Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-15
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Contracting Work Held Up Owing
to Question Of Charter Validity.
WOULD AWAIT LEGISLATURE
City Attorney Declares Trouble
Brought About by Contractors
Fight in First Plaee-May
Cut Police Force.

Sek ESE~es
administration owes It's existence to tn
invalidation of one Of the new amendment
TO the city charter, there is a question
whether the other amendments may no
be equally void. in consequence of TIL
dubiousness Of the matter 1t appears tina
and grading is concerned viii be helt
up for the next year or until the su
preme court shall have decided th'
snooted point whether the other amend
nents shall stand the test OF legality.
Mayor Tom Hector has recognized th'
serious aspect Of the case and In hi
message recommended that the question
of the validity of the charter amend
ments be settled without delay.
Since the election the question has beer
brought to the city attorneys office and
that department has adopted the policy o.
leaving the matter to solve itself in &C
rordance with the wishes Of the taxpayer.
of the city.
Said County Attorney H. C. Murphy
yesterday: 1T appears to me that the
trouble and consequent delay In paving
matters was brought about by con.
tractors fight. The result of that fight
was the invalidation Of certain sections
of the city charter. think that many
taxpayers Of the city would be Just as
well pleased to have a years rest from
further paving and grading. II, however,
the contractors want TO so forward with
the work, let them take the matter to
the supreme court and thresh II out. The
city attorneys office should not be ex-
pected to act as cats paw to draw
chestnuts out of the fire for paving or
grading contractors"
As q matter Of fact the feeling among
most citizens is that the case may well
be deferred to the decision of the next
legislature. which will meet in January.
1t also appears that the same legislature
will be called up to settle divers other
points Of the city charter. Citizens are
beginning to look about for set Of rep
resentatives who will exert every effort
20 better the condition of the common
people OF the constituency.
TO Cut Police Force.
MUCH ior 'ne same ieso" - .ase
the new aofninistrae,oh WIN W. uo"n 'ne
police force Of the city. Already a short
age in the police and fire fund threatens
and It Is expected that the cut will be
msoe MONDAY AZ 'he niee'ihs Vi tue III .
ano ponce ooara'
Inc Appropriation lot tne ponce oepafs-
meht amounts 10 aoou1 sso'VV per ahnuih
ana is supposeo 10 carry sone.hins IN
the nelsnoornooo OF eisn'eeh men rms
NUMBER MISUNDERSTANDING the eApe'.ehee
OF last year mas oeen increased ano inc
THe anu Fonee ooaia iihos i.seh iaoahs
Hho'hef shor'ase ms sufferers, Oh
course, VIII Dc lne ei'izehs VINO as Things
are nave ihseiiieieht ponce pro'ec.ioh.
Inc poneeineh themselves espeeiahy
muse WIN, is'nles " suppo.s wan aiso
DO eompeheu 10 ne iuie oufihs 'he NOT
months o. .he summer.
eApecseo una. .ne ne" COUNCIL WIN
make AZ least So'o" appropriation Tor
the ponce iorSe Oh the CITY.
Inc saloon rroniem:
@ - 'na. '''o n1'n " sa'oo"s
IN tne 4n"s'0 .ny "'i pe ieuueea az .
49, :, 'us ra aNop'eu
sein W 'ne surety Dohu'he CUM
pahles OF NEBRASKA. Inc companies IN
uuesuon' ~ Is understood, nave agreed
upon nat rate OF slSo Tor BOND IL
cehse ana as indemnity bond OF real es-
tate faiued at S,oo TO De paid by each
saloonkeeper Oh the city.
In defense OF the saloonmen the brew
cries II Is understood have offerd to as
sist, but the Fire and Police board. in
view OF the trouble now on hand. as a
result OF the straw bonds of last year.
all, rrohsh,,, aItar, = e., ..,.... a. -
s'io" i" sai"ohs W 90
oht OF existence rather than Increase pub
lie criticism for their methods.
The matter will he sa,,Iad v,i,htr al.
- ".'H.h u'e
next lew Gays when the board shall have
granted the licenses for the coming year
TO those applieants who are found ,ro-.b,,
RI. - .SN,'u t"''
"o Oh tne prineipaI saloons OF the town
have already changed hands. They are
those of Otto Maurer at Twenty-fourth
oNi ~
and : streets and Del Green at Twenty
.our'n ana ~ Wnieh nave passed into the
~ y, ooe Ais''ienuer anu rom refer
soH u Nnaiiiins' ID, mr. peterson Is
D'o'Hes ., eA-eoanclinan PETERSON
spn.,sptanaaet ~ I.sa.is =,
Graham ms t,., comnla,ad -. e..
FOUND or sner,irg has. 80 Ma q a.
south Omaha schools Fuavsn schoo,s
fried out their hast r,atar,aI q ~.
ortbographicaI Inns. ana later hv nrocs.s
of elimination the championship among
all the schools and the particular pupilx
will be determined. The winners:
prtobth f.rada 49, r,,,,