Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-03
WORKINGON TAXLAW
Joint Legislative 0omnittes Puts In After
noon in Secret Session.
NO MEETING HELD DURING FORENOON
Report sOOd Progress and Say New Bill
Will Be Ready in Week.
WHAT THE RAILROADS PAY IN LINCOLN
Only Bagatelle Compared with Private
Parties with Less Property.
OMAHA WATER WORKS BILL is SIGNED
HAT THE RAILROADS PAY IN LINCOLN
OMAHA WATER WORKS BILL is SIGNED
Hitch In EREressinK az Last Moment,
but TanEIe "a straighteaed ont
and is Now n Law-Medical
students Kick.
Iron q staf Correspondent.N )

LINCOLN, Feb. s.--(speciai Telegram.l-
The joint revenue committee OF the house
and senate was In session all afternoon
and until 10 o'clock tonight. With one ac-
cord the members OF the committee an
nounced that they were pledged to Sc
oreey as TO what occurred In the commit
tee room.
majority of the committee is in favor
OF assessing real estate every four years
instead Of annually.
The committee was divided into four sub.
committees to work on various topics Of
the revenue law. A committee was az
signed TO get up a section relating TO the
election OF county assessor, corporation
taxation, tax levy and the collection OF
taxes The subcommittees will begin work
tomorrow and at night the committee as n
whole will meet. Representatives. Wilson
and Douglas are both sick and were not at
the meeting
In the meantime the railroad lobby "A
much in evidence and the members OF the
committee will not lack for entertainment
during this week. Chairman Brown an
nounced today that the bill would be ready
by Monday. II is to facilitate the work OF
the' committee that the public Is not taken
into its confidence. said the members.
The committee has agreed upon the fol-
should consist Of the governor. auditor.
treasurer. secretary OF state and land com.
missioner. The board was to have a socre-
tary' to be paid salary OF 81 900 annu.
ally; to provide a sinking fund aside from
the regular levy with which TO pay on the
state debt; 10 limit the levy BY the state
board to the appropriations; taxea on per.
sonal property to become due October ana
delinquent December /, and realty taxes
due October / and delinquent May 1. l per
cent per month to be the penalty charged
for non-payment.
what Railroads Pay.
A small n7e in the Union Pacific fra,vh,
house last night has done much "a aronse
the people OF Lincoln to the small amount
OF city taxes paid by the company In return
for the services It receives from the various
departments Of the city government. Prom
II the city receives $62.1s IN city tanas
each year.
The freight house is on the tracks and Is
almost inaccessible so far as the Are de-
partment is concerned. The department. to
get TO the fire. had to cross the viaduct.
then down a hill and over numerous tracks.
on which there were lines OF freight cars
and engines being switched around. Il was
not only a splendid opportunity to smash
up lot OF city property, but Il was dan
gerous for the firemen as we'll. During the
fire one man remarked:
IF the members Of the legislature could
see this they would know why II is the peo-
PIE are demanding that railroads pay their
snare OF the city taxes. II will cost almost
as much to make one run down here as the
Union Pacific pays in taxes IN one year"
AS comparison Of what the railroads
pay with what some of the business firms
pay for the same protection the following
figures show: