Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-24
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
Routine Business Done with Good
Denl of WrRnSlinE.


The meeting of the Board Of County Com
missioners yesterday afternoon was occupied
almost exclusively with routine business. 1t
would have been considered decidedly mo-
notonous IL 1t had not been for number OF
little spats which occurred between ndi-
vidual members, which, however, developed
into nothing serious.
One of the disagreements was over the
final estimate on the Dodge street road due
to Van Court & Co. The estimate consisted
of two items, one of $4.3S5 and the other of
1854 1t developed that Lvesey, the chair
man of the committee which reported in
favor of allowing the claim, had failed to see
whether some repairing had been done on
the road. The county surveyor announced
that 1t had been done. but couple of mem
bers Of the board thought that this was too
much like taking things for granted. There
fore the appropriation sheet was laid over
fer week, and Livesey czme in for a roast.
On the appropriation sheet for witness fees
were two items of s2 each, one in favor OF
Pat Ford, jr agd the other in favor of F..
A. Pjerou. Both of these men have been
convicted of highway robbery, and each had
been subpoenaed by the state as witness
In the case Of the other. This appeared to
be case OF paying men to be prosecuted by
the county, but 1t was considered that noth-
ing could be done but pay the fees, as the
men had assigned their certificates to inno-
cent purchasers
In6 county surveyor reported tndt the
final estimate for grading the Leavenworth
street road from the Missouri Pacific crossing
to the city limits was $2,75l. One-half Of
this is to be paid by the county and the
other half by the city.
Charles Rasmussen sgnifed his desire to
compromise the case he has brought against
the county in the district court to recover
$500 damages. The damages were alleged to
have been sustained by the cutting of road
through his property in Union precinct Ap-
praisers placed his damages originally at 1886
and this estimate was cut down one-half by
the board Rasmussen was dissatisfied and
brought suit for $780, but Is willing now to
settle for the original appraisal OF $3.50 The
county attorney desired to know what the
commissioners desired him to do and the
matter was referred to a committee
The Missouri Pacific Railroad company filed
formal protest against the levying of
double assessment against the Belt Line prop
erty. The property was appraised by the
state as Missouri Pacific property, and on
the apprasement S2.l57 was levied in 1898
and $2.O61 In 1894 These amounts have re-
Gently been turned over TO the county treas
urer for the state. During the same years
the county appraised the property Belt
Line property and the railroad company is
objecting to this.
A number OF bonds of minor officers were
approved. County Judge Baxter offered a
new bond Of $4,000 for his new term OF
office. County Clerk-elect Rediield asked the
commissioners what bond he would be re-
quired to give. The statutes place 1t between
st, 900 and $4,000.
BY a resolution Of Lyesey the services Of
Jacob Houck In the county surveyors office
were dispensed with as there was nothing
for him to do.
The board received an invitation to attend
the third annual nesting of the Nebraska
State Irrigation association. which Is to meet
shortly in Hastings. and 1t was accepted.
The county clerk requested that the taxes |
against certain property which had been con- |
demned and incorporated in Riyervlew park |
be Cancelled.