Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Board Of Review Will Sit for Ten Days
Beginning June 10.
TOTAL ASSESSMENT HIGHER THAN EVER
Tax commissioner says Total for This
Year VIII he About Twenty Mil
lion, an Increase of Four
Million.

1t will soon devolve upon the mayor to
appoint a board of review for the purpose
Of equalizing the municipal taxes assessed
by the city tax commissioner. More than
likely the appointments will be made at
Monday nights meeting of the city coun-
ell. Under the charter the mayor names
one freeholder and the city treasurer an
other and these two appointees, with the
tax commissioner, constitute the board Of
review.
This board is required to sit from juno
Is to June % and for its services the mem
bers receive S. a day. a general review
of the work Of the commissioners deputies
is made. This covers both real and per-
sonal property. Where the board deems it
advisable to increase the assessment turned
in by the tax commissioner 1t devolves upon
the members to notify the owner Of the
property and set a date for the hearing
of the case.
Last year the board had quite a busy
time Of It, as the valuation had been in
creased by the tax commissioner from
81, 500, 900 to over 49, 900 900. As manylof the
disputed cases were adjusted last year it
Is hardly thought that there will be go
many complaints this year. While no totals
are at hand, Tax COMMISSIONS Fitzgerald
Is of the opinion that the total valuation,
when all the books are turned in, will show
pretty close to, IL not a little over, $4,000. 900.
During the year a great many improve
ments nave been made and these of course
will swel the total valuation. Then again.
some Of the corporations will find their
valuation increased slightly and a CORE
spending decrease on property in portions
of the city where there are 10 public i'm
provements to speak of. 1t seems to be
the desire of the tax commissioner to get
the valuation of property in South Omaha
somewhere near what 1t ought to be.
For years the valuation was hammered
down and kept between 81 800, 900 and $1,000
900, With a valuation of 500, 900 It is
figured that the assessment will be about
one-third of the actual value.
Mayor Koutsky has already selected his
man for a member of the board of review
and the same may be said of Treasurer
Howe. So that all that remains now Is
for the names to be read to the city coun-
Gil and confirmed by that body. Apart
ments outside Of the city hall will be Sc
cured for the sitting of the board, probably
the rooms used last year. in the old Sloane
building, will be rented again.
Very Brief Ceremony.
All Of the plans of the local post of the
Grand Army of the Republic regarding
Memorial day celebration had to be aban-
doned on account of the inclement weather.
Only half a dozen veterans met at the
hall at the appointed hour. This handful
of old soldiers, clad in rain coats. pro-
ceeded to Laurel Hill cemetery and dec
grated the graves of the soldiers and
sailors who were buried there. There was
no parade of any sort. The city offices
remained closed all day; so did the banks.
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that was early in the morning. Aside from
the closing of the places of business men
toned the day was passed the same as
any other.
Trades Council Picnic.
Sunday. June II. the Packers Trades
council Of South Omaha will hold its first
annual picnic at Prizes lake. The lake
will be reached via the Sherman avenue
and Florence street car lines. Sports of
all kinds have been range and prizes
will be given to the winners. A game of
base ball between picked teams from tho
packing houses will be played. A large
attendance is expected and those in charge
say that no expense will be spared to
make the affair an enjoyable one.
Public Installation.
Bee Hive lodge No. 1s4. Ancient, Free
and Accepted Masons, will hold a public
Installation Of officers at Masonic hall
Thursday evening, June II. Of1cers for
the year were recently elected, and these
along with the ~appointive officers, will be
installed on the date mentioned. AS this
will be the FIRST public installation the
Masons ever held in South Omaha, 1t prom
ises to be quite an AFFAIR and the capacity
of the hall will no doubt be taxed to itt
utmost.
RevIvInE Commercial Club.
An effort is to be made to hold a meet,
ing of the directors OF the Commercial.
club Monday night at the parlors of thS
South Omaha club. At tbs meeting steps
will doubtless be taken to call a genera
meeting for the purpose of r~eorganizinl
and i~nfusing a little life into the club
II Is now about two years since the clut
held a meeting that amounted to any
thing, and now it is nothing but a club II
name only. as no interest in its affairs 81
taken by the members.
Magic City Gossip.
The Eagles held an initiation and banque.
rriday night.
Mrs. R. c.. Young and sons are visiting
at Coon Rapids, Ia.
Thursday night last Bee Hive lodg,
~ y NAS NAAAA1 80
Mrs. David Sturrock has gone to Cuba
Neb., to spend the summer
Miss Mayme Greist has gone to Los An
geles, Cal, TO spend the summer
Evangelist c. c. Smith is to preach a
the Methodist church this evening.
/ Rev. M. A. Head delivered the Decoration
{ day grafton at Talmage yesterday.
oscar Sheriff. has gone TO Sanborn, Ia.
to spend a few days with relatives,
Good boys to carry newspaper routes ar
wanted at The Bee office, South Omaha.
A servant girl is wanted at the Soutl
Omaha hospital. Good wages will be paid
Anthony King leaves today for Dunbar
Ia, where he will spend a week with hi
parents.
, Six small washouts were reported to tn
street department yesterday and repair
were made at once.
3 eth Ministry of Hope" is the topic o
3 Rev. Dr. Wheeler's morning sermon at tn
/, Presbyterian church today.
. Rev. George H.. McAdam of Fort Worth
, Episcopal church this morning.
, Police Omcer Johnson found a pocket
n book belonging to Mrs. II. j. Aberly o
the street yesterday and returned it TO tn
owner. The purse contained SIS.
An ice cream social and entertainment
will be given Tuesday evening by IN
Christian Endeavor society OF the Presby
terrain church at the residence OF Chaunce
! GERS will be elected at this meeting.
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