Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 3, 1892, Page 9

-« r ths de- onil = or- i [ « ' " TWELVE PRGES. Contraotor 8peclit Refascs to Lo nish Tllumination for Out'ying D CLAIMS THE CITY IS DEFRAUDING HIM Gax Inspector Gilhert Tellx ot the Compiny's Com Shorted Counell ngs Takes Hold and Will Carry on the Contrnet Temporarily. ‘The subjoct of light in the suburban dis tricts of the ity is one that is giving both residents and councilmen any amownt of trouble today. George Specht, who has the contract for lighting with gasoline, has become weary and has laid aown the burden which he has been carrying for nnarly o yoar and declares that ho will er light another lamp until tho city settles up old ac counts, council Tuesday n he was through mg until such This notice was served upon the t and yesterday he saia with the gasoline light- time as the city announced that it was ready to live up to the terms of its end of the con tract. Hesaid that e bad done all that he had agrecd in bis contract and that if any ono was 1o bo blamed it was the council ana the city authorities. The gas inspector, ho said, hbad wot miven him a fair deal in the tesung of the lamps; that, instead of testing all of the lamps, that official wwould picik out the one having the lowest candle pow 1d thon rate them at the same candle power as shywn by that one lamp. After that the deduction was made upon all of the lamps and those that wera un to the terms of th act were nevor tken into consideration in making up tho bill to bo presented 10 the comptroller. Gas Inspector Gilbert, in talking upon the subject of gasoiine lamps, said_that he hnd Rgiven Specht every chance to show whother or not he could furnish the canalo power that ho had contracted to give, and that in every instanco ho had absolutely and completely failed to got to the front. It was true that tho deductions had been made oy taking the lamps for a test, thoso that showed the lowost candle power, but that was just what the contract provided for. In ain aud unmistakable language it soid that the test suould bo wade on tha lan,p that showed tho lowest candle power and that all deductions should be wade upon that test. It was true that some of the lamps furnished as high as 1l 7100 candie power, but there was not a lamp that ever burned at iG-candle power. can- ale vower contracted fo was anothor thing, M bert said, and that was that tho sc teution. were lighted bofore the miadie of the after- noon und in all sucl cases they burned out shortly after midnight. This v the 1t of the contractor and wes a strict violation of the contract. Of the 1,017 gasoline lamps in the city there was never a night when they were all lighted ant burned throughout tho entire night. Specht should have known at the time when he took the coutract that he could not furnish tho light, as his burners were not sufficient and his 'tanks were not large enough to carry the supply of asoline, City Attorney Connell suid that be should recommend to the council that it take simi- lar action as it did in the Squiros street sweeping contract. ‘Tue city could invite bids for lighting, and any o in prico could bo charged ngainst Speeht and col- lectod from his bovdsmen. Councilmen Howell and Lowry of tho special committee have succeeded in oring ing light out of darkness. Yesterday they tool hold of the easoline questios, ordered hay and feed for tho horses and gasoline for tho lamps. In behalf of the city thev guar- antecd the salarios of the m'n until such timo as the city can sccure a new contract. The employes have all been in- structed to report for duty and tonight the lamps will be lighted as usual. o DISGRACES THE STATE. Frank Kaspar's Opinion of the Nebraska World's Faie Bullding. Frank J. Kaspar has just returned from 2 trip to Chicago, and while there visited the World's fair grounds. Ho saw the Ne- ka building and bis heart was filled with ice had never had In many of the districts the lamps any ut- grief at the sight thereof. [n speaking of the building vesterdny ho said that it was without exception tho poorest building on tho grounds, and, what made tho situation worse than 1t would otherwiso be, tho struc- ture stands divectly in front of tho main cn trance, where it is tho first thing that ar- rests the attention of the visitor, 1t looks, for all the world like o big dry goods box," said Mr. Kaspar. “It is severely plain, with uothing of ornamentation or architoctural beauty aboutit. It is square shaped, with squars topped windows and a flat roof, and there is nothing by whicn the casual observer can make out what 1t is. Tho senl of tho stato is reproduced in the frout of the building, but it s not at all plain what it 1s, and 1t has been found necessary 10 stick up a board sign in front of it with the name of the state painted upon it to let tho visitors know what part of the union it represents. ‘I'ho othor buildings have the names of their states ncross tho front, so that au may sece at a © what they are. South Dakotn, C id in fact all our peighboring states have very tine, handsome buildings, and ours shows up all the worse because of the contrast. It would be bad enough if it was in a less conspicuous posi- tion, but where it is the effect is not at all attering to our state I 4t isn't too late, tho state would make 8 good investient by tearing the thing down and putting up something in_ iis place that would be more 1n keeping with the import- ance of thostate and its great woalth and ro- sources. 1f that cau't be done, sowe changes at least might bo wade that would relieve the forbidding exterior of the structure as it s at present. In addition 0 its plainness, it 1s & plain white, and there 1t is adifferent from the other buildings, which have acy amount of color introduced, and the effuct is much more ploasing than anything that the 1,1ks in «harge of our building bave tbus fur been ablo 1o introduce. 1 uaderstanda that it cost $15,000, but if it did our commissioners were lmposed upoo, that's all, It certainly ouzht not 1o huve cost a cent over §7,000, und that would have been a liveral estimute,” While in Chicago Mr. Kaspar devoted one day to selling the product of his pearl buiton factory, aud in that one day sold §2,400 worth of Omaha madé pearl buttons und at the 8o time did & vast amount of missionary work for the vause of protection. -~ Qualitications ot u Voter, Owmana, Oct, #1.--To the Editor of Tug Bee: Wil you please inform me through the columus of Tuk Bee whether the party mentioned bolow Is entitled to vote at the next election in this stat A fatber and son came from the old country in 1560, Tho son was registered lust Thursday. When asked by the regisirar where be was born his answer was “Iu the old country,” *Dia you tako out papers to become a eitl zonl’ wus the mext question, to which the son repliod that he did not, “*but I heard my fatuer did, but I do not know where A, SUBSCRIBER, Answer—Chapter 26, section 3, of the Coin- pilod Statutes of Nebraska reacs as follows “Every mule person of the age of twenty-one years Or upwards, belongiug to either of the Tollowing classes, who suull have residea in 1ho state six moutbs, in the county forty days, aud in the preciuet, township or ward ten days, shall by an elector. First, citizens of the Usited States, Second, persons of foreign birth wuo sbull have declared their lutention to becoma eitizens conformably to the laws of the United Stales on the subjoct of uaturalization at least tuirty days prior to an election. Now if the father took out pabers at a tiwe before bis sou was of age Lbon the son TWENTY=SECOND YEAR. GASOLINE LIGHTS €0 0T} entitled to vote,but it the son hud attained s majority at the tims the fath is papers. then fn ordar to bs abla th 1ld havo to take out papers Of course satisfactory nrodl must be duced that the father did take out papers, also, ad — PUBLIC WORKS, Con cts that are U Tmprove In Varions Contra ors on public wo o making a dosper Tort 1o close contracts veforo cold weather sets | ises all untinishiad jobs to bs carried over until next apring. Re=alizing thut at tho Joagest there can be but a few days in which tho work alveady under con to comploto ct, mauy of tue contractors are working their men over-time and paying them extra I'bhis bas vesulted in an increase of pay, and wages have advanced consia erably since the near appronch of winter hias become apparent, At the present time there are not loss than 2,000 men working on the paving, curbing, grading and in the sewers e wages averago $2 per day for common laborers and ) per day for men with teams. ‘e greatost diflicuity that the con- tractors experience is to tind wen, us it is, thoy claim, almost impossible to tind an idle man On a a4 so 1nt of the work being so scattered, much of it being upoa outlying reets, but few people have any idea of the amount that hias been completed this year. A few years ago, when all of the work was dono right fn the beart of tho city, the result of a sumimer’s work was plainly visible, but since more attention has boen given to ihe streets of the suburbag districts, it takes a dav’s journey to be able t ascertain just what iins been golag ou dur the sumpmer months, Up to this date this ssason the following ts havo beon carbed and paved o enth street vinduet; Popplaton avenue, Toicty-second to Thirty-third streets Tenth street, Williams to a point 350 foet south; Nicholas strect, from Lwenty. ninth to the west hneof Isaac's addition; Twentietn, from Center to Bancroft stroet: om theinte of iSighth street, at Farnam ana Do hermart: avenue, from Awmos enne line briage; Charles street, from Thirty y-eighth to Fortieth; Graca street, from the (hicago, St. Paul, Miunsapolis trackssto the east linaof Paddock place; Thirteeuth strest, from (irace to the nortn line of P’addock Sherman avenue, from a point 330 iorth of the center of section ) to Givand avenue; Lzard strast, from Liighteenth to I'wenty-tuird; Franklin street, from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-ninth; hirty-second street, from clid place to oolworth avenue; Michizgan avenue, from Twenty-third sircet to '['wenty-fourth; Twenty-third, from Cumiug street to Michigan avenue: Seward street, from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-filth; Califoraia streot, from I'ifteentn to Sixteenth; Cass stroet, from Tweaty-second to Tweaty- fourth: Cass street, from Twenty-fourth to apoint 195 feet west of the west line of Twonty-fourth; Cass straet, from the east line of T'wenty-fourth to the west line and Twi iinth aveaue, from Lavenworih to Javing aggregates ( four wiles, and has' cost §150,041.50. urbing agzregates 46,500 lineal feet and as cost $22 making a_total of $1iJ- 197,97 paid on finai 0stiniates for curbing and 43 square yards, paving aloue. 1 to the work that has bsen com- con 1n additi pleted tuo fo wiig streets are under to bo curved and paved this ¥ venworth, from Sixteenth to I ninth: Lowe avenae, Thirty-ninth; Lathro) lzard, from o Sherman from 1o Fort street: street, from Pierco to Chicago, from Twenty-second to Twenty third;” Mason streot, from Thirtisth to hivty-fiest; Spencer, from Sixteenth to wenty-fourth; Latuvop, from Sixtecath to Twentieth: Hamilton street. from L'ortietn to the viaduct; Caldwell, from Twenty fourth to T'wenty-eighth; Seventcenth, from ifarnam to Harn and Daivenport, from Twenty-fourth to I'wenty-fifth, ploaiestar gt svee 1. BUSINESS MEN. William Lyle Dickey is another of Omaha's business in sterling young achieved success within a decade after attaining his majority. He came to Omaha twenty-three vears ago, when but 6 years of age, and is practically one of the sous of Omaha, although ineligivle to mewbership in that order. He left col- lege at the age of 20, and entered the ofice of the ger verintendent of the Western who has parsuits men morcautiio Union Telograph company in _ Chi- cago, here he mau and a rotur 10 go to work lie ofiice of iperintendent d for a year baif vefors b Omaba in the of $ Le samo comp: L1 owis city, t by 5 soon aftor ras appointed %) 1auager of e 1 ofice, in ik which capacity bo W fannfully work ® for the the company for noarly two vears, when he was promated to the position of traveling nuditor. He held that position until the failure of the wholesalo and retail bardware house of I, H. Bright & Co., five years ngo, when ho bought out the stock and ud severed his counection with Tuion to engage in business for himself, He koew nothing about that par- ticular brauch of trade, but bo has acquired avastdeal of experienco since tnen, and that, too, without costing him anything. He 15 at the bhead of an oxcellont busiuoss, and is vegarded as welluigh an ideal young busi- ness man. 1le is an exawple of the benefits to be derived from & thorou. bus S35 training, and he gives foil crediv to th Western Union company for the lossons th b learned whilo in 1ts employ, stating that it 18 as fine a sehool for the acquirement of business 1deas as can be found any wh —~—— WANIDS HIS PAY. A S ol Board Employoe W Been Assigned to Work, Me. Joseph Hummel appears before the Board of Eiducation now in the light of a man who has not received prover treatment, Has Not and who wauts the wrong righted. Four months ago Mr. Hummol was elected to the imaginary office of superintendent of ro pairs, There was a query in the winds of o #ood many peoplo at the time as to what Mr. Humme: was expected to do, seein that the board had the services of tho s verintendent of buildings, and three iu spectors of buildings, Just how all those inspectors and superintendents and fore- men were golng to work without running against one another was somothing of a puzzle. Atthe uime of Mr. Hummel's oloc tion, howevar, Mr. Smyth offered a resolu tion, which was adopted, providing that Mr. Hummel's salary should ot begin uutil he had been assigned to work by the board And there's the rub. Mr. Hummel has not vet been assigned, although bis friond Wehror has pulied every string ho could get bold of to bring it about. Now Mr. Hummel appears with a bill for 8125 per month, us bis claim for salary since the time his b Was approvea about thres months ago, Tho bill bas been referred to vhe judiciary com- mittes, aud it will probably create a breeze when the report comes iu. In the case of Fannie Rienards, admin- istratrix, against tne oity of Omaba, in which tae woman was suing to recover &,000 damage on account of the drowning of her Loy, the jury returned a verdict of §2,500 for the plaintify, City Attorney Conuell savs the judgmont is uot worlh the puper ou which it is written that Judg oti, before whom the case was tried, refused to wllow the jury to consioer tho instructions presented by the defendant, and that the jury returned a verdict contrary 10 the law and the evidence, The popularity of Salvation oll is not as tonisuing wueu we bear of its many cures, ( O) . A good Gown, )8( Mother Hubbard style,with yoke of insertion and clust- er of tucks. o (Good Muelin Drawers. with OMAHA, THURSDAY Millinery Department, Socona t Cho'ce millinery and Honnets, Ex French Noveltl “Posttive Sawflg 0/ Mone. C w4 SMILES on IFalconer W\ORTUNI usivo styles. I'r HE OMAHA DAy BEE. MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1802-TWELVE PAGES. TWELVE PAGES. - NUMBER 137, Tmported Hats srated | ces to sult all 1808 to 1809 Douglas Street, Method for you absolute satisfaction and a vsitive Saving of Money, « Velvets. On “Positive Saving of Money.” osilive Sa: 'y iing of Money" On ~Draperies 83¢ a yard for choice of women. our ¢ Figured China 7()C Silks Silks. co Fans, 1 sold at $i0. $12.50 nod 415, Ol Fan Asscrtment. $ 3 :4:'-'.:":'..\‘:,#; ‘l‘ ‘v: 174 h ---quality first---price next---both right---which mecans «Lositive Saving of Money.” Dress Just a hint, but of mighty interest to all Hundreds of yards of some of the handsomest dr STORM S auze Fane, Hand Painted Satin © Fans, Crepe Embroiderod Fans, a8 thun ¥.50, 80Mo that ice Friday and Saturday at 8y e LU LR SR, 0 WOPth 9 - ~ \brics. stufts in our store. RGE, = nieces Black ~ i 1 & MINED DIAGONALS, A ”'L“\E';‘,‘n‘; a“f}f,fi]fliillg‘;fll;i v ()ol(.‘ a yard for choice of MELANGE SERGE, by > sells at less aly 5 Gigat Figured For all CREPONETTES g oy a B NI )y 5 3 - China Silks . Zhe wec CHEVIOT SUITINGS, 15 pieces Colored V l:.l\:ets, always sold I e ) w9 at g1.25, 00 o o running up to $1.50. (¢ g OLEOLL Faghion said Volour do Russo. Bengaline and Satin Soleil, N ! 5 K f $---’-~) $3 China fur rugs A L‘:\”\‘\-:‘;‘:‘m l:»‘;:l‘h‘vr W I\llat(i:l\|1|Iq!:11\‘n‘!y|‘m:x‘n’hlv‘l‘ln‘"lh\ (,n-;x. N ewest Yes, a Positive Saz prottiest und best showing in the west. They beginat ey = $1.25 por yard up to 82250 u suit. Iabrjcs. “Positive Saving of Money” > GLOVES. The best Biarritz Giove mude $1.00. Beatiful Silk Mittens 50c. ““ 50 Courvoisier or Trefonsse »l A splendid fitting Glove and worth more money. $1.50, Ves, a Positive Sav ing! “Positive Saving of Money" On MUSLIN- wear. A Mother trimmed good Muslin Hubbard with braid and rufe. VA good () L Mother V ghape, trimmed in ewm- broidery. A good Mother Gown, style, finishing Muslin Gown, Hubbard style, Muslin Gown, Hubbard style, high sleeve, tucked yoko and trimmed in embroid- ery. Muslin cluster of tucks and ruffle. Good Muslin Drawe cluster of tucks an broide with em- Ve Yes, Positive Saving! o On Under- wcar. For Men’s I'all and Winter Wear. $l UO Freneh me f tra hoavy double ribt ankle, at $1. 250 Merino Half Hose. HALF PRIC sitive Saving of Money rino in three s, nlso e. silk flecced, 4 cufl and for a dozen A few dozen odds and ends of Men’s fuil Meri- o and all wool under wear, in ull colors, at half price to close. Yes, Positive Saz ng! “Positive Saving of Money.” o [adie Sole agents for *Onyx Dye™” hosidry. $3.00 $1.50 50¢ Original prices 73c, 81,00 ana 81,75, "%, @ Positive Saving. “Positive Saving of Money” o Corsets 65¢ A full line of the makes always on hand, for “Her Majesty’s” Corsets, spe- cially adapted for stout ladies, at money-saving prices. A Dbig line of odds and ends in well known coreets, some worth 82 and ver-laesg than $1.35 best known Solo ngents Yes. a Postive Saving! for choice of our $6.50 Turkish rugs Yes, e e Yosttive Saz $4.5 $2.00 a pair for choice of ten pairs of reed portieres to Comes in all colors. close A selection 1 the new und fashionable shades. 186 Eatimatas cheerfully given on all kinds of 8hade and art drapiry work und we will savo you money. overy day for 25 to Hc. Ves, a Positive Saving/ D “Positive Saving of Money.” o Cloaks and Suits. The Cleverest Gotten-up Garments that you ever saw. The Very Latest in Style and Pattern. $5.38 $10.25 “¥es, @ Positive Suving.” $865 Ladles’ oiderdown house robes, all ready made of 8s¢ regular value $7.60, . price only $5.90. T 2d floor. Winter jackets made of imported diagonal, in tan and gray or black cheviot, fuced down the front with best French Cooney, 4 handsoms silk ornaments. You save 83.12. 45 Ladies’ Cheviot Walking Coats, astrachan collar and satin faced, regular value 815, You save $5.25, Ladies’ he: value $13. 50. Yousave $4.25, storm serge suits, co lors tan, navy and black, regular quality elderdown, colors tan, gray and cardiral, “Positive Saving of Money” o Black Goods. 51 “Positive Saving of Money” on Skirts (B The price means that 50 picces of high class novelty Black goods including creponettes and fancy weaves of all kinds, and hereto- fore sold for g1.25 and g1.50 per yard, are yours LEh while they last at 1,00, A gond French enteen sklrt, lined aud plaited rofile, 0, value $2.60 and e l 52,00 #.50 #1348 ’es, a Positive Saving! A good French sateon skirt, lined throughout, with gathered rufle, $2.50. value $3.25 il A good brillinntineskirt with guath- ered rufilo and well lined, #8485, value $5,00. Yes, a Positive Saving! o Press Trlmmmgs. Fur Trimmings at astonishingly low prices All the latest noveltics in Beaded and Irridescent Trimmings with girdles to match, 690 Beautiful line of colors in Feather Edgings 996 Cut spun Silk Moss Trimmings, former price $1.25. 898 50 picces Silk Moss Trimmings, regular price 6oc, 556 Silk Moss Trimmings with fancy corded edge, regular 8oc (uality, Yes, a Positive Saving! | “Positive Saving of Money” s’ Underwear. very pair guaranteed. Natural and black ull ‘wool combination suits, silk Sc trimmed and faced, colors gyaranteed, value $3.75, kerehiefs, valuod ut 100, Egyptian cotton combination suits, all sizes. Made for 8Y.c those who cannot wear wool, Seo them. /8% valued at 12fc. and 81.00 are the prices we put on a lot of 0dd sizes and 121, Hundkerchiefs worth 20c to grades of ladies’, misses’ and children’s underwear, /8 Yes, a Positive Saving! “Positive Saving of Money.” “Positive Saving of Money” o Domestics. A full Dress Pattern of Bedford Cord double-fold, all colors, value 75c. o [aces. of linen laces in dif- e AV ferent widths and worth up to 20c a yard, 50c¢ 75¢ Yes, a Positive a yard for fine chiffon iaca in all tho new shades and widths, A full Dress Pattern of Armenian wenves in hand mwade laces in Point de Russe, Serge, double fold and worth g1.25, Brussels Pointe, Bordon, Point Aplique, Yes, a Positive Saving! Tomorrow o Handkerchiefs Plain white hemstitchod and colored border Linen Hand- Linen Handkerchiefs in plain white and coloced border, stitcked and all linen; also linen initial, «Posttive Saving of Money.” o BOOKS of 509 JUVENILE bound, full of choice tales for t S, beautifully illusteated, nicely o littlo ones, have been selling Wo have by far the best selections of books, now, that we hive ever had, and our prices are the lowest. s, @ Positive Saving! Saving of Mons oComforts = . French sateen Bider- down Comforts,worth up as high ys 80,00, Finest French satcen Liderdown Comlfort inthe cit value 8105 L) $7.25 Forsiik figured Com- forts worth $2), & $30 G- N Yes, Positive Saving! “Positive Saving of Money” o Blankets A choice line toselect from, 10-4 White Blnkot value 85, 11-4 White Blanket value §7.50. Blanket Blanket 10-4 Scarlet Blanket value $1 50, Woear-Resisting Blunkots, Yes, Positive Saviug! 250, in plaln white, hom= “Positive Saving of Money’ ™ & O S " Soaps. IOC ('!miuuMudura.UnDuMu’){: Butter Milk, Hyacint! Honey, Queen Bay, Clom- atis, Peach Blow, Castila, Honeysuckle and Dande- lion soaps, all one price this week, 10 per cake, Choice perfumes at 40¢ an ounce. Yes, a Postive Saving!