Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-04
BRIEF CITY NEWS

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Electric Fans, s7.Bo. Burgess-GrsndsA
license Colsotions for July-The city
slerk reported to the council collections
Of t27s6 during July for licenses, per-
mits and occupation taxes.
want New Lights-The Twelfth ward
Improvement club petitioned the city
council to install three arc lights on
North Thirty-third street
FOR Benson sohools-Margaret Love
and Clara Hermanson were elected by
the Benson School board to primary aAd
high school departments. respectively.
"Today's oomplste Movie Program
classified section tooay. and appears In
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the various moving picture thssters offer.
Let Contract for sewer-The bid OF
L. 7. Donahue for construction of
storm water sewer from Forty fifth and
Jones streets to Saddle creek were ac-
cepted by the council. The consideration
will be &.4Cl.
Danger on Poppleton Avenue-The
dangerous condition OF Poppleton avenue.
near Saddle creek. has been brought to
the attention Of the city council by the
West Deavenworth Improvement club.
The public Improvement department will
give the matter consideration.
Sign Question over Two wesks-The
city council accedcd to "a request of the
Omaha Electric Light and Power COM
pany for the postponement of action on
the overhead sign ordinance for two
weeks The company wants to enter OBJ
jections against the proposed restrictions
Special to Pacific Coast-The Chicago
Examiners special train reached Omaha
at 80 O'Clock this afternoon over the
Milwaukee, carrying 1876 people en- route
to the Pacific coast. The train was here
three hours giving the parties aboard an
opportunity to come up town and get a
look at the city.
Cigars Are stolen-Kelly Bros pool
hall at 1904 Cunning street, was broken
into Monday night and $50 cigars and
a quantity of candy and gum was taken.
The burglars gained entrance through
window in the rear, which they broke
and they ransacked the whole place. The
value of the loot is about sS5.
Finds It Cold at the I.ake-Ed p. Hen
nessey, commercial agent for the Rock
Island, is back from his annual vacation,
spent at Leach Lake, MINI. He went
there to fish and had reasonably good
luck, making a number of fine catches
of bass and pike. He found the weather
unusually cold and not the usual number
OF tourists at the lake.
Isdia Tea Store Robbed-The India
Tea and Coffee company, 2719 Leaven-
worth street, is loser to some unknown
person, who pried off a screen at the
back of the store some time Monday
night, broke a window and entered,
taking a large amount of tea and coffee
as well as several valuable pieces of
cut glass. The total loss is about $780,
Tools Are stolen-Charles Carey felt
very tired Monday evening, and being in
the vicinity OF the park at Sixteenth and
Chicago, he went to sleep. He had with
him suitcase, in which were numerous
electricians tools and some working
clothes. While he slept a footpad came
and stole his tools. Charles awoke and
found that he was short a suitcase, so
he notified the police.
Open Paving Btds-The city council
opened bids for paving the following
districts: Sahler street Commercial
avenue to Florence boulevard; Frank
lin street. Thirty-eighth to Fortieth
streets; Page street, Fortieth street to
Forty-first avenue; Burt street, Forty
first avenue to Forty-fourth street;
Eighteenth street, Laird 20 Sahler streets
Camden avenue, Twenty-fourth street
TO Twenty-fifth avenue; Thirtieth street.
Fort street to north city limits; New
port avenue. Florence boulevard to
Twenty-fourth street; Ida and Read
streets. Florence boulevard to Twenty
fourth street The engineering depart
ment Is tabulating the bids.