Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-08
TROUBLE OVER BAR DOCKET
Clerk Reed and County Supervisors at Outs
Over the Contract.
BOARD PUTS ITS VIEWS ON RECoRr
KeeIine Heirs Ask to Have Taxes Paid
on Pierce street Property Re
funded, as Land f. Used
for Farm.

The Board Of County Supervisors and
Freeman L. Reed, clerk Of the district
court. have locked horns over the printing
Of the bar dockets for the Avoca district
court. Until this year the dockets have
always been printed under the contract
made by the county board. Recently, how
ever, Clerk Reed learned that under the
law he had the right to let the contract
for the printing Of the dockets and he
thereupon awarded the contract for the
printing Of the Avoca doeket.t to the pub
fishers Of the Avoca Tribune. This the
Board Of County Supervisors resented, see
ing that it had already let the contract
for a year to the publisher OF the Avoca
Journal-Herald Yesterday the board ex-
pressed its feelings in the matter by adopt
ing the following resolution:
Whereas, This board has for the past
the court bar dockets and having let the
printing Of the same to the New Nonpa-
Iel company and the Avoca Journal-Herald
for the year 1903, and II now appearing that
Freeman L. Reed, clerk of the district court
has the legal authority TO contract for the
printing of the said bar dockets and that
he now refuses TO furnish the Avoca Jour
nal-Herald with copy and refuses to recog-
nize the contract that this board made
Resolved. by this board, That we look
upon the action OF the said freeman L.
ffetQ III tnlS matter as TeHeCIeQ upon the
action Of this board and as being unfair
and unjust to the editor and publisher of
said paper, with whom said contract was
said Freeman l.. Reed to disregard the
contract made by this board is partisan and
results in no good to the taxPayers Of this
with our unqualified disapproVal. xxx
Colonel Baker was the only member OF
! the board who declined to vote in support
Of the resolution.
The appointment Of Sumner Knox as
deputy sheriff was confirmed and his SAL
airy fixed at $1,000 a year. %
George H. Hill was reappointed janitor
Of the county court house for one year
commencing May l and his salary fixed at
$500, the same as before,
Ask Tax Refunded.
Attorney Spencer Smith on behalf Of the
heirs Of George Keeline, presented a re-
quest that the city taxes which had been
paid on the Keeline property on East Pierce
! street for the years 1891 to 1902 inclusive,
I amounting to $53s.2o, be ordered refunded.
( The petition sets forth that in January,
1886, Mr.. Keeline secured an Injunction re-
straining the levying and collecting of
city taxes on this property and that in
December. 1889, the injunction was reaf-
frmed. This property, which is the old
, Keeline homestead, within the city limits
on East Pierce street, which was recently
paved. is claimed to be. held for a~gricul-
tural purposes only The request was re-
terred to the county attorney.
The county auditor was authorized to
pay the assessors two-thirds of the
amounts allowed them on return OF their
books properly balanced.
The 1--WE members Of the board decided
that they would appoint themselves dele
gates to the Good Roads convention to be
held in Des Moines April Is. The board
was authorized to appoint hve delegates
under the proclamation issued by Gov
ernor Cummins. 1t was stated yesterday
that all i've members would attend.
Herman Mendel. the banker Of Nicola, as
guardian Of Thomas Lynch, an insane in
mate Of st. Bernard.s, hospital made a
proposition to the board yesterday which
will relieve the board Of all expense for
the care of his ward for the remainder
Of his natural life. The Sisters of Mercy
in charge Of the hospital have agreed in
consideration Of the sum Of 49, 900 to care
for Lynch for the remainder Of his life.
so that he win not become dependent on
the county. Mr.. Mendel is able and will
ing to pay this sum to the sisters pro-
viding the county. will release It's claim OF
about 1000 for the care Of Lynch up to
date. As guardian of Lynch. Mr. Mendel
has a little over $4,000. the proceeds Of the
sale of his wards interest in d farm near
Nicola. This money constitutes everything
tina Lynch possesses Lynch Is 80 years of
age and while mentally deranged is In good
physical health and liable to live thirty
years or more. The board took the propo-
sition under consideration.