Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Little Daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Michael
Murphy Burned to Death.
CLOTHING CATCHES FIRE WHILE PLAYING
Mother of the child is Away from
Home at Time of Accident-Tax
Commissioner's Figures
on Banks.

Commissioner's Figures
on Banks.
Yesterday afternoon Esther. the s-yesr-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Murphy Seventeenth and n streets, was
fatally burned while playing in the yaro
with matches. In company with other
children Esther was playing about tree
She had some matches and lighted them
Her clothing caught fire and before aid
could be summoned the clothing was al
most entirely burned from her body. Mrs
Murphy was in Omaha at the time and the
father who is a night watchman, was In
the house asleep. Drs. Sapp and Delaney
were called and did what they could TO re-
ueye the child's suffering. At 9 o'clock
last night the child died and the remains
were taken in charge by Undertaken
George Brewer
Board of Review at work.
While the Board Of Review remained In
session all day yesterday not a single com
plaint was filed. Numerous inquiries were
made as to the valuation and all comers
were given the information desired.
| Naturally 1T is expected that the concerns
that have been increased in valuation Will
file complaints but these will come later,
as It will take a day or two at least to so
over the records and make comparisons.
! In 1902 the personal property of the three
banks was valued at $777,3OO, divided as FOL
| lows. Union Stock Yards National. SS520OO;
South Omaha National, s325,OOO Packers
! National, $10O,300. For 1903 the tax COM
missioner has increased the valuation so
that the banks will be assessed now as
| follows: Union Stock Yards National,
~ -aNf
Packers National, S136,342: total. Se0S,l7.
| This is an increase over 1902 Of t1s1, III
In 1902 the city council made a levy OF 9k
mills on a valuation OF little over S6000,-
! co., with the increase in valuation OF
nearly 100000 1t is thought that the levy
can be reduced to mills or possibly less.
| The rapid growth OF the city. however,
compels the necessity for more revenue
than some years ago. and It seems hardly
| probable that the levy will be cut below Q
mills.
Police Board Meets.
| A meeting of the fire and police board
was held last night. All members were
present. Officer Thomas Wilson was re-
ported for being of his beat on the night
| of May 80 for couple Of hours The ON
cor admitted that he sought shelter during
| the heavy rain. The matter was referred
| to the committee on men and discipline
! ]. A. Hardy requested that he be per-
mitted to open the theater in the rear of
the White Front saloon on street. The
request was denied.
The applications of l. ]. Buckley. Julius
Swanson and A. A. Crandall for positions
on the fire department were approved. APP
plications filed by Sam Nevins and Peter
Olson were disapproved and these two men
will be called upon to give up their posi-
ttons on the department today.
In the police department the applications
! OF William Coulter and Otto Leipton were
favorably considered and these men will
continue to wear stars Four applications
for positions on the fire department and
one for the police department were read and
referred to the committee on men and dis
cipline.
George Curtis, formerly superintendent
OF fire alarm service, asked that he be al
lowed pay for the ten days vacation fre-
men are usually allowed each year. The
finance committee will look into the mat
ter. The next meeting Of the board will be
held on Tuesday evening, July Z
Manager Holland Resigns.
A few days ago w. L. Holland, manager
OF the Nebraska Telephone company in
South Omaha, rendered his resignation 70
the company with the expectation that II
would be accepted at once. Yesterday Mr..
Holland was advised that an acting man.
aser would be sent to South Omaha within
the next few days TO relieve him. Holland
was appointed manager OF the South
Omaha exchange in August. 1889 At that
time the company had forty-hve tele-
phones in service in the city Now II has
l.06O telephones. Mr.. Holland has con-
templating resigning for several weeks, as
for awhile he intends devoting all of his
time to placing the fire alarm service of
) South Omaha in frst-class condition. 1t
has been largely due TO Mr.. Hollands
energy that the telephone service in South
Omaha has reached its present efficiency.
Trimming Machines Ont.
The three wall paper stores in South
Omaha removed their wall paper trimming
machines yesterday and hereafter wall
paper will be trimmed by hand. For some
time machines have been used, but the
paper hangers and decorators objected to
the use of machines and at a recent meet
{ ing the union issued an edict that the trim,
ming machine must go. This action on
. the part Of the union will necessarily in
) crease the cost of paperng a house, as
the time spent by trimming rolls OF paper
by hand will have to be charged for Mem
5 bers OF the union assert that better work
5 paper than by using the machlne-trimmed
! rolls.
: Bond Mass Meeting.
There was a meeting Of citizens AT the
/, council chamber last night for the purpose
or talking over the proposed issue OF bonds
for city Improvements. Henry c. Murpb,,
, acted as chairman and Harry Christie kent
Z the records Quite number spoke in favor
a OF the bonds, while some were onDose5
= II was generally conceded, however. that
a the high school bonds and the overIs /,
n bonds should be voted. It is the intentiop
a OF those interested TO hold a number q,
5 meetings for the purpose OF discussing the
/ BOND proposition between this time and tho
day OF election. viz
Z Magic City Gossip.
Charles Yolz has gone into the country,
for his health. $50 S'Nh'iS
James Dennison, Twenty-first and ~ a
I nounoes the birth OF a son 49, ""-