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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1913)
THE LEE: OM AH V, THT'ESDAY, JUNE 10, 101H. Creigliton Honor Students on Commencement Program i Are You Going to Colorado This Year? People who live in the valleys should summer in the mountains. And Colorado is the ideal place. But, of course, you know this already. Every paper you pick up tells you of this glorious mountainland. Her hills arc painted in that deep, deep green the artist loves. The clouds lie at anchor on her snow-capped peaks. The sun rises in glory and sets in splendor in that western world. The days arc like days you read about in some old book you love. The question is not whether you go to Colorado, but how to get there. There arc Eeveral ways to get to Colorado, but Union Pacific STANDARD ROAD OF THE WEST mm rUESTOK M'AVOY. r APHAKIA N. HAMILTON. JAMES MACAUIiEV. COURT ORDER MADE TOWARD REDUCTION OF WATER RATES (Continued from Paso One.) i Omaha Is a board organized and exist 'tng under and In pursuance of the laws of the stato of Nebraska; that the do. fendant. R. Beechcr Howell, Charles S. ghnrmiui. Patrick C. Heafey. David J. O'Brien. Vllllam. H.. Bucholz.and Fred j J, wead were mcinoers 01 oaiu uuaru and did constitute said board since Jan uary t IMS. and are nowtthe duly quail-. Xled and acting members of sold board. 2.' That the plaintiff Is a consumer of water supplied by tho defendants and re sides with his family, consisting of his wite and two minor children "a.1 Bub lot .four of tax lot 11. 21-15-13, commonly known and described as -352S Farnam street, a street in tho city of Omaha, county of Douglas, state of Nebraska, thai the defendant, city of Omaha, is the owner of mains and water pipes in Far nam street adjacent to plaintiff's prem ises, and that tho same are a part or a cv.im nf water works owned by said "j city) and being operated for the purpose of furnishing the inhabitants, of said city wfth water for household and domestic nnd for other "purposes: that Tindet and In pursuance of the laws of the state of Nebraska, tno saia waier uouru of the city of Omaha is entrusted with the-' operation and management of the said water works system, which is owned by the city of Omaha, and is In chargo of the operation and maintenance of said plafjt. 3.' That plaintiffs premises are con nected by pipes with the mains and pipes of the defendants in said city; that he and, his wife and children depend solely upon the water Bupply from said water works system for drinking, sewerage, and all j domestic purposes, and that there ! no source of water for such purposes elsewhere at hand. That plaintiff has p4h a resident of the City of Omaha for forty-two years and is a taxpayer nhtt property ownor of said city, and t;t ho owns said property urn! tno ri tlfeitfe at 86U8 Fatnttm tret that lnoe t? rlrt day of April, IMS, am for a kn time prior" thereto, the plaintiff htw betu a eanBumet- of water lurnUhed by thft plant owned tuia esntrollert by the fenttafltbt that BftW water u of the reasonable value ef not to exee&d twenty- 'five tW.Ss) cents pep one thousand (i,(W)) eallBHBl that the defendant Watep yaapd tttuf recently tendered r it&tument for the' water ufeea ttem and Ineludin April i, liit, ta May 1MJ, ft W whieh in iiuntiifAM Ktihht.(l. market Exhibit "AJ1 Rhll Hlftde n PRVt hereof, and. have demanded and Are demandinu payment Rt ihe rate at twenty-si and one.fourth (WilsVi) eents per one hundred (WO) euhla es& er thlHyone &n4 pne.half (o,lV4) ente per one thousand !,) tmiloni of water furnished, whleh I unfair, ex. ertiit&Ht, ftnd unreftwonatilai that plaintiff, shortly ftfter reeelvln said etatement offered to pay for tlw Ud water used during the Uma set put In sold state, ment at the maximum reaonabl8ratd ef twenty-five ((0.38) oonts per one thou sand (1.000) gallons, but that tho said defendants have refused to accept pay ment In accordance with said maximum reasonable rate. 4. On May 1. 1906, that the said Water board issued an order establishing max imum rates that may be charged within the limits of the .City of Omaha, as follows; METER RATES. Gallons Rate per per day. 1.000 gallons, 3.000 or less 25 cents 2.000 to 4.000 20 cents 4,000 to lfl.600 JO , eiu 16,600 to 26,030 Utt centa Over 25,000 10 cents That the committee appointed from the water board to make a report upon reasonable water rates In the city of Omaha, reported on or about the 24th day of October, 1908, In part as follows: l. Your committee shortly after the date of its appointment, on the 18th day of March, lf05, began the investigation by procuring reports from various cities throughout the United States setting forth the water rates charged to private custo mers in said Cities, and by an Investigation of said reports, and tabulated com parisons made therefiom, arrived at the conclusion that the water rates charged by the Omaha Water company in the city of Omaha In many of the par ticulars were too high and that some of the rates were reasonable. From said tables and comparisons we arrived at the conclusion that the thirty-five cents per thousand gallons charged Is exorbitant and that the rate to all consumers Is disproportionately high. S. Your commUtee is unanimously of the opinion thar the rates charged to the small consumers should be reduced and that there should be certain reductions and modifications In the meter rates, and in some particulars in the flat rates, and, therefore, recommend that such reduc tions ba made, and to that end recom mend the adoption of uu order, which is submitted herewith, fixing the rates that shall be charged to private consumers after the 31st day of December, 1908. that being the expiration of the time when many .consumers have paid their water rents. e. This report and .recommendations is not made in recognition of any rights claimed by the Omaha Water Company to occupy tho ctrevts of the city ot Omaha since the 4th day of ftcpterober, 1908, or hereafter to occupy the streets of the c'ty ot (sinaha, or to have, collect, or rtte've the water rates set down In OiC.rrnco No 425. but Is Intended to fix atid ct'orrolno what the water board, tvier and by virtue of he powers in It verted, udgcs and determines to be reasonable compensation for the water which the Omaha Water company may deliver to private consumers pending the Certod of time that may elapse between this and tho f nal determination of th. croceedlngs under the election of the city of Omaha to purchase the water works, umess otherwise ordered and di rected by the water board In tho mean time. Committee: MILTON T. BARLOW, ISAAC E. CONGDON, A. 11. HIPPLE. That pursuant to this report tho water board unanimously- adopted an order which purported to reduce the meter rate from 35 cents per thousi.nd gallons to 25 cents. 5 That tfie present rate of charge by the said Water board of thirty-one and one- half ($0.31) cents per one thousand, (1.000) gallons or twcnty-slx and one-fourth cents per one hundred (100) cubic feet of water furnished, Is .an unreasonable, ex orbitant and unfair rate compared with charges for like water Bervlce in other cities. That the following are rates charged for like service In Omaha and other cities: City. Meter rato per 1,000 gals. Omaha, Nebraska J0.31H Lincoln; Nebraska 1; filoux City, Iowa 25 Cleveland, Ohio 0oV4 City of Washington, D. C jH Detroit. Michigan 03 Chicago, Illinois 07 Columbus, Ohio 12 St. Paul, Minnesota OS Minneapolis, Minnesota OS Milwaukee, Wisconsin 00 Kansas City, Missouri 2o 6. That the maximum reasonable rate of twenty-five ($0.25) cents per one thous and (LOCO) gallons which plaintiff has been at all times since using said water and Is ready and willing to pay at this time, is ample to provide all running ex penses, fixed charges, and other proper charges for the service and maintenance of the plant; that a higher charge for water service and water In this city Is illegal, extortionate and unreasonable. 7. That the cost of operation and main tenance of the plant and accessories fur nishing the water to the people of said city of Omaha haa been reduced and les. sened recently in various ways; that the cost of pumpage has been reduced about nine (9) per cent by the new supply main from Florence and other Improve ments; that since said Water board has assumed control and management of said water plant, no taxes are paid upon said plant or any part thereof, and occupation franchise and property taxes heretofore amounting to about $100,O).0O per annum and formerly paid upon said water plant, have become a direct charge upon the tax payers of the City of Omaha, and have thereby decreased the expenses of said plant about $100,000.00. That said board has further reduced Its expenses by reducing Its losses by forcing owners of real estate and property in Omaha to guarantee to pay their tenants bills for water service in said city. 8. That certain rates have been In creased to a very large extent; that tho rates charged the packing houses of tho city of South Omaha havo been doubled within a year and tho rates raised to eight ($0.08) cents per one thousand gal lons used, thereby greatly Increasing the Income of said water board to an ex tent of about $76,000.00 per annum; that the lncomo has furthor been Increased by the profit on meter Installation and the growth Of tho volumo of business. 9. That tho Income of said water board. was further Increased by raising to fifty ($0.60) cents per month the rates of all consumers using less than fifteen hundred (1,600) gallons per month and that tho Income from all flat rates charged for water used In Omaha were Increased by the forced use ot meters and charges for meter ratal for wuter consumed. 10. That because of plaintiffs failure to pay the said unreasonable, exorbitant, and unfair nito of thlrty-ono and one- half cents ($0.314) per one thousand (1,000) gallons, or twenty-six and one fourth ($0.2GVi) cents per ono hundrod cubic feet for water or water service charged and demanded by tho water board of tho city of Omaha, said water board has threatened and Is threatening to and will cut off said supply of water and will refuse to let plaintiff have water from tho said pipes and mains unless defendants and each of them aro re strained and prevented from so doing. That tho cutting off of plaintiffs supply of woter would result In great and Ir reparable damage and Injury to this plaintiff nnd the members of the plain tiffs family for which no adequate remedy at law exists. 'WHEREFORE, tho plaintiff prays (1), That a temporary restraining order issuo on tho filing of this petition, restraining tho defendants and each ot them from cutting off plaintiffs water supply, and from charging or requiring the plaintiff to pay therefor a sum of money In ex cess ot the maximum reasonable rato of twenty-five ($0.25) cents per ono thou sand (1,000) gallons, for water furnished plaintiff, and restraining the defendants and each of them from charging or re quiring the plaintiffs to pay for water service from the defendants or any of them herein a sum of money in ex cess of said maximum reasonable rate. (2), That a temporary Injunction bo granted against the said defendants and each of them during tlm pendency of this action and that upon the final hearing the said' Injunction bo made permanent and that the defendants and each of them be forever enjoined from cutting off plaintiff's water supply and charg ing plaintiff more than the maximum reasonable rato of twenty-flvo ($0.25) cents per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water furnished to htm at his residence in the said city of Omaha, and that the plain tiff have such other and further relief as to the court may seem Just, proper and equitable, STANLEY M. ROSEWATER, SAMUEL C. COTNER, Attorneys for the plaintiff. IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO. For this is the Pride and Pioneer Road of this Great West. Your trip is a part of your vacation not a penalty you have to pay for getting there. The dirt and the grime of ordinary travel arc things unknown; for this is the road of dustlcss Sherman gravel, where each foot of track is cared for like a garden spot. And as you wander about in luxury, the train glides along so easily on great These exclusive features cost the Union Pacific millions and millions of dollars, but they don't cost you a single cent extra. They are for your complete comfort and luxury. And this road actually puts you in Colorado in one night. Of course you arc Roinn to Colorado, and, of course you arc jjoine Union Pacific especially when it costs no more than the ordinary" way. Apply for booklets, "Colorado for the Tourist," and "Estes Park Where the Rockies Reign Supreme." They arc profusely illustrated and contain important infor mation that will greatly assist you in planning your vacation. $17.50 from Omaha and Return ninety-pound steel rails, you actually for get that you arc moving at all. Your nerves are at rest. Your pleasure is at its height. Your vacation starts when you start. Every appointment is made for comfort. The service is old, and tried, and true. The road is double-tracked and guarded with Automatic Electric Block afety Signals all the way to Colorado. N. L. BIENDORFF, CP.&T, A. 1324 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. Phone Doug. 334 D. Union Pacific is the new and direct route to Yellowstone National Park. Ask for literature descriptive of this wonderland. (US) $3 CREIGHTON COMMENCEMENT (Continued from Page One.) department wero held In tho university auditorium. Tho examination grades and the winners of the scholarship medals and honors df tho entire student body wero nnnounced and an address was de livered by the president, Rev. Eugene A. Magevney, S. J. Father Magovney spoke of the manner In which a student should spend his vacation. He said In part: "Most of you will spend your vaca tions, not In working, but In seeking amusement and diversions. You desire to spend a pleasant, but not a lazy va cation. Tho best wey to do that Is to read. Reading Is the primary holiday diversion and can be mado a decidedly profitable diversion, The student, or for that matter any persorv. snould use caro ful discrimination In selecting his read ings, and make selections that will he ot Intellectual, moral, and social benefit. The student should bo as Judicious In choosing books as ho would bn In admit ting undcslrnblo men or women Into the Intimacy of tho family circle. "Read, then, voraciously If you will, but see to It that your reading Is pro found, select, and systematic and thus afford yourself depth and breadth alike to all the Innumerable and Invisible agencies at work In the development ot your complex personality." Arrord of Medals. Award of medals nmohff the under graduate classrB were an follows: Junior class, Romeo J. Laporte. Sophomore cluss, Raymond I Tray nor. Freshman clasn. Emit V. Svoboda. Fourth year high, division A, Alphonxo 13. Dundls. Fourth year high, division B, Norman T. Uourko. Third year high, division A, Witllum P. Kelley. Third year high, division I), Charles V. Ilongardt. , I Second year high, division A, John E. Kenncheck. Second year high, division I). Vincent J. Uurkhard. First year high, division A, IjaFayette W. Qllmore. First year high, division B, T. Ralph Wilson. First year high, division C. Francis O'Connell. First year high, division D, Harry Hav erly. Elocution college department, Leo F. Pass. Elocution, high, department section one, Cromer C. Coady. Elocution, high, department, section two, J. Clifford Long. Elocution, high, department, section three, J. Valentine Roche, Oratorical medal, Paul C, Hartlngton. Special class, Wllllntn T. McDonald. W.B.McKinley Looks Over Interurban Possibilities Here Among the visitors to Omaha Is Wil liam B. McKlnlcy of Champaign. 111., former congressman and .former chair man of the republican national commit tee. Mr. McKlnley Is largely interested In Interurban trolley lines in (Illinois and Iowa and It is said he llooklng Into the conditions here with artow"tq get ting a lino on the lnterurbanposslbllltles. Ha took lunch at noon with Norrlt Drown at the Omaha club. The Persistent and Judicious Use oi Newspaper Advertising Is tho Road to Business Success, Nothing you can buy will bring you so much pleasure as a Victrola The following Oroabst and Council Muffs dealer carry com plete lines of VICTOR V1CTROLAS, axnd all of the Uite Victor Records as Utst ma intoed. Too are cordlIljr Invited to inspect the stocks ait any ot these establishment: Schmoller Mueller PIANO CO. 3114315 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb. Victor Department on Main Floor Hearing is believing. Go to any Victor deal er's and near this won derful instrument. There are Victors and Victrolas in great variety of styles from $10 to $500. Victor Talking Machine Co. Camden, N. J. Nebras Cor. 15th and Harney, Omaha Geo. E. Hickel. Mir. Braxurh-at 334 BROADWAY Council Bluffs Cycle Co. Brandeis Stores Talking Machine Department in the Pompeian Room A. Hospe Co. 1513-15 Douglas St., Omaha, and 497 West Broadway, .... Council Bluffs Orkin Bros 0 Victor Department Third Floor Cor. 16th and Harney Sts. 1 ' Victor-Victrola XIV Mahogany or oak. I