Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
New Plan Of the City Treasurer Works Liks
Charm.
PAYS WARRANTS AND COLLECTS TAXES
DeIinquents on Personal Account
Kick, but Get Credit for the
Amount Due the city
Just the same.

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The plan recently adopted Of deducting
personal taxes from warrants issued to
those having salaries or claims coming
from the city is working like a charm, al
though In some instances It Jars the holder
Of n warrant pretty hard.
There was an instance yesterday at the
treasurer's office which caused a laugh. A
claimant applied to the clerk for his war
rant, which called for $12. When the
warrant was presented to the treasurer
the personal tax book was scanned and a
little figuring howed that the claimant
had Just Z cents coming to him. There
was another case a little later on in the
day, where a claimant had SIS coming.
When the personal tax was looked up II
was found that the holder of this warrant
WED $94, and so the authorities Just
confscated the warrant and applied it on
the tax account.
Since this plan went into effect quite a
sum has been collected on account OF
personal taxes and more Will be col,
leeted as soon as the council allows some
more bills. One thing the order has done,
and that is to cause every employe of
the city to pay up personal taxes.
In some cases employees have neglected
to pay taxes while drawing a monthly
salary from the city. In addition to the
collecting Of personal taxes in this way
the treasurer is sending out notices to
those who are delinquent, and II no at
tention is paid to these within a reason
able time a collector will be appointed
to go after the delinquents. AS a general
thing taxes are being paid in this year
in much better shape than for a number
Of years past.
Meet sudden Death.
IIorborA Todaft and To.onb C,yInra naaI
death yesterday afternoon while digging
a cesspool on the premises of John Henry
Loechner at Twenty-hrst and s streets.
According to the directions from Mr.,
Loechner, the men commenced to dig a
new cesspool within two feet Of the old
one, which was full. When the we'll had
been sunk about fourteen feet there was
a c~ave-in, letting in about six feet Of
refuse from the old cesspool. The two
men we're at the bottom OF the we'll at
the time and were overcome by noxioTs
gases and drowned as we'll. 1t was some
little time before those in the neighbor-
hood discovered the accident, as the dirt
cHved in so suddenly that the two men
at the bottom of the pit had no time to
cry for help. .
AS soon as the discovery was made
%neighbors went to work to rescue the
bodies. Undertaken Brewer removed the
bodies to the morgue and notified Coroner
Bradley. The coroner will make an in
yestigation and decide today whether an
inquest will be necessary.
Jodeit was formerly a member Of the
police force, while Seykora last year was
~janitor at the Brown Park school build
ing.
| New steel Bridge.
The steel viaduct across the tracks at
Thirty-sixth street, being constructed by
the Elkhorn railroad, is nearly completed.
Three Of the five spans are now in place
and 1t is expected that the other two spans
, will be in position within thirty days. Two
| Of the spans are log feet in length, one 10
/ ninety-four feet long and two others sew
enty feet in length. The bridge. when COM
pleted, will be, including approaches, over
I, 1000 feet long and will have a width 'of
+, twenty-five feet.
Work was commenced on this bridge about
5 a year ago. The piers are set on concrete
4 and are built of stone and steel This
bridge will span the tracks from a point
Just south Of A street to the north line of
t d street. Work is also progressing rapidly
! on the boulevard viaduct, but the Thirty
4 sixth street bridge will be completed FIRST
as the material for its construction is all
4 on the ground.
. Bids for Paving.
Bids for the repairing Of Twenty fourth
street with asphalt will be received by the
: city clerk up to noon on Monday. 1t is
estimated that the work Will cost about
81, 1000. For a number Of years past an
Omaha company has secured the contract
for this work, but this year there may be
a change.
An agent for an eastern concern was in
the city yesterday looking over the street
and making inquiries about the specihca-
tions. 1t is understood that this agent will
submit a bid on Monday with a view to in
PRODUCING a new process Of asphalt paving
= in this section of the country. AS there is
, money on hand to pay for the work as soon
2 as completed the council will doubtless let
> the contract on Monday night in order that
the street may be placed in a passable con-
dillon as soon as possible.
|, Memorial Services.
5 On Monday evening Phil Kearney post No.
2. Grand Army OF the Republic, Will hold
: memorial services In honor of the comrades
T; who have died within the last year. All
old soldiers and sailors and families and
q friends of deceased comrades are invited to
s attend these services. Captain Etter will
b have charge.
! Anthracite Scarce.
Local coal dealers say that it is impossi-
BILE to procure chestnut hard coal. There
seems to be plenty Of the range and furnace
coal, but small sizes are not being shipped
west at ALL Very few of the dealers here
have any stock to amount to anything on
. hand and they are watching the result OF
9 9 the strike in the east with e great deal OF
interest.
Magic city Gossip.
u Paul r. Birge is on the sick list.
Frank Reynolds Is visiting relatives In
! Kansas.
Rev. L. Lane will deliver a temperance
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