Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-01
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
They Ask That "a Grand Jury Inves
tigate the Charges of Fraud. apr.

They Ask That a Grand Jury Inves
tigate the Charges OF Fraud. agre
An unusually quiet meeting of the board Of
county commissioners was held yesterday
afternoon.
The following bid was received from Les
lie & Leslie:
OMAHA, Aug, 30-To The County Com
m issoners, Douglas County-Gentlemen :
We again decline to tender for
supply of drugs for the county on the sched-
ule and specifications furnished us. We
renew are former tender with which we
furnished bond of $500 to dispense all pre-
scriplions for the county poor for fixed
amount of S275 per month, and If contract
were made for another year would take the
stock of drugs now owned by the county at
an appraised valuation-such appraismenJ
to be made by the Richardson Drug Co.
LESLIE g. LESLIE.
j. T. Kinsler J. A. Fuller & Co. and the
Goodman drug company all made itemized
bids. All of the bids were referred.
The county attorney gave the board per-
mission to sanction appointments of deputy
sheriffs, provided the same were necessary,
and the board accepted the ruling of the
attorney.
After this there was the usual amount of
petitions and other small stuff read, sub
mitted and referred. -.-
The Patrick land cothpany said that if the
board would grade Platte street from Dodge
street to Mercer avenue, and commence the
work so that it can be finished by October
Is, they would pay half the expense. The
communication was referred to the commit
tee on roads.
Residents of the Seventh ward then
bobbed up with petition that bore the sig
natures of numerous residents of that dis
trict, ana asked that the First, Second and
Seventh wards compose justice of the
peace district. This, with another of the
same sort, was ordered on file.
The Coburn matter was touched upon
1trrI,f1 1,xrf and aud has np,n
discussion upon the matter, but ct last it was
decided that the affair rested entirely with
the courts.
A committee of the whole enthusi astically
resolved that the SUN of 800 be expended
towards decorating the court house during
Merchants week. The resolution was
adopted amid great enthusiasm, and Chair
man Mount was instructed to set a force of
one man at work immediately.
The following appropriation sheets were
passed:
No. IL. General fund S25 06
No. 43. Bridge fund ................ 627.S3
No. 12. General fund ...........,... 5000 33
No. 2S Hospital fund, ............. 10000
Mr.. O'Keeffe introduced the following res
olution
Whereas, The public press has charged
that there has been fraud in connection with
the new county hospital building, and also
that the county commissioners were mixed
up In it. that the county attorney be in
structed to request the court to order the i'm
panelng of grand jury to investigate the
charge.
The resolution was adopted.
The board then proceeded to vote on the
matter of districtlng the city for justice of
the peace purposes. Several ballots were
taken and finally on the seventeenth ballot
the following result was arrived at: First
district, FIRST, second and Seventh wards
Second district, Third, Fifth and Eighth
wards; Third district, Fourth, Sixth and
Ninth wards. Under this order OF things
the republicans are sure of the Third dis
trict, the democrats sure of the First, while
both republicans and democrats have a
fighting chance for the Second district.
Following is a list of the ward representa-
tives in the next district court jury
First ward-Charles Mack, Henry Ehren-
pfort, Hans Book, Herman kountze, Samuel
Rogers.
Second ward-M. Duffy, James Murphy,
Lewis Mccoy, James Slightman, James
Duffy, Peter Kemnerling.
Third ward-Conrad Leisge, Christ Wells,
p j. Williams, Robert White, John O'Con-
nor, f. w. Solon.
Fourth ward-Mart Range, ]. c. Pentzel,
John Parrott,. w. b, Aber, A. McGavock,
Fifth ward-E. C. Eraing, Adam Lyons,
H. Nj, Judson, M. Griffin, A. Parker, George
Elicit.
Sixth ward-James Steele, John Lehman,
James Donnelly, jr.
Baritzer, Charles Johnson.
Eighth Wards. b. Lake. II. ID. Hills.
Ninth Ward-J. b. ]. Ryan, John M. Gibb,
S. J. Valentine.
South Omaha-David Hoban, Andy John
son, II. G. Cahoor, ]. P. Hayes.
McArdle Precinct-F. A. McArdle.
Millard-Henry Corotens.
Douglas--Mads Mortesen.
West Omaha-Nelson Heron.
Valley--William Harrior.
| Waterloo-L w. Denton.
Chicago-Henning Goddard.
Elkhorn-Andrew Patrick.
Jefferson-John McCombs.
Union-Gilbert Ruston.
Florence-Robert Forgey.
Newman M L. church, Rev. s. f. Ensign
pastor-Rev. DIR. A. S. Collins will preach at
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