Omaha daily bee., 1895-01-20
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

VIII Fix Salaries In Committee of the
Whole-Yesterday's Business.
The county commissioners did not take
any definite action in regard to fixing the
salaries Of the county employees at their meet
Ing yesterday afternoon. resolution was,
however, introduced and passed, which pro-
vided that the board should meet as a COM
mittes OF the whole, subject to the call
OF the chairman, for the purpose of fixing
tho number of the employees ana fixing
their salaries. The committee is to report
as soon as possible. The first meeting will
be held Monday afternoon.
The county clerk reported that $119 900 of
refund!ng bonds had been issued, which are
TO be used for the purpose of redeeming
the outstanding court house bonds, which
are drawing per cent interest. The re-
funding bends draw Az per cent, and mature
twenty years from date. The county has the
option, however. Of redeeming them at any
time after ten years from date The bonds
are Tor $l,0O0 each, and all but two have
been sent to Splitter & Co. of New York.
They bear the date of January 15
Lee Estelle, representing the Missouri Pa
clhc was present, with a proposition for a
partial settlement Of the tax that has been
assessed against the belt line for the past
two years. 1t appears that the state has as
sessed the Belt line as the property of the
Missouri Pacific, and the county has as
Is several hundred dollars greater in the
case OF the county than that of the state
The railroad company is unwilling to pay
both assessments. Estelle stated that the
company was willing to pay over to the
county the assessment as made by the state
which would be about $1,000 for each year,
on the condition that the county would agree
TO pay the money over to the state If on
the final adjudication It was decided that
the taxes belonged to the state. If, on the
other hand, the case was decided In favor
or the county, the company would pay to the
county the difference between the state and
county assessments. The matter was placed
In the hands OF committee, before which
Estelle will appear.
Liquor licenses were granted to Henry
Ruser, Ruser's park; Charles r. Hill,
Thomas A. Anderson, East Omaha: John
Luders, Douglas precinct; Henry Volstedt,
y. w. ii. STACK, Jurgen Thomson, West
Omaha; Henry Mics, Clontarf; Freredick
Koch. Brookline.
All the proposals for printing were re-
fused, and the clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for new bids. The reason for re-
fusng the proposals was that the figures OF
the lowest bidder were from 33b to so
per cent higher than those of last year.
The resignation of w. S. Askwith as
member Of the Soldiers Relief commission
was accepted, and in his place Thomas s.
Hull was appointed.
The bin Of e. ID. Van Court & Co. Of
81, ,l04, the 20 per cent Of the final estimate
6f the work done on the southwest road
withheld. was referred
Albert Kollett was appointed overseer Of
the highways for Chicago precinct.
The resignation OF Wendell p. Coe, justice
or the peace OF West Omaha, was accepted.
The contract for supplying the county with
soap was awarded to p. J. Quealey & Co.
The county clerk was allowed three extra
men TO make out the tax list.
:, Fer the purchase Of instruments for the
medical stan at the hospital 800 was APP
propriated.
The bid Of Avery Bros, for the construc-
tion OF bridge on the southwest road was
rejected.
Francis Don't was admitted to the Soldiers
home.