Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-07

Guilfoil, and for his chief clerk Mrs. B.
M. Howe.
AS for neighbors, Mr.. Roche has none
less than the honorable board of county
commissioners. Volumes might be writ
ten of this body. There are many of
the elements of circus about this
branch of the county government.
Their deliberations and doings and mis-
doings furnish never-failing source of
news for the reporters. The board
at present consists of w. j. Mount,
chairman; Richard O'Keefe, l.. M.
Anderson, P. j. Corrigan and William
r. Turner. The board meets in regular
session on Saturdays, and samples of
oratory that float about the room upon
these occasions would put Webster to
blush. All is not harmonious in the
board and sometimes the members
will become somewhat emphatic
in addressing each other, but this is
soon forgotten when the session is over.
At the clerks desk A. ]. Webb will be
found. Mr.. Webb has occupied the
position since January only, having
succeeded Billy Moran, who. while clerk
of the board, became insane, and is now
in the asylum at Lincoln. Webb, in
addition to being clerk, is an artist Of
no mean ability and devotes his leisure
time to making sketches of the idlers
lounging about the room. ''Whiskey
Jack" was up there few days ago and
Webb drew his portrait. Jack pro-
nounced the likeness all right and the
sketch now hangs in front of John Tay
lor's desk. John Taylor, by the way, is
something of character in quiet
kind of way. He does piece
work for the register of deeds and is
one of the best copyists connected with
that Office. He has worked in the
building for years and years, and is
corner of the county commissioners
room, but the confusion in there dis
turbs him not, as John is hard OF hear
ing. He Is forever complaining of a
pain in his chest or in his back, and to
hear him talk one would think he had
one foot already in the grave; but,
bless you, if, in moment of ill-advised
levity, you should undertake to be un-
duly familiar with him, look out for
John is loaded, and is one OF the best
non professional boxers in the city,
and loves "a few impromptu
rounds as much as jim Creigh-
ton does Jefferson square. Clerk Webb
knows all about it.
are occupied by the county court, pre-
sided over by his honor, Judge Shields.
Il. f. Moriarity fills the position of
clerk Of the court, William Shields is
clerk of probate matter and Miss L..
Maud Busbea is official stenographer.
Going down stairs into the basement,
the first room on the right is occupied
by City Comptroller @. S. Goodrich.
Mr.. Goodrich has been in Office two
years. Previous to his election he was
engaged in the mercantile business in
the city. j. X. Coulter Is Mr.. Good
rich's deputy and John, Fred and Il. b.
Alexander are the clerks.
Back of the Office are the rooms
occupied by the county sur
veyor, G.. III. } Hawes, and his
assistantants, George Smith, deputy,
and NJ. S. Palmer, g. U. Page, John II.
Graves and Ernest Bacon.
On this floor is City Clerk Southard 8
office, and associated with him are
found Harry G.. Counsman, deputy
clerk, and ID. g. Burgess and +. c..
----, assistants.
Adjoining the city clerks office are
| the rooms OF the city engineering corps,
At the engineers desk will be found
George w. Tillson, who fills that Office,
and at the other desks are Alya j..
Groves, assistant, George II. Gram
dali, Edward DOnahue, Charles
j. Carpenter, Sayres G. Knight,
Thomas Shaw, w. j. McEathron, w
G. Mclean, James o. Snowden, Mat.