Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

sworn. At the request Of Mount, City At
torney Cornell questioned him. Mr.. Wead
said be had been a part to the conference
at which the compromise was agreed upon
and that the figure was satisfactory to him.
Was City Engineer Rosewater with
you?" asked Mr.. Mcintosh.
He was"
did he understand that you wanted to
get at 40 per cent Of the fair cash value Of
the plant?"
I'VE so informed him"
Mr.. Lobeek asked: did you see the plats
OF the water mains p"
NO; we had Mr.. Rosewster give US that
information. He told me he had spent
weeks OF time on his own account getting
at the value Of the Omaha water plant"
We'll. what did he say II was WORTH"
He didn't name any specific figure, but
81, 1S5, 900 was what we figured on"
w. G. Shriver, one of the complainants.
was sworn. He testified that be was salts
ned with the compromise figure.
Report on the Case.
The president read the following report,
which embodies the action Of the board in
the case Of the water company, the rule re-
curing the board to go into executive ses-
sion for such purpose being suspended:
Pursuant TO the mandate Of the supreme
court, directing the Board OF Equalization
10 ~Teconvene and hear the complaint filed
esSenogIsTy 7 ls M by "iIiisn 9. ShriTer spG
Water Company, said board this day being
In session for said purpose, both the COM
plainants and the said Water company be-
Ing present before said board. and each
being represented by their counsel, and
thereupon counsel for both said com
plainants and said water company orally
stated 10 said board duly assembled mat.
after the consideration Of figures and ne
piainants AID their representatives Of all
agreed with each other thai me mandate
said assessment Of the PERSONAL prop,
erty and franchises Of the said
Omaha WEa5e5 Go%pany within The
alton therein for 1900 taxes were eaualized
and raised from the sum as it now stands
WO for said 1902 general taxes, and The
said board. having heard further state
menIs IN me premises ana being fully ad-
ton and after fun elaboration reported
that said board was satisfied that said sum
sonal property and franchise of said cor
poration, the Omaha Water company, for
said 1902 taxes should be adopted BY this
board. approved and ratified and 6sving
so voted and directed Judgment 10 thai
e1ect TO be entered therein,
II is therefore. now here considered and
ordered by the city council, sitting as a
Board OF Equalization. that the assessment
u N PrIro4lal pIoptrlY ana franchises OF
the water company within the city Of
Omaha, and subject 10 taxation therein for
lS2 city taxes, be, and the same Is. hereby
raised from the sum Of $1,000 TO the sum
OF $500, and that said board certify said
sum OF SA5o,Oo 10 the TAX commissioner OF
said city as the corrected and eoualized
assessment OF the said personal property
and franchises OF said water COMPANY FOR
the city OF. Omaha taxation for the year
1902, and said assessment 10 be by said taK
commissioner extended on the tax list and
dupheate AGAINST said corporation, and 70
be by him delivered 10 the city treasurer
and city comptrouer Of said city as re-
quired BY law.
Roll call on the foregoing report resulted
IN the following vote:
Ayes-Hasesll. Whitehorn, Mount Kari.
Hoye. Trostler.
Nsys-Zimman, Burnley. Lobeck
The report Was declared adopted.
Upon motion the board took a recess until
10 o'clock Monday morning when the street
nahVa company Is 10 be ready for hearing.