Dan Harmon whose bid Wa
H. cents per cubic yard
George Parks & Co. were av.-y..4 -,
contract Tor the construction az the 80
in the alley between rveptv-uixtt, ~
Twenty seventh streets from ] to K strast-
On the motion OF Councilman MllIa, !,
was agreed that the proprietor OF the 4kat-
ing rink should pa s. a week the new
charge 20 date back 70 November q Tbs
chief OF police was instructed to colIeo.
from him the so due the city. ana tbar IL
ne refused to pay to notify aim to auit the
city. '-is
Board Appoints Teachers.
Two teachers. Miss Mamie EddIemsn amt
Miss Anna Newviile. were appointed HI,
the school board last night
The board decided a surinE vacation
for the public schools to extend rror ~.
3 70 April g.
The statement Of the auditor. J. N en-
christ, was received and sntar.d -, -.
minutes and the board expressed r. -.
isfaction At the report. especially AZ ~.
fact that ssi.5o9 stiu remains 20 the 80.
OF the school board funds
stabbed in SeIf Defense.
After hearing the testimony of bsrr
dozen witnesses All OF them comparriot.
and fellow workers in Cudaty's nacE,,,,-
house. coroner's jury Yesterday Afternoon
came 20 the conclusion thar AIexans.-
Fedorczk. rhirty-uinrh ana n streets. 49,
in self defense when hs stabba,5 -
Gaias. u2s North Twenty-nintb .t7a.r -
picking needle On the morning of Fsb-
ruary IL
CALAIS died In the south oman. b,.,,,.-,
Thursday nigh- and according to -,,s -.
dsnce OF Or McClenagfan. cur9n.,l. -.
stefan, and Or. A. r. KoeniF bi. -.
was directly due 10 the s,abbipr- ~,
needle penetrated the bodv abouf =, -
below the nipple on the Ieft -. -
through the lung and the pericardiflfn -,
entered the pieuFaI cavity CoBs.-rs,,,, -
the lung was set up as wen as inflaD,rn.',,,,,,
OF the pericardium and the latter was IA,
dueed. stated the doctors BY the infection
introduced BY the fluid contained I'M ~.
needle az the time the blow was deIiysr.,i
Fedorczz. Galas and the Others ,Vers h
the picking room when the quarrrl zfz.-t.s
and all the witnesses we're uuauir1ous 49,
CALAIS was the agErsssor He started 80.
trouble. said they. By laughing & Fedorr-t-
because he had received so small a cbs~E
some OF FedorcziCs wages had zone "a
wipe or his score In the meat booIg rtt.
aroused Fedorozir s. temper and he eEoIaiu,s,,
What have you got 70 say % me- YOU
little frog An Interchange of coarse
language fullaWed when Calais pulling