Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-09
Library Bonds Not Yet Accepted by the
Successful Bidder.
COUNCIL PROVIDES FUNDS FOR SITE
As soon as Lot f. Purchased Andrew
Carnegie Will BE Expected to
Forward Fifty Thousand
Dollar Donation.

was the intention at tina time to issue
bonds for the amount. These bonds were
put up at auction in the council chamber
and were sold to John Dale Of Omaha, who
represented the State Bank of Toledo.
The bonds were to bear 8 per cent interest
and run for ten years. The purchase was
made subject to the legality of the issue.
Since the histories have been sent to bond
attorneys in the east several inquiries for
additional information have been received
by the city clerk. Up to the present time
the bonds have not been sold and 1t is re-
ported that the issue is not considered
legal by bond buyers.
In order to carry out as far as possible
the object in view the council has appro-
priated $4,000 out of the 1902 tax levy for
library purposes. One member of the IL
brary board said last night that the money
would be used in paying for the site and
the balance, amounting to $500, would be
spent in laying permanent sidewalks
about the proposed building. AS soon as
the site is paid for and the proper notice
is sent to Mr.. Buchanan, private secre-
tary to Andrew Carnegie it is expected
that the $780, 900 promised will be for
warded and deposited in a bank to the
credit the board. AS It will take at least
a year to complete the structure, the
council will not need to make a levy for
maintenance until this time next year.
After Mayor Koutsky.
Those Of the Anti-Saloon league who are
interested in the enforcement of certain
laws pertaining to the selling OF liquor
were disappointed at the action of the
council Monday night in not taking any
decided steps to carry out the ideas of
the association. Last night Mayor Koutsky
said that he had been busy all day with
financial matters pertaining to the city
and he had not considered the question
at all. Members Of the league are urging
the mayor to decide one way or the other
at once.
In connection with the desire Of the
league for the enforcement Of the Slocum
law it is understood that a demand will be
made to stop the playing Of slot machines.
The mayor will be requested to issue an
order to the police placing all money-pay-
ing slot machines under the ban. Whether
he will do this remains to be seen. The
assertion has been made that boys and
young men spend more money than they
can afford on slot machines and the league
desires that the temptation be removed,
II 1t is possible to do so.
Interest increases Taxes.
This year 1t has been found necessary to
make an appropriation Of Sal, 900 to pay
interest on the general bonded debt Of the
city and to pay interest on district indebt-
edness. Last year the interest levy was
only $19, 900 and money had to be borrowed
to keep the credit Of the city good at the
state fiscal agency and with bond buyers.
With the interest fund amounting to $41,-
900 this year the city can make out all right
and will not need to borrow money from the
banks. The overlap In interest has, like
other overlaps, been carried forward from
year to year. Now II has been decided to
a X radical measures to wipe out this
overlap in the interest fund. With a levy
amounting to SAL 900 this can be done and
then II 1t is necessary next year bonds
might possibly be voted to take up some OF
the general Indebtedness warrants which
future maturities.
Insuring Fire Halls.
Insurance policies have been delivered to
the city clerk by direction of the mayor
and council for the i~nsuring Of the contents
Of the three fire halls. The total amount
of Insurance carried on these policies
amounts to $4,000. This sum will not Of
course replace the equipment and It is un-
d~erstood that the council will consider the
matter of increasing the insurance. AS
more hose is to be purchased soon the loss
In case OF fire will be greater and so some
Of the ofhcials think that the amount Of the
policies issued should be doubled.
TIL Investigating.
Inspector Waters Of the postal service Is
still here looking into the request Of the
Live Stock exchange for a sub-station at the
Exchange building. While the inspector
declines to make any statement (. Is in
ferred that he will not at this time recon-
mend the establishment of a station at the
Exchange for the reason that 1t would
necessarily take help from the main ofice.
1t is thought that arrangements will be
made for a collector to call for mail in the
main building every hour, or at least make
enough calls to provide for the wants Of the
packers and live stock men, while the mar
ket is open. 1t is possible, however, thai
a sub station may be established later pro-
viding that the department will allow the
main ofice additional help.
Levy introduced.
An adjourned session of the city council
was held last night and the levy and ap.
preparation ordinances were introduced ant
read for the first time. The mayor re-
ferred the ordinances to the judiciary com.
mittee. A report will be turned in mex
Monday night, when the council meets
again, and the ordinances will doubtless
be passed. Some slight changes were mad,
in the figures as reported in yesterdays
Bee, but the levy will remain as reported
with the valuation practically the same al
previously reported.
Peter Lena8h Objects.
Peter Lenagh, former garbagemaster
complained to the police yesterday evening
that a party OF surveyors had been goinl
over his property at Thirty-sixth and 1
streets without permission. Lenagh asserts
that these surveyors have destroyed q por.
ton of his field Of oats and have trampet
over his farm without admitting who they
were working for. Lenagh wanted the pc.
lice to break in and interfere. but CHIEF
Briggs referred the matter to Mayor
Koutsky.
Magic City Gossip.
Harry Kelly has about recovered from
his recent severe illness.
]. B. Ashe returned yesterday from a ter
days stay at Salt Lake City, Utah.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Rogers, Twenty-siXth and l
streets.
Farmers coming into the city report tina
the roads are very bad on account OF thu
recent heavy rains.
At the present time the city prisoners
are employed in cutting weeds under th'
direction OF Of1cer Alstadt.
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