Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-29
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Council Meeting Tonight Promises 70 At
trscf Large orUwd
MAYOR WILL OFFER SOME APPOINTMENTS
Republicans Generally Pleased with
Mayor KoVtsky's Refusal 80 AL
low Democratic C~ouncnmen
90 Dictate ApPsfntees.

The chances are That there will be .
big crowd Of visitors ct the council meet
ing tonight. as Mayor Koutskr has an
nouDoed that be will not tribe with the
democrats. The mayor has several Hp-
pointments 10 Offer and II these are not
confirmed the fight viii be on for sure.
The four democratic members want 60 dc
tate the appointment Of eight men ana
this the mayor refuses to Bcuede to. Mr..
Koutsky INSERTS that be vas elected mayor
and is the choice Of the people. and he
will not give in. II the present council,
which is Democratic. does not want 70 oon-
firm his appointments It does not have to.
The appointees will SO 10 work just the
same and draw salary from the city from
the date Of appointment. h question
has been brought up before. as beth Ensef
ana Kelly found out, and In the end they
both won for the reason that the Law gives
the executive the Hppolntivs o and
also the power Of removal or suspension
from once.
Generally speaking. republicans all over
the city were pleased at the action taken
By Mayor Kputsky Saturday when a dele
cation Of democratic councflmen called at
his Office and demanded that they be per
mitted TO name certain appointees. His
answer was TO the point and yesterday he
again made the assertion that be meant
just what he said. So it is up to the demo
Gratis nov. Some Of the democrats 60 30
far as to say that n the mayer places his
veto upon an ordinance q will be over
ridden, but this is simply conjecture on
their part.
Mayor Koutsky has stated that he alone
Is responsible for the government OF the
city and he proposes to see that those
who hold positions under him are competent
men and are not holding ONCE through po-
litical fsvoritism.
Liquor License Affairs.
Mayor Koutsky stated yesterday that
every party who had made application
for o liquor license for the current year
would be compelled so pay $1,000 into the
city treasury on Thursday, May /.
Those who have not paid" said the
mayor, by the close Of business hours
on May 2 will have their places closed
by the police and such places will remain
closed until the amount lie paid into the
treasury"
Already about ninety liquor licenses have
been applied for and It lie possible more
may come later on.
The occupation tax 10 not considered
practical at this time and IL is hardly
probable that any attempt viii be MADE
to mpoee one. as In the past no one but
liquor dealers paid and they were forced
to DO so. This year the saloon men gay
that they will not be made TO pay . tax
unless other business houses are forced TO
do the same. While the sentiment against
voting bonds to take up the overlap is in
the negative, an occupation tax would be
favored, providing it could be enforced. II
no occupation tax is levied 1t will be peoes-
shry to either pay the overlap warrants
out Of the 1902 levy, repudiate the debt
entirely, as was once suggested by Mr..
Lambert, or else vote bonds. just what
| will be done by the council is hard TO tell,
as the advice Of the city attorney will be
needed on the subject.
Hair Fields Practically Abandoned.
Owing to opposition from various sources,
. the hairhelds which formerly hourished
here have been practically abandoned. This
action on the part OF the people and the
packers throws quite a number OF men
out Of work. The hnir-drying fields have
been driven from one end OF the town 10
another and now only the Omaha compEny
pretsnds TO dry hair in the open air. Ar
mour and Cudahy both dry hogs hair in
the house, while Swift uses all but the
bristles IN fertilizer. While just now only
O dozen men are az work on hRirlelds, last
year there were about fifty. Those who
were compelled 20 leave by the action Of
the city council and public objections have
sought positions in other cities. As COM
plant has been made about the Omaha
oompany's hAirheld it is presumed tina;
the industry here viii be done away with
entirely.
orders for
Heavy orders for lumber have been con.
ing into the local companies 30 rapidly
lately that the demand IL really IN sxcesI
OF the supply. One lumber dealer said
yesterday that with the work in prospect
the lumbermen and the bricklsyers woult
have all they could do 70 handle the TRADE
this summer on account OF the delay Al
the mills.
There seems to be plenty OF ordinary
building stun Oh hand. but the inquiries
are 80 numerous that II looks AE II tn,
orders could not be filed on time. on'
lumber dealer said yesterday that II thos,
who contemplated improvements this yea
ought 20 get their orders in right away, Al
there would doubtless be quite a little Do.
lay in the shipments.
Horses Are scarce.
Good horses and even medium grades an
decidedly scarce al this time and the re
ceipts for some time have been below tn
average. All OF the horse commission
Arms located at the yards here, as well a
other dealers. are sending men out through
the country TO buy up good horses. but o
late they have been meeting with poo
success. The emRnd seems TO be far Il
excess OF the supply in the western ooun
try. -Four nr i've years ago western horse