Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-27
SPECIAL RATES At HOTELS
Accommodation for Candidates Come High
At Convention Times.
FIXING CORPORATION ASSESSMENTS
Costs In the OmahR Tax Litigation
Amount TO n Little over a Thou
sand Dollars, Of which Half
. Goes 60 the Referee.
From a stan CorrespondeutD

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LINCOLN. June 2s.-(special.)-A mans
hotel bills are high when he is a candidate
for Office. Frank ~. Prout was the pro-
prietor OF one room two days at the last
convention and paid $50 for IL. For hotel
accommodations and travelling expenses J..
H.. Mickey paid $3.50. Mr.. Mickey also paid
3l3 for badges and $3.50 fer printing. incl
dent to his candidacy for the gubernatorial
nomination, making a total OF s1O5. Peter
Mortenson expended Sass for badges, $40
for printing and S22.5O for hotel sccommo
dations. These expenditures are certified
TO in afhdavits filed IN the secretary Of
states once.
The Douglas County School onRcers' asso-
citation has asked Superintendent Fowler
for a ruling as to whether or not 1t is
lawful for a school district to insure school
property in mutual insurance companies.
The attorney general. responding to a re-
quest from the superintend snt, has given
the follovIpg opinion. which will be the
rule Of the department:
School district officers have the power to
insure school district property. Mutual
fire insurance companies are authorized and
recognized BY the statutes. one taking out
q policy in such company, however, be-
comes by that act a member Of the com
losses incurred by the company and as
sumes other duties and responsibilities
and duties Of school districts. and while
there is perhaps no statute prohibiting such
! doubt the advisabiiity or expediency OF
their becoming a member of such corpora
ton. would advise, therefore. that IL
they take a policy in an old line company,
pay the premium on Il and subject them
selves to no other liability.
Fix Corporation Assessments.
At the conclusion Of a hearing which has
lasted izr over a week the Lincoln city
council. sitting az a board Of equalization.
this afternoon raised the assessed valua-
ton Of the property OF the Nebraska Tele-
phone company in this city from 800. 900 -
t125. 900. The city tax commissioner fixed
the valuation at the former figure and the
Lincoln Commercial club protested. asking
Bishop asked for an Increase to $500, 600.
Yesterday Councilmen Lawlor and Tramp
ton. two members Of a special committee
appointed for the purpose. inspected the
books and records Of the company in Omaha
and this morning presented their findings
to the board. They reported that they
were convinced from the records they had
examined that the receipts OF the Lincoln
ONCE Of the company during last year were
not over $50. 900. while for the same period
the expenditures were ISL 600.
a. s. Tibbettss appearing in a legal ca
pscity for the Commercial club. brought
out the fact that the receipts for use Of tell
lines were not included in the figures. 1t
was asserted by the company's Representa-
tives that the receipts for the use OF the
toll lines are credited at large to a district
and not to the station in which they are
paid. II was argued. however. that the
profits in the toll business would not ma
terially increase the figures returned by the
committee.
The telephone company was represented
by Vance Lane OF Omaha. manager. and W.
w. Morsman, attorney.
Tomorrow the, board will take up the
complaints of the Commercial club against
the assessment OF the Lincoln Gas and
Electric company and the Lincoln Traction
company.
Judge Frost in the district court this aft
srnoon gave a final decree in the Ferdinand
divorce suit. restoring the three children
to the custody Of the mother and allowing
her SIS per month alimony for their sup
port.
COpts in Omaha Tax Case.
The clerk OF the supreme court has ng-
ured the costs OF the Omaha tax litigation
at 31.l90.Ss. OF this amount s534 will rep
resent the fee and expense Of Referee Ryan
The State Board Of Public Lands and
Buildings went to Nebraska City today &c
inspect the Institute for the Blind. It is 6
regular periodical visit and has no unusual
significance.
The Nebraska Mining company Of Hol-
drege has been organized and incorporated
The capital stock OF the concern is 800. oOI
and the head once is at Holdrege. The in,
corporations are: W. A. Garrett, J. II
Johnson. j. N. Gustus. S. p. Carlson and A
c, Reeves.
. The Canton Bridge ompan OF Canton
o., has filed articles Of Incorporation with
the secretary OF state. The capital stocl
Is placed at $3.50, 900.