Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-01
CITY GOVERNMENT

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p. f.. Murphy, president of the council,
acting mayor w. j. Cornell, city attorney (;
Truman Buck, treasurer j. j. J.. G.. Jowott,
clerk lhOmas Cummings, marshal Andrew
Roscwater, city engineer; NJ, G. Meaney,
street commissioner; j. II. Butler, chief of
fire department; j. j. Galligun, assistant
chief There are six councilman Mt large,
viz: Isaac $. Hnscall, Charles j.. Wood
worth, Josiah b. Rcdiold, Charles kaufman,
p. Il. Murphy, William Anderson, and six
ward councilmcn, viz: LIST ward, c. G..
Thrnne Ind, John f. Benin Bird, Patrick
Ford Ith, w. r.. Bechel; 9TH, Edward
Leeder; 9th, John Il. Furay.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
james Creighton, II. II. Wilson and Clark
Woodman james Creighton, Chairmuu, c.
V. Gallagher, scc'y.
THT FIRE DEPARTMENT
is conducted on the paid system and is very
efficient aud credltubly equipped, having one
hook and ladder company and four hose
companies. There are also three steamers,
which with another owned by the Union Pa
citic, can be used i'll case of emergency. The
number OF fires during the wear was seventy
two; total loss, SIG O5S GO; insurance,
SllO,6O2 IL. Ihe expenses of the de-
partment in 1881 were ms follows Salaries
of paid members, $4,000; cost of erecting II
new hose house in the southern part of the
city, 81 9 % paid for new hose, 81 ,3O2.-
20 for fire alarm telegraph, 500; repairs
on engine house, ISIS 26 expenses of keep
ing horses, houses, etc. $3.50, making total
expense for the year, S26,O63 %. The paid
members of the department are John II. But
Ter, chief, and John J.. Galligan, assistant.
Company No. 1-George A. Coulter, captain /;
Theodore Grcbe, driver, Delos Beard and
Lew a. Cassidy, pipemen. No. 2-Jonn j.
Barnes, captain; Samuel Crowley, driver;
Patrick Noonan and John Simpson, pipe
men; Albert Reepey and John Williams,
minute men. No. 81 Charles A. Salters,
captain; William Webb, driver; George
Wi,dheim, FIR NIX Graves and Morris Turkle-
son, pipemen; George Blake, driver of sup
ply wagon. No. i-Joseph Vanderford, cap
tain, and w, S. Redtield, driver. Hook and
Ladder Companv-James O'Brien, driver,
and A. j. Herrold, ladderman,
CITY FINANCES.
The regular bonded debt of the city of
Onnha is:
70 per cents due IN .sr7l 500
z per cents due i'll y O............. 66, 100
q per cents due i'll 1901. 100, 600
u per cents due III 1903 100, 600
D per cents due i'll 1903 ..........l 100, 900
D per cents due i'll D ..l7O,OOO
Total S7O7, $50
This amount is probably not more than 112
per cent of the true value of real estate and
personally in the city. The proceeds of sale
of very large share of these bonds are invest
ed in permanent improvements the work hay
ing been done under the direction of uBoHrdo of
Public Works. The interest on ali Omaha
DOIiS IIhS ulNuNs Dttl pIolllIlN lllu. Inc
cost of paving intersections of streets and
spaces opposite alleys has been paid out of
the proceeds of the D per cent bonds men
toned above. The cost of paving opposite
the lots on each side of the streets is taxed
against the adjacent property, the owners
having the right TO pay the tax all Mt once
when due, or to pay one fifth down aud the
other -four fifths III one, two, three and four
years with seven per cent interest. To pro-
vide for paying for this paving, before the tax
lS collected. the CITY has sold Il nGr cent
bonds maturing in one, two, three and four
years. The taxes which are to pny for it
have been so well paid that NIL the bonds
which have mutured nave been redeemed
and many more have been purchased 10y the
city before they We're due. The amount now
outstanding Of these short term bonds is
100000.
The regular taxes of the city on real estate
and personality ARE well paid, the Delinquent
cy for the last three years being less than
two per cent. This promptuCss in the pay
ment of taxes is ono of the surest indications
OF the city's prosperity,