Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01
ANOTHER DELAY IN TAX CASE
Board Of Equalization Takes Recess for
Week and a Day.
GAS COMPANY TO Be FIRST ON CARPET
Session of Yesterday Morning Brief
and without sensation, All Menu
bers voting In Favor of Mo-
ton for Recess.

The city council met as a board OF
equalization yesterday and, after, trans.
acting a small amount OF routine business.
tool a recess until Thursday morning,
May 8.
The recess was taken upon motion Of
Hascall. seconded by Trostler, and those
who spoke In favor Of It we're Attorney
Webster. representing the street railway
company; City Attorney Cornell and Coun-
Gilman Hascall. Those who opposed It
were Councilman Lobeek and Attorney ].
II. Mcintosh. representing Realtors Morton
and shriver. Burnley. Zlmman and Hoye
OF the Faithful Four took no part in the
proceedings further than to vote on the
motion when the roll was called.
This motion. afforded the only opportunity
for the drawing OF lines between the Faith
full Four and the big Five" as no at
tempt was made to 90 into the question Of
valuations Of corporation properties.
1t was decided that the Omaha Gas com
pany should be the first OF the Ave public
service corporations on the carpet on the
morning Of May s.
There were about fifty Spectators present
when. at 10 o'clock, the council was called
TO order as a board Of equalization. The
entire membership OF the city council re-
fNA@N@ ~ VI NoAA Ia NAS EHNNAaNDAn
were several officers of the various corpora.
tlons, Fred A. Nash OF the electric light
company, ID. II. Goodrich Of the street rail-
way company, G.. e. Yost Of the telephone
company, Attorney Morsman Of the tele-
phone company, Attorney McCulloch Of the
water company and Attorney Webster OF
the street railway company. The Real Es-
tate exchange was also we'll represented,
among these being Realtors Morton and
shriver.
The first order OF business was the filing
by Mr.. Mcintosh OF the original writ Of
mandamus issued by the supreme court.
Corrects Final Report
Councilman HascaIl then introduced the
following resolution:
Whereas, BY the terms of a certain writ
of mandamus issued by the supreme court
Of the s~tate|of Nebraska, allowed April 20,
1902, the city council of the city of Omaha
Is ordered upon the converting Of said coun-
ell as a board of equalization first to cor
1ournment of said board January 20, 1892, so
as TO conform to the facts by making said
report show that said board did not hear
or consider the certain five complaints filed
with said board by William @. Shriver and
George T. Morton January IS. 1902, but re-
with the command of said writ. be It
Resolved, BY the city council now sitting
report made January 20, 1902, be and hereby
is corrected so that said report shall show
that said board did not hear or consider
said complaints filed with IL by said VIII
liam @. shriyer and George T. Morton on
January Is, 1902, but refused to do so. and
that the clerk of this board be and hereby
is ordered forthwith to make such correc-
ton.
This was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Hascall then introduced another resolu-
ton to the effect that 1--WE now proceed
with the hearing" which was also adopted.
At this ~juncture the proceedings came to
an abrupt end. Mount made a speech, In
substance as follows: 1T is seldom | ask
a favor of this council. but am compelled
TO do so pow. l have an engagement
which makes 1t absolutely necessary for me
10 be in Sterling, Colo. by next Thursday,
and 30 I am going to ask the board to
take an adjournment for one week"
Hascall said: II think Il Ia all right
for the board to take a recess, as Mr..
Mount suggests. but first I think we should
find out which of the corporations will be
ready to be heard at that time, so there
will be no further delay
Lobeck Wants to Proceed.
when we met last Friday" said Lo-
beck, 1T was to fix a time when we should
cit as a board OF equalization to hear
these complaints. and ! think that in the
time that has elapsed since then there has
been ample opportunity for everyone con-
cerned to prepare for 1t. am in favor
OF going ahead now without delay"
President Karr called upon Attorney
Webster to state whether he was ready to
proceed. Mr.. Webster said: 81 was not
consulted as to the time when the council
should sit as a board of equalization. and
90 ! cannot be held accountable for the fact
that I am not ready. l have to be in
Chicago tomorrow and in st. Louis the
next day. / should like to have the hear
ing go over until the first OF next week.
Mount said: ut isn't necessary for me
20 explain to this meeting, but l can con-
vince any reasonable person that 1t is alb.
solutely necessary for me to be In Colorado
by Thursday OF this week. l would there
fore move that this board take a recess
until 10 o'clock next Tuesday morning"
THE REALTORS are ready in this case"
announced Mr.. Mcintosh. and about If
teen witnesses who have been subpoenAed
are present. The statute does not say that
all the members shall be present while the
council Is sitting as a board OF equaliEa-