Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Ta1 Commissioner Fitzgerald Reports
Assessments Completed
EXACT FIGURES NOT YET AVAILABLE
Valuations of stock Yards, PRckina
Plants and Banks Are Increased
and Total win Far Exceed
Last Years.


Tax Commissioner J. ]. Fitzgerald has
nearly completed making the city assess
ment for 1908 The books will be ready to
turn over Monday.
Last year the valuation as returned by
the tax commissioner was yl6.0s1. S'S. Mr..
FitzRereld stated last night that while his
totals were incomplete he was satisfied the
grand total would exceed that of last year
by a considerable amount. He further
stated that he had increased the valuation
Of the packing plants and the stock yards
and also the three banks other property
also comes in for an increase as compared
with the assessment OF 1904 1t is possible
that the total valuation may reach between
$40 900 900 and So, 600. In 1900 the valua-
ton Of city property was returned at 81
s541S2 For 1901 the valuation was placed at
g. 5l0s12. In 1902 the valuation was Sl6,09l,-
9O5 The latter returns show an enormous
increase as compared with the year 1901.
The plan Of having a tax commissioner
is considered much more desirable than the
old system OF having an assessor for each
ward. whose work was soon completed and
whose responsibility ceased as soon as the
city had accepted the returns, Now the tax
commissioner is salaried official and
Joint Installation.
There was a Join. installation Of the re-
Gently elected officers Of Bee Hive lodge No.
ls4. Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons,
and Adah chapter No. 81. order OF the
Eastern Star at Masonic hail. Twenty fifth
and n streets, last night These officers
were installed by Bee Hive iodge: Charles
Macadams. worshipful master; c. C. Howe,
| aapfnH r1a I'm
warden; Fps Cory. treasurer; Or. Frank
w. Slabaugh. secretary; j. A. Hall, senior
deacon; Joseph Mckee, Junior deacon; J.
NJ. Henry senior steward; Howard Auch-
muty, Junior steward; John F. Schultz,
tyler.
Adah chapter officers: Miss Edith Chand-
ler matron; Robert Weir, patron; Mrs.
Walter }. Slate, assistant matron; Mrs. J.
w. Morehouse. secretary: Mrs. ]. Henry.
treasurer; Mrs. Thomas Kelly, conductress;
Miss Gertrude Parkhurst. assistant con-
ductress; Mrs Carrie Peck, chaplain; Mrs.
Claude L. Talbot, marshal; Mrs Frank w.
Slabaugh, organist; Miss Carrie Clark,
Adah Miss erase Rowland. Ruth; Mrs N.
NJ Graham, Esther; Miss Maud Henry.
Martha; Mrs p. ]. Farrell, Electa; Mrs.
r. Hathaway, warder; I. l.. Vansant SEN
tinel.
Following the installation a banquet was
served to the members Of the two orders
and their invited friends
National Bank Statement.
Just before noon Thursday the comp
troller of the treasury called upon the
| national banks for a statement of their
condition at the close OF business on June
| 3. BY 3 o'clock the statements had been
| printed and were being distributed TO Gus
toners. The last statement was called
on April Q. AS compared with the April
| statement the banks show a remarkable
increase in business. April Q. the three
national banks in South Omaha, had on
deposit 6Oo7. .413.OS. June 8 the deposits
amounted to 80, ,7O6,O5457, An increase In
deposits of s6os, ,64i 40 Is shown In sixty days
| AS for the loans and discounts an increase
| In business is also shown. The April
statement gave %,Sl5,S So575 as the total.
while the June figures are A622 2.79. an
Increase of $SO6,SS7.H The amount of cash
/ on hand In the three banks here on April
wes s. $50, 041.59. June 3 the cash amounted
to $3,O46, 1886. an increase OF $3.50. 7Oi. q.
Bankers here are we'll pleased at the show
ing made by the published statement. A
further increase in business is looked for
during the summer.
Excess of Rolling stock.
Nearly every available foot OF trackage
| in the north railroad yards at South Omaha
is occupied with empty refrigerator and
/ private line cars. These cars have been
diverted here from Kansas City. st. Joseph
and St. Louis. AS rapidly as possible
these empty cars will be iced and loaded
with packing house products and sent to
cities all over the west and SOUTH going
/ particularly into the territory formerly
supplied by the lower river livestock mar
| kets.
| At present owing to the conditions ex-
! listing in the south the number of cars OF
| packing house products sent out from
here daky is largely in excess of the nor
NAL shipments. Every day extra trains
are being sent out and often double headers
are made up in order to handle the rapidly
increasing volume Of business.
Repairing Roads Again.
Yesterday the city road machine was
! started to work under the direction OF
Engineer Beal. One Of the first roads TO
be placed in a passable condition is Rail-
road avenue from Q street to the county
line. In some places the road is too soft
| to work Before work stops on this street
/ the engineer says that the roadway will
be nicely rounded up and provision made
/ for drainage. For over a month this
stretch Of road has been practically i'm
! passable, but by the end OF the week the
worst will be over and teams will find
! good dirt road to travel on When Rail-
road avenue is completed the machine will
be taken to other parts Of the city and
| worked every day that the weather is
! favorable in order to put the unpaved
streets in good condition as soon as pos
sibe.
Magic City Gossip.
Miss Mary Mann has returned from a
| southern trip.
over 1900 hogs were received at the
| stock yards yesterday.
John c. Carroll returned last night from
| a ten days visit with friends In South pa