Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-29
Some Figures on Salaries.

I'VE recommend the adjustment OF the
Office of commissioner of health, because we
want no paternal government in our midst
and no spies or intruders in official garb.
''We recommend that each member of the
park commission be required to furnish
bonds in the sum of 100000 before being
authorized to handle any of the money of the
taxpayers.
1--WE recommend that the city of Omaha be
considered one tax district in the county OF
Douglas, with one assessor, to be elected for
n term OF ten years. who shall give all OF his
time to the discharge Of the duties of the of
flee.
1--WE recommend that the salary of the as
SCISSOR shall be paid in equal proportions by
the county of Douglas and the city of Omaha.
1--WE recommend that the city council shall
consist of nine members, to be elected at
large, they shall each receive salary of
S400 per year and be under bonds of $4,000
They shall have property qualification of
real estate of the value of 81. 000.n
The report was adopted, after which
Chairman Sauer, of the committee appointed
to look up the tax shirkers, read the follow
ing report, which will be discussed at the
next meeting which will ue held next Tues
day night: ,,uiav.5 90, ..,.
Tax Shirkers Reported On.
"Your committee, to which was referred
the matter of unequal asse ssments, submits
the following partial report:
I'VE have selected at random prices of
property in various parts OF the city with
view of ascertainlng if there are any un-
equal assessm nts on contiguous properties,
or a relative inequality between the several
localities.
"Begnning on lower Farnam street we
find lots g. 6 and Z, block F.. on which stands
the Union Pacific railroad headquarters, as
sessed at S33, 900, about % per cent of the
real value. Lot 8, in the same block, owned
by Du Franc, assessed at 81 400. or about 8
per cent of the real value.
"The Burlington & Missouri River rail
road headquarters, corner of Tenth and Far
nam streets. occupying one and one-third
lots, assessed at $40, 800, or % per cent of the
real value.
"The Nebraska National bank, one-thlrd
Of a lot, assessed at Sl7, 100, or l7.per cent of
the real value.
'rhe Omaha National bank, S35, 600, or 10
per cent of its value.
"Ihe balance of the property in this block
is assessed at from Is to 33 per cent of its
value.
1.-THE World Herald building is assessed at
81, 600 about Is por cent OF its real value
what is known as the Wabash corner is
assessed at $4,000, or IL per cent of the real
value.
1.-The New York Life building and the two
lots are assessed at 100000 about IL per
cent of the real value.
ave find instances where vacant lots are
assessed at higher valuation than adjoining
improved lots. and other instances where
the improvements are assessed five times as
high US the real estate ...,... ...
.There seems to be no uniformity or Just
Ice in the assessments. In the matter of
personal property assessments your COM
mittee wishes to state that the members DO
not wish TO be the judges as to what per-
centage the assessed value is of the actual
valuation of personal estates OF the different
individuals and corporations. .,t-.r
Examples of Personal Assessment.
"We give partial list of personal assess-
ments aud leave the pu bllc TO Judge of the
fairneSs.