THIS OMAHA DAILY KK 10: SATIHDAV, XOVE3I1JKK 111, J01.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
7Hm Dtptrtmtnt li a Bid Waj as
Boards EalarUi.
FIREMEN Will soon will be in similar fix
AhhmhH'iii la .1iiixK'iiteri nx llm Only
Hullltlnn (it I 'liinni'lnl I'rolilcnn
The pollen department l In a bad war
ft the present time as regards nnlarlp and
Mayor Kelly has Intimated to a few friends
that ho will tie compelled to reduce the
force soon In order to hold a few men on
duty during the balance of the fiscal year.
Bomo weeks ago several members of the
force quit their Job aud went to work, they
BTldontly having a tip that tticro was goliiK
(a ho a chnngn made.
There ls-no monoy lr pay the police de
partment for mure than another month
providing that there Is no change In the
preacnt policy. If the mayor sees fit to
cut the forco down to a couple of men and
jontlnues to pay Chief Mitchell and Captnlti
Hie their regular salaries there will be
nothing left for the patrolmen. If tho
Regulars continue to work the chances are
they will subsist principally on snowballs
during tho winter.
On the other hand there Is some talk of
ho members of the forco taking legal steps
to prevent Treasurer Koutsky from Issuing
a call for tho overlap warrants. If this
la done there will bo sufficient money on
hand to keep tho present force for a few
months more.
In another month the firemen will bo In
the tamo position and they will cither have
to takn their pay In thntiks or worry nlong
as best they ran or quit. With tho growth
if tho city the authorities have twrt seen
fit to levy enough money for tho main
tenance of these two Important city de
partments and after the overlap warrants
ire paid there U little left to go on. How
Bver, this Is an old story. It has enmo up
very winter for several years, as the over
lap has been handed down from one nil
tnlnlstrution to another, growing each year.
If a halt Is called now the city will be In
bad shapo In certain ways, as tho lack of
flro protection" Will cause property owners
ho worry.
There Is some talk of a subscription to
be taken up among business men for the
konlnteuance of the tire department.
Slnoo tho announcement has been made
that all city ofllelnls are liable on their
bond for moneys expended without warrant
of law thuro has been considerable til III -donee
about tho passing of claims, but us
regular salaries must be paid the finance
committee is entirely at sea. It does not
know whero to get tho money, us tho banks
nre not making loans nt low rates of In
terest to tho city nt this tlmo on account
of the failure to sell certain bonds which
nro now on the market.
Some neoplo say that annexation Is the
enly solution to tho problem hero aud it Is
possible that this matter may bo seriously
considered by tho voters bofore long.
l.i-iiK'if (ettlnn: Hiinj.
Tt wan reported on the ntrcots yesterday
that certain members of tho Taxpayers
league had Hocnred the services of n firm
rf attorneys to Institute suit against I.. A.
Davis, architect Tor tho Hoard of education,
to recover a sum of money already paid
for plans for tho proposed High school
building. Investigation showed that such
was tho fnrt and the attorneys In question
nro now preparing to commenco the suit,
rs n portion of the papers to he filed aro
being drawn. It is alleged by the plaintiff
that tho money for tho plans was paid
unlawfully, Inasmuch as Micro wero no
funds at hand to construct a building, and
tho payment of tbn architect's fcos was a
needless oxpcndlture. It Is stated that
other features will he brought Into the
raso before It Is ended. There seems to
bo a determined effort on the part of some
people to prevent the erection nt this tlmo
tf the contemplated High school building.
Infiii-nutl IHiMMiftnloti.
Kotir members of the council met with
fClty Attorney Lambert last night to talk
over tho proposed ordlnanro for tho Platts
mouth Telephone company. Tho members
present expressed to the city attorney their
opinions ns regards the restriction to be
plaoed around a now company seeking a
franchise and particular mention wub mado
of tho royalty to he paid. Tho city attorney
will draft tho ordinance and expects to
liavo it ready for Monday night's meeting,
till III I tttr I imp '' Hoport.
Building Inspector I). M. Click has com
pleted hla report regarding tiro escapes Ir.
South Omaha and will present tho same
to the grand Jury today. The report, as
prepared, does not comparo In any inannor
with tho one mado a year ago by tho deputy
labor commissioner. Tho Inspector has, or
does hold that certain schoolhouses do not
noed lire escapes, although he admits that
tho wholo matter of the solution of tho
problem is loft to tho grand Jury. As for
tho packing houses, tho inspector made
an examination and will give a detailed
report of the means of exit to the grand
Jury. From advance JhrctH of the report
It la learned thnt the packing houses nro
fairly well provided with fire vScapes. It
Is true that some of the ladders are of
Tvood, hut these' on the outsldo of solid
lirlek walls are1 not considered dangerous.
I'nr Hun NlrHy.
Tho cars on the Missouri avenue exten
Plon Jan on tlmo all day yesterday anil
wero'llberally pntronltcd. While tho track
la a little rough Just now, a few days of
75 Miles
of Hair
It's a fact, strange as it may seem. If your
hair is of only ordinary thickness and about a
yard long, and if you should place each hair
end to end, you would have 75 miles of hair!
' It's a gray line, with age; a black line,
with Ayer's Hair Vigor. It's a ragged line,
when the hairs split at the end; a smooth line;
when the hair is fed with Ayer's Hair Vigor.
There's an immense amount of satisfaction in
every bottle of it.
My hair was falling out very fast, was rapidly turnlnp; fray, and was very
harsh and dry. I 'tried Ayer's Hair Vigor, and soon my hair began to be soft
and glossy. In a short time it stopped falling out and all the old color w.n
restored. Then It commenced to grow very rapidly, and tt is now five feet
five Inches long." Mrs. LVDIA KuYKKNiMLt, Claremont, 111.
tl.N. AlUrtuUH.
travel will ilean tho rails of dirt and then
the best of service will be given. Acrordlng
to srhedule, both cars ori this line meet
nt Twenty-fourth and N streets every
twenty mlnutos. As soon as the people
who travel over those two lines become
familiar with tho tltnecnrd there will be
lit tin or no delay. The service given yes
terday over the new line was excellent.
C lirUtliin Avmii'ImIIoii Hull) Tuiilulit,
Secretary Marsh of the Young Men's
Christian association made the announce
ment yesterday af lei noon that Mr. Kred II.
Smith of Chicago had been Invited to con
duct a meeting at Masonic hall, Twenty
fifth nnd N streets, this evening. In speak
ing of the engagement of Mr. Smith Sec
retary Marsh said: "This Is nn opportunity
which comes to us South Omaha people
very seldom and we all want to hear a man
who has ustly earned a national reputation
as n Christian association platform
speaker."
As tho local Young Men's Chrlstlnn asso
ciation rooms were considered Inadequate
Masonic hall has been rented for the meet
ing. Th Omha molo quartet will sing and
thero will be several other attractions. Mr.
Smith will speak on the topic, "A Young
Man's Fatnl Mistakes."
MiikIc lty (iiMli,
Managers of thi stock yards company are
grnlltleil nt the cunttnuuil Increuse In sheep
receipts.
'3ulte a number of Omnhii people at
tended tho sparring match nt Ilium's hall
last night.
Complaint Is made that some of the rlty
Inspectors discriminate In grunting licenses
and fuvors.
Now It is stated that there will be some
moro cheeking tip of the lumber hills of tho
school district.
OeorgH Thompson lins gone with the
Western Weighing iiHsorlutlon. having first
sevorcd his connection with tho Hammond
company.
A lire In n house owned by Charles Aid
stedt nt Twenty-seventh and It streets
railed out the department last night. The
loss will amount to nbout $.
.KprntitN I. IUi- Wltclllrr.
When things are "the best" they becomu
"the best selling." Abraham Mare, a lead
ing druggist of Ilellevllle, O.. writes
"Electric Dlttors aro tho best selling bitters
I have handled In twenty years." You
know why? Most diseases being In dis
orders of stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels,
blood nnd nerves. Hlectrlc Hitters tones up
tho stomach, regulates liver, kidneys and
bowels, purifies the blood, strengthens tho
norves, henco cures multitudes of maladlej.
It builds up tho entire Bystem. ruts now
llfo and vigor Into any weak, sickly, run
down mnn or woman. Price, 51) cents, Sold
by Kuhn & Co., druggists.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
VAn May Albrccht has implied for n
divorce from Herman A. Albrccht on the
ground of desertion. They wero married In
Omaha In 1895
Oeorgo A. Joslyn hns been granted a
permit to build n gardener's lodge on the
premlsea nt Thlrty-nlnth and Davenport
streets at nil expense of $l.l").
Prof. S. Rosenthal of New York City will
lecture at the Husslan Synagogue between
Twelfth nnd Thirteenth streets on Capitol
nvenue, Sunday afternoon nt 2 o'clock.
Mlfs Maud A. Parsons, assistant libra
rian, lost a pocketbook rontulnlng $14 In
the public library Thursday. Hho lf t It
on u tamo nmi some una picxeu it up.
Victor 11. Walker wou a renlovln suit
brought against Aivin it. nenioi to regain
possession of n team nnd wagon which
wero levied upon. Tho caso was heard by
Judgo Slabaugh.
Tho Jury found for tho defendant In tho
action brought ngalust thu county by
Ueorgo M. Nicholson to recover 12,) fur
damage no alleges who dune to ins rnrin
by a road graded through it by the county.
A battalion of the Twenty-third Infnntry,
enrouto from the Philippines, Is expected
to nrrlvo in New York November a". Ono
euelv of the four companies wll be nlu
tloned at Forts Igan II. Hoots, Niobrara,
Hoblnson and Crook.
Tho new Wlso Memorial hosnltal at 32W
Sherman avenue will be formally opened
to the public! Sunday. Visitors will be wel
comed from :t until 6 In tho afternoon.
rVddrcsscn will ln tnadn liv Mnvor Frank
V.. Moorcs nnd Dr. Abrum Simon.
A. I. ("ioldherr. treasurer of tho Ornhotim
In this city, has received a telegram tell
ing of the death of his father, Nathaniel
uoitinerg. in nmv yorK city yesterday.
Mr. Ooldheii; was umirlhcd of his father's
serious condition a few days since, but wns
unable to return east at the time.
Hpnrv Arff. snlnnn kpnrwir. .li'rrrril with I
shooting with Intent to wound, was nr-
rnlgned yesterday morning In Justice Shoe-
matters court, no pleaded not guilty nnd
his case was set for hearinu November 2S.
Ills aliened victim. Charles Johnson. Is now
out of th hospital and able to appear
against him,
Mrs. Johanna K. Driimtnond. 817 North
Sixteenth Htrtet. has caused the arrest of
Mrs, Mury Fritz, a fortune teltur, who
lives next door. She says the clairvoyant
has pronounced an anathema upon her
nnd Hho wants Justice Altsladt to compel
her to lift the spell. Tho case will come up
tor hearing .Monciuy.
A verdict wns returned for the defendant
In nn action in ought against tho Chicago,
Hock Island & Paclllc Hallway coinoanv to
recover mr me n.-mrucuoii ot a mini
which nan iippirii id nave nren nrei ly
a si.ark trom a locomotive. Tho defend.
ant secured the verdict by showing thai
ItH lOCOmOIlVCS lire provided With tho lllOSt
Improved spark catchers.
Din Umirr nt tiiv milt VMtnnlHV
for tho first time and held un all-duy ses-
slim. William Fleming, tax commissioner.
wns named as chairman and .mnn w.
Baltln as secretary. ICd Zahrlskl Is the
third member of the board. No importnnt
mutters came up at louay s meeting. 1'er-
miiihI taven nf il. M. Webster Co. wero
raised to $iio und tlioso of Potter, Forgan
.t llasKell wero lowered to Jioo.
At a meeting held yeHterday the Hoard
or county i ommissioners appointed iw
ward Kafu constable In South Omaha to
fill out an unexpired term. A petition was
rend from J. Lewis and seventy-eight
others wno nesirn to nave jonn h mon ap
pointed ns one of the Inspectors of tho
poor. Sti'phen Martin of South Omalm was
granted permission to enter tho Soldiers'
and sailors homo at uranii is and.
The DoukIhh County Fish Protective as.
Hnclatlon will meet at the Commercial club
rooms Monday evening for tho purposo of
hearing commiueo reporia nnu electing ot
fleers for !!"2. In reply to tho application
for fish for tut Off lake, mado to thu
cnlted Mates llsh commission, the com-
iiiIshIou has asked for a full description of
the lane, so mat u may determine tho
kind of llsh to bn used Iii stocking tho
wnters, it is nciieveu that tho llsh re
quired will he received in the spring.
J. C. AVER CO., l)tll, Miu.
SOCTH OMAHA TELEPHONE
Qatition that Art Iarohid ia th Pandlag
City Ordlaaaot.
TAXPAYER MINTS OUT THE WEAK SPOTS
lie lnl4s the l'mixm! t Inn Is Designed
Simply ns Ilnsln for i IIIk fpeo
uliitiun WlthouT lleneflt
to Cltj.
SOUTH OMAHA, Nov. 14. 1901. To the
Kdltor of Tho Uee: Tho controversy that has
existed In tho city council of South Omaha,
together with tho proceedings of last Mon
day night, arising upon the passage of or
dinance No. 1004, giving nud granting a
franchise to the Western indenendent Long
Dlstanco Telcphono company of Malts-
mouth, has caused a good many remarks
and has provoked much discussion among
our citizens. Having In view tho Interest
taken In tho matter I deslro space In your
valuable paper to call the attention of .our
peoplo to the provisions of tho ordinance
which this company asks nt the hands of
the mayor and city council. For this pur
pose I Incorporate the ordinance In full.
'IV t nt Hit- O rill ii mice.
All ordinance granting to tho Western
Independent Long Distance Telephone
company, Its successors, assigns nnd
lessees tho right to erect and lease poles
nnd wlrea for tho purpose of conducting a
general telephone and telcgrnphlc business,
maintaining toll stations, regulating the
orcctlon of poles and wires nnd protecting
tho same, and Imposing pennltles for In
terfering with their poles and wires In
tho city of South Omaha, Nebraskn. Ho
It ordained by tho mayor nnd council of
thn city of South Omaha:
Section 1. That thn Western Independent
Long Distance Telepliono compuny, its sue
cemore, assigns and lessees bo und hereby
are uranted the rlitht of way for tho erec
tion und maintenance of poles and wires
nnd alt appurtenances tlioreto, the right to
become tho lessee of the poles and wires of
other companies ami to maintain ion sta
tions for the purpose of transacting a gen
eral telephone and telegraphic business
through, upon und under tho streuts, al
leys und public grounds of tho city of
South Omaha for the period of ten yeurs.
1'rovlded, that said company shall nt all
times, when requested by the proper au
thorities, permit their poles und fixtures
to bo used for tho purpose of placing und
maintaining thereon, free of charge, nny
wires which may be necessary for tho um
of the pouch and nro department or mo
city of South Omaha, Nebraska; and, fur
ther provided, that such poles and wires
shall be erected so ns not to Interfere with
tho ordinary travel through, such streets
and alleys nnd under the supervision of
the proper aiitnoriiies or sum city ot aoum
umaiia, xn manna.
See. Whenever It shnll bo neccs.H.iry
for nny person to move along or ooross
any of said streets or allo-s luiy vehicle or
structure of such height or size us to Inter
fere with uny poles or wires so erecieu, the
fomnnnv onerntlnK and uslnir .tuch nolos
and wires shall, uiion receiving twenty-
rour hours nonce, served in wruiiiK upon
their agent or manager at South Omnhii,
Nebraska, temnorarlly remove such noles
and wlreH from such place as must neces-
earlly be crossed by sucn vehicle or struc
ture: nnd. urovlded. that this section shall
,)tnoP ,)ar:ies upon the public streets or
aieyH.
not lie construed io appiy to circus or
neetion a. Any person who snail inter
fere with, cut. Injure, removo, break or
destroy imv of the Doles, wires, fixtures.
Instruments or other property of said tele
phone company, or Its successors, shall bo
deemed guilty of n misdemeanor and in
conviction thereof shall be fined In my
sum not less than $10.00 nor moro than
iluo.cjo. And imv nerson who stum rasm.
tack or fasten on the poles or fixtures of
said company uny sign, poster, advertise
ment or banner shnll be fined In any sum
not less than f.i.oo nor more than .JtM).
Section 4. Bald telephone company snail.
on thu first day of each and every month
artcr the talcing etrect or tnis ordinance,
pay to the treasurer of snld city a sum
eiiual to 1 ner cent of Its utosh recelotH In
tho said city, and tho uooks or said com
nanv i-linll at nil times bn onen to the in
spection of sold treasurer for tho purposo
of ascertaining tho amount due. Any fall
ui o on the. part of said company to make
sucn payments after demand ny sniu trens
urer sua i worn a ioneiuire ot said rran'
chlse; also agrees to furnish the uso of
their phones free to all the city ofllccs of
soutn umnua, nnu to out mo present teio
nhonen rates at least 30 per cent.
Section 5. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances In conflict herewith aro heroby
rooealed.
Section 6, This ordinance slml take effect
unci ue in iorco irora ami mier us paspase,
uppriiviu uuu imuiic.iiiuii.
Hliclif" nf Clfy Unprotected.
It Is contended by those who opposed tho
passage of this ordinance that It Is loose In
Its provisions nnd doeB not protect tho
rights of the city. Ono of tho strongest
objections urged Is that It practically
glvos Iho new company control of the
streets nnd alleys and public grounds of
tho municipality. Section 1 provides "that
tho western Independent Long Dlstanco
Telephone company. Its successors, nsslgns
und essecfl bo and tbey hereby nro
. . ,, , ., . .,,,
Kranted," etc., a franchise in the streets.
I Tho objection to this provision Is that It
pIvpm thl ,wmnnv thn rluht In Ims Its
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slro to enter tho city, without the old or
consent of the council. In other words. If
tho Western Independent Long Distance Tel
ephone company obtained this franchise it
could let In a dozen other telophone com
panics over Its wires and lines, It could
even do worse than that. Suppose after It
had obtained this franchise It should find
It ndvisablo not to operate a telephore
business Itsolf, but to form a new corpora
lion under another name and with thn
samo ntockholders and lease the franchise
to this now concern. Tho now corporation
so formed could lenso the lines of tho
Western Independent Long Distance Tele
phono company for a nominal sum, then
the provision In tho ordlnnnco for the pay
mont of 1 per cent of tho gross receipts,
and likewise the provision for the reduc
tion of 30 per cent in present telephone
rRteti, would not Ik binding on this new
company so formed, becouso It would not
be a party to tho contract contained In tho
ordinance between tho city of South
Omaha and the Western Independent I.ong
Distance Telephone company. Thus by
legal trick this company could absolutely
nullify every provlslou In the ordlnanco, of
which there nro few. In fuvor of tho city.
The provisions in relation to lotting the
city use Its poles for wires for tho pollco
and flro departments, the provision ot 1 per
cent of tho gross receipts andthe provision between them. Theso currents are danger
of frco telephones to city offices would none olts to life nnd property and nre liable to
of them bo binding on the lessee operating
tho lines of tho Western Independent Ixmg
Dlstunce Telephone company.
Some Omitted I'roi IjiIoiih,
There Is nbsnlutoly nothing In this ordl
nanco requiring this company to hutld and
maintain a local exchange. It simply gives
the company a franchise to do so and gives
It the right to sell that franchise or lease
It, but does not mako the provisions abovo
specified binding upon the company or per
son to whom the lines are so leased.
Human experience has demonstrated that
it is Important In cities thnt tho control of
Us streets should bo In the hands of the
louncll. Tho legislature, recognizing this
fact, has delegated that power to the mayor
and council. Hut If this ordinance were
passed In the form that It was at last
Monday night's meeting tho mayor nnd
council would lose entire control ot Its
streets so far as telephone and telegraph
business Is concerned, for the ordinance
grants a franchise for both businesses, The
provision permitting tho company to leae
lines from others or to lease Its lines would
permit It to let In as many compaulos as
might apply to tt over Its lines, nnd the
city, while It might objret, would have no
legal remedy.
In "the latter part of section 1 of the
ordinance It is provided that tho city shall
bavo the right to uso the poles ot tho
company for atrlngiss wlrea for that usq
of iho pollco nnd fire di partments. Under
the ordlnanco tho telepliono company, how
ever. Is not obliged to set any poles, it may
lease them, ns It does ia other towns, of
the I'ostul Telegraph company, and should
it do that tho Poital Telegraph company
has not agreed to give the city of South
Omaha tho right to run wires upon Its
poles nnd that company might object.
Should It do so this provision of the ordi
nance would be an empty nfialr.
Again In section 4 tho ordinance provides
that tho company shall pay to the city a (
sum equal to 1 per cent of Its gross re
eclpts. This provision amounts to little,
for tho company may never operato under
this franchise at all, but may find It to Its
Interest to form a now company composed
of the saw stockholders and lease this
franchise to the new company at a nominal
rent, and In such caso the 1 per cent which
Is required to bo paid to tho city would
simply be 1 per cent of the sum derived
by the Western independent Long Distance
Telpehono company as rent from such lets-
mg.
lU-ltiUp rreo M'hon.-s.
In this samo section there Is a provision
thnt tho company "Agrees to furnish the
use of their 'phones free to all the city
offices of South Omaha and to cut the pre.
ent telephone rntca nt least 30 per cent."
It will bo noticed that the company does
lot absolutely agree to furnish 'phones to
tho city offices, but It "Agrees to furulsh
tho uso of their 'phoues free to all city
offices of South Omaha." That Is, to per
mit the city of South Omaha the use frco
of charge In city offices any 'phonos which
the Western Independent I,ong Dlstanco
Telephone company has in use, hut should
the company never put any 'phonos In use
then tho city will derive no benefit thero
from. Or should the company lease Its lines
to another company then the city could
not requlro tho lessee to furnish 'phones to
city ofllccs freo.
The same argument applies to tho provl
elon regarding tho reduction of rates. In
order to derive any benefit from these provl
slous with reference to royalty, freo phones
and reduction of rates, the company should
ho compelled to agree to put In a local
exchange. Tho price In excess of which It
should never charge for tho uso ot phones
should bo fixed in dollars and cents, and
tho royalty, Inslcnd of being tho uncertain
1 per cent of tho gross receipts, should be
so many dollars each year
The ordinance Is altogether a one-sided
affair, ami If passed tho Western Independ
ent Lohg Distance Telephone company Is
not obliged to do anything for the city. It
could sell the franchise the next day to the
highest bidder. It could run ono phone In
tho city for tho purposo of furnishing con
nection with its outsldo lines and then
stop. If It simply put In toll line phones
without a local exchange It would be of no
benefit to the city and Its promise to re
ducn the rates would amount to nothing,
Kvcn If It hnd :00 phones In uso a reduc
Hon of 30 per cent, umounts to little. If
a tnnu can talk over TOO phones, as I am
Informed ho can with tho Nebraska Telo
phone company, for so much per month
would ho be wilting to pay 70 per cent of
that amount for tho privilege of talking over
200 phones of tho now company? if ho did
ho would not bo getting n good bargain
.Minimum Vote
To protect our citizens tho ordlnanco
should provide for n maximum rate. It
should speelfy tho amount In dollars nnd
cents per month which tho company could
chargo for phones. It should fix thn pay
ment to the city annually In dollars and
cents, Irrespective of whethor Its receipts
wore largo or little. It Is well known that
tho taxpayers ot South Omaha are heavily
burdened, that even with the high levy of
tho present yoar nnd the high valuation
most of tho funds aro already exhausted
und thero will bo six or eight months moro
during which tho city .will nut have a dollar
to pay Its firemen, its policemen or other
expenses,
Ought not theso corporations enjoying
valunblo franchises to ho required to sharo
a portion of tho burden of taxation? Tho
title to the utreots nf tho city Is In tho city
It owns them as much as n private citizen
owns thn lot upon which he lives. Should
the city permit companies to uso Its titreets,
erect unsightly poles, string dangerous
wires and ho to a grenter or lesser degrrn
a cause of nccldents nnd damago to tho
city without requiring compensation?
It Is true that In tho past franchises have
been loosely granted. The city was young
then nnd It has learned Its mistakes nnd
regrets them. Still, becauso the city made
mistakes in tho pnst in giving nway Its
valuablo rights, that is no reason why It
should continue to do bo. To ndvnnco such
a reason for so doing Is to Eay thot because
I was wrong yesterday I must be wroug the
balance of my life. South Omaha should
right nbout face and Insist thnt valuable
franchises shall hereafter he a source of
revenue to tho city and that companies
enjoying them shall contribute to tho bur
dens of municipal government
The PInttsmnuth company, and nil others
obtaining a public franchlso, should bo re
quired to glvo a good and sufficient bond to
tho city conditioned to protect It against
all liability for damages, of whatever name
or nature, arising from tho act or default
of tho company to operate under such fran
chlse. Son tho number of Judgments that
have been obtained, amounting to thousands
of. dollars, In tho last few years, against the
city, by people Injured in open .trenches
and by stepping Into holes dug for tho set
ting of poles, Should the city's legnl de
partmont bo kept busy defending these
fcults! Should tho city pay from Its troas
ury n monthly salary to a speclat agent to
look up evldeneo In such BUlts, pay fees for
Judgments entered against It nnd he com
pelled to stand all this nt tho expense of
its taxpayers elmply to lot some corpora
tion have tho right to dtsQgnro Its streets?
The ordlnanco of tho Western Independent
Long Dlstanco Telephone company mado no
provision for a bond. A rigid bond should
be rwiuirod nnd it should bn carefully
drafted by tho city's legal department
Dn gn rutin Overlieml Wires.
In stringing wlreji along a street, carry
lng electric current. It Is Important thnt
they should bo so separated ono from tho
other as not to permit an cbcapo ot current
I cnue fires. Tho ordlnnnco In question has
The Great Food Drink,
make it invaluable to nursing mothers,
feeble children, the aged, infirm and con
valescent. It strengthens and produces
flesh. Sold by druggists. Prepared by
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n
St. Louis, U. S. A.
Brewers of the Original Budweiser. Faust, Mlchelob, Anheuser.Standard, J
Pale.Lsger, Export Pale, Black fc Tan and Exquisite, '
no specific prolslon in reference to airing'
lng wires. It should not be left In general
terms so that tho company may deny tho
right of tho city to regulato It In tho future.
Tho ordinance granting the franchise
should point out how tho company must
proceed In constructing Its plant.
The argument that has been made In
favor of tho ordlnanco In question Is that
thero may bo competition. Some have been
so Inlliltv tirnrlultnlniT thn fnrt thnt u .
nce(leJ compclUi0n that they wero willing
to turn the town ovcr t0 tnlB npw cora.mny
company
without limitation or condition. Now, If
competition bo a good thing, and it cer
tainly Is In the telcphono business or any
other business, the freer tho competition
the better It is for all our citizens, subject
always to tho fact that tho franchlso should
be so drawn as to protect tho city. No
ordinance should bo passed simply to help
some- company or Injure another.
The prlrao object should ho to get tho
best service for tho least cost that Is ob
tainable for our citizens. The way to do
this most effectively Is to pass a general
ordinance, with proper conditions, protect
ing the city, giving tho right to any tele
phono company, now existing nr hereafter
Incorporated under tho laws of this state, to
come into South Omaha and transact a
telephone business. Such franchises exist
In many cities ot the United States. 1'nder
an ordlnnnco so framed the city would
receive a royalty of a fixed sum per year
from each and every company operating
under such ordinance. It could require each
company to furnish free 'phones to the city.
It could fix the maximum charges for
'phones. It could compel each compnuy to
give tho city tho uso ot Its poles free of
charge. It could requlro each company to
furnish a bond to protect tho city against
nil damages. In this way our mayor ami
council can give open competition In the
telephone business ns freo as wo now have
In tho grocery business or dry goods busi
ness, the livery business or any other lino
ot business,
Tho responsibility In passing an ordinance
which shall protect the Interests ot the
city rests upon the council. They cannot
evade It. Tho mere fact that n fow nro
clamoring for the passago of this ordlnanco,
which Is vicious in its terms, will not ex
cuse the men who voto for It. No officer
has a right, when dealing with nn Impor
tant question affecting his constituents, to
consider how the voto will affect him po
litically. Ho should not bo driven by loud
noises Into overlooking his duty. The hun
dreds of citizens who pay no uttention to
these nutters demand thnt the councllmcii
who aro paid to discharge tho duties of
that office, should fearlessly protect tho
taxpayers, and not be led by the no so by
any company. The councllmcii will do well
to carefully examine this ordinance, It
will bo a good thing to have competition
In the telephone business, but tho ordi
nance proposed will not bring It, It wilt
simply give a franchise to this company
to be sold to the highest bidder or to be
leased to other companies and upon which
thn city will nelthor collect royalty, re
ceive reduction of rates or get free 'phones.
As a taxpayer of the city I call upon tho
council to fearlessly do their duty.
SOUTH OMAHA TAXPAVKIl.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION MEETS
Committer In Clint-Rr of Hip l.nlxir
Uny 1'nrnile Are II
onernteil.
Central Labor union met last night at tho
Labor Temple, Soventoenth and Douglus
streets, a large number of delegates being
present. The usual number ot communica
tions from tho dlffenint labor unions of tho
country wero read. The greater part of tho
evonlng was spent In discussing the bills
which wero mado In connection with the
Labor day parade und that hud -not boen
settled. Tho committee was ordered to
round up the South Omaha committee and
have a meeting November 24 and settlo all
bills unpaid.
A rosolutlon was adopted that In case tho
supremo court granted the governor power
to reorganlzo tho Hoard of Flro and Police
Commissioners that tho labor unions Indorse
ono ot their members for a place on tho
board and have the matter brought before
tho governor. It wns ordered that a apo
dal mooting of tho union bo held In caso tho
supremo court so ruled and a member In
dorsed. SEEKS A GENTLEMANLY DRUNK
Jnme .tl, 1'rnnrr'n Ad venlurrw Ineliide
n 'nunc Aniilnst it I'lln
nf IlrlcU.
James M. Prager was arrested about 1
o'clock yesterday afternoon for being drunk.
Earlier In tho afternoon he had fallen down
on a pile ot brick on Douglas street and
severely cut his face In several places.
Prager sobered up last night nnd told the
officers why he was drinking. Ho snld: "I
wanted to have a good tlmo and sen Omaha
without any ono knowing it, so I put on
these old working clothes and started out
to got on n gentlemanly drunk nnd then to
have my fun. I guess I got moro than I
could stand, though, for tho last thing I re
member until a fow minutes ago, was run
nlng Into a pilo nf brick and feeling some
ono pulling me out."
BURGLARS IN TWO HOUSES
Jewelry nnd Old Cnlna Slnleii from
Residence of llrnent New
houxe. Tho resilience of Rrneat Nowhouse, 2420
Hamilton street, was ontored hy burglars
during tho absenro of tho family, bctweon S
and ft o'clock last night, and several pieces
of Jewelry and aomo old coins wore stolon.
Kntrnrce was mado by breaking out a win
dow in tho rear of tho house.
Tho rooms of Mrs. Wagner, in tho rear nf
1518 nurt stroot, wero entered yesterday
afternoon In hor absence. Nothing was
takon, though tho contents of tho rooms
wero scattered around on the floor and a
trunk wns brokon open and ransacked.
Nutritive,
Sedative,
Digestive,
Tfae wonderful tonic properties of
ANHEUSER-BUSCK5
" -
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
Many of Them Unnecessary. Mrs.
Pinknam's Advice and Medicine
Have Saved Many Women From
the Surgeon's Knife.
Hospitals in our great cities nrc sad places to viit.
Three-fourths of tho patients lying on those, snow-whito beds nre
women ami girls.
"Why should this bo tho ease '!
.Because they have, neglected themselves.
Kvery ono of theso patients in the hospital beds had plenty of
warning in that bearing-down feeling, pain at tho left or right of tho
Avomb, nervous exhaustion, pain in tho small of tho back. All theso
things nro indications of an unhealthy condition of tho ovnrios or womb.
"What a terrifying thought 1 theso poor souls aro lying thoro on those
hospital beds awaiting a fearful operation.
Do not drag along at homo or in your placo of employment until
you nro obliged to go to tho hospital and submit to nn examination aud
possiblo operation. Build up tho female system, euro tho derangements
which have signitled themselves by danger signals, und remember thnt
Lyriin 13. IMnklmm's Vegotublo Compound has saved thousands of
women from tho hospital. Head the letter hero published with tho full
consent of tho writer, and sco how sho escajHul tho knifo by a faithful
reliance, oniMrs. l'inkham's advice and treatment by hor medicines.
If in doubt -write to Mrs. Plukhnm at l.ynn. Muss., for frco
ad vice; her experience covers twenty years.
lav IBKancPTliBBai jpJjQjMB
Here & Proof, Undeniable Proof, That Many Operations
May Be Avoided.
" DnAn Mm. Pinkiiam: As I am a great suftYrpr of femalu trouble I
thoiitjht 1 would writo to you to sco if you thought there was nny positive
help for rap, I am very soro through nrr bowela, especially over the womb,
and on tho left side low clown I will do taken with a dull soro pain, and in an
hour will be so soro that I cannot move myself, and will have to be poulticed,
and will bo unablo to walk for two or three weeks. I havo a bad ciischargn
at timos. Tho doctor says I will have to go through an operation and havo
the left ovary removed. If vou can help mo let mo hear from you soon."
Mas. M. O. Shivicly, Upson, "Wis. (Nov. 12, 1000.)
" Dr.An Mrs. Pinrham : When I wrote to you last fall In regard to my
health, death would have been a welcome vlKltor to me, but I followed your
advico and am now well. I had tried everything I could hear of, went to
every doctor far nnd near, ppent a great deal of monoy and received no benefit.
At the tlmo I wrote you I was saving up money to go to Chicago to have an
operation upon the womb and ovaries which the doctor said unless I had I
would die, but thanks to your remedies, I avoided this. I have taken eight
bottles of Lydiii E. Piiikhnui's Are;rctabio Compound, two of your
Blood Puriucr, and ukpcI four packages ot Sanative, ami am u. well wo:
advlBO every wpmau buffering as I did to take Lydia B. Pinkham
dies." Mils. M. U. Sinvr.f.Y, Upson, Wis. (March 20, 1001.)
$5000
RKWAUU. WhTedepoltd with th National City Bank of l.ynn, JO00(
whloli will tie paiu to nujr person wno can nna mat ui a do to leuiracmai teiicii
ar not (enaine, or were publlthed before obtaining tbn writer'! ipeelal per
mlulon.
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Registered by U.
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Over Renal Calculus,
Dr. George Ben Johnston, Richmond. Fa., Ex.Presidtnt Medical Socittf
of Virginia and Professor of GyntcoUgy and Abdominal Surgery Mjtdical ColUgtof
WIDEST HANGIi of USEFULNKBS
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effectH nrc prompt and laatln.
"Almost any caso of Pyelitis or Cystitis- will be allvlatod by It, aud
mn"I havo had ovldonoe of tho undoubted Disintegrating, Solvent nnd
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npring o. i is ooiu a "v'i uu ' ' , . V 'A -FEEBLE
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