Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-06
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Breen's Visit to Lincoln Cause of
Much Speculation.
MAY PLAN TO HIT CHARTER
Many Think Effort WIN he Made To
Knock out Extension Clause
and Force city Election
in the spring.

Although Attorney j. J. Breen denies
that his recent visit to the state capital
had any other significance than an IN
vestlgation of the charter provisions in
regard to grading there seems to be a
general belief that Mr.. Breen's visit TO
Lincoln was more concerned with that
clause OF the city charter which extended
the terms of city officials for one year
The investigation Of the extension clause
really means that there is movement
on foot TO force a city election next
| spring, but whether this election Will in
volve a change from the present form
to the commission form is not known,
The names of those who are behind the
movement are being withheld for the
: present. Common report, however is not
chary about the mention of certain men
as prospective candidates though these
men are coy about admitting the same.
The formation of the new party, it was
said last night by a man who admitted
that the pot was boiling" will be more
| or less in the nature of a nonparhsan
organization. II is known that overtureS
have been made to certain OF the present
incumbents of office with the understand
ing that they would support the spring
elections. But the city officials In qucs-
ton refused to cooperate in the move
and were eliminated.
| The movement seems TO be making
progress and it is understood that attor-
neys have sgnifled their willingness to
prove the flaw in the extension clause.
During the last few days the activity
Of the election agitators has increased
and it is expected that the filing will
begin toward the end Of this month.
January Is is the last day allowed for
filing.
Charges of Extravaganza.
It was limited last night that charges of
extravaganza would be made against the
present administration. Increase OF tax
alton and paving deals are being quietly
Investigated and the campaign thunder,
If campaign there will be, will probably
be manufactured along those lines.
Mayor Trainor and the city officials
seem not at all worried at the proximity
of a spring election. 1t is understood that
the mayor has obtained the opinion OF
Omaha attorneys who are said to have
declared that the extension clause is valid
and impossible of being nullified on the
grounds of unconstitutlonality.
1t seems very probable, however, that
the case will be tested in court and If the
matter goes to court II is expected that
the case will extend over period of time
sufficiently long to carry the present ad-
ministration through the three-year term.
Mayor May Veto.
Notwithstanding the fact that the coun-
Gil by a vote of to 2 last Monday night
admitted the damage claims for paving
district No. 1O5, it may eventuate that
the mayor will veto the measure.
City Clerk Frank Good yesterday aft
ernoon declared that he would cooperate
with the mayor and indicated an I'M
willingness, to pay the amounts claimed
for damages to property outside the dis
trict in question.
There are nine lots outside the dis
trict," said the clerk, land there is a
damage claim of $50 on each Of them. The
damage may not be just, but is It legal
to pay the money out of the fund of
paving district No 1882
The damage, as allowed by the council,
! amounts to 80, 100 Excluding the damages
claimed by the owners Of lots outside the
district the damage will total consider
ably less.
At present there is only 1896 in the
grading fund of district No. los and the
, residue was voted from the interest and
sinking and the general funds This action
is also considered illegal and will probably
/ be settled by the legal department OF the
) city.
PrOtestRnts' Union,
I A union organization among the Protes-
$ tant young peoples associations of the
q city has been effected in South Omaha
p and the first meeting Of the society was
held last night at the First Presbyterian
church. Twenty-third and streets,
The affair was in the nature OF rally
9 and social and a number Of young people
! participated in the entertainment.
Death of Mrs. PichOta.
Mrs. Michael Pichota, aged 26 years
died yesterday morning at st. Joseph's
hospital, Omaha. She is survived by heI
husband and four children, the youngest
!; OF which is only three weeks old
h The funeral will be held Saturday after,
a noon at 1880 o'clock from the residence
d Thirty-first and H>streets, TO st. Francis
4 church. Thirty second and X streets, at
q o'clock. Interment will be made in the
(, German Catholic cemetery.
Death of c. Fitzgerald.