Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-21
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Property Owners May Save Interest BY
Paying Special Assessments.
WAY TO CLEAR TITLE TO REAL ESTATE
City Treasurer II Instructed go Re-
ceipt In Full when Principal of
Assessment I'm Litigation
In Paid.

fhe following resolution adopted by the
city council in connection with certain
special Improvement taxes will be Of inter-
est to q large number OF taxpayers. This
resolution has been printed and will be
mailed by the city clerk to all interested
property owners:
whereas. DEGREES have been granted and
sessment proceedings in the several dis
tricts, paving. grading, curbing and sewer,
menuoned In the communication of the city
Whereas. The remaining due, unpaid and
uncancelled assessments therein are, by
reason OF the DEGREES of the district court,
unenforceable and uncollectable by process
Of law or other compulsory means; and,
the title to the property against which said
assessments have been made; now. there
Resolved. by the mayor and city, council,
ina the city treasurer be and is hereby
Instructed to receipt IN full and satisfy and
said districts upon the payment and re-
ceipt of the first assessment In full or any
terest. Providing, however, that such as
sessments be paid within four months from
the LIST day of February. 1902.
This notice means that IL property own
ers who live in districts where special
improvements have been or are now In
litigation will come in and pay the prin-
cipal the interest. which in some cases
has been accommodating for years, will be
RENTED. This will mean a loss to the city
OF possibly 5000 but 1t will clear the
records and leave property where 1t can
be transferred II so desired without pro-
test.
other Complications.
Aside from the complications mentioned
in The Bee yesterday regarding the APP
pointment OF a Library board the discovery
WAS naAa yaafardav that thara ia IN,
question OF the validity Of ordinance No.
1868, which was passed by the council
on January 7 of the present year. This or
dinance created a Library board and de-
fined to some extent the duties Of the
members. Mayor Kelly, when 1t came his
turn handed in a veto which was promptly
turned down by the council and the or
dinance is supposed to be a law.
Attorneys now say there is a flaw which
may invalidate the entire proceedings and
make 1t necessary to pass another ordi-
nance creating a Library board. This is
because the ordinance says that appoint
ments must be made ''at the next regular
meeting OF the council" Such action was
not taken. although the, mayor was will
ing. The records show that the appoint
ments were made and confirmed, II was
at an adjourned meeting and not at a
tNo eAAo SNNeAhe AAOh uld M
dropped by City Attorney lambert II may
be possible that the ordinance will have
TO be introduced again. passed. siEned aru
published and the appointments made aft
erward. So far no attempt has been made
to organize the Library board appointed
by the mayor.
Association Seeks improvements.
Secretary Marsh Of the local Young Mems
Christian association said yesterday that
he had been looking for larger quarters for
the association for some time and that Of
fers had been made to owners Of buildings !
in the heart of the city. At present the
association has 365 members and the quar-
tiers on n street are entirely too small.
Negotiations have been pending for some
time for the erection Of a building for the
association, but these have fallen through
on account OF the expense. Last year the
association here managed to get along on
about 1890, but this year on account Of
the increase in membership It will be
necessary TO raise $4,000 providing the inn
provements, contemplated are made.
AbatinE Nuisance.
Street Commissioner Clark had some men
At work yesterday afternoon cleaning, a
portion Of Twenty-fourth street near II
street, When the street car company laid
Its heavy rails last fall the crossing at