Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-01
HANSEN NOT IN THE RING
Declares That Is Why He Has His
Troubles Regarding County
Road Tax.

Jacob Hansen OF the Board OF County
Supervisors is not pleased with the manner
In which the county road fund Is appor
toned and yesterday issued the following
statement for publication:
There has been n good deal of talking in
regard TO some of the county officers lately
and think It would be of interest to hear
some from the Board of Supervisors also
Now. claim the Board of Supervisors must
comply with the law as we'll as any man
of the Code of 1897 1t reads like this; "The
bridges shall be numbered An agreement
was made In the board that each member
should have the bridges numbered in rhe
townships he represented for roads and
bridges but Mr.. Aud has not complied
with 1t yet. and 1t is over three years since
that law went into effect | have called
this to the attention of the board several
times, but we always had quarrel and |
was told that II was none OF my business.
The same section goes on and reads: THE
board shall keep n record of all bridges and
all repairs to bridge shall be charged up
of the board received blank book, end
when a bridge or bill of lumber was or
dered we should fill out the blank and send
II to the auditor so that he could put II on
record. Ever since January /, 1893, l have
sent i'm the blanks regularly, but Auld,
Brandes and Kerney have never complied
with the law. The record book has been In
the auditors office nearly two years. but
no record can be kept until the different
members of the board will comply with the
law
And ] will now tell something about the
road money. In 1897 the board began to
work out the | mill road levy. | proposed
that each member should make a report at
the end of the year. but several rranh'~
thought 1t was not necessary. II was not
done. In 1898 II was the same way. but In
June, 1898, J. NJ, Matthews, at that time
county auditor, made report to the board;
and as soon as saw that report could
see the reason why the members did not
like to have report made: According 70
this report for the years 1897 and 1898 Aud
was collected in the six townships he rep
resented; Kerney, $i5iS9 more In his six
townships; Brandes $l,O72 more in his five
townships. | worked out what l was al
lowed, which amounted to $2990 more than
there was collected In the six townships
represent. This was money collected IN
resolution was adopted allowing each mem
ber so much to work out, but said mem
bers paid 10 attention TO the resolution,
but Kept on working as long as they
pleased If the members of the board Will
not comply with their own resolutions, or
the law. and at the same time as members
OF the board sit there and compel others TO
do so, II looks like there is something
wrong. l have a bigger district for roads
and bridges than any other member of the
board There is also more road money col,
lected In that district, outside of Council
Bluffs. IT is also the toughest part OF the
county but have received less money to
work out than any other member of the
board. unless | have got about, even with
Brandes; He claims that he did not work I,
year ! have had to. quarrel with them
several times I'm order to get II.
And | now ask that full report be made
and published, how much road money there
has been collected in each supervisors dis
trict and how much each member has spent
i'm the four years the county has worked
out the l mill road levy, so that the people
will know where and how their money Is
spent.
The trouble Is, ] am not In the ring.
JACOB HANSEN, Supervisor.
At the meeting of the board yesterday
afternoon the fund was apportioned as fol-
lows: Supervisor Auld's district. $1210 .9S;
Supervisor Brandes' district, s1,757 IS; Su-
pervisor's Hansen's district, $1,456.32j Su'
pervisors Kerney's district, s1,31S.42; Su-
pervisor Matthews district, s4,6O1 .O5. Total
OF fund apportioned, $l0,S43 80.
A resolution was adopted requiring town
ship trustees before sending persons to
the hospital to secure an order from the
resident supervisor.
e. e. Sluss, Cunningham's attorney, sent
word to the board that he would not be
able to be in Council Bluffs until next
week.
The board adjourned until Saturday.