Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-26
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Last Session Of City Board Of Review
Comes Today,
MAYOR TO VETO TELEPHONE oRDlNANeI
.Caaahy Packing Company shuts Dow
Its Car shops After Employees
Make Demand for Higher
Wages.

The last session Of the Board o. Review
win be held to-day. Yesterday q large nun
Der Of complaints were hled. Many were
for small amounts, but some Of the larger
concerns came in and filed protests. which
win be duly considered by the board. At
the Afternoon session the cashiers Of the
three national baaks here appeared before
the beard with the request that their as
sesEneots be ~equaliIed In comparison with
the Gnoun Of capital. II seems that in
making the assessment q clerical error had
been made and it is presumed that this Will
be corrected before the board concludes its
session
OF the smaller complaints many have been
adjusted by the board during the dull hours
Of the day and 50 the heaviest work viii
fail on the board today, when IL is ex-
pected the corporations viii file complaints
ERd Will want TO be heard. None Of the
nembers OF The Board Of Review has any
thing to give out fer publication at this
time. hut q report may be ready for the
press late tonight or II may be deferred
rntil some time Thursday. Fewer com
plants have been received this year than
II the past, but possibly this last day may
make up for the number Al any rate Il
Is assured that the valuation will not be
below SIG. 600. 600. The levy. Of courte, will
~ E1NNA1DA " ~ a1AAAA go eAAN- -
ing TO the charter it cannot be more than
Sl2s. 0Oe.
Taxes Soon DelinquenL
On July / the secone half Of the 1901 city
taxes will become delinquent and in order
70 save the interest. which piles up al the
rate o. ! per cent q month. many property
owners are coming in and paying NJ. Under
the new charter the payment Of taxes was
49, - 80 ~ A. L.
airy ! and the other half on July i This
was done for the purpose Of making il
easier on The people who own property. So
far the collections have been better than in
former years.
VIII Veto Resolution
Mayor KoutskY stAtsd yesterday 1ftsr-
room that be would ~ ones veto the resolu-
ti0n passed by the council Monday night in
relation TO the South gOnKhG IndspeDdsnt
Telephone company. There is some CUES
ti5n as TO the mayors power in this matter.
as the resolution was not concurrent City
Attorney Murdoch was asked what he
thought about Il. but he declined TO express
an opinion, saying that he had not hal
time TO look the matter mp. Some Of the
members Of the council assert that II the
mayor vetOes the resolution Il will be passed
ever his head
shops Closed Down.
z. A. CudAhy stated 10 a Bee reporter
yesterday Afternoon that he hEd closed
down the car shops here fer an indefinite
period. The repair work formerly done
here. Mr.. CudAhy said. would DOW be done
a; Kansas City and Sioux City. The closing
down Of the shops here viii throw about
fifty men out Of employment. Yesterday
The Bee mentioned the fact that the men
employed in the car shops had made a re-
quest for higher wages and the CudEhy
: eonBsny was gwen until yesterday 70 give
an answer. The answer was that the shops
were closed for an indefinite period. As
there Is no certainty when Mr.. Cndahy VIII
order the shops rsopsned. Il is presumed
that the men employed here win seek posi-
ronE elsewhere
Pe~titiSA.
The petition 70 grade o street from Fif-
tesnth street 10 the east line OF LnvOod
park has been presented 10 the Uoune sna
has been approved By the city engineer
ana the city attorney. After the Necessary
publication twenty days VIII be given for
protests and after that ordinances can be
passed providing for the grading and for
the levying Of a special tax 10 pay for the
work II is. according 10 the petition, the
desire Of q majority Of the property owners
10 have this street graded as sSoa a. pos
sIbls
Course of Study
superintendent o. Public Instruction Nc
Lean has prepared q course o. study for the
coming year for the pupils in the higher
grades There IL a classical rOurss. a
scisntihe course. q literary course and q
commercial course A number o. the
studies il each Of the courses nsntionsa
are elective with the pupils
PrODOsitIOn Vet Practicable
City Attorney Nur5Oek and City EnxinssT
BeIl have signed a report 10 The council
in connection with the opening Of Thirty
fourth street from 7 70 V streets A psti-
ton vas presentsd some time ago asking
the eouneE 10 take steps 10 cause thli
street 10 be opened and Il vas referred Z.
the city o6clzis usnti01ed
TIE sttorneF returns the petition Nitk0u
rseommendEuon fer the reason that tbi
title 70 Tie proposed street Is lot In th'
city ana before any Ection can be taken b