Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-08
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
OCCUPATION Tax isr Proposed to Tide the
".., City Over TIL, Ysa..
WILL SAVE MUCH MlMTEN!sT CHARGES
Ordinance PrOvidiPE for New levy
May BE Put on Its First Read
ing in Council Next Nom
day Night.

Now that the overlap in the city treasury
amounts to about $40. 200, the city ofneials
are casting about for means to stem the
tide and make arrangements for money
enough to keep the fire and police depart
ments going until the next levy is avail
able.
The only solution Of the problem" said
a city official last night, us the placing of
a general occupation tax on all business
places. This has been done before when
the city needed money and the plan was
generally successful"
When approached on the subject several
we'll known business men stated that they
would rather pay an occupation tax than
to have the city pay interest on the over
lap. It is figured that between SIS. 200 and
$40, 900 can be raised by an occupation tax
and this will help out immensely between
now and the commencement of the next
fiscal year. BY reason of the levying Of an
occupation tax the overlap would be de-
creased Just that amount and the interest
on the bonded debt would be less.
This plan Of an occupation tax has been
tried before and It has proved satisfactory.
Every class OF business is TO be assessed
according to the ordinance now te.ng pre-
pared. II is expected that this ordinance
will be put on its first reading at the meet
ing OF the council next Monday night in
order that it may be enforced as soon az
possible. 80
Packing HOase OdOFs.
People residing north OF Q street are
constantly complaining about the doors
coming from the packing houses At night.
During the day the smell is not noticed to
any great extent. but at night. when poo
pie are sleeping and windows open, the
doors from the tank rooms at the packing
houses watt according to the wind and
often make sleep impossible. No one pack
ing house seems TO be held to blame. They
are all in. the same boat In other cities
there seems 10 be little or no complaint
for the reason that. so Il is asserted, the
packers are more careful In tAnking ami
mails than they are here %
z. A. Cudahy has gone on record as say
ing that there Is no use OF vile odors COM
ing out OF the stacks, but the other packers
seem to dispute this point and sssert that
where there is packing and the burning Of
refuse there must be mare or less lodor Of
a disagreeable nature. 3D. .,
The city council seems to be powerless
in the matter and the chances ara that
no efforts will be made by the city ON
cials to change the existing condition Of
AFFAIRS.
Great Western OmeiaIs Wait.
Samuel s~tickney. general manager Of the
Great Western, AMI Mr.. Kellogg. general
attorney for the same road, both with
headquarters at st. Paul. MINI, we're Wis
itors In the city yesterday. Messrs. Stick
ney and Kellogg looked over the stock
yards and adjacent property ostenslbiy with
a view to securing an entrance into the
yards. Neither Of the Great Western on
eials would talk and oficers Of the Union
Stock Yards company we're silent as 20 any
arrangements that might have been made.
Another visit Is looked for soon and then
something for publication may develop.
New south Omaha Charter.
The new South Omaha charter has been
signed by Governor Mickey and 10 now con
sidered TO be IN force. Governor Mickey
signed the bill Just IN time 10 prevent a
city election yesterday. As Il IL nov coun-