Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-06
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
]. B Smiley Asks City to Take a Financial
Load OF Of Hin.
SCHOOL CENSUS PROVES TO Be PADDED
Live stock Exchange Elects omcers
for Ensuing ~Near-Liauor Men
Oppose Fire and Police
Board.

Board.
One OF the features OF last nights council
meeting was the claim Of J. B. Smiley.
In this claim Mr.. Smiley asked the city
to reimburse him for S7l1S which has been
charged up to him by the clerk Of the
district court. The reading Of the claim
reopened for the moment the old Catherine
Driscoll case. which was supposed to have
been settled SOM time ago by a decision
OF the supreme court. When the claim
was read Member Welsh Of the council
asked for a few words from Smiley. Mr..
Smiley stated that be, with John o. Owens,
had been requested to eujoin the city from
paying the Driscoll claim, the understand
ing being that he WAS to be at no expense.
AS the supreme court finally decided against
the city. Smiley is stuck for the costs. as
Owens IL now a nonresident. The council
seemed to take little stock in the claim,
but as a matter Of courtesy the communica-
tion was referred to the finance committee
and the city attorney.
Next In order anne a lengthy petition
t~avoring the appointment Of Clark Howard
a. stock examiner. The petitioners re-
quest that an ordinance be passed creating
the ONCE Of live stock examiner, the duties
| OF lnlb OmCtT 70 De 70 prevent tue bdlt Ol
cattle not in At condition for food. Fur,
Their, the duties Of this inspector shall be
to act In a humane capacity and see that
all animals are properly cared for. etc.
This petition for a stock inspector is signed
by the Union Stock Yards company, all Of
the packing companies and a majority Of
the commission firms doing business at the
yards.
Welsh made q motion that the prayer OF
the petitioners be granted. When put to
a vote all members present voted in the
\ Affirmative. Mayor Koutsky did not state
at the meeting what he would do about the
matter.
Then came up the matter OF city print
ing. o'Connor offered a resolution declar-
ing that the Nebraska Democrat be desig-
mated as the Official paper OF the city.
This was carried. Adkins and Smith ex-
pressed regrets that they could not vote
for a good local republican paper.
This action on the part OF the council
practically shut of the opening OF bids
for city printing, as the next motion was
to return all bids to bidders unopened.
A building at Twenty-sixth and o streets
was declared to be in bad condition and II
was ordered condemned by the authorities.
Al the suggestion OF Queenan, a free
building permit will be issued to the An
Client order OF United Workmen associa-
tion. now erecting the building at Twenty
fifth and NJ streets.
After some bills had been ordered paid
the ouncil adjourned for one week.
Padding School Census.
Last summer the Board OF Education,
acting In accordance with the laws, APP
pointed a number OF enumerators to take
the school census. Last night at the regu-
lar meeting OF the board some question
about this census came up and an investi-
CATION followed. 1t was discovered that
the returns had been padded to such an
extent that an Investigation may be held.
In the First ward the padding, so 1t is as
serted. amounts to 1Os pupils; in the Sec
ond, 453: Third, S19; Fourth. IS; Fifth, 1877;
Sixth. 90; total, LIZA.
The truant ofhcer has been unable so
far to locate these children. In some cases
he has found that the names turned in by
the enumerator were those Of old women,
others were in the graveyard. while still
others we're found to be at work in the
packing houses. Each enumerator re-
ceived cents per name and it appears
that the work performed is in no ways
reliable.
Julia Carney was appointed principal
Of the Brown Park school in place Of Anna
Fitle. deceased.
Resolutions were passed respecting the
death Of Miss Anna F1tle and these will
be forwarded to the family.
George Parks was awarded the contract
for the heating OF the Lowell school, Tha
cost will be s2,0S5.
Bills for typewriter rental and for repairs
TO Lincoln school were allowed. and the
board adjourned for a week.
Exchange Omcers Elected.
These officers were elected by the South
Omaha Live Stock exchange at the annua.
election yesterday; D.. s. P~arkhurst' presi'
dent: r. Gilchrist, vice president; W. II
, Dudley, S. L. Degan, W. E. Reed, directors
for three years; w. B.. Vansant, d. B
oIney. p. T. McGrath, w. A. Higgins
Frank Chittenden. committee of arbitra
ton; J. q. Martin. c. C. DAILY. NJ. r
Murphy, II. F. Hamilton and II. +. Carpen'
ter, committee Of appeals.
Delegates Chosen.
Al 4. recent meeting OF the Plattsdutchel
yerein these delegates were chosen to rep
I resent the local order at the convention Il
be held at Papillion on Saturday. January
I 10; Pred stroch, ]. II. 0est, Fred Stillinl
and Uloof Kohl. Along toward the latte
q, part Of the month the local vereln will giv'
an entertainment, for which preparation
Z are now being made.
: More Grading Operations.
Grading operations on the southwest cor
uer OF Twenty. NTH and L streets com
! menced yesterday. 1t will take the. re
a movaI Of 5000 yards Of dirt to put thi
property to grade, Dan Harmon has IN
, contract and he will waste the dirt In tn
hollow near Twenty-hfth and F streets
: when this grading is completed Angus
: PspsE, who has purchased the property
, will put up two or more nrst-class dwell
a ings on the site.
= til Paying Taxes.
. City Treasurer Howe was still busy yes
: terday taking In money from taxpayer
who should have gotten in before Januar
1. In all instances delinquents we're mad
to pay interest at the rate Of l per Get
: a month, as the Law compels the treasure
n TO make such a charge. While the bal
8 Of the 1909 taxes have been paid In, stl
. quite an amount remains out. As soon 9
there is a sufficient amount in the treas
y ury a warrant call will be issued.
CharInEtOR Arrested Again.
Ed C~hsrington is in jail again. this tin
for cutting Ira Mills on the right har