Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
-Four of Them Wade Through a Great
Deal of Work..

DCaI Oh WORK.
Acting Chairman Mount, of the county
commissioners, looked calmly and cheerful
over a mammouth boquet placed on his desk
at the regular Saturday meeting yesterday,
the same being the gift of the experimenting
anitor of the building, Mike Mahey. A quo
rum being present, the following supervisors
vouchers were allowed: Hans Weise, SCI .50;
Sam Wilt, s57; John H. Levine, $3.50; Will
liam Olmstead, S84. SO; Charles Smith, $55;
David Anderson, 81; Hans Weise, $3.50
The following resolutions were adopted:
Directing the judiciary committee what dis
position was made of the statutes furnished
the county in 1887; giving the Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley railroad permission
to GROSS county road to the southwest corner
of Fort Omaha reservation, at no expense to
the county ordering the county treasurer to
receive in payment from persons desiring to
pay their notes before due, said notes secured
by mortgage on Douglas addition lots, the
face of note with interest to date of pay
ment; directing the county clerk to advertise
for bids for the building of a bridge north
west of Bennington.
|. A resolution relating to the allowing OF
claims of road supervisors on the second Sat
urday of each month, was referred to the
mmit on roads, the same fav-
orlng communication of taxpayers in Valley
precinct in reference to grading and a
bridge.
Reports of Committees-Glving notice that
S424.S5 had been collected by sale of stock;
DllCllH vi lllt Ult VI Wa BuLOt
l.. McCheane in reference to unequal assess
ment; not allowing claim of Dietrich Olson
for return Of money for taxes paid; directing
county treasurer to cancel taxes of Evangel-
ical Mission church; giving the contract
to Richard Standen for rip rap on
Platte river at 81. 9S per lineal foot; allowing
George Bird $50, Frederic X. Zeigler S15 and
Elizabeth A. Bird $50 for damages for locat-
ing a road; directing county clerk to pay
back 81 to H. G. Clark for the grading Of
George avenue.
Register of Deeds Megeath informed the
board, in response to a resolution, that the
by ex-County Clerk G. p. Ncedham, need a
thorough revision and correction before the
same can be relied upon as trustworthy and
rccurate.
Referred to Committee on Finance-Re-
port of Sheriff COburn for first quarter OF
1888, showing an expenditure of S213 and re-
ceipts Of 81 ,036. rs; protest Of excessive valu-
alton from property owners OF lot 8, block ID,
Improvement association; notice from county
treasurer Of assessed value in 1886 of section
4, township Is, range Is east.
Referred to Judiciary Committee-Asl skiing
for tee county to pay half the cost of grad
ing Thirty-sixth street between Hamilton
and Cunning streets, and Paul street between
Pleasant street; M. F. Shingleton's applica-
ton for a copy of the state state statutes.
protest from property owners of Flor
ence against the appointment OF DIR.
Solomon as Justice of the peace, and renom-
mating +. M. King for the office; claim of
Gustev Kaessner, 2,0i6. 06, for damage done
property damned by water at Elkhorn, Neb.
The official bond of M. F.. Singleton, JUS
tice of the peace of the Eighth ward, and tina
contract with Richard Staden was approved.