Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Why Board Of Review Was Not Named
Monday Night
COUNCIL WANTS TO FORCE MAYORS HAND
Democrats Demand that Three sus-
pended City Omces Be Filled by
Appointment Before They VIII
Confirm AnythinE.

The reason for the Withholding Of the
appointment OF the Board of Review al
Monday nights council meeting leaked out
yesterday. Under the law the city treas
urer is directed to name one member and
the mayor the other. Both the treasurer
and the mayor were ready but, at the
solicitation OF the democratic majority In
the council the naming OF the board was
deferred for one week. 1t appears that be-
fore voting to confirm the appointees the
democratic majority wants some conces-
dons from the mayor. In the first place,
ihe democrats want George Dunscombe ap-
pointed street commissioner. Then they
want the mayor to employ plumbing in
spector and a building inspector For
nearly a year City Engineer Beal has at
tended to the duties of these three offices
besides looking after his own work, the
mayor making no appointments to these
vacancies, for the reason that he Is saw
ing the city money and the taxpayers are
getting just as good II not better service
than under the old system.
In order to conform with the provisions
If the law the board must be appointed
80 as to be able to get down to work on
June 10, as only ten days is allowed for
complaints TO be heard and the equaliza-
ton of the taxes.
Last year the valuation returned by City
Tax Commissioner J. J. Fitzgerald was
| Sl6O91, ,2O5. 1t was firmly expected by the
majority of citizens that the valuation this
year would reach $20,000,000 Neither the
mayor nor the councilmen will talk for
publication about the matter, but 1t is ex.
| pected that a compromise will be effected
| before Monday night.
The Coal situation.
AS far as the packers are concerned the
coal situation is practically unchanged. In
order to tide over packers purchasing
agents are buying any old kind OF coal
that will burn to keep the plants In opera
| ton, No coal was received here yester-
day for the packers, but some shipments
are expected today or tomorrow. One OF
| the packers said that there is coal In sight,
| meaning that shipments are enroute' but
| he did not know where the cars are being
! held Last night it was reported that
there was a big shipment being held at
Pacific Junction and an effort was at once
! made to find a way to get the cars to the
yards here. Railroad officials are doing all
they can to assist the packers in hurrying
forward coal and It looks now as II the
| famine would be over by the end of the
week unless there is a decided change for
| the worse in the weather.
Supplying Southern Trade.
South Omaha packers are taking care OF
the Kansas City trade and shipping pack
ing house products into the territory
usually covered by the Kansas City pack
ers. This will continue until the packing
houses on the Kaw are In operation again.
No effort was made yesterday to send
dressed meats to Kansas City, as meats
are now being sent direct from Chicago TO
the stricken city. On account OF the clos
ing down of the Kansas City and st.
Louis packing houses the South Omaha
packers will be kept busy for some time
to come supplying the southern trade. It
is expected that many packing house en-
pIoyes from Kansas City will strike out
for South Omaha as soon as they can get
away and then the houses here Will no
doubt be run to their fullest capacity In
order to supply the demand for meats and
other products OF the packing houses.
Seeking Information.
A committee composed of p. A. Wells
James H. Bulla and Charles A. Dunham
has been appointed by the Commercial
club directors to procure Information and
statistics in connection with the proposed
bond issue. This committee will explain
in its report just why South Omaha is in
need of a new high school building, why
a city hall is needed and why the sewers
| of the city should be extended. The idea
| of the directors of the club in appointing
this committee is to place the matter be-
fore the voters in the right light Some
work was done yesterday by the committee
and 1t hopes tina by Friday night 1t vii
have a complete report ready to submit
The meeting Friday night will be held a.
the parlors Of the South Omaha club
and a general invitation is extended to al
. interested in the voting OF bonds for i'm
provements at this time.
Charles Akofer Dead.
Charles Akofer died at his home
Twenty-fourth and X streets, at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was one
of the pioneer residents of the Magic City
) During the greater part of his residence
here Mr.. Akofer was engaged in the retail
meat business For over a year he had
been ailing, but death came unexpectedly
) The deceased was member of the local
lodge of Eagles and the Modern Brother
! hood of America. The funeral will be held
under the auspices OF the Modern Brother
/ hood A special meeting of the Eagles has
heen called for this evening at A. o. H
? hall, 2311 N street, for the purpose OF TAX
ing some action. Arrangements for the
funeral will be announced later.
No Quorum.
Only two members, Chairman Vansant
> and Secretary Bergquist OF the Fire and
, Police board, appeared at the council
. chamber last night and after a moments
conversation Chairman Vansant announced
TO those who had gathered 10 listen TO the
proceedings that there would be no meet
ing. It IS presumed that the absence ol
Mr. Nolan from the city was the cause oi
there being no meeting,
r stiu Comforting.
Representatives of the packers and th'
labor unions are still conferring. Yester
day the conference devoted its attention
to skilled labor, especially in the porl
! butcher and the casing departments, Tn,
best of feeling still prevails between thu
representatives and II is expected that al
: differences will be settled this week Nei
. ther the packers nor the labor representa-
tives will give out the scales submitted
7 This will not be done until the dificult!
: is settled. and then the scale TO be pait
will be announced.
Filling Vacancies.
Members OF the city council are preparinI
E TO MI vacancies on the Board of Reglstra
$ ton. which meets on June 20 for a revision
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