Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-09
WAR AMONG THE coNsrApLrs
objection to Country Officers Doing
business In the CITY.

| IN inc tttN.
Yesterday afternoon the county commits
sioners had a conference with the constable.
Of the city. Constables johnson, Fitch. Allen
Houck and Lyon were present being all
in the city save Harris.
The constables had a grievance and they
lost no time in presenting their case. They
stated that the constables from the country
precincts do not stay in the precincts in
which they were elected, but persist in stay
ing in Omaha and taking the business away
from the constables elected in the city, by
working for less fees than the law provides
| for such service. They also claim that some
Of the country constables took up their
residence in Omaha as soon as they were
elected and only made a pretense Of living
| in the districts where they belonged. The
city constables wanted the commissioners to
| order their colleagues from the country
| to keep within the districts to which they
severally belonged.
| Judge Stenberg expounded the law in the
case for the Information of the constables
| and Informed them that the commissioners
had no power TO limit the jurisdiction Of
the constables. as .that was fixed by statute,
but he said that IL the proper showing was
made to the commissioners to the effect
that any constable was actually living out
side of his district, the board would de-
clare that Office vacant.
The constables left, vowing to do some
thing to keep the rural officers from getting
all the cream Mandamus proceedings were
discussed and they agreed among themselves
to attempt such course.
At meeting of the commissioners In the
forenoon Mr.. Hoctor was authorized to pur
chase bedding and toweling for the poor
farm.
Lamoreaux Bros. were awarded the con-
tract for furnishing ice to the court house
and jail at 23l2 cents per 100 pounds.
e. II. Cone was appointed constable for the
north district Of West Omaha precinct.
The resignation of A. II. Murdoch, as
justice of the peace of South Omaha was
accepted and 2. p. Hedges was appointed to
fill the vacancy.
In accordance with the terms Of resolu-
tion introduced by Mr.. Hoctor. rooms Nos.
42S and 430, Bee building, Awere designated
as equity court room No. Z. These are the
rooms directly over the rooms occupied by
equity court No. and the change was made
in accordance with the request of Judge
Keysor.
A committee of citizens from South Omaha
was present at the board meeting and on
motion of Hector they were given the floor
to explain their mission.
The committee was composed of Messrs.
David Anderson, f. A. Cressey, Thomas J.
o'Neil, d. L. Holmes, and B. e. Wilcox
Mr.. Anderson acted as spokesman and
stated that the committee had been ap-
pointed by the Board OF Trade of South |
Omaha to ask the commissioners that |
Twenty-fourth street in that town. between
O street and the Sarpy county line, dis |
tance of about one mile, be brought to |
grade. The work would cost but $1,000 or
81, 500, he said, and the road was the prin- |
cipal thoroughfare into and out of South |
Omaha. ut is county road, said MIR.
Anderson, "having been laid out forty-four |
wears ago. 1t is traversed by 80 per cent |
of the farmers of Sarpy county and is the
most important road in that section. Below
the Sarpy county line the road is In good
condition, but inside our city limits 1t is
mile it abuts on the Union Pacific tracks
and the property owners on the other side
are too poor to grade 1t"
Commissioner Hoctor stated that the city
of South Omaha was not empowered by Its
charter to do any grading except upon
petition of property owners who will bear
the cost He said 1t was county road
and asked that the matter be referred to
the committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Anderson presented petition which
he said was signed by 800 residents of South
Omaha and Mr.. Cressey addressed the board
on the Importance Of the road from busi-
ness point OF view.
the fact that there is not dollar in the
road fund and will not be until after the next
levy is made. He said he recognized the
board was compelled to keep within its
means. The grading Of Thirteenth street
to the county line he said would require the
of 200, 900 yards Of earth, and that
was an important road, being the proposed
to Fort Crook.
The matter was finally referred to the
on roads.
The committee on roads annbunced
meeting at 10 a. m. Wednesday next, to
consider the matter of road along the
Union Pacific tracks near Valley, and asked
the other mebers of the board to meet with
he committee.
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