Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-13
LINCOLN.
The Valuable Services Of Lancaster
C8Ult7'S Commissioners,
They are Well Paid and Fully
Appreciated,
Tho Supreme Court-A Chimney
sweep's TriAis-uocal News
state Personals, Etc.
LINCOLN.
AT THE CAPITAL.
COUNTING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

AT THE CAPITAL,
COUNTING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The commissioners of Lancaster count
probably are more pleasantly situated tha
any other similar functionaries in Nebrasks
There is not multiplicity Of duties attaohe,
TO the Office, and the accompanying train q
labofs is not such as to whiten the hair pre-
maturely. Filling in little dirt and putin
an extra plank on q county bridge once In
while constitutes th1 most ouerous require
ments of commissiouership. For all thi
the law provides aiper diem of SO on days G
meeting and ten cents mileage one way fo
those members living out in The country. Tb,
present board IL made up as follows: W. j
Weller; chairman, and w Il. G.. Caldwell
and II. @. r. ller. From January l, 1885, t
May z, 1885 these three gentlemen conf lintly
have drawn $500. 90 from the treasury of Lam
caster county. OF this amount, w 4. G
Caldwell has had the lions share, having
Mr. Roller got S27G 30, while Mr.. Weller wal
content to pocket $2Gl 10. The statute pro
vides that each commissioner shall receive
SO 90 per day for the time necessarily en-
ployed in the business of the county Durir 9
the month of January there wero twelve
missioner, at 50 90 per day, would be paid
S36 90, and two of the gentlemen, Messrs
Keller aud Weller, were also entitled to mile.
sge. For January MIR. Caldwell drew S7S
which would make twenty six working days
at SO per day, while according to their own
in business. Mr.. Rsller drew SO,
while Mr.. Weller csme in for ss9.iO
1n February there were eight meetings of the
board, which, at 80 per day, would give each
member $24. Mr.. Caldwell drew S75 .25, Mr..
Keller S674n, while Mr.. Weller tailed up
with SCI, so as his share.
During March there were seven meeting',
which would give each gentleman SO for his
services. Mr. Caldwell drew $3.50, Mr..
Keller SG7, and Mr.. Weller S63 30.
In April there were also seven meetings 1t
took ISL 30 to satisfy Mr. Caldwell, S72 for
Keller, and Gj 30 for Mr. Weller. L. will be
apparent to every one that Mr.. Caldwell as n
drawer is the greatest success OF any of the
members. Mr.. Caldw has his home in the
city, aed therefore is entitled to no mileage,
Messrs. Keller and Weller live fourteen miles
out in the country, so they are entitled to the
ten cents mileage. People Will hardly under
stand how, with thesL perquisises, the two
gentlemen still fall behind MIR. Caldwell in
che matter of compensation.
The county records reveal the secret.
The claims for the commissioners for Jan
uary are as follows:
LINCOLN, Neb Feb. 4!h, 1885,
The county of Lancaster in account with
w. E. Caldwell, DIR. January to IL
days session of board S36 90
To ID days office and office business. -. AZ 90
Total. Observation-Disclosures. rs 60
With Mr. w. J. Weller. For the month
OF January, 1855, days in session on
board. 12 .............. SO 90
Other days necessary, ,S............ 8. "a 90
Mil ileage, 1872. Observation-Disclosures. 960
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 60 90
With Mr., III. G. Keller. January to 12
days in session on board .. 36 On
And days on roads and bridges. ..... "a 90
Mileage 10 dollars. rs................... 10 20
Total. 7O.CO
What the Office duties of MIR. Caldwell were
does not appear In other counties the coun.
ty clerk receives compensation for waning on
the commissioners attending TO theic wants,
writing down the minutes, keeping AL rec
ords, and in fact doing all kinds of clerical
work Possibly Mr. McClay, the present in
cumbent of the clerkship is unable to attend
the many meetings and do the work, and Mr..
CALDWELL has kindly consented to assist him
at the modest price of So 30 per day for ca ,h
day Of session. Also the roads and bridges of
Lancaster county must have been in misera
ble shape when The present board took hold,
and IL expense lis aOy criterin they ought
now to he in excellent form from the amount
of attention Messrs. Il Her and Weller have
given them since January last. A promi-
nens lawyer OF LiucJlu thinks there
il altogether too much expense connected with
the commissioners, and yesterday entered a
protest with the proper authorities against
the payment Of the July claims of the board. !
The amounts run up high, with Mr.. Cald veil
still in the lead with lice and office business
extras. The lawyer holds that the commits |
siCneTs under the law are entitled only to 50 |
per dpy tor time actually and necessarily en- |
ployed in the service Of the county. |
Another gentleman asserts thai the wife of |
Commissioner CaldSell recently disposed of a |
COW to tho county poor farm for the neat sum |
of S120. So far as can be ascertained there
are no points about the cow that are ahead of |
any other bovine. COVE, that is ordi. |
nary milch cows, sell in Lincoln for from S35 |
to $50.
CHIMNEY SWEEPS FATE
In the police court yesterday Andy Bayliss, |
local colored celebrlty, was fined $40 and
costa for disturbance of the peace. Among
other thirgs Andy sweeps Line )ln's Chin
neys. William Reefe alias Chicago Bill, in
vaded the city day or two since with a. pat
ent chimney process and has been doing a
large business. Andy took several drinks aud
when the full sense of Chicago Bills iojustice
and monopoly daWned upon his quickened
mind, he went up on top of building where
Chicago Bill was eradicating SCOT from a
chimney, and tried Go throw him off, thus
creating reputation for bravery and at the
same time doi1g away with competition
Help arrived and the foreign sweep was
saved. Nippsrs manipulated by Policeman
Kelley accelerated Andyis motions toward
the jail, where he yet liagers Ia liquidation
of the fine Chicago Bill is still applying his
patent process to the the chimneys of all cit,
zens who desire it.
LANDED LORD.
David Bosserman of ID. Bosserman & Co,
and j. @. Adams, of the Adams Cattle com
pany, Superior, Neb., are in the city on busi-
ness. The first named firm own 500 head and
the last 200 head OF cattle which Craze In
Nuckolls county. They lease u tract of 4, 500
acres at q nominal rent from Lord William ,
Scully, of England. Lord Scully located the
land some seventeen years ago, and at the
time only paid 20 cents an acre for it, Its ,
value ls nos put at 50 per acre, which would :
make $500 for the tract. His lordship is
very proud OF the property and refuses oil
offers for it, ,
THE SUPREME COURT.
In the supreme court yesterday there were ,
a number q important cases argued and sub. j.,
mitted. The only cAse of Interest was one '
from Falls City. entitled Mickey against ]
Warrall. Ia 1t tne question of the liability of !
grown children to contribute to the support of
indigent parents came up. 1t is stattd the :
children refused to maintain their parents, al s
though able to DO SO, and allowed them to pc |