Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
SOUTH OMAHA HAS GROWN
Magic City Shows Some Big I'm
provements During Year.
THREE MILLIONS INVESTED
Paving, sidewalks, New Buildings
and New water Works Help 20
swell the Grand Total 90
Large Amount.

with the close Of the year just ended
comes the realization that South Omaha
enters upon the new year stronger. more
virile and with more progressive busi-
ness policy than ever before In its history.
The Magic City is encouraged to re-
newed efforts In business and social life
by the successes Of the year just ended.
When discussing business conservative
merchants and business men declare that
while the last year has not been marked
by any spectacular successes the progress
OF the municipality has been steady and
business. while not keen, has been safe
and sound.
Apart from the packing industry, which
must be considered by itself, the city Ak
civic whole has been Increased by the
addition OF 10 buildings during the last
year at a total cost OF S2OS.OS5. Among
the edifices that have added TO the beauty
and business OF the city are the new
Brandes building, the Pike building, the
Partridge block. the Presbyterian church,
which has just been completed; the Bethel
Baptist church. the transforming power
house, two new fire halls, the Stock
Yards bank remodelled at a cost Of many
thousands OF dollars, the new sheep sheds,
involving an expenditure Of 100000; the
new water system now being completed
by the Union Stock Yards company, new
buildings at the plants OF both Swift and
cudahy and many miles of pavement.
Raises Values.
All this Improvement has raised the
Value OF the total Investment in South
Omaha by something more than 100000.
or particular interest is the great
amount OF paving done within the last
year the engineering department under
the direction of City Engineer George
Roberts. over five miles OF street paving
has been completed at cost OF $40 $50. %.
This amount added to the cost OF diverse
sewering, grading and sidewalk paving
amounts In all to S4OS, 1851 for the year
The following are the statistics of pub
lie improvements for the >last year. to-
gether with the total cost Of the same:
summary OF Public Improvements.
List of improvements completed from
January /, 1911, to January /, 1912, in
South Omaha.
SIS miles OF street paving. compris-
ing l07. 1898 square yards OF va
rlous classes OF material. ...,,,.. $40, 6o9
az miles of street gradins, COM
cavation and embankment, -. sO.s7l
3.3 miles OF storm, sanitary and
main sewers, OF various ma
terials .,,....,.. .,..,........,......, 1o1, 245
2.5 miles OF brick and cement side
walks ..,.'.'....,.'''..'...'''.' 60VO
Total for year 19ii........."...s40s,7 nc
Grand summary OF public improve
ments completed in South Omaha to date
OF January 1. 1912. under direction Of the
city engineer. (These figures do not In
clude work executed by private enter.
prise or corporationE.)
3s.T miles of street grading, COM
prlslng 2,406,36S cubic yards OF
excavation and embankment. s. 81, 5S'
LOG miles OF street paving, COM
prising SOC, 1855 square yards OF
various classes OF material ..... 1,ib2, 90l
1875 miles Of storm, sanitary and
main sewers of various ma
| terials "a .,.,,,,.,,,.,,... LOS
sidewalks .'...,',...,.'...~..''',, lss, 2a
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Grand total acknowledgements O43,0E