Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-07-09
Result VIII BE $3.50 Less Taxes Than
Last Years Levy Represented
village aud District Specials
Approved.

/ Personal assessment, lshE......s.. b,llltUOE w
Personal assessment, 1901. ........ 4521, ,327 OS
| Bank assessment, 1902. ......,..... 669, rs 20
| Bank assessment, 1901. ............ 6I5,2o3 90
State assessment 1902. ...,......... 763.6SS. e2
State assessment, 1901. ........,... 704,512 80
! General fund levy, 1902, mills. 21,631 n
| General fund levy, 1901, mills. 20l, ,tS6 l3
! Road fund levy, 1902, 2.5 mills. 6S, 232 q
| Road fund levy, 1901, mills. H,lS IS
Bridge fund levy 1901, S.2 mills. 71,62l.73
' is mills. S2,ss1 Oi
S4O ~ mills ,...........,......... ' eo4Sosl
90 mills. .........................' 5,O5s 81
Soldiers relief fund levy. 1901,
| 0.3 mills. ........................'.'. o,nf'oi
| At 9:40 last night the County Board OF
Equalization adjourned sine die. Since June
| 10 1t had had twenty three all-day sessions
| and six night sessions. Its actual accom-
! plishments are so fully shown by the table
| printed above, which was compiled from
| the boards own records, as to render de-
tailed report superfiuous
Figuratively speaking. the doxology OF
| the session was sung midst shower OF
verbal boauets. Attorney Mcintosh, who
! represented the Real Estate exchange, ex-
pressed on his own behalf and on behalf
of his clients gratitude and congratulations,
saying: This is the first instance. in my
observation, when an equalizing board in
this county has really performed the du-
ties OF its office The community should
feel grateful to you and the county should
be proud of YOU"
Board Makes It's Bow.
Chairman Ostrom replied that the board
| could not have so we'll disposed Of the bus
mess without the aid of the tax commit
| tee and it's attorney and thanked them
| both. Connolly introduced a resolution
OF thanks and It was instantly adopted
Chairman F. d. Wead of the tax commit
tee was at home nursing a pet COW that
had been stricken with perityphlitis, but
| w. G. Ure, the morst tireless worker on
the committee and the one who has han
died the figures, sat in his accustomed
corner and blushed his appreciation.
! The total assesses valuation was first
900 of The Bees ford ast. but 1t was sub
sequently discovered That there had been
a confusion in the bank assessments as a
result Of the varying methods Of the as
SCISSORS and this cuts the total nearly $780,
O0O to the regret of everyone who has in
| terested himself in the proceedings of the
| board.
Divided on the Levy.
When the Board of Equalization ad-
journed and the Board OF County Commits
sioners convened the matter Of the levy
was taken up at once. Connolly talked
loudly and long for IA mill levy. Hofeldt
told him he was only bluf1ng. Hofeldt
and oKeefte stood for levy of 1862 mills
in the hope OF reducing the county's $780,
900 floating indebtedness. Harte had re-
duced his figure from the 17.2 of last year,
for which he pleaded a week ago, and was
with Ostrom for 1916. Despite their vari-
ances, the members compromised on 15
without much hesitation, Influenced largely
by what they considered would be a pop
ular clamor for a reduction in levy be-
cause of the increase in valuation.
village and school Levies.
After the levy was voted several resolu-
tions of Hofeldt's we're introduced and
adopted The first provides that for the
purpose Of raising the bond fund, redeem
ing the bonded Indebtedness and paying
the interest on the bonds of bond districts
Nos. 5, 26, S3. SO and So the first shall be
levied on at 10 mills, the second at mills,
the third at 8 mills, the fourth at 1 mill
and the sixth at mills.
The second resolution provided for q
levy Of mills upon all taxable property
in school district No. "a and Of mills
upon all that in school district No. IS,
the same being for the purpose OF paying
the sums OF s174.25 and $S4.Ss due school
district No. so for its share OF the school
property as valued by the superintendent
Of public instruction when 1t district 62)
was formed.
High school Tuition Levy.
The third resolution provides for a levy
OF IL mills upon all taxable property In
the adjunct school district of Douglas
county (Which is all of Douglas county
except Omaha, South Omaha, Florence,
Elkhorn, Waterloo and Valley TO raise
the fund with which to pay the High
school tuition fee of nonresident pupils
OF the county. This resolution was ac-
companied by reports from the Omaha
board president and secretary who ask
S4s0.75 for nineteen pupils; Waterloo,
which wants s173.25 for eight pupils, and
Valley. which wants s4Ss.5O for twenty-six
pupils.
The fourth resolution fixed the village
levies as approved by the village trustees.
For general purposes they are: Millard,
8 mills; Elkhorn. mills; Dundee. 6 mills;
Florence, 10 mills; Valley. 10 mills; Benson,
10 mills. There is also a special levy Of s
mills in Florence for water, and sidewalk
specials amounting TO $25.6s for Benson and
1898 05 for Florence.
Mcintosh May Go to Lincoln.
The board members are thoroughly in
accord with the tax committees plan to
send Attorney Mcintosh and the county at
torney to Lincoln to insist on Douglas
county's raised assessment average being
taken into account by the state board when
Il makes its levy, and this project was dis
cussed at some length last night. When
IL was dropped, equalization matters seemed
temporarily at an end and the commits
sioners disposed Of some other business.
They appointed J. A. C. Kennedy to act
in place OF County Judge Vinsonhaler in the
Miles will case. the Judge having once rep
resented a party In the action. County
Register Of Deeds Duel was allowed two men
at $50 per month each. these men to re-
write his once register. contract was
let for painting the ofiees Of the sheriff and