Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Holds Long Session on
Bids for Supplies.
PRINTING MATTER NOT YET LET
CounrfImen Determined TO Pick Ont
Low Items from several bids AMI
Ask Bidders TO Furnish Them
at Considerable saving.

At the close Of the proceedings OF the
Board of Equalization yesterday evening
the city council held a meeting 10 award
the contracts for supplies 10 be used eS
the city during the coming year.
All contracts with the exception OF
printing and Stationery supplies were
awarded TO the respective lowest bidders
On the printing supplies the council ex-
pended much discussion and concluded
their deliberations by postponing the
award of the contract until Monday
night The cause of the delay In award
ing the printing supplies was the result
of the Keen interest manifested by DIFF
ferent cOuncllmeu in the bids submitted.
The so-called sliding scale was In
speeted with minute care, and on several
items the bids submitted were pointed
out as being probably unnecessary ana
deserving Of elimination, While 1t can
not be said with certainty II seems reas-
onably sure that the printing supplies
and stationery will not be awarded TO
one bidder. but that the city will exer-
| else Its right 10 accept a bid In whole
or In part according as the different
items on the respective bids arc high or
low, In this way II is thought the city
will be saved considerable extra expense
and the bidders viii have to stand by
each individual bid instead of totals
As determined yesterday at a commit
| tee meeting the council ordered new
ruhber-tlred buggy for the use of the
police department. and unanimously
agreed to discontinue the use Of the
automobile placed at the service Of the
department by. Chief Of Police Briggs.
/ The elimination Of the auto from the
equipment OF the department is generally
deplored by the police, who claim that
the chiefs machine has stood them IL
good stead In many tight corners durinE
the last year. The chief had heretofore
used his machine in department bushes;
with the understanding that the city pa,
the expense of maintenance. The cit!
athers kicked on the expense.
Fund Transfer Legal.
A communication from the city attor'
ney's office TO the mayor expressed tn
opinion that legally money might b.
transferred from the general fund q
the fund Of grading district los for tbs
purpose Of dlschsrging the extra expens'
Of damages incurred outside the limit
Of the district by the change OF grad
within the district.
The mayor however demurred TO tn
practice Of transferring the money al
though he admitted the legality Of IN
action. Councilman Jack Walters ad
vised that such overlaps might b
avoided In the future II the appraiser
were TO calculate beforehand on tn
exact amount of money In the fund Il
question.
The following are the successful bid
ders ON the different items:
C. w. Hull & CO.. sewer pipe, esq
lowest bid.
W. H. Beckett Lumber company, lum
]. Il. Watkins company, cement, 'ss.s
lowest bid.
j. q. sans, hardware. s2ao.a.
Sherwood KratlSy company, Goa
Cherokee nut per ton S35A. -,
Sherwood Kratky company, coal, HI
nois lump, per ton x4ba.
c. w. Hull & Co, anthracite coal. pc
ton $3.50
Republicsns Name Officers.
Republicans of south Omaha at a rous
ing meeting held at their headquarter
last night elected officers TO serve 70
the coming year. All the old officer
were reelected without opposition, In
Guiding President A. w. Pancoast, Vie
President George Mcbride, Treasurer !
J. Trainer and Secretary Jsmes CHICK
The feature of the meeting was th
strong turnout Of representative repuh
ueans from all sections Of the city.