Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Ordinance to Restrict Packing Dis,
trict is Sidetracked.
MORE TINE FOR YARDS SYSTEM
Herman Real WIN A.same Duties as
City Engineer Next Tuesd4y--
stryker Ready for PORT
land Meet.
Ght of ceunciI Mood.

Gfst OF counciI Meet,
Proposed ordinance 10 restrict the
packing district ahd the erection Of
slaughter houses TO distance not less
than 100 feet from any church and
school was reported unfavorably by
the Judiciary committee and voted
down. I toA
Certificate Of deposit for work cone
on the N street gulch placed to the
order OF Harmon q Craig. contractors
Thirty electric lights formerly
ordered out OF service until such time
as light fund becomes stronger. II.
Ordinance granting extension Of time
for the completion Of the Union Stock
Yards water works put on second and
third reading and passed, with one
dissenting vote.
Depositories Of the city notified that
their bonds have expired.
Packers National. Live Stock Ma
tional and Stock Yards National banks
az trustees Of tho city In the mstter Of
the siio.sso renewal bonds ordered 70
transfer same after the payment Of
the money by Oscar Allen. purchaser
OF the bonds.
Grade Of v street from .rhirty-third
to Thlrty-sixth streets recommended.
After reposing In the committee room
for a week the proposed ordinance max
ins II unlawful 20 construct or maintain
a slaughter house within distance OF
100 feet from a church or school was
taken out last night and put to quick
and sudden .desth by a vote OF to ,,
Hiha. Hartnett and Badura voting mo-
on tina acceptance OF the unfavorable No
port OF the committee. li.. N fFIiiI :
The report was written In n carsful
and conservative style and vas read BY
Councilman Walters. chairman Of the
Judiciary committee The pspsr oitsd
four churches Including 81. Mays. the
Assumption church. st. Anthony's and
the coiorsd NJ. n. church all OF which
would be within the 100 foot limit from
a packing house. II declared the inter-
est Of The city In church and school
work but biuntly stated that the re-
striction OF the packing Industry would
be.a policy that would entail ptagnation
Of business IN the town. When the vote
was called the members broke party
Zines and voted according to their In.
dividuai Judgment In the case.
The end Of the much discussed aud
ioug defsrred Issue OF nia.sso renewal
bonds appeared In sight when the eoun.
ca by resolution ordered the transfer Of
the bonds to the custody Of tho thrcs
banks OF the city. trustees I'm the case.
to be delivered 10 Oscar Allen upon pay
ment Of the purchase money TO the banks.
Councilman Riha entered strong pro-
test against the removal Of lights from
the second ward. Mayor Hector ex-
plalned that. many lights bad been re-
moved from that locality because a
farmer administration had been guilty
Of increasing the number Of lights beyond
necessity.
A few perfunotory matters engaged the
further attention Of the city fathers un-
I'll Adjournment.
Beai New City EnEineer. .
Further uncertainty as TO the intentions
Of Heman Beai to assume the duties OF
the city engineering department were
dispelled yesterday evening when Mayor
Hector received = telephone message to
the effect that Mr.. Bsal would take
charge Of his office Tuesday. morning.
Mr.. Beal was appointed CITY engineer
after the election Of Mayor
Hector. since the spolntment. however,
former city, Engineer George W. Rob
erts. continued the work Of the depart.
ment. Il was given out that Mr.. BeaI
was sick. Later it developed that the
new engineer was being pushed for an
Omaha appointment. rt-
Yesterday Mayor Hector was notified
that his engineer would assume charge
In the AFTERNOON. A later message ind
Gated that Tuesday morning would see
the sctua assumption Of offics by Mr..
Beal
II is Understood that J. Letter viii be
assistant under city Engineer BeaL
Live stock Convention.
secretary-Traffic Manager II. A. stryker
81 the Live Stock exchange is making
for the national convention
of 1--we Stock Exchanges which Win be
held on June Il. IL and % In Portlaad.
Ore.
Waiter T. Wood. vice president Of the
National Live Stock Exchange ana T. B.
president of the local ex-
VIII head the South Omaha dele
sstion. The other members of the dele
cation are C. B, Bosue. jr.; A. W. Cahow,
G. I. Ingwersen. R.. N. Layerty and C. II.
Van AIstine.
The delegation win be. accompanied by
he wives and women relatives Of Ms
and win spend part Of their
time along the Pacific coast Wills in
Portland they win witness the famous
rose carnival
While guiding his friend frank PochiSki
through the dark cellar Of his burned
grocery store az Thirty-third and L
streets. Joe Majka was severely burned
sbou; the head and hands yesterday even
ing al. o'clock. Pochlski was injured
about the eyes