TITE OMATTA RTTNTUY HFE: .TANTAKY 1. 1011.
Some Principal Features of Omaha's Growth During
RAILROADS SPEND MUCH CASH
Those Entering Omaha Started Ex
penditure! Amounting to $2,500,000.
HARRIKAN LINE PLANS MOST
linproirmrili on All Lines Have
Bern Made in Better the erlee
Ttnr Roads Mar Hender
tho Penile.
Two and one-half million dollars In con
struction work vu started In Omaha In
the yar 1910 by the railroads running Into
this city. The biggest work wan the Union
Pacific headquarters, a $1,400,000 structure,
and next comn tha Burlington freight
terminal, which In to cost close to $S00,0u0.
The Union Pacific shop buildings Improve
ments and the new building there amount
to $.100,000 and the new railroad poMoffice
Just being completed costs $30,000.
I'nlon Pacific headquartres at Fifteenth
and Dodge street stands now with tha
steel work completed and the brick and
tone work progressing well. It waa
started last April and will be finished In
&eptember, 1011. The structure will be one
Of the finest, if not the finest, of the en
tire weat, being twelve atorlea In height,
teel, concrete and brick construction and
planned and finished In the best and most
modern plane of today. Janva Stewart &
Co. of Bt. Iouls are the contractors
The Union Taclflc ahopa had five new
buildings started In the summer of 1910, a
roundhouse, sawmill, shop building, pony
sawmill and store house, besides various
Improvements and enlargements In the
older buildings. New appliances of all
kinds for facilitating the work of the
shopmen and Increasing the capability of
the shops were added, as In former years.
One of the events of the year In Omaha
was the Inspection day of the I'nlon Pa
cific shops, when the road Invited all
Omaha to come there and go through on a
trip of Inspection and see tha work done.
I. .New First Track.
Very llttlo first track work was done In
lOlo by the Union Pacific, about twenty
Ivs miles being put in spur tracks In
Colorado, thirty-eight miles from Hanna
to Rawlins, Wyo.; twenty-four miles from
Dent to Fort Collins, Wyo.; twenty miles
from Kock Springs up Kllpacker creek
were projected end started. In second
track work, however, eighty-five miles was
put in In Nebraska alone, ths double track
of tha road being extended to North
Platte, making a total of 003 miles of
louble track complete. In "Wyoming
twenty-five miles of double track was laid
and in Colorado three miles. Sidetracking
amounted to twenty miles. The various
track Improvements of the road. Including
etatlons, amounted to over $0,000,000.
Ntw Freight Itoase Is Beauty.
It to the proud boast of the Burlington
man In Omaha that when the new Omaha
freight depot la fully constructed there will
not be a better freight terminal anywhere
In ths United SUtea. Two freight houses,
each 920 fett in length are to be built, one
far outbound use and the other for In
bound freight. Tbs work of 1910 consisted
building three of the five sections of
the Inbound house. Before long ths Burl
trgton expects to take out the hump In Its
track just west of the passenger station
ards in Oman on the lines going west.
Ths land has been bought for this purpose
and when practicable the track will be
straightened.
At Havelock, Neb., the Burlington shops
wers enlarged $484,009 worth, a new erect
ing shop costing $270,000, a storehouse 1153,
400 and a power house $61,000. Nineteen dif
ferent buildings were constructed In 1910 in
ths Lincoln yards at a cost of 1176.000 by
the Burlington also. The yards are partly
for freight end partly for passenger and
greatly help the road In lining up trains
from the west and ths east to connect In
Shorter time than formerly.
One of the biggest construction works of
the year on the Burlington lines west of
ths river Is the Powder River to Thermop
Us line, which is to be 110 miles long when
completed. The line will make a short
eut from the Rig Horn Basin and western
Wyoming to the Burlington holdings in
Nebraska and connects the lines with the
Illll lines of the north. The roadbed has
been all graded and the bridge built over
ths Powder River completed which la the
greater part of the work. Fifteen miles
of track have been laid and In the spring
when work begins again tha remainder will
be put down. From Scrlbner to From
besg, Mont., a rosdbed of thirty miles has
also been graded and U only awaiting ths
spring and warm weather for the tracks
to be laid.
Ths total of track laid on the Burling
ton Hues west of the Missouri In 1910 was
thirty-five In new track, twelve and one
half in second track and fifty-nine in
sidetracks. ICast of the Missouri various
tracks were laid In second track and siding
work.
i
Northwestern Improves Lines.
On ths Northwestern lines west of ths
Missouri there wsrs no very great pro
jects constructed In 1910 but a large
amount of money was spent In doing a
multitude of small Improvements and small
construction work.
Chadron received a new machine shop
and round house In placs of the buildings
that burned down the first part of August.
The new buildings were of brick and steel
construction and eost $76,000. A total of
1300.000 was spent In permanent bridge
work in 1910 and another $2,00,000 In tem
porary bridge work.
An even million dollars was put in new
ststions, turn tables, water tanks and sid
ings along the right of way, The right of
way In Nebraska and South Dakota and
Wyoming was placed in the best possi
ble shape for ths coming year. New steel
tracks weighting seventy-two pounds were
plaeed along seventy-five miles of the
road. A new line, ten miles in length was
constructed Utween Dallas. 8. 1 . and Co
lome. Another line twenty-four nilles in
length was laid In the Belle Fourche val
ley of Mouth Dakota from Hells Kourche
to Newell.
Between the two division points in Ne
braska, Chadrun and Long Pine, the road
built a metallo telephone circuit system at
a oosi st tw.ooo. to aid In the handling of
trains over the divisions.
Work In ths Mit-wwl Valley shops was
completed in building to' sums extnt and
track Improvemvnu nido all through
lews oq the same system as the Nebraska
and western improvements.
Other Hues running into Omaha planned
various Improvement. The Missouri Pa
cific lines expect to build various viaducts
over their railroad crossings in this city
In the near future. It U rumored that
plans for Improvements and possibly a
new Illinois Central depot are being made
for the coining year. The (treat Western
line rebailasled much of its track and re
laid hundreds of miles of It la heavier rails
sad the Milwaukee rrlald and Improved
much, of its roadbed.
The Rock Island made various small but
costly Improvements on Its Nebraska and
Iowa lines and the Wabash fixed up much
of Ita right of nay on Its line to the
south.
City Police More
Active This Year
Than Year Before
Hake Over 1,000 More Arrests in 1910
Than in 1909 Only Six
Murders Beported.
Over 1.000 more arrests were made during
the lest yesr than in 1903. and In other
respects the police activity has been
j greater, according to the report Just Is
sued from the headquarters of the de
partment. Only six murders occurred,
which Is two less than were tallied the
year before.
The report shows the comparison of 119
dead bodies taken to the morgue In 1310
and ninety-six in 1909. In other details,
though, the report shows a falling off for
last year from the year previous. For In
etAnce, there were 749 nuisances and dead
animals reported to the police In 1909 and
only 727 reported last year.
An Item indicating that the city Is grow
ing better Is the showing that there were
I i,v.w loagers isnen care oi in ijuw, wnerca
it wan only necessary to care for 1.821 last
year.
Thirty suicides were committed last year,
as compared to twenty-nine that occurred
the year before.
Following Is the complete report in tab
ulated synopsis form Issued by the chief:
1909. 1910.
Accidents reported SW
Arrests made 9.915
Buildings secured (found open) 132
Rurglars frustrated 4
4M
11.6.11
l9o
6
Dead bodies reported and taken
to morgue ,.
Destitute persona cared for
Fires attended
96
110
10
10
66
1,821
23
20
147
98
2.m
Insane persons cared for..
Ixidgers accommodated
Lost children tsken to parents.. 26
Lost children taken to station
and cared for S
Murders S
Nuisances and dead animals re
ported 749
Number calls for patrol wagon 8.451
Number milea traveled by patrol
wagon 9.318
Number of meals furnished pris
oners, etc 37.641
Packages stolen, recovered 736
Prisoners taken to county Jail.. 1,372
Pick and injured taken home.... 116
11
6
727
6.575
10,230
85.866
91 8
1.IT6
153
Kick and injured taken to hos
pital Sick and Injured taken to sta
tion and cared for
Shooting affrays
Stabbing affrays
Stray teams cared for
Stray horses taken up
Suicides reported
Suicides attempted
Turned over to Juvenile officers
224 234
157
3
29
91
f6
2
22
132
1R8
2
87
54
66
30
29
138
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
D0INQ A BROADER WORK
Many Mnra C Handled Daring;
the Year Jsjat Closed Tksa
In 190B.
Ths work of ths Assoclsted Charities in
Omaha has been far-reaching during the
year 1910, and was extended through the
Industrial department. Ths Associated
Charities Is an organisation with head
quarters In Omaha and a branch In South
Omaha. It manages ths charity activities
of a number of larger organisations and
does the direct work with those who need
financial and other sorts of help.
The industrial department has been very
successful In getting work for applicants
and maintains at 1231 Park Wild avenue,
an industrial home where cneap lodging
can be given and work found for those
who can only stand light tasks. This horns
Is the center of a helpful kind of neigh
borhood work, maintains a branch of ths
public library and gives free concerts reg
ularly. Ths report for ths year 1910 as compared
with 19(9 for the work of the Associated
Charities Is as follows:
1909. 1910.
Total number of families helped.. 2.667 i,k
Total number of cases handled.. 6.620 X,tK
Applicants called at office 3.361 1,967
Work in industrial department... 196
Work outside industrial dept 2.611
Number hours employment given 2.611
Calls made 8,9) 1,013
Letters written 4,251 i.'OH
Telephone calls 18,600 9.044
Conferences and other calls 2,379
FINANCES OF A GROWING CITY
Several Departments Have Han Short
This Yeas Pollen Have Laid
Of t Inspectors Discharged.
The financltal affairs of the city of
Omaha have been rather strained during
tha year, because the officials say that ths
$1,000,000 tsx levy Is getting much too small
to supply ths needs of all ths various de
partments. Ths health commissioner was
ths first to complain and had to lay
off ten of his lspectors In September, be
cause he no longer had money eaougti to
maintain his whole staff.
The Board of firs snd Police Commis
sioners was next and was reduced to the
expedient of asking the policemen to take
a ten-day absence apiece so that ths de
ficit could bs made up by docking their
pay. The atreet commissioner has had only
a few dollars In his funds for ths last two
or three weeks snd the money to dean
snow off ths pavements has not been at
hand. Luckily there have been no heavy
now balls and after January 1 ths levy for
next yesr ran bs drawn upon.
The usual method is to draw warrant
against 1)0 per rent of the levy as that Is
aa much as It Is considered likely will be
collected. This year three amounts
to t!ie general levy by the occupation tax
has made it possible for every department
to sind its full apportionment. The fund
and Its division Is as follows:
General Occupation
Total
100.
848.000
lii.UJO
29.U0U
7O.00U
bo.uu)
(.u
40,0110
824, OU0
Levy.
Tax.
Vir
Pollcs
Library ....
l-l!tlg ....
jtieel repair
Patks
$-'4,ono
2.0il)
),
23.0iJ
$14,000
ll.uio
1M
6.000
J. (Ml
l.uoo
4,ou
4o.ii0
Bliect cleaning l;x
Afpnait rep rs 3S,iou
Ucuerul fund. 324, OuO
Total
II.OUO.ujo
MANY ENLIST FROM OMAHA
Recraltlns; Station la Closed for n
While, Keeping Dews tho
Urnnn Totnt.
Because for more than a month In the
last year enlistments of recruits Into tha
navy were abandoned becase of a surfeity,
the total number of enlistments through
the Omaha recruiting station fell behind
the numiivre of Its last Msy it was
found that the number of mea In the
t'nlted MMes navy allowed by law was
completed. Enlistment were then dis
continued until July 1. nhen aa inrreaae
of la men was authorised by congress.
DuiIuk this period probably 176 men cams
to the Omaha recruiting station to onlutt
and aura turned ay. Tha following
summary shorn ths number of seeXsnee
for the nr 19 w as compared to ths num
ber of applications:
Total writtsn applications .1M
Hnjeettd fur physical defects 6.3
Kajeilrd fur other causes &4
Tutsi enlisted 2.7
! STOCK YARDS MAKE RECORDS
South Omaha Market Handles Biggest
Business in History.
NEW HIGH MASK FOR SHEEP
Dry Weather It noses f'aosee Rose
of Of ferine. Tributary Terri
tory Has Been Ratrnded
n All Hides.
The history of the fnlon stock yards In
Bouth Omaha for the year 1910 Is notable
for the number of records established
among the most prominent of which was
the receiDt of 63.711 sheep October 10, the
largest number ever handled in the yards.
Some of the other records are: September
5. 15.r63 head of cattle; September 26, 827
cars; largest week's receipts of sheep week
ending four days' receipts of sheep, 1S2.639,
October 10-14; largest month's receipts of
cattle, Beptember, 17J.8S7 head; largest
month's receipts of sheep. October, 611735
head; largest number of cars received for
a month, Beptember, 10,567 cars.
The reoelpts of live stock In the market
represent shipments from twenty western
states, principally from Nebraska. Iowa,
South rakota, Wyoming, Colorado, I'tah
and Idaho, though many cattle and sheep
came from Montana, Oregon, Nevada and
California. Hogs came chiefly from Ne
braska and Iowa. Nebraska furnishing
about 70 per cent. " The top price of hogs
$10.85 was reached in March. In Decem
ber the average was $9.90.
Market is Kxteuded.
The extremely favorable market condi
tions prevailing at South Omaha through
out 1910 offered a broad outlet for all kinds
of live stock, which attracted a large vol
ume of business from territory not essen
tially tributary to South Omaha. From
Iowa the South Omaha market drew 35,000
more hogs than in 1109, 10,000 more cattle
and 30.000 more sheep, and this without
any increase in the production in that
state, showing that the market's influence
had extended farther into Iowa than usual.
Nebraska furnished about half of the cattle
received and 2 per cent of the sheep.
The large returns at the market may be
attributed to the fact that the dry sum
mer caused an excessive movement both of
cattle and sheep, but especially of the lat
ter. These sheep and cattle were readily
bought up by the farmers of the state as
feeders, and pouth Omaha's large Increase
In receipts of rangs cattle and sheep were
consequently greater owing to ths facilities
offered for feeding In the crn belt. South
Omaha aa a market for feeders has been
crowing steadily from year to year, and
during 1910 450,000 cattle and 1,700,000 sheep
and lambs were sold for country feeding.
This was an Increase of 50,000 In cattle and
nearly 80,000 In sheep.
Add to Facilities.
Tlio present management of the South
Omaha stock yards Is alive to the growing
importance of tha market, and each year
additional facilities are provided for hand
ling the enormous quantity of stock re
ceived. Ths permanent and substantial
character of the Improvements made so
far show that provision Is made for the
steadily growing requirements of the mar
ket. In 1910 the stock yards company ex
pended In repairs, Improved facilities, new
wcik and additions more than 1350,909. It
is estimated that ths same amount will be
expended In 1911, the principal expenditure
being the enlargement of the sheep barn
and Improving conditions In that depart
ment. Ths following tables set out in 'detail ths
receipts and shipments during the year
and gives a good Idea of ths enormous
amount of business transacted In the
yards:
Total Receipts for Year by Months.
I H'rses Total
Cattle. I Hogs. Sheep. and No.
M'nths
I luuie-i cars.
Jan. .
Feb.
Men.
April
May
R2,944i
177,1H4 122,7741 l.TTSi
2o2,4a7 114,011 2,119j
198,6611 Il9,40u 2,h70
162,6X U4,64o l,6tfl
m,2Sii 101,4 1 7tl J
213.933 sl,279 3,1141
6.517
6,7W
7,3c8
6.S24
6.12S
,2ol
i.K'l
9,6,0
9o,7r.
73.9KSI
,.l ib.ui
,. 4.266
June
July
74.4211 166.1601 169.HH6I 2,4191
Aug. ..
143.$22 172.207 9K9.703I 4,303
178.999 102.331J 613.72; 4.S4
lt3,WS 9A100 1147,7621 ,777
109,0981 110,40 865.84 l,8l9
hept. ..
10.M7
10,lb7
7,1
77
86,849
Oct. ...
Nov. ..
Deo. ...
M,a lSH.OWl 124,4771 DttOI
Total.
l,223,&33;l.4,114i2.984.I70f 2S.7S4
Total Shipments for Year hy Months.
H'rscs
Total
No.
Cars.
M'nths
Cattle.
Hogs.
Sheep.
and
Mule
Jan.
17,737!
21,704;
26.244
1S.6M
16,187
1,161
1.803!
2.001!
Feb.
S8.0MI
88.K21I
Men.
34,699
23.618
3.1,940
April
May
14,816
19. 2461
18.76
20,67
35.6W
83. 31
24,796
L869I
15.098
14.243
20,742
49.18
86.3K6,
10
June
July
Aug.
Bept.
Oct. .
Nov.
Dm. .
19,4031
.66.2271
23.246j
478,666
480.9421
248.4M
22,7971
1.9221
font
e.uis
4.6291
3.503
1,647,
6391
20,992
4 861
67,1M
44.66K
1.8831
1.2M
6.49
Total.j 424,6831 Z38.06S1.693.611 26.4991 26,660
City I'ao and Sooth Omaha, Pncklns;.
Months. Cattle.
January 66.207
February 69.474
March 61. 1W
April 60 476
May ao.ojj
June 60013
July ,.. 63,679
August 98.434
Beptember 87 till
October 96.730!
November tin. 043!
December 66.099J
104,223
97.SU4
111,4X6
81.146
76.620
61,876
156.4S7
140.08
I'iA.IIO
107,380
101.680
300,147'
14o.681
130.612!
1)1.3:4)1
88.749
109.174
133.6671
Total
798,960 l.666,246!1.291.2u
Paeklna; Moose Qotpat.
The following table summarises ths pack
ing Industry comprising the four principal
establishments. Armour A Co., Cudahy
Packing company. Swift Co.
Omaha Packing company:
Number of cattle slaughtered....
Number of hogs slaughtered
Number of sheep slaughtered
Number of calves slaughtered
Laborers mployed
Average wages per man
Total value of live stock
F.xpended for labor
Value of packing plants
Value of output (estimated)
and the
790,000
, L634.0H0
, !,t7.0i)0
160 600
T.600
$ m
, 96.T60.aiO
, 10.6oO.OnO
, 6.676.0UO
1X.0u0.OUO
LARGEST SILVER REFINERY
Omha Bmeltlnsr Works Finishes An
other 91c Year with Immense
Oatont.
Omaha's greatest single industry, ths
American Smelting and Keflning company
produced more than J3.0W.O0Q worth, pf re
fined ores during the year 1910. The exact
value ef the smelter's product for ths last
twelve months Is $26,079,789.
This Is divided by ores aa follows:
Of gold, 3210S9 ounces', value, t6.C77.216.
of sliver, L8.4s7.13i ounces; value, 9,869,
758 Of lead. 214.345.827 pounds; value, $9,8&9,-
Of copper. 14.S4MM pounds; value,
812 210.
Of it roll. 12C.654; vslus, $218.(30.
11.'
'Died of fnonmonin"
is never written of those who cure roughs
snd colds with I'r. Kings New Discovery,
tiuaranteed. 60c and $L For sale by Bea
ton Drug Co,
Public Library is
Growing Steadily
Year After fear
Has Over Ninety Thousand Volumes
on Hand and Stack Boom Must
Be Doubled.
Nearly 7,000 volumes have been added to
the book stacks of the Omaha public li
brary during 1910, and the total number Is
now creeping close up to the 100.000 mark.
Some valuable and Interesting gifts of
books and other articles have been made
during the year. 'and the library board now
has before it for consideration plans for a
proposed rearrangement of the building
and for i.ie doubling of the present capac
ity of the book stacks. Following Is a sta
tistical synopsis of library work for the
year
Total number of books, 93.471.
Books added during 1910, 6.7K6.
Tctsl number of borrowers, each holding
two cards, 15.081.
Home circulation, 275.811, an Increase over
1909 of 7,037.
Circulation through schools and other
agencies, 60,204.
Pictures circulated, 10,570.
Vlfcltors to reading room, I7.S29. '
Visitors to reference room, 24,678.
Visitors to medical department, -2. 899.
Visitors to museum iind Byron Heed
room, 45.300.
UNCLE SAM GETS MANY
ARMY RECRUITS IN OMAHA
More Arc Accepted In December Than
in Any Other Month of ths
Yenr.
, There were enlisted at the Omaha army
recruiting station during the year 1910, 295
men, which Is an Increase of 115 over 1909.
The number of recruits were selected from
a total of 956 men who applied at Grand
Island, Lincoln and Sioux City and Omaha.
Ths recuitlng sub-station was opened at
Lincoln in October, and since Its existence
20 recruits wers accepted. At the Grand
Island sub-station, which was opennd De
cember 1, one man was recruited. The re
cruits were assigned to the following de
partments for duty: Infantry, 136; coast
artillery.. 69; cavalry, 66; field artillery, 17:
hospital corps, t; engineer corps. 1; colored
Infantry, 22; colored cavalry, 1. The enlist
ments by months are:
January 24 August 11
February 2S September 24
March 19 October 29
April 11 November 49
May 20 December 59
June 9
July 13 Total 2.
STORK LEADS GRIM REAPER
Records Show 4T8 More Borax in
Omnhn Than Have Died
Dorlng; Year.
Ths babies that came to Omaha families
In 1910 were not as numerous aa tha popula
tion crop of 1909, but there waa a good lead
of 437 on the death list. There wers 2.336
births, which la forty-three less than the
2,279 of last year. There were 1.899 deaths,
which is 128 mors than the 1.771 of 1909. The
gain of the stork over the grim reaper
seems to be less every year. In 1906 the
stork won out by 929, In 1908 by 408 and In
1910 by only 437. " v.
There were 1,148 white boys among ths
2.336 babies and twenty colored boys. Ths
girl babies wers 1,161 white and seventeen
colored. The biggest month wsis Beptem
ber, when there wers 113 boys and 107 girls.
The largest number of deaths cams In
March, when there were 197, and the small
est number In September, when there were
115. Ths fewest births was In March, when
eighty-one boys and ninety-three girls
were born. There were Just 1,163 born of
each sex. TJsually the boys lead. -
The following table gives the comparative
births for 1909 and 1910:
1910.
January .
Boys. Girls
1909.
January
Boys, Girls.
93
89
96
116
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August ....
September.
October ...
November .
December .
J 09
87
81
81
104
99
106
118
94
92
lu
92:
February
March ....
April
May
June
July
. Ill
. 111.
. 98
. 107
. Ill
. 1U
. 113
. 98
. 86
. 101
.1,224
96
VI
86
107
76
112
106
96
87
88
98
1.166
vm
93
94
86
106)
loo) August ...
108 September
107IOctober
November
December
Totals ..
Totals ...1.168 1,168
Ths births and death record for the last
ten years Is as follows:
Births-
Deaths-
Yr. M'le. Fe'le.
ISHiO... M3 446
Yr. M
1900...
1901...
1902...
1903...
1901...
1905...
le. Fe'le.
Tot.
Tot.
1.006
991
1,079
94S
1.101
1.007
1,239
1.8-14
1.446
1,771
1,899
90
985
84
977
0ii7
816
1.736
1.812
1.709
1.627
1.764
1.924
t.ttt
2.334
2.375
1.31.2
2,336
66
824
76$
809
wa
971
1.071
1.198
l.li.3
l.UJa
1901... 636
1903... 677
1903... 608
1904... 690
1906... 677
1906... 704
1907... 761
1908... 747
1903
1910
4AS
UV
4W
611
460
636
619
099
1906. ..1
1907... I
,2S
1908. ..1,
177
200
168
1909... 1
1910... 1
COMMISSIONER OF STREETS
Fifteen Miles of Now Pavement Have
Been Added to Mis Juris
diction. The miles of paved streets and alleys
under ths cars of tho street commissioner
of Omaha Increased during tbs last year
from lit to 131 miles. During tha year ths
commissioner has cleaned by hand broom
and machine, 16,628 blocks and has flushed
4,342 blocks. Intersections havs been
cleaned 19,383 times.
The refuse of the city has been carried
way In 22.301 loads and 6,200 loads of
snow have been lifted and removed. Out
of another fund the street commissioner
has cut ths weeds from 4,276 block. Of
ths dirt that has been hauled by wagon,
17,9i7 loads were used In filling washouts,
2.216 for Bldewalka, 199 for cross walks, and
11,133 for round ups. Four hundred and
thirty-five loads of cinders have been
moved. The total number of wagon loads
of material moved amounts to 31,900.
Tha street commissioner has had about
$80,000 to spend altogether, of which 600.000
was for cleaning streets. No new machinery
has boen bought and there has been
scarcely enough money to do ths surface
cleaning of tho pavements. Tha recent
snow storms have not been taken care of
because there have been no funds.
MORE STREET ARC LIGHTS
Greater Nosuber of I.lahts in the Ont
lylnc Districts Many Per
mits Are Issned.
The number of are lights In Omaha was
Increased during ths year from 1,0Tj7 to
1,108, a gain of fifty-one. A number of
lamps havejen ordered by ths souncll
during-the last few weeks and the outlying
districts are rapidly becoming well, lighted.
The city electrician issued permits for
2.64T different Jobs of wiring, which Is
sevesty-three more than were Issued In
UOa The fees collected amounted to
86.074133, Ths corps of inspectors working
under City KectrteUa Mlchaeleen made
4.936 different Inspections.
SOUTH OMAHA HAS GOOD YEAR
Building Permits Are Largest of Any
Year in Decade.
RECORD OF B1KIHS IS BROKEN
Model Most Moose Kreeted and I. arse
thurrh Nearly Completed '
Kan lea Secure err Home
Mere Lutheran t'horrh.
The year that has Just ended has been
one of progress and Improvement In 6outh
Omaha. The building permits show that
permission has been granted for the erec
tion of new structures of greater value
than In any period of the history of the
city .during the last decade. The effect
of this is not generally seen In the city,
but when one enters the packing house
district the Imposing new hog house erected
by, the Cudahy Packing company shows
that South Omaha's leading industry Is
not on the wane, but growing. Quite a
number of private houses has been ndded
to the city's roll of buildings. Hut the
outstanding feature of the city's building
year in this edifice, which is one of the
model and up-to-date structures of the
description of the country.
In another direction there has been im
provement and Hint Is In the amount of
paving and grading, that has been done.
Paving lust year has been principally in the
residential districts and the same policy will
be pursued this year by the city adminis
tration. The great engineering work of
the Mud Creek sewer Is still on hand. It
Is a contract that has been in existence
for three years, but Its completion may be
expected early in 1911.
Aside from the official building returns
steps have been taken during the year
and are in progress to improve the archi
tectural appearance of the city. These are
In connection with the efforts of several
congregations to enter Into new habitations
that are worthy of the city's growth and
their own ideas of the fitness of things.
Premier among these efforts must be
place the plans for the erection of a
new edifice by the congregation of the
First Presbyterian church.
The New Presbyterian Church.
Some seven years ago the officers of this
church by vote of the congregation selected
and purchased the corner of Twenty-third
and J streets for future use. One year ago
tha congragatlon authorised the trustees
to build the new church, and ground was
broken In January, 1910, under direction of
Contractor N. E. Carter. During the sum
mer Of 1910. the work had so far progressed
that the first services were held in the
basement on Christmas day, 1910, and now
In the beginning of the pastor's twenty
third year of service, January 1, 1911, the
first full day of morning and evening ser
vices will be Inaugurated.
The building Is of plain, classical lines,
ommittlng all towers, and somewhat of
the style of the ancient temple, with di
mensions, not counting porch or rooms in
the rear, of sixty by ninety-three feet. The
edifies is constructed of light gray pressed
brick, with ' stone trimmings. The front
porch has six pillars of solid stons three
feet In diameter at base, eighteen feet
high, and weighing each about ten tons.
Ths basement is above ground, well lighted
by day and by night with combination
lights, with toilet rooms, class rooms and
kitchen, with all modern ixtures.
Services will be held In the basement of
this new church, with opera chairs and
seats for 400 auditors. In the meantime
workman will advance ths building of the
main auditorium and gallery above, with
castor's study and choir rooms. The Ac
commodation In ths main room above when
completed will be not less than 800 sittings.
The cost of the building wnen an equippc-u
and furnished with pipe organ, will not
be less than $40,000. The building en
closed and with basement ready for use,
will hot bs less than 827,000.
Knacllsh Xslherss C'horch.
The church of the English Lutheran con
gregation at Twenty-fifth and K streets
has also been reconstructed ana us
pearance as 'well as its accommodation
Improved. It will bs occupied early in the
new year.
Another excellent architectural addition
to ths city will be the Eagles' new hall at
Twenty-third and N streets. Ths local
aerie bought the church of the First Metho
dis' congregation, and the building Is now
in process of transformation for ths pur-
Doses of tha order. In beauty 01 sren.-
tectural design and Internal squlpment It
Is asserted that It will be one of the
finest "nests" In ths country. Ths work
of renovation will cost upwsrds of $18,000.
During the year South Omaha was on
the verge of what threatened to be a
serious Industrial trial. It waa a dispute
betwen th-i packing houses and their
laborers, but owing to the mediation of
Mayor Tralnor the difficulty was avoided.
Ths only serious disturbance of the peace
during ths year was the Oreek riot which
followed the shooting of Pollcs Officer
Lowrey.
Trade In ths city was generally -steady
during ths year, except during the last
two months.
Bolldlng Progress.
According to tbs statement prepared by
Building Inspector Jars Johnson, showing
ths number and value of tho building per
mits Issued by hU department for the period
beginning January 1 and ending December
31, ths year 1910 has witnessed the erection
of buildings of greater value than any
year since 1900. Ths number of buildings
is smaller in any year of the decade, ex
cept 1906, when only 114 permits wsrs is
sued, against 135 for 1910, but the valua
tion exceeds the valuation of the highest
other year by over $30,000. the figures being,
1906, $277,362, and 1910. $.109,975. There is
also an increase in the valuation of addi
tions and repairs.
The following is ths comparative table
by years:
Year.
19UU ..
1901 ..
IHU2 ..
iHOl ..
Hot ..
lrt .
1DOS ..
1907 ..
19U8 .
1909 .
1910 ..
Year.
19tn) ..
1901 ..
1901 ..
1903 ..
1904 ..
191Q .
ISO ..
190 ..
19U8 ..
1910 ..
1911 ..
No. nidus,
2t7
2)8
1W
Iu6
I18
180
110
175
107
176
135
Additions snd
liepalrs.
68
71
96
24
82
42
88
92
48
33
&
Vslue
$21 3. 70S
217.390
194,s;
184. 120
233.4i5
27. 3bJ
2,0.1
m.i.jll
PA.540
2),s"7
309,97$
Value.
$10,936
12.4
iUl
4 i1
3.361
4 44a
S..V
23, W3
13,243
14.118
23,830
Record of Births.
In ths year 1910 Mouth Omaha added to
Its population 691 children, $16 boys and
$76 girls. In this respect It has been a
record-breaking year. Most of ths births
must bs credited to the Polish, Roumanian
and Lithuanian oulonles.
The figures by the month show: January,
21 males, 18 females; February, 15 males,
te femsles; March. 27 males, 17 females;
April. 23 males. 2 females; Msy, 21 males.
15 females; June, 20 males. 21 females; July,
26 males, 27 females; August, 86 malss. 21
females; September, 23 males. 26 females;
the Year
October. 38 males. 42 females; "Tfovember.
37 males, is females; December. 2S males.
:X ft males.
t Ity Improvements.
The following summary of Improvements
executed under the direction of O. W.
Roberts, city engineer, shows the amount
of public woik done during the year,
which according to him Is five times that
executed In any similar period-. 1 miles of
pavements, comprising 93.332 square yards
of paving. 51.898 lineal feet of curbing and
all appurtenances, completed at a cost of
9,3,.4i; 19 miles of sewers, comprising
various sixes, storm and sanitary sewers
manholes, catch basins and all appurte
nances, completed at a cost of $7fi.35S.?9; 1
miles of streets, comprising llLS.- cubic
yards of grading, graded at a cost o
$19,608.69; 1.8 miles of sidewalks, of con
crete and brick construction, laid at
cost of r,,(U4.0ii; repairs to streets an
bridges have been executed at a cost of
$1,171.76; forty-eight sewer connnectlon per
mlts; thirty-four sidewalk construction per
niits nnd 178 water Installation permits; Is
sued nnd work constructed In compliance
to city ordinances; grades established on six
miles of streets; three additions comprising
110 lots recorded, plans, specifications and
contracts prepared In accordance to legs
procedure for the execution of work In
forty-one paving districts, nine grading
districts, and one sewer district. The up
proximate cost will be about $100,000.
Summary of cost: Paving, $:29, 375.47; sew.
ers, $76,358.19; grading, $19.60S.69; sidewalks,
$6,614.06; bridges. $1,171.76; total $332,028.26.
llnnVs Prospering.
Although the figures will not be avail
able for some days yet, according to the
statement of a prominent official of one
of the banks, 1910 has been one of the
most profitable years in ths history of
banking in South Omaha,
Y.W.C.A. Shows Big
Growth for Year
Membership Over One Thousand More
Than at This Time Last
Year.
For the Young Women's Christian asso
ciation for the year 1910 has been an event
ful one, and also one of development in all
departments of work. The membership,
for instance, In March reached the highest
since the organisation, 8,813. March Is ths
annual campaign month and the member
ship, therefore. Is larger than during the
other months, when relapsing memberships
reduce the number slightly. The first of
December, however, the membership was
3,429 as compared with 2,408 for the same
time In 1909, The effort Is being made to
raise the number to 4,000 before the annual
meeting, which Is held In the middle of
January.
The complete record of the year's work
la not possible until the close of the asso
ciation business year, but as now estimated
Is shows wlds usefulness of each depart
ment. The average attendance at luncheon
at the cafeteria is 812, and the average
charge for these luncheons la 18 cents.
In ths educational, gymnasium and in
dustrial classes 687 are at present enrolled
Ths employment . department ties helped
rnany girls to. Position, has found bosrdlng
places for many others. Tho travelers'
aid department has directed many worried
travelers to havens. The religious depart
ment has conducted many meetings. There
have bean entertainments, social musical
and lectures. In brief there has been ac
tivity along alt lines.
Ths present exeoutlve staff Ineludee:
Miss lily M. Strong, general secretary;
MIbs Flora 8. Keeney, assistant secretary
and educational director; Miss Ida H. Mel
cher, business secretary; Miss Ora John
son, membership secretary; Miss Sabra
Wllsoni employment secretary; Miss Ethel
G. Hendee, Industrial and extension sec
retary; Miss Harriet F. Bchaeffer, office
secretary; Miss Florence Llljeros, assistant
office secretary; Miss Theodate Wilson,
religious work director; Miss Florence
Alden, physical director; Miss Margaret
Coffin, domestic science director; Miss
Gertrude Bly, domestic art director; Mrs.
Clara Mead, travelers' aid.
OMAHA PARK IMPROVEMENTS
Large Sums Have Been Spent in Keep
ing Vp the Scanty Spots and
Boalevards.
The Board of Park Commissioners has
kept up a continual activity during the
year In extending the system. Improving
tha various parks and beauty spots and in
planning further improvements. Ths work
in Elmwood and Carter parks Is of the
most Important, although ths attractive
ness of some of the others has been much
enhanced.
In Elmwood park .the pavilion has been
completed, a new barn has been built, and
cement walks and steps and graded road
ways havs been put In. The work in Levi
Carter park has been largely the dredging
out of the lake in some places and In
building the retaining wall at the west
end.
Ths artesian well lias been finished in
Kountxe park and Is giving a good flow
of water. In Miller park the well has been
driven, the golf course improved and the
approach on ths east improved. In Hane
com, Illverview and Curtlss Turner parks
most of ths expenditure has bssn for main
tenance. Lafayette avenue, north of Hemls park,
haa been macadamised. Florenoe boule
vard has been partly repaved, and the
play grounds on West Central and Dewey
avenues havs been repaired for use In the
spring. For ths boulevard at Twenty
seventh snd Hurt streets there has been
sums work done and soma dirt hauled, but
It is not yet ready for use.
Ths funds havs been managed as fol
lows; PARK FUND.
Hanscom. including greenhouse
Knervlew
I: I in wood .,
Miller
Kountse
Curtlss Turner
Kemls
Kontenelle
Jefferson ibjuare
Capitol Avenue ,
Uluff View
Levi Carter Park
ROAD FUND.
Florence Houlevard
M.uih Central Houlevard
West Central ,
..$ 0.5.14
.. 6..10.4
.. 7,2'74
.. 8.697.68
.. 2'3 44
623.58
672.69
lusoo
.. 2,X2.9
.. 22T.2
645 0.7
.. 28.tol.0i
..$16,092 35
.. 3.3o.U
.. 7, 849 69
.. 16..8l
Southeast
Northwest
Northeast from o'herman Ave. to
1,291.17
L. C. Park 99 00
Lafayette Avenus 3,9217$
Ths receipts for the park fund for the
year amount In aggregate to $73,064 65, In
cluding ths donation of $20,000 from Mrs.
Cornish to be expended on Levi Carter
park.
The receipts from the county to bs ex
pended on the boulevards known as the
"road fund" amounted to $40,386.43.
Acreage In parks and parkings, 917.87.
Acreage of boulevards, 116.40.
AJtTLMIAN WluLLS.
Rlvervlew. old well 1 04 feet deep
hlverview. new well 1 1m) (( doep
Miller Park 1.29 feet deep
Ki unts Park 1 2i feet dp
Elmwood Park 1 feet darv
lianacom park l.loO feat daep
Just Ended ;
(MILLION SPENT ON STREETS
Vast Sum Includes Taring:, Sidewalks
and New Sewers.
BUSY YEAR FOR CITY ENGINEER
t'ralsi tins I 011L11I After F.tpcndilnre)
of at.tO.oot More ej'han Last
1 rni llnntlrrd Thlrt-One
.Miles of I'xmI atrccls.
For tho city engineer's department tho
year 1910 1ms been the busiest In years and
more paving was Inld than In anv yenr
except lss, since the first paving was
put down In 1S83. The yenr Hn8 was tho
record year, as the old wooden block ws
laid at that time, but most of It has now
been taken up nnd replaced with better
material.
Fourteen miles of new paving was put
down In 1910 under the supervision of the
city engineer by various contractors. In
cluding tho additional Horn of 90,000 lineal
feet of curbing the cost was $i"K.O00. Mol
of the work was done down town, but
several long thoroughfares In the outlying
districts which have been of sreut serv
ice were completed within the last twelve
months.
Omaha can claim the honor of having ex
ceptionally well paved bus ness streets, and
has altogether about 131 miles of artificial
roadways. These pavements of stono, brick
and asphalt have cost $7,716,616. The re
pairing has been very expensive, but tho
burden Is lightened somewhat by the work
of tho municipal nuptial t plsnt.
The sewers have boeen much extended
during the year, and tho new Hurt street
extension will be a very important ad
dition. The new work on sewers has been
on 8.8 miles of new extensions, and the
total mileage of the sewer system now Is
198. These sewers have cost the city $2,713.
9S3, and this year's Improvements have
amounted to $163,006.
Twenty-four miles of sidewalks wers laid
last year, costing $X3,9H. The city's total
miles of sidewalks Is now 844 nnd the cost
has been $1.2CS,fil8. The cross walks havs
numbered 6S6, of which 456 wers concrete
and 131 wooden The mileage was 3.26 and
the cost $S,377.32.
Heven new bridges have cost the city
$1,863.80 and repair work has been dons on
bridges and culverts that amounted to
$13,741.73.
The work in street grading haa Involved
the carrying of 178,293 eublo yards of earth
snd the cost has been $43,222.9S.
Taking In every Item nnd sort of .ex
penditure, the Improvements In the streets
of Omaha that have been done during
the year 1910 amount to something over a
million dollars, Is the estimnte of the city
engineer.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
BOTH ON THE INCREASE
Abont Three Hundred More Licenses
(ranted This Year Than for
tho Tear lttOI.
While comparison of the Douglas county
marriage license figures for 1910 with those
of 1909 show that the number of licenses
Increased somewhat during the latter
year, the figures on divoroe taken from the
records of ths district court of Douglas
county show that in ths number of divorces
granted there was a slight ' Increase over
1909, Against the divorce Increase, how
ever, may be set ths fact that the total
number of divorce cases disposed of by
the district court last year was seventy-
nine less than the number of which dis
position was made In 1909.
While In' 1909 the courts dismissed 163
divorce actions, chiefly because the war
ring couples became reconciled there were
but sixty-seven dismissals last year. This
Is taken as an Indication that the new
divorce law prohibiting remarriage of di
vorced persons for six months, Is having
the effect of making people hesitate before
beginning divorce actions, the general re
sult being that the number of divorce ac
tions Is reduced and at the same time the
number of persons who start divorce ac
tions and then drop them is made smaller.
Ths figures on disposition of divorce
cases In district court last year, furnished
by M. G. Macleod and H. II. Claiborne of
the office of the clerk of the district court.
compared wtih thote of 1909 follow:
Decrees. Dlsmlssals.Total. .
1910 397 t',7 . 44
19U9 876 ' 168 M3
Marriage License Clerk Furay'a marriage
license figures for the year 1910 compared
with those for ths year 1909 are as follows:
1909. 1910.
January .
.144
m
174
141
176
177
176
8O4
146
1'W
2i
j:
20
218
February ,
March ....
April
May
130
160
168
24
161
148
lflo
2.14
16
lbO
June .......
July
August ....
September
(ctober ...
November
December .
Totals
..2.066 2,21
ROMINENT 0MAHANS WHO
HAVE DIED IN LAST YEAR
List Inclndea Monies of Jfotoble Men
of City Who Were Known and
Itesperted Widely.
The prominent Omahana who havs died
In 1910 Include Spragua Abbott, Elmer K.
Bryson, Harry E. burnam, John Daumer,
Henry F. Cady, Henry C. Cady, John n.
Carmlcliael. Charles K. Coutant. John F.
Coad, Emmanuel Calm, John F. Dniley,
William Fleming, John P. Flnley, John
H. Gibbons. It. 8. Hall, John W, Hosier,
William P. Harford. William Krug,
Zrphnnlah H. Knight, George II. Dake,
Patrick II. Mostyn, Dan II. McCurdy, Dr.
George It. Moore, W. A. Paxton, Jr.; 8. H.
Peters, Mrs. Mary J. Paxton. John Itoi
Icky, Dan T. Hyen, Ben If. Borrows.
BUSY YEAR FOR THE COURTS
Judgments Exceed Those of tbr Veer
Hrlorr, but the Dismissals
lo el.
The year 1910 was a busier one than lis
predecessor, 1909J for the district court of
Douglas county, according to the figures
on disposition of cases given out by M. 1.
Macleod, filing clerk In the office of the
district court clerk.
Wlille the court Judgments of 1910 ex
ceeded those of 19"9 by 192 the dismissals
of 1910 were exceeded by those of 1909 by
41.
The following figures show the dlsiosl
tlon of all cases, except criminal and di
vorce cases, for the two years:
Judgments. Dismissals. Total.
1910 tl7 87K l.ouo
1909 496 , 419 914
During 1910 thero were filed In the dls.
trie t court 1.741 civil suits, of which 660
acre for dlvcrce, 839 for personal Injury
damages, and 811 wers for other causes of
action that cannot be classified.
The figures of cases filed and disposition,
of cases do not prove each other fur the
reason that many cases disposed of In 1919
were filed lit 1909 and many cases filed In
1910 still remain undipused of.
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