Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-07
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
South Siders Protest Stencil from
Sewer in Complaint to
Council.
DAH1MAN SPEAKS TO soKoIs

was takon ny members present to pre-
sent complaint TO the city commits
sioners ovcr the well known stink
Creek" sewer, A committee OF three,
with Eddie t1ruuse as chairman, was
appointed by President Mahoney to con
fer with the city fathers IN an effort
to sbatc the nuisance
Several residents Of the Maple Avenue
district have complained from tmo TO
time during the old South Omaha ad.
miniStratlon over the ineffectivcnoss Of
the expensive $4,000 sewerage system
Installed at the city's expense several
years Rgo, In an effort TO stop tho
steady and continual rise Of the stencil
from packing house reruso which is
carried almost exclusively through tho
sewer. goose neck mSnholes wore in
stalled In tho place Of the ones first in
stalled by Contractors Offerman Broth
ers, who completed the Job for the city.
These Installations proved Of little avail
and today the sewer In practically as
bad as Il was before the expensive un-
dorground system was installed and
some residents say that II Is even worse.
Makes sharp Turn.
Tho sewer IL buff under Maple avenue
from Y street 60 Monroe street TO
depth OF from twenty-five 10 thirty
feet. AZ Monroe street Il makes n sharp
turn and from Thirteenth street and
Monroe Il IL ono solid hole driven d.
rectY in tho aide OF great hill almost
20 tho edge OF the Missouri river. AZ
places ths connection Is moro than $50
feet under ground and Is one OF the
most expensive propositions ever under
Not h.r he SlN s,90 nVVaa
That the sewer n practically OF no
value TO residents of tho Maple avenue
district besides bainG a detrinent IL the
main argument OF the oomplalnants.
Little else but refuse from the packing
plants and the stock yards IL carried
through the system. As tho sewer was
built with bonds voted for by the people
Of South Omaha, the complaint ap-
prosches a very IustifiNble basis.
What actions tho city commission or
/ legal department will take In the matter
: Ia being eagerly awaited by both resi-
dents OF the South district and OF tho
entire city. II the system IL to he re-
modelled entirely. II would mean an
enormous expense, The gas that would
develop in case the mAnhole openings
were filled up would mako II almost
impossible to adopt such a plan.
Mayor Speaks to BUlxoIs.
Amid a continued serenAde Of a Bo-
hemian orchestra, led by Director r. =.
Falla, and the existed clapplng OF 100
Bohemian residents OF Greater Omaha,
Mayor James C. Dahlman made q few
complimentary rsmarkA at the close OF
thu tournament OF athletes Of Sokoi
unions Of the west at the South side hail
at Twenty-first and U streets The
mayor. accompanied by several OF his
colleague commissioners. rode In an
automohiie IN the grand Tel Jed 5okol
parade before tho final exhibitions OF tho
tourney woro staged At tho field ana In
the hall
In his rernarkA tho mayor compli-
naented the Sokols of Omaha and other
places represented at the four-day meet
on their prowoss In athletics.
Tho parade presented a beautiful APP
pearance on TwentY-fourth street Cap
tain Briggs led. riding a horse. closely
followed by a detail OF eight policemen
captained by Sergeant Carey. The mayors
automobile followed closely on the heels
OF the policemen. A hundred or more lit
tic boy and girl trainers. carrying small
wooden hoops represented the first do
tail OF tho marchers. All were dressed
in white. Members OF the Tel Jed sokol
unions followed In double file with ban
ners flying and the music OF n band
guiding their steps.
| eliminates Clash.
Captain Anton Vanous eliminated what
seemed an Inevitable clash OF two pa
rades. Roumanians OF the West Side
kwere also holding n parade and the two
parados met at Twonty-fourth and N
streets, The captain held the corner d.
recttng the safe and orderly passage Of
the two nnss OF nnarchers. The only con-
flict was tho music from two bands.
Joe steclEer did not appear at the meet
as had been planned. His brother. Anton.
was present The final meeting was ad-
journey late last evening with a grand
ball. In spite Of the many difficulties
encountered by Chairman OF the Arrange
ment Committee n r. Tutsch. tho
tourney was called one of the best held
hero In years.
| Labor Day ON sOuth side.
Labor day on the South Side means a
days rest to some 1900 lsboreu OF the
four great packing houses OF Omaha.
Hundreds OF employees OF other large bust
ness houses will also be off for the day.
This big doings at tho East Omaha
Auto speedway. where races ana a real
head-on engine collision will DO staged
for amusement will probably draw a
majority OF the working men from the
limits OF the South SIDE. Labor orsAni-
cations will parade, extracting the usual
number OF local union men from the role
OF industry. The parade will be held
through South Side streets.
Fire In Fertilizer Plant.
Btre Of unknown origin oroke out IN
the flue OF the fertilizer at the OudAhy
! & Co. packing plant at Thirty third and
p. streets late Saturday night at 1871
o'clock and lasted for several minutes
Fertilizer piled In heaps nearby iEnited
and q great flame rose to the sky present
ing an appearance Of a big ftre 20 watch
men OF the plant.
A general alarm was sent In and the
entire apparatus OF the South Side bat
talon was dispatched with haste TO ths
plant grounds. A few minutes worn
sutficed 10 sXtinslhsh the flames
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