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reception by the money lenders would paid $13.-15, itemized as follows: $980
be a irood illustration of the financial
standing of the two places. It is very
doubtful therefore that, considering
the disproportion between the debt
and the assessed valuation of Lincoln
If money can be borrowed in New
York for 4 per cent.
J
Editor Cockier:
There seems to be some misunder
standing about the controversy over
the sewer before the council. Last
September an appropriation of about
$2,000 was made to put in a storm
water sewer from Twenty-seventh and
Vine street west two blocks to the
for lot I, Lawrence's addition; per
sonal tax, li.co; poll tax, fioo.
In spite of all the efforts of the
children and women and a few men
the streets of Lincoln are still dis
figured by papers and fruit rinds, not
to speak of the disgusting corners
which the loafers make almost im
passable. The policemen who have
apparently nothing to do but be,
mjght be instructed to enforce the
ordinance against throwing papers
and rubbish into the streets. It is
not an infrequent sight to sec a well
dressed man walking along the street
draw which runs thence northwest engaged V5"1" a. piece of pa?e.r
to the Missouri Pacific railway, and a
further appropriation of about $1,000
was made to extend the If street sewer
by an open channel straight west to
the new channel of Salt creek. Mayor
Graham vetoed Loth and they were
passed over his veto, Webster and
Schroeder alone voting to sustain the
mayor's veto. The water has made a
regular channel from the end of the
N street sewer to the old channel of
Salt creek and from there has unre
stricted How to Salt creek's new chan
nel, so there is no pressing need for
the N street extension.
Whnn Twnnt.v-sovpnt.il street was
graded and paved the engineers un- sioner's duty to see that the bill post-
dertook to make the grade so that all
into bits and scattering them with
one careless sweep of his arm over the
sidewalk to add to the untidyness.
Then the bill posters, whose business
it is to tear the old posters off when
they stick new ones on leave the old
ones on the ground to be collected at
some future time "when the wagon
comes around.'' Before that time ar
rives the wind has scattered half the
load into the street. An examination
of the rubbish in the street discloses
the fact that most of it is theatrical
paper, with paste on one side and
black and red pictures and letters on
the other. It is the street commis-
water south of R street would turn
west on R street to the Antilope. This
did not do the work very well and the
people complained and the sixth and
seventh ward councilmen said if a
large storm water sewer was put in at
Twenty-seventh and R witii proper
catch basins that it would carry off all
the water east and south that comes
in at that point, but no sooner was
this completed than a new cry was
raised by the Seventh wardcouncil-
ers conform to the city ordinance but
the piles of paper near the hill boards
show that he docs not do it. Then
the Italian fruit venders who have
stalls on many corners of the city leave
banana stalks and decayed fruit at
the end of the stalls and their custo
mers drop banana peels and peanut
shells in the vicinity until they be
come most offensive to the eye and the
nose. Possibly the street commissioner
has duties which prevent an examina
tion of the constant breaking of the
-i-l ! no tiswtc? rtoccn1 fi Im mi pncn rt
men that we must have a storm water "'y i.u .. t.- i
sewer at Twenty-seventh and Vine restraining the selfish and disorderly
street. Now to fully understand this from dumping rubbish into thestreets
we must remember that when that but a litt,e examination by him into
portion of Twenty-seventh street was causes of disorder might greatly
paved the grade north of Vine on improve the aspect of the city. The
Twenty-seventh was raised and alow ladies of the City Improvement asso
place or dip was made clear across ciaon are loinK what they can for
Twenty-seventh street so as to turn neatness but the.r efforts will bo in
the water west on Vine street to the effectual unless the oilicers who are
draw two blocks west that drained Wia t0 enforcft tue ordinances of the
this territory before Twenty-seventh twyaomeirauij.
street was paved. The people of that
part still complained of the water at
this point and wanted something done.
Hence their councilman succeeded
last year in getting the appropriation
mentioned before. How they want
the sewer built clear through to the
Antilope at a cost of 81,800 more than
was appropriated for that purpose and
to get this money they propose to
use money that was appropriated for
other purposes, which is in plain vio
lation of the charter. That the people
suffer some inconvenience at thes
points I do not doubt and so do they
all over the city at a time of a very
heavy rainfall, but until the property
owners in this district bring their lots
up to grade they ought not to expect
the city to impoverish itself for their
especial benefit.
O. W. Webster.
May 10, 1898.
Note by Editor. The first appro- free from such places may be success
priation was secured by the council- ful The place, opposite the exposition
men from the second and seventh . , r. , ' .. , ., x , .,
wards by promises on their part to gates, selected for the location of the
vote for their colleagues' measures jf saloon is where the crowds going and
the sewer appropriation was voted for coming will meet. To subject the
Anomer violation oi me city ordi
nances is in pasting and tacking signs
on to the telegraph and telephone
poles. Some time ago the city paid a
man to remove all advertisements
from the poles but for the last week
there have been men employed in cov
ering the poles as far as they can
reach with advertisements of soaps
and medicines.
The city has broad streets and hand,
some blocks and residences and about
three hundred days in the year the
sun covers our dwelling place with
a glory we are apt to forget. All this
is more apt to be overlooked because
our feet stumble and slip in things
which belong in the rubbish heap.
All good people hope that the Omaha
men who are reckless enough to oppose
the establishment of a saloon in the
heart of a residence district heretofore
t
4?
.
In itself it was never a popular or
necessary measure. As for tue coun
cilmen who are trying to secure this
appropriation, one of them has ad
mitted that the eventual cost can not
be less that from- fifteen to eighteen
thousand dollars but that the city
will be forced to complete it. when
nnre begun. Mr. Mockett's disregard
for the amount the people are taxed
&
women and children who visit the
show to the sights and smells and
sounds of a saloon, surrounded and
filled with the customary low types of
humanity found in such places is on
the part of President Wattles and
Secretary John A. Wakefield, who, in
the name of the exposition corporation
to pay for his schemes can be under have applied for the license. The
stood when the amount which he turns Vl
into the common treasury is consid- temperance organizations of the state
ered. For 1897 Mr. J. H. Mockett, Jr. have taken the. matter up and the
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PHONE 68
first invaluable ten minutes. But
there is little hope of his doing this.
A tire chief is a good deal like an In
dian chief. lie has been "big injun''
for eo long that he has no suspicions
whatever of any imperfections How
ever Malone is probably the best chief
we have ever had.
TO MODELS.
directors may be induced to see that it
is bad business policy to outrage the
feelings of so many people. The tem
perance cranks more than any other
sect are accustomed to self denial for
the sake of the cause and if word went
out among the prohibitionists that
the trans-Mississippi show was under
the influence of saloonkeepers they
would stay away. It is the plain,
good people whose patronage makes
the fortunes of a show. There are a
few rich but they do not count. It is
the millions of the middle class,
among whom there are many prohibi
tionists whose boycott against the
exposition would be seriously felt.
It is hoped that if the moral consid
erations have no weight with the
directors the dangers of sharing in the
antagonism against the liquor traffic
which for nearly half a century has
been increasing, may induce them to
withdraw their request for a license.
Mr. Malone has the making of a good
fire chief. If he would follow the ex
ample of the best doctors who occa
sionally leave their practice for the
purpose of entering a city hospital and
learning the new methods of treating
old diseases as well as the names of
the latest diseases, and work for three
months in the Chicago or New York
fire department, he might learn what
no other Lincoln chief has ever known,
that is to find the heart of a fire and
direct the water on that spot in the
Tknow the time of the chaiakss whccL
And the wireless telegraph
Of smokeless powder and boneless cab.
Of the stockingless foot and calf;
Of bloodies duels, pfnitm dukes,
Of childless kings and earls;
And now as ever while lovers love
Tis the time of heart lr girls.
The Cynic.
Mazie-The West Point soldier boys
are true to the instincts of their profes
sion, aren't they?
Daisy How's that?
Mazie They're all just killing!
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