Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-26
TOWN TALK,

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Here we are again"
TOWN TALK.
"Coutant is becoming quite uneasy and
impatient over the postoffice situation. A
bird in the bush is very pretty to look at,
but it is not worth $1,000 a year by a
long ways" said a gentleman who has an
intimate acquaintance with the powers
that be. ct isn't yet known whether
Tom Hall will conclude to vamoos the
ranch on July LIST, or whether he will
stand on his aaIen-haired dignity
and insist that all the charges that can be
brought against him must be proved in
accordance with the strict rules Of SWIVEL
service reform. To be sure, I under
stand that the department at Washing
ton quite surprised General Henderson
by telling him that no formal charges
were necessary, and that a mere intima-
ton Of his personal wishes was all that
they asked to make the change; but Tom
is beginning to count on the senators
elastic spine to retain him at least
. few months longer, notwithstanding his
promise to Mr.. Coutant."
BY the way that reminds me that a
man way up in authority expressed some
anxiety to me the other day about the
movements of certain federal officials who
are overhauling affairs in Uncle Sans
stone house on Fifteenth street. They
are beginning to smell a big rat in the
upper stories of that building and some
of the big boys are liable to get some civil
service reform that sweeps pretty clean.
The federal building has never yet been
investigated and there are some pretty
tall stories told by lawyers about the way
things have been run. Even brewster,
attorney general" may feel compelled to
notice Irregularities that are said to have
made the department of justice fec mil
and q machine for oppression.
81 understand that Mr.. j.. .E. Boyd
was caught badly in the late lard deal,
said a Chicago merchant on Saturday
boyd has been a heavy dealer in option,
and the corner struck him to the tune OF
S127, 900, That was the smallest loss in
the deal. The next heaviest loser wa,
sinched for $500, 900 while old Mr..
Geoch got twisted out of 81, 500, 900. Mr.
Boyd is very philosophical over his loss
He cleared a cool $4OO, 900 last year from
his various enterprises, his packing house
his lard refinery and a few turns which
he made on the wheat market. OF thil
amount he put the snug little sum Of
$3.50, 900 in his cattle herd in Wyoming
which is worth to-day a good $500, 900
No mans credit stands higher at tn,
banks than Mr.. Boyd's because his wore
is as good as his bond and he has tn,
brains and backbone to forward his vari
GUS schemes. Wait till the end of tn,
year and then let Mr.. Boyd say on which
side of the book the largest amour
stands for his twelve months business
! rather think he will be some thousand
ahead"
One of the county officials tells M
that the commissioners have felt tn
public pulse on the assessment business
and have raised the totals considerably il
the board of equalization. That is good
The board deserves credit for their actio,
and would be sustained by the people G
Douglas county, if they had increased tn
taxable valuation fifty per cent more tina
they did. The first ward
the worst in this respect an
| understand that it will be raise
r as a whole by resolution, a method tn,
the law allows and which will go quite
i, distance towards destroying the gross il
equality between the valuation in thu
) ward when compared with the Fourth
. There has been too much playing wit
Dolls in the First ward, and the ride,
lousy low value placed on all real pro-
erty made even tho commissioners laug
when they read over the list.
Speaking about county matters,
: prominent architect the other day tol
mo that n project is on foot to put ar
other story on the new court house OF
? divide it with the city officials, making
: v county court house and a city hal
''That would be an excellent PLAN" sal
the architect. Fifty thousand dolla
would do the job, and the city pays mo
. than the interest ON that sum every ye
y in rent. The basement, which contain
0 seven or eight excellent rooms, could
!, fitted up for city Offices q
above ground, while with anoth
, story there would DO ample room abo'
for a council chamber, committee room
|. etc. With both the city and coun
Y officials housed under one roof, our ia
payers wouldn't be compelled to T,
9 around all over town. Besides, The CT
:, would then have n ire-proof building Z
u their records. Will it not injure 4
architectural effect? Not = bit. Bo
Mr.. Meyers and builder Coots think
1 will improve it,"
"Senntor Van Wyck has returned
o Nebraska" said a government official
. me on Saturday, and while General Ma
v derson is cooling off in Colorado, Ser
tor Van Wyck will begin to gyrs
!. through the state. l hope
y win make o trip to Northern Nebras
!, and investigate that mail route questic
y The senator wants to do what is fair a
- always tries to. He has energy enou
!. for six men, and when
grabs his pole and approach
the cages, the animals in t
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