Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-10
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Final Action Taken on Thirtieth
Street Paving Tax Collection
By the Council.



What Is probably the final action on
the Thirtieth street paving tax collection
wasStaken last evening at q meeting Of
the city council. when that body by a
resolution authorized the city treasurer
to refund the interest pasd by abutting
property holders along Thirtieth street
before acceptance of the compromise re-
Gently rendered to the council by other
property owners on the same thorough
fare.
The compromise affected those who had
not yet paid the tax. The council agreed
under the terms Of the offer to, accept
the principal due for the Improvement.
without the interest that had accomplished
on tho principal. This caused those who
had already paid principal ana interest
to cry Discrimination. fThe resolution Of
last night puts all OF the ahutting prop
erty owners under the terms OF the com
promise. and the interest already received
by the city WIN be returned.
After long delay the contract for city
printing supplies Tor the different offices
was awarded to Butler h o'Brien over
II. @. Pike, Koutsky-Pavlik got the con-
tract for supplying the city with hard
ware for the year.
Representatives OF the antl-annexation-
lists stayed close by the exchanges build
Ing yesterday in the hope Of meeting
Governor John II. Morehead. who was
Expected 70 attend meeting OF the state
Hive Stock Sanitary board The governor.
however. did not appear. and the Antis
Il put in their time getting stockmen and
Iexchange men at the yards, many OF
whom live in Omaha. to write 70 per-
sonal friends In the legislature TO vote
against the bill.
It IL known that some OF the stockmen
have already written many letters to the
members of the legislature. The yards
company maintained that It was not taxi
ing part either way. Some OF the. ex-
change members, IN view OF the anti
Exchange bills before the Legislature. were
OF the opinion that che consolidation bill
should have been left severely alone.
More money is TO be gathered to fight
the bill. It is said. One member OF the
state legislature IL quoted as having said
that the local antis expected to raise S. 900
70 beat the bill
Plea 10 Jitney Mea.
Renidentb OF the West Q section OF the
city, are tryins to induce jitney bus men
TO extend their routes along Q street
They complain that the Q street service
is TAR from being satisfactory at present.
Policemen say that too many Q cars
stop at ThIfty-third street. instead OF go
ing to the end OF the line.
Il Mason Funeral Today.
The funeral OF Wllliam Mason, who
dropped dead OF heart failure at the
Armour plant Friday win be held thi,
afternoon at Lqrkin's chapel Burial WIN
be In Forest Lawn cemetery.
Chfld Dies.
Anton. the l-month-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kixysko. died yesterday at IN,
home OF HIS parcpts. III Madison street
The funeral VIII be held this AFTERNOON
from the residence at o'clock. Buria
win be in the German-catholic eemtery
GraceIand Park Cemetery.
Buy a family lot on cur easy payInen
plan Perpetual care.
asslc City Gossip.
yottiee space for rent IN Bee office. ssi
location. TIL. South q.
The Mystic Workers Of the World vii
meet this evening Al the odd Fcllows
!, heli az Twenty-fourth and NJ streets.
{ mn, The Local Merfymaker's club will civ,
evening at the Moose Home a. Twenty..
nth and NJ streets.
The home economics department OF III.
9 south Omaha Woman's club will NEE
: us aItsfpoon AZ the library han a
. Iwenty-third and n streets.
/. me Lofieii club viii eive . dance a
= na1hinEe hali at Twenty-fourth an
streets next Wednesday evening. al
\ members are urged 10 attend.
n Mrs. A. II. Rsndolf, EOS North Twenty
!, tlrst street viii entertain the Kensingtol
= or south Omaha Grove. No. Sol Woodmel
n Circle. Wednesday afternoon.
Q The local aeEie Of Eagles viii Initial
4 lal8e class 81 prospective members thi
!, evening ~ the lodge room la the EaRl
home az TwentT-thlrd and N streets.
a card and d4ncing party will Be give
10 1wenly-si4th and y streets this eyeninI
4 The entertainment \ III chhrEa Of al
- awarded.
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