Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-09
TO SUMMON BUSINESS MEN
County Commissioner 10 Include Them in
New Jury List.
ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED ARE SPOTTED
VIII Have 20 Square Themselves with
Judge or supply Demand for
Good observation-disclosures
County Business.

When the county commissioners assem-
bled for yesterdays meeting It was re-
vealed that II Is their purpose to make no
discrimination In favor Of business and
professional men In making up the new
jury list as required by the order Of Judge
Baxter, issued at the boards request upon
the complaint Of the Bar association that
the present Jury list was improperly drawn.
w propose" said a member Of the
board, Ito obey the instruction to look
for good men and we will have the names
Of at least 300 and possibly 400 merchants,
doctors, newspaper mel and even at
torneys. that all classes may be repre-
scented. Many Of them may ask to be ex-
cused. but that will be for the judge to
decide-it will be no business Of ours"
The list is not yet completed and no ac-
tion will be taken on it until the boards
next meeting.
BodweII Calls for Help.
r. J. Bodwell, superintendent Of public
instruction, fled a request for an assistant
to perform the clerical work Of his ONCE
and Harte moved to allow the request.
0'Keeffe couldn't see the necessity for going
back on the retrenchment schedule and op-
posed allowing this $50 per month salary in
addition to the 1 1900 per year paid the SUI
perintendent. The request went to com-
mIttee Of the whole.
The letter Of Assistant Attorney James H.
Adams relative to delinquent taxes and
which is mentioned elsewhere in this issue
Of The Bee was read and on motion Of
O'Keeffe vas referred to committee Of the
whole, the committee being instructed to
confer with the county attorney.
The principal discussion of the session
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furnish 1000 yards Of dirt for 10 cents per
yard and use 1t in placing Thirteenth street
over Sand creek in good condition. J. ].
Breen Of South Omaha and Sheriff John
Power, for the South Sid Improvement
club, spoke in favor Of the request, aver
ring that IL would be beneficial to both
South Omaha and Omaha and would make
possible the connection OF the South Thir-
teenth street line with the Albright and
Missouri avenue line. The proposition
went to committee of the whole, which will
go to the site Mondty afternoon and which
has power to act.
riders a New Bridge.
A resolution offered by o'Keeffe and
adopted by the board instructs the Standard
Bridge company to erect 300 lineal feet Of
wooden pile bridge, a sixteen-foot roadway
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creek north OF Waterloo.
Connolly's resolution that a check for $40
be drawn in favor Of A. johnson, superin-
tendent Of the Home for the Feeble Minded
at Beatrice, for the care of John G.. Levin
was adopted.
Thomas o'Connor's retention Of George
Guy as assistant agent at the county store
was approved by all the commissioner ex-
cept Connolly, who asked to be excused from
voting.
Henry Anderson and thirty2two other res
idents OF Florence precinct asked to have
cancelled the ferry license granted by the
board a year ago to Thomas H. Rudy. The
petitioners averred that Rudy had never
made any use Of the licensed privilege, but
that others were ready to put q boat into
service II the board would allow them. The
matter was referred.
Deputy County Clerk Frank Dewey's nar,e
was placed on the salary sheet that he
might be paid from the general fund, the
fees Of the ONCE having been found made
quate.