Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-12

the Union Pacific bridge, within a year
past, had become subject to assessment by
the state board and not by local authori-
test Al understood that from the at
torney general, that IL ell.
Odd you add anything to the value OF
the Union Pacific road as a result OF that?
Al don't think we did.
o.-That simply went for nothing in the
nnal adjustment. You know that. don't
youf Al don't think that we looked at
It that way, no, sir.
Owen, you did not increase It's assess
ment any a. a result Of IT. A.-No. sir.
Odd you look into the question Of the
tolls that are charged on that bridge? A.
No, sir, We did not.
Odd you inquire to find out whether
they charged a rate upon that bridge ten
times as high as they do on ordinary mile
age In the state. A.-No. sir.
Q.-Did you add anything for the Union
Pacific depot, the Union depot down there
on the Union Pacincf A.-No, sir. not this
year.
Odd you consider the fact that during
the preceding year they had spent more
than $4,000 900 In improving the line, add
ing TO the value OF its property, all out Of
fits earningsi A.-No. cir.
Odd you consider the fact that they
had spent more thar four millions Of dol
lars In buying new engines and equipment?
A.-No. sir.
o.-Did you consider the fact that they
had spent 100000 In betterments outside
Of the $4,000. 900 1 have mentioned A.-That
fact was not before us.
Q.-None Of those thlngs7 A.-No, sir.
Q.-Do you know that all Of these things
that 1 have been speaking Of we're included
in the return1 A,-No, sir, l don't know
that.
o.-Do you know how many engines the
Union Pacific owned? Ave did from
their report; that is, that they we're using
In Nebraska.
o.-Do you know what you valued those
engines att Al do not remember now,
no, sir.
o.-How much apiece1 Al don't re-
member now, no, sir.
Q.--Have you no idea1 Al think It was
In the neighborhood Of $1,000.
o.-Nine thousand dollars for each en-
ginei A.-From $1,000 to $1,000; that is
the full valuation.
o.-You know, Mr.. Weston, that the Chit
cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad was
operating about 2.400 miles Of railroad in
Nebraska at that timer Al knew that
they were operating a considerable amount
Of railroad; l did not figure It up to know
Just how much It was.
Odd you assess any property in Ne
braska against the Chicago. Burlington q
Quincy railroad7 A.-No. sir, we did not;
that was not our idea at that time.
Q.-You did not assess any amount or any
property up to the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy railroad at ALI Amy property?
Q.-Yes, sir. A.-To the Chicago,
Burlington q Quincy.
o-Yes, sir. A.-No, sir; l think not.
o.-You simply took these defunct cor
poratlons that have not done any business
in the state for years and assessed It in
their namesf Ave made the assess
ments under the names that the returns
were made to US.
GAS a matter Of fact, you knew that
all OF this system was being operated by
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad,
didn't your Al knew that. yes. sir.
Odd you. at the time you made this
assessment, have any statement from the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy railroad as
to the amount Of Its stock and bonds2 A.
think that statement was filed with us
before the time the board adjourned.
o.-Wasn't 1t filed after the board ad-
journed and after this suit was nied here?
Al cannot say positively.
Q.-Now the statement Of the Chicago,
Burlington q Quincy railroad was nled on
the 23d OF May, wasn't it, Alt APP
parently was from that mark, yes sir.
don't remember positively when It was
nled. I know 1t wasn't filed at the TIM
the other reports were hled and / asked
Mr.. Pollard, the tax commissioner of the
Burlington Railroad company, specially
for II.
Q.-Did you know that during the pas.
two or three years a depot has been bull
by the Burlington In Omaha that cost sew.
eral hundred thousand dollarsP
Mr.. Kelby-Objected as assumed the cos
OF the building. (overruled.)
Al have had general knowledge OF tn,
fact that a depot was built In Omaha sew
eral years ago by the Burlington, but how
much II cost I am unable to say and hav,
no knowledge Of the fact at the presen
time.
Q.-To b corporation did you ngur,
that depot Belonged Any recollection 4
that 1t belongs to the Omaha & Southwest
ern; / think that is the name Of the corpo
ration.
Odd you add to the value Of the roa,
for the depot and all those terminals? A.
That was included in the assessment OF tn
valuation of the Omaha & Southwestern.
Q.-Don't you know for that depot an,
terminals alone that It would require 20
to mako more Of a valuation than you dl
for the whole railroad? A.-No, sir.
I Q.-How long is that Omaha q Southwest
ern railroadf A.-Well. l can't state nov
t The record there shows.
Q.-Only nifty miles? Al don't know.
Q.-And In what county is TT A.-Th
records there show. I don't remember.
: o.-You don't rememberH A.-No, sir,
don't remember. The records show.
I Odd you estimate or did you kno,
that the terminals Of the Omaha & South
. western alone would make $50, 900 a mile 70
! the Omaha 4 Southwestern? A.-No, sif.
? o.-How about the Union Pacific ter
minal7 What did you allow for those? A.
They were estimated in the aggregate valu
I Of the road. but what 1t was now l can
state.
> o.-Now ind out for us what you estI
mated the value OF the Union Pacific ter
minals OF Omaha 60 be? Al cannot do
now because l haven't the figures.
: Dwell. the whole matter is here, ism
. III A.-No, sir; the whole matter is nc
there.
? Dwell, what other information hav
? your ALL the information we had 1
l what Is there. I suppose.
o.-Then / wish you would tell us at wha
. you valued the Union Pacific terminals a
Omaha? Al can't do that now.
o.-Cannot you nnd out from this lnfor
} lmation here? A-No. sir. mt from thfa In