Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-18
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
First Installment of This Years Tax
ooS Becomes Due October !.
LIQUOR DEALERS FEELING THEIR LOSS
They Arc Expected to Enter Some
Kind of Protest Against Enforce
ment of Mayor KOutsky's
sunday Closing Order.

The nrst installment Of the 1902 tax, just
levied by the city council, becomes oue
on October 1 and becomes delinquent on
January 1. Az for the second installment'
II falls due on April and becomes de-
linouent June 80. This provision of the
new chsrter was inserted by the charter
builders with a view to making the pay
ment OF taxes easier on those who are
building and paying for their homes.
Last year, In a great many instances, the
entire tax was paid by the small property
owner during the fall months, while the
corporations took advantage of the two
payment clause. The plan, however, APP
pears to be satisfactory to the city Of
ncials and all who desire may take advan-
tage of It.
With money available now 1t is expected
that Treasurer Howe, as soon as he can
get around to 1t, will issue a call for war
rants in order to put a stop to the pay
ment of interest.
While there is money on hand now, the
running expenses Of the city are con-
stantly on the increase and the appro-
p~riation will not pay any of the overlap
which has been accommodating for years.
Those who are familiar with the financial
condition Of the city assert that the best
thing to do is to issue bonds this fall for
$50, 600 to take up the overlap. Bankers
saw that such bonds would sell for from
Az to 5 per cent and in case of 5 per cent
bonds a premium would be paid.
This question is to be taken up shortly
and discussed in order to lay the matter
properly before the people. More than
likely the proposition to vote bonds to pay
| the overlap would not come up before the
regular election in November.
Planning a RemOnstrnnce.
It was reported last night that the liquor
dealers In South Omaha are making prepare
lions to demonstrate against the continu-
ance OF Mayor Koutsky's Sunday closing
order. Eighty eight saloons are now In
operation in this city and 1t is estimated
hat an average Of $50 is taken In every
sunday by each. This is really considered
a low average, as some Of the larger places
run as high as $50 to SIS. One brewery
al6ne lost the sale Of seventy-ive barrels
of beer last Sunday. One dealer said that
not less than $1,000 was spent In Omaha
and adjoining resorts last Sunday which
would have been put in circulation here
had it not been for the mayors closing
order. Just what the liquor dealers pro-
pose toado Is not known. but a plan is being
arranged whereby they can retaliate.
u Claim TuFned Down.
About the middle Of June Louis zadina
nIed a claim for $500 against the city, al
leging damages to his property at Thirty
sixth and U streets. He alleges that owing
to an overflow Of water HIS cellar caved in
and also a portion OF his foundation wall,
nooding his boilers. Further, he claims
that his damage was caused by the city
not taking the proper care of s street. the
water running on Of s street from Thirty
seventh and Thirty-eighth streets. MT
Zadina desires to have the city repair the
damage to his property or else settle In
cash for the amount Of the claim. He says
that unless a settlement is speedily
reached suit against the city will be com
menced.
The claim was turned over to City At
torney Murdoch. who says in this connee'
ton; II have carefully gone over the