Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-08
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Council Orders Engineer to Prepare
Ordinance for Change Of Grade.
FIGHT MAY NOT YET BE ODER
whole Matter WIN Come IN for
Final Determination st Meeting
Monday NIEht-MnEic city
Gossip.

The city engineer was directed at an
adjourned meeting Of the city council last
night to prepare an ordinance for the
change OF the grade OF Twenty-sixth street
between " and J streets. The petition for
the change was signed by about three
fourths Of the property owners owning the
frontage on this part OF the street.
The council adjourned Monday night for
the purpose of this action but it yet re-
mains 90 be seen whether this is the last
stage OF the bitter fight that has been
wagcd as to the change OF the grade on
this street. The opposition which declared
itself Monday night was not present last
night and the only persons composing
the assembly outside the members OF the
council were those interested in having
the new grade established. Their case is
that the present grade according to which
work has been started on the street, will
envelope their property and render It
valueess and what they ask for is that
the III in the hollow shall be less than
contracted for There is opposition to the
change by the people north who have built
residences according to the established
grade.
Attorney J. Dean Ringer on behalf Of
people on q street between Twenty fifth
and Twenty streets informed the
council that his clients who wanted the
street only sixty feet and not eighty as
lad been contracted for had agreed to
compensate the owners on the north side
Of the street who were Directing.
A question was raised by some members
OF the council as to the compensation
originally awarded by the appraisers to
Mr. Ringers clients,
The whole question is up TO the council
Monday night for settlement.
Police Captain ReprImRnded.
The Fire and Police Board gave out this
morning its finding on the complaint Of
John Ames. proprietor Of the Besse thea
ter against Police Captain Elsfelder. The
captain was severely reprimanded for Con
duct highly offensive and decidedly i'm
proper so runs the decision. The affair
arose out OF a disturbance at the theater
on a Sunday evening early in March. The
case Of the captain was that there was
such a crush at the doors that he was
obliged to interfere and ne had Amos ar
rested for interfering with him in the
course OF his duty. This case was dis
missed and then Amos filed charges against
the captain alleging that he had conducted
himself so as to become obnoxious to
the peace and dignity Of the city" and had
used profane language. The board yester-
day investigated the charges with the re-
suit stated. The board states that in com
ing to the decision 20 reprimand, it had
regard to the fact that the captain has
been fourteen years connected with the
force during which time he has acted with
"faithfuncss and integrity" and that this
| is the first occasion on which there has
| been mark against him. For these rea-
sons the complaint was dismissed but the
reprimand was given. The board further
gives warning that any police officer who
makes use of profanity while in the dis
charge Of his official duties will be Sc
| verely dealt with.
Maple syrup Dinner.
The annual maple syrup and hot biscuit
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