Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Appraisers to Plaos Value on Oity'I Real
Estate Are Named.
INTEREST ON INVALID BONDS is DUE
City Must Make Immediate Arrange
ments to Pay on a Lot of linz
prOvement Securities ON
which it f. stuck.

At the meeting Of the city council Tues
day night a communication from City En-
gineer Rosewater was read, requesting that
the council take definite action in the mat
ter Of the tax levy for Central boulevard
from Pacific to Burt street. 1.-THE levy
was disapproved by the last Board OF
Equalization said the communication,
land this department has received no in
structions to prepare a new levy. In the
absence of Instructions the Park commits
sioners are conducting the improvements
without legal provision to pay for the prop
erty appraised. Unless this matter Is
adjusted now 1t may involve serious diff
fculties in the future" The communica-
ton was referred to the committee on
judiciary.
Isaac S. Hascall, st. A. D. Balcombe and
Joseph Redman were appointed by Acting
Mayor Karr as a board to appraise all of
the real estate belonging to the city at
it's fair cash value, and report to the city
council. such appraisment to be made at
least once during 1902. The appointments
were confirmed.
City's Credit Involved.
City Comptroller westberg reported that
81, 030.5S was required to pay the interest
and principal Of bonds voted to pay for
Improvements in special improvement dis
t%ricts, which has been declared invalid
by the courts, and recommended that an
item for this amount be inserted into the
pending appropriation ordinance. He ex-
planned that the amount could be taken
from the general or sinking funds. Hascall
objected on the ground that to take money
from either of these funds for such a pur-
pose would be irregular. Burkely urged
the necessity of taking the money from
some fund Immediately in order to save the
credit of the city. Hascall then advocated
the holding Of a special meeting today tc
dispose Of the matter. The resolution ia
incorporate the item in the pending aD-
preparation ordinance was voted down by q
vote of 4 to L.. No definite arrangements
were made for a special meeting.
An invitation from the company manag.
ing Henrietta to a fsh-bake at Sherman
park Thursday afternoon was accepted by
a unanimous vote. Hascall made a speech
urging all members of the council and
their families to attend.
Resolutions Of respect to the memory
Of the late Alexander McGavock, who, IL
the early days Of Omaha had been a mem.
Der Of the city council, were adopted by 6
rising vote.
Favor TO the Festival.
By a concurrent resolution the manage.
ment Of the Omaha Musical festival wal
given the use of the sidewalk on the norti
side Of Capitol avenue from Fourteenth t.
Fifteenth street, the right to inclose tn,
abutting lots with a tight board fence, anC
to place posts for guy ropes in the gut
tiers.
The city clerk was directed to TAXI
charge of the buildings to be used a.
registration booths, and to su~perintend tn,
moving Of such furniture to and from thu
booths as may be necessary.
two thousand dollars was set aside from
the general fund to be used in the placin,
Of street signs at street intersections, AM
the city clerk was directed to advertise
for bids for the making and erection o
the signs. All Of the councilmen voted
for this Improvement save zimman, VIII,
advised going slow, and Mount, who wa