Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-18
COUNTY EQUALIZATION NEXT
Terminal Company Paving Way for Business
with Commissioners
BOARD MEETS TWENTY DAYS IN JUNE
DrKeene Furnishes Amusement by I'm
Willingly Showing Resolution
About Henry Oest's Job at
the Poor Farm.

The agitation for higher assessment Of
taxable property spread from the city hall
20 the courthouse and made formal appear
ance in the rooms OF the Board Of County
Corc2lissioners yesterday morning. when the
commissioner adopted Ostrom's resolu-
zion instructing the county clerk Ito ad-
Vertise In the three daily papers Of Omaha
mat the Board OF Equalization will sit
from June 10 to June 30 for the purpose Of
hearing any complaints that may be fled
In the matter Of taxation for the year 1902.
for the correction Of errors and to equal
tSe such matters as may be called to their
attention"
Earlier, when the commissioners FIRST as
oembled, they found they had callers in
the persons Of John R. Webster, vice pres
adent and general manager Of the Omaha
Bridge and Terminal company, and John
H. Daniels. secretary and treasurer Of the
same company. They came primarily to
seek redress Of what they allege to be a
former double assessment OF most Of their
property by the state board and the county
board and incidentally to smooth matters
. little for their company's negotiations
Nth the board at the coming session for
equalization. They protested that the
rmina company has had no such liberal
treatment In years past as has its neigh
bors In similar business and wished to
know how best TO bring their showing be-
fore the board to secure a different treat
ment this year.
Write and Then Appear.
The commissioner told them to send
their statement of the double assessment
In writing and to appear when the COM
missioners sit as a board Of equalization
In June.
The rest Of the time Of the commits
sioners was taken up by matters Of small
importance. o'Keeffe nearly started some
thing by mistake, but saved himself Just in
time. He handed the clerk of the board
= resolution and the clerk began reading
TO the board: Resolved, that Henry
Oest-"
Hold on! Hold on a minute!" piped up
o'Keefe. 1--WE given you the wrong
one"
He marched forward, red as a flannel
shirt, and traded resolutions with the
clerk. The one read was about a little
Sob of sewering, and the contents Of tho
other no man knows, probably, except
Richard himself. The other commissioners
laughed heartily and suspect that he was
planning to have knocked out the Con-
molly resolution. adopted at the last meet
tng, and which removes oest, a democrat,
Tor Captain Stockham, a republican, June l..
Oest Calls for Help.
oest applied for an additional man to act
rs gardener at the poor farm, but to this
O'Keeffe was not agreeable and demanded
that the request be referred to commit
tee, saying that no such man used to be
needed and that low, with half the farm
rented out, he couldn't understand the
excuse for the request. Oest also notified
the board that he had substituted Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred oetsch for Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
sorenson as cooks at the hospital.
John ]. King wrote the board that some
body has been obstructing Perry street
near the river In Florence precinct, and
the county clerk was instructed to notify
the supervisor to remove 1t. The commits
Vioners fear a repetition Of the city's
troubles with squatters.
Sheriff John Power submitted q letter
from A. G. Troup Of the Board OF Insanity
Commissioner stating that the county Is
not liable for the expense Of taking an in
sane person back to the state asylum
when such person has been released from
the asylum before cured at the request Of
relatives who have promised to care for
him.
N 10 Dismiss Suit.
Another letter was from the attorney for
Nelson Anderson offering on behalf Of the
gentleman to dismiss the suit against the
county now In district court II the county
would pay the expenses so far incurred and
widen the channel Of Papillion creek where
i crosses Center street. Anderson claims
70 have suffered much damage to his land
from the overflow. The communication was
referred to the committee on roads.
Bids were received for painting the Of
nee OF the register OF deeds. and Surveyor
Edquist has gotten into line by request
Ing that s175 worth OF work be done in I'm
proving the arrangement and appearance Of
his once.