Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-27
AFFAIRS AT south OMAHA
Stock Yards and City Differ Over
Repairs to Sewer.
PETITIONS OUT FOR WHITE WAY
Extent of Proposed Lighted District
VIII Cause Much Consiaeratiea-
Jane. Jene. Sentenced to
Ninety Days.

Ninety Days.
Now tina. the combined wisdom OF sew
eral engineers has certified 10 the dan
gerous condition Of the old brick sewer
adjoining the Mud creek sewer. there is
a spirit OF keenest rivalry between the
city and the Union Stock Yards company
as to who shall not pay for the cost of
repairs.
The sewer was originally built and
owned by the Stock Yards company be-
fore the city had established a sewerage
system. When the new municipal sewer
districts were built by the city. the stock
Yards company made over the brick
sewer to the city. with the understand
ing that the city would thereafter lock
TO the maintenance and repair Of the
property.
The last payment on the work Of the
new sewer was scarcely made when Il
was discovered that the old sewer made
over TO the city by the Stock Yards COM
pany was in a very dangerous condition.
A letter from the Stock Yards called
the attention Of the mayor 10 the condi-
ton Of the property. Mayor Trainor.
after an inspection of the sewer, ordered
the engineer to draft a report for the
information Of the city council. The
mayor expressed the opinion that since
the city had accepted the property from
the Union Stock Yards there was nothing
to do but see to It's maintenance. II ap-
pears. however. that there is an under
current OF opposition to the expense In
cidental to the repair Of the sewer and
IL is not improbable that there will be
some delay before the city fathers as
sumo the burden OF repair.
Whether or not apprehending such q
state Of affairs or an attempt to force
the expense upon the company. repre-
sentatives OF the Stock Yards were en-
last few days IL is understood that a
transcript Of the conditions of the grant
to the city was bsins prepared.
Petitions for White Way.
Another step was made yesterday aft. |
ernoon toward the realization Of the
white way TO illuminate the bushes dis |
trict Of South Omaha
A committee composed of John OLeary, |
Joseph Murphy. Jake Klein and II. C. |
No4Ata hfo@i liIC tuHfpI yesterday
afternoon in order to have him order the
city engineer prepare petitions for the
creation Of a lighted district. The CON-
mittee was not able to see the mayor and
the matter was brought directly to the
engineer. who will furnish the blanks
and forms for the petition. which must be
signed by the property owners before the
council will be able TO take official no
tice Of the demand for a new lighting dis.
trict.
The cry for more illumination In the
business section Of the city is an old one
and the merchants are loud in their sup.
port Of the proposed improvement. il Is
proposed to create light district running
from L street along Twenty-foorth to o
street and thence to the confines Of the
Union Stock yards.
1t Is argued that the lighted way should
extend to the confines OF the yards be-
cause It Is said that the Stock Yards CON
template In the future the erection Of q
modern hotel adjoining the present Ex-
change building.
The petitions for the creation Of new
light district will probably be presented to
the council at the next meeting.
Ninety Days for Jones.
James Jones was sentenced to ninety
days In the county jail yesterday after
noon when Police Magistrate James
Callahan tried him on the charge Of hav-
ing subsisted off his wife whom he has
alleged to have forced into q life Of shame
In order to support him. Joe Jasper. the
hotel keeper who Is alleged TO have made |
an agreement with Jones whereby he was |
to share in the earnings Of the woman.
was held for investigation by order OF the
county attorneys office.
After giving sentence to Jones Judge |
Callahan expressed bis regret that he was
unable To increase the penalty. He held
Jasper for the county attorney. who VII |
Gle IN innurmatiua unfcr the kIberts lSN 1
In the district court
Rzffyes Report Co Genre Up.
Al special meeting chis afternoon the |
city council VIII take up the consider /
asicu OF the report renderd by Special
Aniitx ]. C. Rztfzes Of the Arthur |
Young Company OF Kansas CITY.
Thu rapport has 20 do with msttars that /
are Of g,asest import 20 the city and not |
q few OF TN citizens sre watching the /
disposition OF the matter with keenest |
interest
The council brought the auditor here
and it is expected th2t they viii act on
his report Already there has been
zrfzaty among certain officials indirE-we
shas an effoS@ will be Hnafe 10 uss che
wni1teszash brush and cvade any an
pleassntness.
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Rcsgen. deputy Gig E-ezzrre-. lies dEn-
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