Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-25
NAMES THE POLICE BOARD
David Andersen Is Last South Omaha Man
10 Get Governors Ear.
OIL INSPECTOR is NEXT ON THE LIST
Members Of Late Legislature Thrifty
in Opposing of Supplies Issued
TO Them During the .
Session.
R'rom a star Correspondent

Qrom a staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. April 24.-(Special. )-Governor
Mickey today. by the appointment OF the
South Omaha Board Of Fire and Police Com
missioners, settled one Of the most diff
hcult proposition that has so far con-
fronted him as chief executive Of tho state.
The men are: James @. Martin, A. L Berg
quist, w. B. Vansant. T.. j. Nolan and A.
A. Nixon. the latter two are democrats and
the former republicans Bergquist is a
Baptist church member, Vansant a Method
ist and Nolan Is q Catholic. With what
churches the other two men affiliate has
not been made public property around the
state house. Governor Mickey believes he
has appointed a good, clean board and he
believes the members will do their duty.
Never since he has been in ONCE has the
governor been pulled and hauled 80 much
as over these appointments. This morning
before breakfast no was called up over the
telephone and many citizens Of South
Omaha came very near camping here from
the time the bill became a law until the
appointments we're made. David Anderson,
president of the Taxpayers league OF South
Omaha, was a member OF one of the hrst
delegations that called and David Ander-
son, the same, was the last man to have
speech with the governor about the APP
pointments. unless someone talked over the
CA6Rhon Wink Nv bcNNA AOA wac NJ INV
con. Mr.. Anderson got an audience at II
o'clock and remained in the executive
chamber until 1890. When he came forth
the announcement was made that the men
would be named between 1880 and 2 o'clock
Mr.. Anderson seemed we'll satisfied with his
interview when he went back to South
Omaha.
But to add to all the pulling and hauling
someone bobbed UP at the last minute and
49, 49, A.. AFTT ~ - A..a -aaaad
with the emergency clause. This re-
quired more delay and some trouble to
investigate the records OF the house and
the senate. The bill went through the
house by a vote of IS to II and through
the senate by a vote Of rs to /, Corey of
Boyd, fusionist, voting against II. Had
the emergency clause been stricken off.
the law would not affect South Omaha
this year.
The naming Of the board has occasioned
much disturbance to the people of South
Omaha and many factions have struggled
to influence the governor in the matter.
spratIen Calls on Governor.
Lee spratlen. the Burlington political
man. called upon Governor Mickey just be-
fore Mr.. Anderson and remained closeted
quite & while. He may have been talking
about a police commission, but It is more
than likely that he was putting in a plug
for a certain candidate for state oil in
spector. Later Spratlen had a conference
with Ed Bignell at the Lincoln hotel.
And that recalls that the filing OF this
ONCE is the main question now before the
governor. All Of the candidates are in the
race and they and all their friends are
putting In these last few hours getting the
ear of the governor. This afternoon Gov
ernor Mickey said he might make the ap-
pointment before next week, but It will not
surprise many people II the man is named
the nrst thing in the morning.
Penitentiary Appointments.
Two appointments were handed down late
this afternoon. These were DR.. Edgar
L. Holyoke Of Lincoln to be physician at
the penitentiary and Mrs. Beemer, wife OF
the warden. to be matron at the same place.
The former takes the place held by DR..
Wilmeth. The position of matron was
created by the last legislature, and the
salary is to be fixed by the Board OF Public
Lands and Buildings. The physicians sal
airy Is 5000 per year.
After Normal schools.
Interest in the location Of the Junior
schools increases as the days go by and
Superintendent Fowler and his assistants
are kept busy answering inquiries. Today
he received two communications from
Valentine and McCook. each of which wants
a school. The Valentine communication.
signed by r. W. Watson, superintendent OF
city schools, was this:
We had our meeting last Friday evening
and elected six of the best men in town to
look after the interests of the Junior Nor
NAL They are at work and hope to raise
$500 to put In shape a large dining. hall TO
ting. They will put the board as near the
actual cost as it can be done. We hope II
can be done for $3.50 per week. The COM
mittee is making a, canvass for rooms.
From the canvass made thus far l think
room rent will range from 90 cents to 20
cents per week for each person.
superintendent George H. Thomas OF Nc
Cook sent this:
We will maintain separate lists OF board
ing and rooming places, some 81 per week,
some 1880 per week and others 50 for board
and room. We have at this writing rooms
for more than twenty at no cost Whatever;
the maximum charges for rooms alone, on
our lists, Is 80 cents per week. We will
have conducted under our management a
dining hau, where the largest possible num-
minimum cost. In this dining hall needy
teachers will be enabled to wait on table
for their board. BY the use OF this sliding
scale Il Is estimated that the average cost
for board and room will be $2.65. We 20
on the principle that II there be teachers
IN attendance who want TO pay for extras,
let them do 80, and we will assist them
others who are under great need to econ
omize, the committee will be constantly en-