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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1912)
- . . ' V mninim r M , , ,-- i i ii i -mi in i i ... .I .....I .I. Mini ii 1 1 mi v Till' WD: OMAHA. MONDAY. .lANtWUY, 1, 101'i. Activities of City Administration for 1911 Make Remarkable Showing J i 7 MUCH WORK BY PARK BOARD Funds Are More Generally Ditrib- uted Than forYe.r Before. CONSIDERABLE MACADAM LAID lonrr 1" Spent In tiradln for tkr Vorlknnt Boulevard-Mr, tor nlsh Provide Considerable . Money. Work of the Park Hoard for the year past liai been distributed and permanent curbs, walks and drives, additional drive ways, cement Meps, fountains for the ar tesian wells and springs and several other Improvements testify to the diversity of the work. The work was made more general and more widely distributed than the preceding; year because this year no i a rue amount of tha funds were used in building; pavilions or digging artesian wells. I'roceeds of the sale of bonds have been used In putting; In 34,490 square yards of macadam, and oiling the balance of the roadway, except for the expenditures necessary to bring the boulevards to grade. Of the grading the largest amount was done on the Northwestern Boulevard, from Forly-flth and Military avenue to Fontanelle park, and the roadway through that park to meet the Boulevard which the board recommended from there to P-e.nls park. The largest expenditure In the parka has been in Levi Carter park, but thla in clude the donations from Mra. Cornish, Boating, bathing and the mineral spring will be some of the attraction at this park when completed. AVlth the exception of a few receipts and small expenses for December, the park board funds have been expended aa follow: PAI1K FUND. Hansconi - I 6,5). M lilvervlew 4.M1.28 Elm wood 4,058.00 .Miller 2.9S4.18 Kountie 71861 Curtis Turner Uemls .: 7S-4.7B Fontennelle 1,872.06 Levi Carter 22,942 82 Deer , 28 00 Jefferson square B2S.0O Capitol avenue 176.111 Yard 1,218.20 Nursery 2t2 Greenhouse 171.5.1 Office 198.67 Salaries, superintendent, etc S, 40.00 ROAD FUND. Florence boulevard , Went Central boulevard South Central boulevard Thirteenth street boulevard North Central boulevard, app fees Southeast boulevard , Northwest boulevard , Salary PARK BOND FUND. Florence, boulevard West Central boulevard South Central boulevard , Lafayette avenue Southwest boulevard , Hanscom park driveway , Northwest bolevard Jefferson sauare. paving Chi- $ 3,422.19 H.472.25 it.KM.SI 11,472.29 275.00 i 1.4A1.M 4,509.87 875.00 $ 8.722.09 8,815.98 10.617.33 812.90 , 7,899.99 203.79 10,708.92 cagj street 2,198.10 Oeneral expenses 8.00 Salary, assistant superintendent. 600.00 The receipt for the park fund amount to 135.114 44. Road fund receipt aggre gate 832,737.28. 'The park bond fund wa fDe.ooo. English Secures Many Convictions During Year 1911 County Attorney James P. F.ngllsh's re port of the criminal business of his office for Kfet year, excluding some trivial mat ters, 1 as follows: CONVICTIONS. Homicide 7 Breaking and entering 44 Forgery 10 Felonious assaults 19 Wife abandonment.... 1 ('.rand larceny larceny from person.. Adultery Kigamy Ihibbery Miscellaneous Labor law ..... . 23 . 3 . 8 ,. 1 . 16 . 10 . 2 1 Total. ACQUITTALS. Murder 1 breaking and entering 4 Miscellaneous v 2 Uol)bery . 1 Total 8 Nolled 45 In these case 285 persona were Involved. 'New criminal caaea filed during 'the year were as follows: First degree murder S Second degree murder 7 Korgerv 20 rtobbery ..: 2 Hurglarv (breaking and entering) 59 (Jrand larceny and larceny from the person 38 Sertnus assaults 2$ l.?ml-)AV.z!emAnt 4 Bigamy 2 Wife or child abandonment t Petty offenses 153 Perjury 1 Total 346 Building Records in Omaha for the Last Twenty-live Years Following I a table, prpared In the offli-e of the building Inspector, which gives succinctly the work In that depart ment since It establishment In June, 1SS: Yr. 8S. 187. 188. iy. 18"1. 1'2. W3. 18M 1'.I5 1 Mi. 1W7. 18HS. Permits 680 l.!0 1.881 1.974 1.63a 1.160 1,21 1,370 -r wa 559 Wft 736 . Amnt.lYr. $2.(C,974 199. 6,193,629 1WHJ. S.770. 19"ll . 4.RM.736 1902 4.003. b 1903. 1.852.4"0 1904. 2.412.1(rii:6. 975.4.V0 19118. 6V H4 l;i07. 6)6.117;i90S. f.n 168 19119. 1398.1910. 1,361,262;19U. Permits. Amnt. 696 fl,006,6:M ... 187 991 1,613.264 l.H).VIK 1,071.7 i.or.i.930 4.S87.4M 4.273.0W) 4,636.643 4.690,6.-i0 7,214.140 6, 260.988 6.426.863 ... 527 ... 573 ... 630 ... 79 ... 8S5 ...l.3 ...1,500 ... 1.526 ...1.80 ...1.5S8 ...1.S7! COMMISSIONER CROWLEY ,;iAKES ANNUAL REPORT Ca.i ConitnUsioiicr Crowley makes the following report of the work done In his department for the year: das larniw Installed 1,232 Simples milk analvied ! Samples cream analysed 74 samples water analysed n Ire analysed ii Uas analyaea 15 Uutter anaiyted 1 Vinegar analysed 1 (iaa determinations for heat Determinations for candle power S(Hi . Tet-ts for hydrogen of sulphur Mo) Meters tested..'...'. t,j 'Tested on complaint of consumers neters 69 Tests for sulphur , 16 I Governors' tested I Soil ! win la gas lube ju 1 Financial Statement r n.'i. r r "U r Ui tlty UI UUIHIIU. 1UI I J j-jg Year anfl Next Although provision was made for an expense of $1.0ou,0o0 In conduc ting the city government In 1911, tl.09j.tl4.S5 Was spent, the excess over the allowance in the sev eral funds being accounted for by la'.vful Incomes from other sources. Expenses for 1911 exceeded those of the preceding year $3,000. However, the estimates as submitted by departments for 1912 will, If held within these estimates, decrease expenditures In 1912 $20,000 as compared with the actual expenditures In 1911. Sev eral Improvements In departments, pur chase of new supplies and arrangements for new methods have Increased expendi tures, but will, city officials assert, mean a decided saving In 1912. Following Is the condition of the city finances at the close of the year: Kx- Ex pended, in 1911. $ 241, Tito lit,612 2S.077 Asked for 112. ZiiO.OOO 0,tH0 pendrd. Department. in 1910 Fire $ Police Public library.. Lignt on streets and public ground Street repair, 2,;.oii 104. 9 31,021 81,672 24.99S 70,122 67,584 Mi. 51 2 4 9JO 18.UKI 10.91 3 17,81 HI 2: 154 12.798 10,878 8,057 3,277 33 7.0U6 4,321 2,6fi 1,413 18.718 1.200 844 3.548 22,771 2.687 117.580 70,000 16,000 50,000 grauing Park board 24.8S7 55.948 Cleaning a n d sweeping pavement tiO.000 12 299 4.l.1 ltkl 1H.794 K677 21.KI0 12.8K4 7,168 7.777 3.X.V 3,485 6.914 8,997 2.767 l,38t 21,0!7 1,20(1 1.660 3.468 21,997 3,773 3,000 - 900 tSO.OK) ro.ooo 4.7fl TN.(HK) 11,160 14.iH 24. ( 12. Mm) 15,000 7.870 3,283 3,815 7,264 4,715 2.S95 Curb, gutter and paving... Mayor City council City clerk Comptroller ... City treasurer. Legal Juugment Building In pector Holler Inspector Plumbing In spector Electrician In spector Oas commis sioner License In spector Weight and Measures Inspector .... City hall main tenance 1.520 21,520 1,225 1,560 4,250 27,500 City market rre warden Police court.... Health depart ment Pest house told emerge ncy hospital) City emergency hospital City veterinar ian Ass't. vet'n and a 1 au g h t e r house In spector M a 1 n t enance city dump Engineers office Sewer main tenance Bridge and culverts Crosswalk and aide walks .... I n a pector street cuts... Oeneral In spector Ml cellaneous expense fund Elec. expense.. Annual report.. Ak - S a r - Ben lighting Oarbage emergency- Return 1911 is m e r g ency loan 2,500 4.081 900 2,760 1,200 53,400 18,000 7,000 13,000 2.800 5,340 20,000 12,000 600 2,500 30.000 18,000 2,068 3,460 1,200 54.943 19,263 7,027 13.872 , 2.S00 0,827 37,887 14,014 6(H) 2,500 17.0J0 1,200 55.301 18.971 224 20,270 2.785 5,272 ' 51.082 5,237 2,500 Total 11,092,286 tl.065,114 $1,076,108 Real Estate Deals Less Than Year Ago Comparison of real estate transfer fig ures for tho year 1911 and the year' 1910 show a decrease of 86.093,530 for last year The report on mortgage for last year do not differ materially from those of 1910. The reports aa furnished by the office of the register of deeds and the Dally" Record follow: 1911. 1910. January (!.82fi $ 1.824.629 February 039,632 1.189.680 March 1,081.791 1.749,327 April 941.193 2,326,990 May 815.05 1.878,250 June 708.435 1.219,668 July 664.899 1,634.977 August 7W.475 704.355 September 683.220 609.796 October 780,721 1.236,979 November 549,935 668,517 December 866,213 671,467 Total $9, 179,925 $15,273,453 FARM MORTGAGES. -'Filed Releaed- No. Amount No. Amount 19U ii Ki5,4i!i 118 $:va,9;ii 1910 , 121 436.129 137 391,92; CITY MORTGAGES. No. Amount No. Amount Filed lteleased ....4.5.-10 87. 661, 361 8,180 15.Hi6.377 4.219 8.606.863 2,888 3.95.948 SHERIFF'S DEEDH. No. Amount 26 $;i24.676 13 26.009 19U 1910 1911 1910 MANY NEW STUDENTS ' ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL With 225 Eighth grade graduates plan ning to enter the Omaha High achool next term, the total enrollment at the school will be Increased to nearly 2.4O0. For the year ending today the report shows that 2,157 students were enrolled at the school during the year and that the average daily attendance was 1,684. Of this number, aome 300 students would not have attended the school had It not been for the new two-year commercial course which was Introduced In Septem ber. The total number of Btudents Liking commercial work at present reaches nearly 500. The additions to the faculty since Sep tember are James E. Knutts, commercial respondence and rapid calculation: George correspondence; Mary Quintan, type writing; Lloyd Bertschl. commercial cor Fisher, commercial reviews, and Mlsa Sackett, English literature and Latin. Detailed Showing of Building Operations in MONTH. January.... February... March April May J uoe July August September. October...., November. . Decenitrtjr. . arctai. SCHOOLS ARE FORGING AHEAD Manual Training Extended and Fhysical Director Named. ADDITIONS ARE BEING BUILT In Addition to Other Innovation Two-Year High School Commer cial t'onrae Una Hern !; taMlslifd. I'nusual progress was made In the city schools during the last ear. A new superintendent and 11 new principal of the High school have been choen and have Improved 1p1m the work of other year in a noteworthy degree. A new wing ut Windsor has been com pleted, the Edward Kosewater school built, wings at Monmouth Park and Cen tral mid Castellar schools urc In course of construction. Manual training bus been extended to tho Park and F.dward Hoscwater schools. A .supervisor of physical training has been appointed and has directed ath letics, and he has put the manual train ing system upon a practical and result producing basis. In addition to thexe Improvements and Innovations a two year High school com mercial course has been cutabllHhed. Following 1 a summary of the year' enrollment, which has made a healthy Increase over the preceding yrar and is greater than for any previous year: Number Av. Pally Knrolled. Attendance. High school I,i:7 1.6M Grammar grades 6.2.-H Primarv gntdes 9.1:11 12,4!4 Night school l.o:i; 136 Kindergarten 1,770 1.106 Total 20.334 15.420 Of this number of pupil 668 were colored. The apportionment of teacher is as follows: High Bchool 72 Grammar and primary 320 Kindergarten , 54 Night 8 Supervisors 7 Principal (supervising) 20 Manual training teachers 14 Total 495 Y. W. C. A. Increases Scope of Its Work During the Year The Young Women's Christian associa tion meets the new year with expenses cleared and the possibility of making a payment on Its mortgage; with few changes In membership, worker and cur riculum; with the record of a year' de velopment In most lines and unusual growth In several departments, Tho junior department grew so In 1811 that a secretary to have exclusive charge of Us Interests must be added to the fifteen association secretaries. There are 105 juniors. There ore four Junior clubs, of which tho Gleaners and the Kensington club were formed last year. The Sunday story hour to which tho Story Tellers' league contributes Is a new feature of thla department. Mlsa Ethel llendee, who ha charge of junior work, la also ex tension secretary with supervision of meetings In factories and senior clubs. There are 153 enrolled. There are five clubu. The Social Hour club of girl em ployed In the association building I new. Work with foreign girls ha enlarged three-fold. Mrs, Josephine Carrol teaches two cliitssea of girls entirely Ignorant of Knglls.il. Miss leather Johnson and Miss Louise Copelaud teach advanced classes. These and other study clauses make the enrollment in the educational department of which Miss Flora Kenney Is director, 180. Only domestic science and art classes have lagged and fees will be cut and more general lessons given under Miss Gertrude Bly, to popularlxo them In 1912. The chorus Is a new feature of this department. It numbers fifty voice under the direction of Miss A. M. Karbach and will give a public concert In the spring. Miss Jessie Towns has succeeded Miss Kate Mcllugh as Instruc tor In English literature. There are 220 In the physical education department. In which the Saturday girls' gym classes hove grown especially. A new gym club, that of Van Bant school pupils and graduates, lias been formed. Swimming lesson will start April 1. There are S00 In the religious work de partment, which will be directed by Mis Lily strong, general secretary, until i permanent director Is secured. Mrs. I). A. Foote hag been added to the Instruc tors In Bible study. The Hospitality circle, under the direction of the general sec retary and Miss Glen Sleeper, dispense cordiality at Vesper services. Since April the association has supported In China Miss Ruth PuxBon, who is studying to be a Young Women's Christian associa tion foreign recretary. Mr. Clari Mend, tho Travelers' Aid, give eervlces to 200 to 400 girls and women at the railroad stations each month. The cafe and cafeteria feed on an aver age of 850 people dally, about 100 more than In 1H10. Miss Marie Odlorna took charge of the employment bureau and boarding house department in September. In September, October and November, she had 300 culls for employment, I.',S calls for help and placed seventy-one girls. She found per manent boarding places for 114; transient, 242. There are 3.250 members, ninety-five of whom ar ilfe members. This Is less than at this time last year. There will be. however, no membership campaign next spring as has been the custom In past year. The annual meetings will be held In January, officers will be elected and reports made by secretaries and committees. A Korlumt Trias, K. W. Uoodioc, lallas, Texas, found a sure relief for malaria and biliousness in Hr. King's New Life PilU. Only 25c. For Halu by Heaton I'rug Co. "No. Htoiv and WurebiiUHos of I Dwelling. Officu iluilUlngs. and Factories. Churchoa. mlts. Fr. Bk. T"l. Cost. Fr. Pk.j T'l. Coat. Fr. Hk. T'l.j font. Fr.l k. Tl.l Cost. 76 j isl 6 35 $ tti 250 4 10 $ 102.S5O I X 6 $124,500 1 .. 1 $2,000 70 :i 3 3 Mi. 660 ..2 2 aj.oOO ..11 20.000 loo ! ii a jra.Vio ft fA,(n 1 i 2o,uo 1i; 90 4 94 M..T50 1 10 M.mjO .. I 1 1.0M 112 ! b 6 75 170 69.100 II 1 170.9U5 122 1 0i 5 71 177. IT 2..700 1 2 $ 62.00 1 .. 1 $.5.4 117; 64 I M 122.9"; .. 10 10 1 (V-t.7'0 .. 1 25.000 l') : 2 4 A m.HhO 1 10 11 12 & 124 I C in Hs.660 1 7 MSO .. 6 0.7io ki ii 6 47 lJO.f'O 2 4 6 2'.'3,"0 ,. u ou0 VH U i t-S I :.) 8 ft ' 67.2(0 ..S3 I.!M 7'1 . 40 2 42 SH.2.' .. r ! S $.500 4 1 6 Jomo .. ' 1.T72- I; 70 4$ 74k 1 t&XM50 14 1 42 j M $l,b07,91O 7 S'J $7 54.6t H i 3 j $25,500 iFire Losses Show Big Decrease for the Year of 1911 The loss on fires for tho year Just closed wa less than that of the preced ing year by almost $4),. Tm total number of fire was greater, but the remarkHble work done by the department kept the loss comparatively low. There were but ten fires during the year from which tho loss wa over $.00. . The total loss last year was I6S,WI, and that of 1!H Wa t702,Sr. Five hu man lives were lost through fires. They were John W. Carthrlght and Thomas Fields, who died from Injuries received In tho Millard hotel fire on January 23; Ksther and Myrtle. McLelland, who were burned In an explosion on March 22, and Mrs. Herman tletzman, who died on June 10. when her clothes caught fire from a gasoline explosion at 4316 Hick ory street. Sixteen other persons asldo from firemen were burned at fires. Sev enteen firemen suffered Injuries. The list of casualties Is completed with forty-two horse killed In fires. The month of July reported more fires than any other month In tho year, loirlng tlist month 133 fires were attended by the department. .Following Is the tabulated report Issued by the fire chief last week up to le cember 1. CALLS. Telephone alarms 702 Kox alarms 2r Still alarms II Special duty rails 265 Fires without alarms K Second 'alarms , 7 Third alarms 3 Total Value of building on fire... Value of content Total Loss on buildings Loss on contents : 1.032 ..$ l.710.ao .. 8,062,541 .117,772.817 ,...ir.2.:i47 .... 216:554 From burning rubbish 31 From burning weeds and gisss 57 Cinders and ashes 18 Honfire 16 From defective chimneys 53 From sparks of chimney 00 From cigars and cigarettes 53 From electric wires : 13 From fireworks 18 From stoves, furnaces and pipes 82 From Ignition of gasolene 13 From ignition of gasolene stoves 28 From sparks from locomotives 85 From matches and carelessness Ill From children playing with matches 25 From mice and matches 5 From sparks of matches SI From gas Ignition 2 From causes unknown 144 From waste and rags 14 From suppoaed Incendiary origin 4 Total .... ...819 Cupid Loses in the Eace with Divorce Court During 1911 Cupid losee on the divorce demon, ac cording to comparative statistics on mar riages and divorce In Douglas county In the Inst two years. The number of mar riage decreased by 144. The total num. ber of divorce cases disposed of In creased from 464 to 521, The number of divorce decrees, however, Increase but eleven, while the number of dismissed or abandoned divorce suit were up forty-ulx. Ulvoroe) Itrcord. The figure on disposition of divorce case In district court last year, furnished by M. Q. Mucleod of the office of the clerk of the district court, compared with those of 1910, follow: Decrees. Dismissals. Totals 1911. . 408 113 521 liHO 3l7 67 464 Marrlaate License Herord. Figure of Charles A. Furay, cashier and marriage license clerk In tho office of County Judge Leslie, on marriage licenses Issued last V follow : and in 1910, 1!H0. 1911. , 176 148 . 141 109 , 176 162 , 177 l:t . 176 170 . 301 271 . 146 148 , M 177 . 509 20S , 2.33 233 . 2u8 196 . 218 168 .2,33-2 2,188 January ,. February . March .... April May June July August ... September October ... Novenber December Total S.aS'- Flynn Cleans Many Miles of Streets Street Commissioner Thomas Flynn has completed the tabulation of the year' work In hi department. His Jurisdiction extends over 145 mile of paved street and alleys, t'nder resolution of the city council passed early In July, 2,212 block were cleared of weeds at an expenditure of $978.00, or an average of 44 cent per block. Thl work was done between July 17 and August 5. Previous and subse quent to these dates, however, about 2,500 block additional were cut by the department, 767 luada of dirt and refuse were gathered and hauled away on "cleaning day," April 15, the (tay act apart by the mayui's proclamation for citizens generally to clean up. There were 18,865 loads used In wash outs, 2,326 loada used in sidewalks, 124 loads used In rrosswalkH, 11,133 used In round-ups, and 435 loads of cinders put where they were needed, all at a cost of 124,790. There were 17,724 blocks cleaned by hand and machine brooms, 21,941 Intersec tions (leaned. 23,416 loads of dirt and swetpings removed from meet and allays, and the department is ut present engaged In cleaning the crossings of snow and Ice. The total cost of the Cleaning department for the year. In cluding cost of maintenance, etc., will equal the amount allowed by the charter, $hh,(M. MANY NEW CHURCHES BUILT Larg-e Sums Are Spent in Building . Houses of Worship. RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY MARKED Several (hnrrhr Planned Which Will (oat Lame Koine Cath olic 4'ntnedrnl la ear ing 4 nntplet lo,. Omaha churches luul a most prosperous year In 1911. Many of tlicm erected new j edifices and others started new buildings . which will be completed In the coming j year. Numerous churches paid off part of the debt on the church buildings and oth ers greatly reduced their debit accounts. The churches) had ono of the most suc cessful years In the history of the city. in planning for the erection of new homes In tho future many churches aie making considerable outlay. Hut few temKraiy building were put up In 1911, the general tendency being to build chinches Hint last. The completion of the Christian Scien tist church. Twenty-fourth and St. Mary's avenue, was one of the big events of the year. Thla building whs erected at a cost of $110,000, most of w hich ha already been paid. Although the church might be said to bo complete, the large pipe organ has not been Installed. This will cost 8.0n0 and the chinch trustees ro of tho opinion that It will be installed by the coming summer. The building is one of tlir1 most i beautiful In the city, money being freely spent In the beautifying of the edifice j Another big event In the church actlv- i Itles was the erection of St. Cecilia's Catholic cathedral. Although the mag- j nlflclent structure I not completed It Is fast nearlng that stage. The cornerstone I wa laid In l'.MO and the walls and a great portion of the Inside work was done lust year. When completed the building will cot much over $000,000 and will be one of the most mngnlflclent and beautiful church buildings In the western part of the country. Iluy t.arden I. and. The Teople' church, Of which Hew Charlo Suvldgo 1 pastor, made consid able Improvements. A number of acres of land wa bought for the use of the member of the two Houses of Hope. The First Presbyterian church, Seven teenth and Dodge streets, bought a lot at Thlrty-fourUi and Famain streets and will start building this year. The plans call for a. $100,000 structure, and Hev. K. It. aenks. the paator. Is confident that the building will be completed In the near future. The Dundee Presbyterian church had a debt of $4,500, most of which was paid off during too year. The North Side Presbyterian la to build a new edifice at Twenty-fourth and Wirt streets, coating $45,000. Active work on the .building will begin on February 1, and tho paator. Rev. M. U. Hlgbee, stated that the $45,000 would be In the church treasury by that time. The Westminster Presbyterian church will build at Thirty-fifth and Paolflo street. It Is expected that about $50,000 will be put Into the structure. The South Omuha Presbyterian church erected a new $40,000 church, and a good portion of the debt has been paid. Considerable Improvements were made on tho Fixity Brethcrn church. In all about $8,000 wa expended In making the building all modern and In Installing a gymnasium for the boys. The Haptlst churches of the city made extensive Improvements on their churches. A now heating system costing $6,000 will be Installed In tho Calvary church In the near future. The Immanucl church will put a new pipe organ In the church In the spring costing $2,700. The Olivet church made considerable .Interior changes. . Tho New Worth Side Christian church, costing $26,000, Is expected to be com pleted by tho first of March. The Episcopalian churches of the city were very active. Many Improvements were made on the churches and old debts paid off. The St. Andrew' church Is going to build a huge structure In the near future at Forty-second and Hamil ton streets. Two new Jewish synagogue were erected The H'nal Israel, costing $(10,000, was erected at Eighteenth and Chicago streets, and the lieth Hanldrosh wa put up at Nineteenth and Wirt streets, cost ing $;w,ooo. Six Miles of Sewer Built During Year A sewer wa constructed last yeor to drain Bcinl park and district adjacent and the West Dodge street section of the city. This wa one of the most Impor tant and difficult tasks accomplished. The completion of the new southwest branch of the South Omaha sewer extending from Twentieth and Poppleton to Hanscom park la now pra.tUally complete. Two other Important drainage Job were the North Omaha tile drain, extending a distance of 8.772 feet from Carter lake and draining the lowlunds uud ponds between Sherman avenue and tho boulevard and from Ames avenue to u point oppoulto Miller park. Altogether there were 0.4 miles of con tract (ewer work, sanitary, storm and combined sewer, cunstructed, costing $14.'l,700; storm sewers were built at a cost of $20,700 to the city and $2,100 to Individuals. BERKA MOsTpUNCTUAL OF THEC0UNCILMEN A record of I he number of times t u.ii councilman was abs tit from 1110 tlngn was kept dining the cur by tho city clerk and tho records follow: Ilrldges. 2d; Hrucker, 9; Murinester, lo; Davla, 21; Fuukhouser, 12; Hummel, 7: Johnson, 30; Kugel, 6; Mc'-iovein, 4, Schna der, IS; Sheldon, 11; Ilerka, 2. Omaha by Months for 1911 Apartment" No.' ..f A J.IHIoi'S I Schools. I lliue. Miscellaneous. New Kuildlng. uml Kcpulr. j Hk. Cost. II Ilk. Cost. Fr. Ilk T'l. Cost. Fr. Hk , T'l.1 Cost. No. Cost. l 'j .. j 8 ' .. 3 $ 000 40 14 64 '$ 3I5,7 22 $ 7.11 $ 322,700 I' .. I .. 6 16.100 41 i ti 1 "1 S-t 5MI l 197, 2'0 ! 1 $ Ml, 0(10 14 4 I 11 7.900 10 :-4 l'-'X I fri'Uiii St r2.l I 421, 900 1 $373,Ml i 1 I 15 duo 15 5 I 20 k.C4 1 21 127 tU. lox 4ii .( ; 6S6.JI3 Ii i i:ouo 12 4 I hi .o hi 22 ims ; 4-m So si'.cm) ! 4oo.4.;,"i 1 35.0U0 I 3 I 4,,000 I 7 3,410 76 19 Ku j .4.0t) :1 47,950 , 4O1.1M0 I .. 1 1 17 4,925 70 14 I H4 , 1.2.,kM 9 ! 2i.6nu l,4.it 2 44.0(j ! 2 ! W 7 3 10 2.375 70 21 I 91 ' :nW.4J5 i'. ,'lc.wiO t 4M. IL5 2 164.998 I ..I 12 3 I 16 "0 JH 97 'I!M H 27 &'.. i 4i4,CH I .. I U I 2 14 2.7m'. 56 12 I IK ."..V,. 1.; 7,2.'5 U03.4XO .. i 2 I 32.(J(i 5 1 1 I 1.037 4 14 7S 2;i.: 20 17,40 ' :u,M7 .. ! .. :i 1 j 4 2.H0O 47 7 14 1 22 ;,9.) ' ltl.ouO I f.9!J !i 10 i $22",0OO 111 S 25 . V i$l.&V4 I $34 192 :!,. $5,V9,)43 340 I $ 327,220 j tS,42,W3 Births Exceed the Deaths Record by Almost a Thousand Tile number of births in the (My for the year exceeded the deaths by nearly a thousand. There were 2.676 births and the deaths totaled 1 SOU for the twelve months. January, 1911, was tho Mich record month In deaths, 2:'.l dvlns dur ing tho month. In Aupu-t the deaths were 120. the lowest for the ear. Fol lowing Is a table of tho births for the years l:il0 and 1911: 1911. lanuarv Ho . i his I 1011. I'.oys (lliis. S-2 January ... M 89 lo.i I-"I. i uarv .. I" i 9:' 11.. Mil ii 87 100 19 Februn iv March ... April May June J.Hy Au:iit ... Si -i. (ember October .. November 1 ee nilier 111 123 91 114 131 i:.:i hi ii; 115 102 VI M'lill .... I .'...May I.t, .1 uno r,;.'.iuiv !.; '.ueur.t . . I I . K.'.te.tll i 10? i. t.it..'. .. lc , N u i ml or l.i 1 1 ccml.er 81 SI l"l "1 V", in 91 IIMI Lis I la,' Totals .,1.397 1,21 The birth record Is as follows: Yr. I'M! I "01 l'.i2 I'n:l " 1904 l''" I'.nXi 1 HIT lis IV lsld h'li ! ., Tot ali ... f.ir the last I. his 12 l.Ks oars Tot. 1 7.''i 1 I2 1.7 l.(V-'7 l,."l 1.924 2.ii;' 2:.:il Male. ... 9"0 ... V-' ... Si, I , ,:,., ... 9.T Female. M'i V-2 S'.'l :.i:t i .'I !''' 1 9; 1 1 0,1 1.1 'S l.l.Vi I II s I 2.;( . . . .1 O07 . ...1.2'Vt ....1.1. :i 1 .it ....l.l'.S . ...1. :.".; Many More Cases Filed Than Have Been Disposed Of Comparative figures for 1910 and 1911 on disposition of cases In district court shows that the Judges of the district court had a good reason for planning revision of rule of procedure so n to transact business more expeditiously. Tho total number of cases disposed of, except criminal rases, last year, was 1.S74, while 1.7:t new cases were started. The court fell behind Just 0S9. Following urn tho figures on disposition of all civil cases except divorce action: Adjudicated. Dismissed. Total. inil 459 9I K53 1910 495 419 914 In 1IU1 there were filed In district court, outside of criminal casej, 1.73 cases. Of theso 302 were personal Injury damage actions, asking amounts ranging from $1,0"0 to $120,000 and totaling $.1,S49,2.'); 5:5 wero for divorce; 84(1 for miscellaneous cause. In 1K10 1,741 suit were filed; 550 were for divorce; 33 for personal Injury damages: and 811 tor other causes. Board Walks Give Way to Concrete The city' department of crosswalks, bridge and culverts accomplished a vast amount of work during 1911. Tho fifty right wooden bridges were painted a a measure of preervatlon; ono now bridge wa built at Forty-fifth and Ida street and fifteen bridge wero repaired and even repaired and rebuilt. The (Ireat Western road constructed a new steel bridge across It truck on Nineteenth, street at a cost of $50,000 and arrangement huve been completed for the building of viaduct by the railroads interested on Ilancroft , street between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-ninth streets and on Nicholas street from Thirteenth to Sixteenth street. Four hundred and forty-three' artificial stone crosswalks were laid, representing 3S.001 square feet, costing $1.7 per square foot. While the wooden crosswalks have been almost entirely superceded by this more modern and durable method of artificial ! atono crosswalk occasion necessitates the laying of them. Only thirty-three wooden crosswalks veto laid this last aeasori. REPORT OF COLLECTIONS SUBMITTED BY SELMUDER License Inspector Selnluder lias Issued the following license during the year, In addition to collecting $:1MI dog taxes: IJcense. ' Number. Amount. Auctioneer $ 200.00 Automobile 53 795 00 lllllposter uud distributing. . 5 795.00 (ircua 2 ticO.(K) Kmplovment agency !M 700.00 Kxhlbltlon 29 100.00 Kxpreaa 15 Fortune teller ,.. 2H 315.00 (luiipowder 4 2D.O0 Hark, etc 20 100.00 Hack driver 3 1200 House mover 3 so 00 Ice wagon Mi 495 O0 Junk deHler I :. Junk peddler "'1 244 00 Messenger express buslnesM. 10 l'JO.Oi Milk wagon 1.155.00 Milk store 242 717.50 Milk stand 14 25 50 Peddler, wagon 70 2,100 00 Peddler, pushcart 10 200.00 Pawnbroker 65 2,7511 .00 Pool or billiard hull 100 S93.00 Runner It 45. Sale of fish '''') Hecond-hund deuler H2 KiO.OO Second-hand furniture dealer 4M 225.00 Shooting gallery 2 50.00 Sidewalk stand. I 12.00 .Street rale, etc '. . . . 41 47150 Theater HI 2,700.00 Total , l.Wj $10,H.'5.50 HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS MADE MANY INSPECTIONS The city health department, fluhtltig for a more sanitary city for twelve months, iiucompllsht d tho following, ln Hei lions being repented at regular Inter vals: 1.450 sainpb of milk uud cream, .( bakery tcts, 02 of tin in three times; 2 cracker factories, J candy kit. hens, 7m head horse and mules removed. 25 cows, 1.5(0 dog and cuts, 3 candy factories were Inspected. RAILROADS SPEND LARGE SUM Expenditures, However, Have Not Kept Pace with Former Years. UNION PACIFIC PAYS THE MOST fw Work In the West Ha lleen t Hirer! Ileneflt to Omaha Some e Mlleaae I. aid Purls Veer. Whllo the railroads centciinK In Oiiialia did not iinilertaHe and complete an much new work diuiim 1911 as In former years, thev were not Idle, fur they expended n.lUlem vf dollars In the city and t hi. hk.. out tli. territory tributary. . In t!u amount of expenditure during; ti o l:i-; inr, the I'nlun Pacific lead n!l tic other road. Durlnn the year It i.iYid t.i Its nilicimo by constructing two tinv blanch hues, on" from ltiidr,eiort to ilerlnt;, N'.ii., and another from Dent to loil (i.llirs, a (.it.il of 55.7.1 miles. lii;lity-eli;ht miles of new second main llm tr.ick was l.ild, over sKty-one miles of this belli In Nebraska. Nineteen nilen of yard and sidlnir track wa con stiuricd. Tho automatic block system wan ixtctiilcd by adding almot twenty nine miles of slnulc truck slKnai and chaimiiiK fn n siiiKlc to double track ripttaln 13a tulles. pv llendniinrlors Here. In bulhlliiits, the lniM"cst single expen dltiire w.ia in the erection of the ma- nlflceiit fireproof henibiuurtrr structura III Hiiuil ;i. i'hl.i whs erected at a cost of JI.2.'.i',((M and Is now occupied by the of fices of the Overland system. At the I'nloti Pacific Kltnps In Oman the company expended several hundred, thousand dollars lit tho erection of new bulldlnirs and equipping them. These new biilldlnvs are all of hrfek and Iron, fire proof, and are a follow: Ptanlna: mill, pony xawmlll, dry kiln, iiibitore, chem ical storage. bulldlnK. brick sand blast and varnish remover and a five-stall en Klnn house. tint on the line, a new brick power house, a brick engine house with twenty seven stall and an Immense steel turn table were constructed at l.arainle, Wyo.J, at Chcyrnnn an iii;hteen-stall, brick en gine house; at ltock Springs, on eight stall, brick engine house, now brick boiler house and a 65,000-gallon rapacity steel water tank; at Sidney, a brick, nine stall engine house; at Fort CoTTlna. m brick, elKlit-stull engine house, teel turn table and a 65.000-Kallon capacity ateel water tank; at tli-cen ItlVer, a large of flee building. .ev Depot. New brick depots were erected at Eatoit and Fort Collin, Colo., and at Hchuyler,' Nub. New coaling stations, with largo capacity, were constructed at LaSalle, . Colo., and Kearney. New Interlocking switches were located at Qulmby and Sand Creek, Colo., the former at the point where the line croe tho Denver, Ia ra mie A Northwestern and the other where the main line and the Uurllngton Inter sect. During tho year the I'nlon Pacific added materially to Its equipment, having put Into service ten new passenger engines. twenty-five freight engine, five oberva llon ears, 500 automobile cars, 2X0 box, $00 bullast and 120 flat car. .North weatrrii Improvement, In Omaha territory the Northwestern! opened tweva mile of new mala line ta' the northwest, building from Colome to Winner, 8. D. It constructed a $118.01 depot and eating houso at South Norfolk; and Installed a $20,000 train dispatching telephone circuit between futh Omahiv and Fremont and between Arlington and Missouri Valley. , In addition to tho foregoing, the North western expended more than $1,000,003 In Improvement to station buildings and machine, shops and on permanent brldga work on It lines west of tho Missouri river. Chief among It betterments and Im provement In Omaha, during the last year the Uurllngton constructed al ' F.lghth and Farnam street an outbound freight house, fireproof and costing $276, 000. At Its ti"engcr station It erected a I'nlted State mull transfer building cost ing $11,000. At 6lbon an tco house costing $30,000 has been erected. Ilulld In WrnmlnK. Kxtendlng It Omaha-Wyoming line, tho Uurllngton built from Klrby to Pow der river, the coet for grading, bridging, etc., being about $.'150,050. The regular bridge renewal during the year aggre gated an expenditure of $350,000 while th rail replacement added $M0,000 nore. The expenditure of the Missouri Pa dflc during the last year In Omaha ter ritory reach very cloo to $l.000,,000. The most of thl has been used In practically rebuilding the line from Omului to Kan sas City. Along this stretch of road hills have been cut down and hollows filled, thus redacting tho grade to the minimum. In inuny places, curve have been taken out and the line stralghteped. Pcsldes this, the company has ordered a huge quantity of new pussenger train equipment, which 1m expected to be put Into acrvlco ssortly after the first of the year. Other Omaha roads have expended largo sumH of money In other localities In thn wny of new buildings and Home ex tension, but In thla territory nothing ha been done except the regular maintenance. Asphalt Plant Uses the Old Pavement The city asphalt plant produced during thn year 1911, 4.739 "lioxi of asphalt sur face, which, If laid one and one-half Indies thick, would eipial 90, So 3 square, sards. l!y actual measurement 2i,Xo3 square yards wcru laid In the various street rcpa.in uud stn-'t cut work with j the use of only 209 5 ton of refined as phalt. Thl result wan obtained by the addition of a certain percentage of old asphalt taken from resurfaced streets, ' ( flushed and mixed with the new surface I matt rial, thereby utlllxlng and reviving thn bitumen of the old asphalt a well aa j the hand uud cement, filler used lit tho surface mixture. These it pairs were dls- tiibuted over the entire asphalt pave ments repi ebciitlng about fifty miles, or more than an area of l.OJO.Ooo square yard) of paved surfuce. CONSIDERABLE GRADING DONE IN OMAHA LAST YEAR During the last car 89,044 lineal feet of new curb wan set in Omaha at a coat of $nt,151.4S. Ill grading, 376.214 cubic yard of work was done, coating $74,893 21. which make a total grading, not Including grading done by property owner at their own expense, of 8.100,000 cubic yard, costing about $1.70.000. -