Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-19

Cit,. Attorney Murphy. AT all the NICE
irps OF the charter revision committee.
said he. the Board of Education was iu
,ited to present amendments TO give efteg'
20 the general ideas Of what was uecessars
to improve their system Of government. bu.
tho board has studiously refused 10 do SO
and now the work Of the revision committee
Is practically done and we have not had
any definite proposals from them
This leaves the matter Of the amend
nent of the Board Of Education laws up
20 the executive committee. and from the
expressions Of opinion I have heard, the
amendments the committee thinks desirable
will soon be drafted and Incorporated in
/ the bill"
The principal suggestion made during the
meetings Of the charter revision committee
/ was the election OF the secretary Of the
Board Of Education and that the officer
so elected should not be member OF the
board.
Inspection of Meters.
/ One result OF vetoing the bill OF the
water company will be the appointment Of
a meter inspector. who shall have power
10 inspect when requested by the public
gas. water and electric lighting metets.
THIS was the announcement made yes
terdav afternoon by Mayor Trainor. He
pointed out that complaints were continu-
ally being received by the city, and" said
the mayor, South Omaha should be in
the same position as other cities and able
to see that its people are protected from
charges that are not right have heard
OF instances where people had been out OF
their houses for months and had to pay
the same as II they were at home and
using the water"
mn q
bill because some MIGRANTS were not ac-
cessible and others did not yield the requi-
site amount Of pressure. The mayor points
out that he cannot find in the contract
with the Omaha Water company any fixed
test for pressure. However" he adds,
the contract is so worded that the water
company is to give us the same pressure
as Omaha and l am informed by the CHIEF
OF the fire department that the city OF
Omaha requires a water pressure OF sixty
pounds" The pressure from none Of the
hydrants on the list for deduction from
the bill reach fifty pounus, says the mayor
after a test by himself and the chief OF
} the fire department.
ThOmas-CalIanan.
st. Agnes church was this morning the
scene Of a pretty wedding when Agnes
daughter of Police Judge James F. ano
Mrs. Callahan, was married 10 NoTpouIh'
F. Thomas, who is connected with one OIL
; the departments of the Armour Packing
House company The ceremony was per
} formed by the Rev. James Aherne in tins
} presence of large number of guests. Th'
bride, who was given away by her father
: and was attended by Miss Ollie Brown o.
= Omaha, was tastefully and becominglS
gowned in white satin with white sill
trimmed with embroidered chiffon anC
point de Paris lace. She wore veil anS
carried a bouquet of bridal roses. Mis-
Brown was dressed in maruuisette trimmed
5 with yellow satin bands and marquisett'
3 lace. She CARRIED yellow roses The bes
/ man was Harry Callahan, brother Of tn
g bride. During the ceremony appropriat
5 music was sung by the choir, and as tn
happy couple left the church Mrs Myrtle
Hinchey played the wedding march from
Lohengrin.
Z A seven-course wedding breakfast wa
served by Mrs. Fead in the brides parents
suite in the Scargo block, the rooms beint
tastefully decorated with ferns, hothous
plants and white roses. There will be
reception in the evening, for which 100 in
vitations have been issued. Following
lunch there will be music and dancing
I Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas will reside at 50
North Twenty fourth street, South Omaha
Y brown President of Country Club.