Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16
MEETING OF COUNTY BOARD
Citizens Petition for Employment of
Special Counsel 20 Collect De-
linquent Taxes.

Charles T. KountZe, Frank Murphy,
Luther Drake. Ben z. Wood, James Creigh-
ton and others have petitioned the county
commissioners to employ additional attor-
neys and counsel to aid In the collection
of delinquent taxes against real estate In
Douglas county. They aver that 1t would
be a paying investment, and the county
board at yesterdays meeting referred the
suggestion to the committee of the whole.
Four local attorneys have made two
more proposals in the tax matter. which
may possibly be considered Monday, to
which time the board took recess. The
first Of the two Is that Of l. J. Piatti and
Frank T. Ransom, b wish to make a
hve-year contract with the commissioners
to collect delinquent real estate taxes for
Is per cent OF all collections over $4,000
per month, which Is the present average.
They will do the exhorting and pushing
but the ~delinquents whom they stir up are
to make payment to the county treasurer,
not to the attorneys.
The other proposition is from Charles z.
Tanning and Fred Anderson, the latter
formerly a city employee. They wish to be
empowered to get after the delinquent per-
sonal taxes, their commission to be from
5 to so per rent Of the amount collected.
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taxes are delinquent.
County Clerk Harry c. Miller is trying to
get rid Of some old warrants and wrote the
board that he has in the once about 500
Of them dating as far back as 1896 and
ranging in amount from 81 to SO, mostly
in payment of witness, coroner and jury
fees. He stated that his deputy, Frank
Dewey, had sent notices to those whose
names were on the warrants and that
about 100 had called, but that only a few
Of them had their certificates. He asked
for instruction, believing II would be we'll
to give the warrants or tax certificates for
the amounts in cases where 1t was shown
beyond a reasonable doubt that the war
rants belonged to the applicants, whether
they could show their certificates or not.
The communication was referred to the
finance committee and county attorney with
power to act
Sheriff Powers reappointment OF Mrs.
Jennie Mcpherson as matron at the county
jail was approved.
The Sloan Commission company wrote
the board hat II had made q mistake in
bidding to supply soap at s3,35 per box
The company said 1t meant to make the
bid $3.45. The commissioner smiled sar-
donically. for they had intimation that the
real reason wea q compact between locaI
soap dealers, for breaking which the Sloar
company had been rebuked right vigorously
Instead Of allowing the Sloan company tho
contract at 33,4f the commissioner gave 4
to the Paxton & Gallagher company at tina
price.
Judge Vinsonhaler's request for q new
typewriter" brought forth a laugh and Al
inquiry from Connolly as to whether thu
Judge wanted a man or a girl The reques
was referred to the COMMITTEES on eour
house and Jail.
The water company's request for q per
NIT to lay an eight-inch main to the Coun
try club under Ave feet cover was granted
with the stipulation that the county sur
veyor supervise the work.
II was decided to advertise for bids 70
painting the once Of the register of deeds