Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
THE Sci ING BONDS.
lhG MaY0r Presents a Strongly Backed
Claim II The City.
He Generously Drops Bciow the Low
est Estimate.

There has been whisperings Of late tina
the mayor was going to claim of the city
several thousand dollars recompense foi
his services In going oabt to sell the paw.
ing bonds. All such reports seem to have
originated from the preparations CT docu.
ments for the presentation of a claim,
but Of no such amount. These docu.
ments amount in substance 80 this: The
following parties recommend that in view
of his having sold over $170, 900 of bonds
no should be compensated In some sum,
their estimates varying from 81, 400 to
to SO, 800: d. O.. Bloomer, A. W. Street,
b. P. McMenomy, Max Mohn, II. s..
Gallagher, Thomas Officer, j. M. Phil
lips, N. z. Dodge, M. Stambach, George
Bebbington.
Peter Bechtele, George L. Forman, Z. O.
DeVol, John Beno, +. II. Guanella, w.
l.. Patton, b. III. Hagg, Henry Wagner,
Oliver Lower, Geo. Blaxsim, M. Closkey,
w. II. Sapp, Jr., Clay P~latner, S. A.
Mcmahon, Chris. Straub, VIM. Mobiles,
S. II. Ford Frank Rieoskey, Robert
Huntington, +. w. Spetman, James and
o. p. Wickham, j. A. Churchill, Henry
Eiseman, Ira Platner, n. I'll. White.
These men as owners and agents of prop.
erty liable to paving tax, are said to rep
resent from one.half to two.thirds of the
tax.
Some other gentlemen who are
large paving tax payers, and
cautious citizens sign a document In
which they earnestly suggest and urge
that justice demands that the mayor
have some adequate compensation from
the treasury for selling city bonds"
John w. Chapman, whose paving tax it
Ia said will reach $1,000; John T. Bald
win, Whose tax will amount to as mnch
and perhaps more; DR.. e. [. Woodbury.,
Thomas Bowman, j. j. Steadman, A.
w, Wheeler and others.
The following attorneys declare that
not only In Justice should the mayor be
compensated, but that the city is legally
liable, the council having directed him
to do the work, which did not fall in the
line of his duties: G. A. Holmes, city
attorney; w. S. Wayne, ex.city attor-
pey; George +. Wright, W. f. Sapp,
d, b. Daley and George Carson.
A number of other attorneys recon-.
mend that the mayor, in Justice should
be given some compensation, among
them being: Leonard Everett, John I'll.
Keatley, John N. Baldwin, j. P. Cas-
ady, d. @. Bloomer, W. A. MUNSTER
and w. @. James.
The bill, originally prepared by the
mayor, was $1,000, but then made
$1,460, and the payment of this amount
was recommended by Aldermen Geise,
Mcmahon, James and MINISTER. Aid.
Heating thought that $1,000 would be
just, and the other alderman, Mr..
Siedentopf, recommended no amount.
The mayor, in order to be below the low
est estimate, has made the amount 1906, |
and this Is the sum that he will receive.
There never was 30 strongly o backed
bill presented to the council,
and If there Is to be any criticism made,
the mayor has some pretty good names
behind which to stand. The other men,
bers of the committee have In writing re-
linquished all claims to any recompense, |
and urged that the mayor be paid, 30 tho
allowance of the mayors bill settles up
the expense of selling the bonds.
The mayor also i~ustifies the allowance
on the ground that it. was understood
that the mayors salary should be 81, 900,
whereas 1t has been left at 5000, thus
making q difference of $500 on the two
years service, and the allowance of 1895
only o little more than covers the differ
ence,