Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Board Of Review Takes Action on Protest
Of Howe and Hunt
STOCK YARDS ASSESSMENT IS RAISED
one and Three-FOurths Millions
Added to the valuation of the
Plant for Purposes of
Local Taxation.
,ToCK YARDS ASSESSMENT IS RAISED

| The feature of Fridays session of the
Board of Review was the increasing of the
value of the real estate owned by the Union
Stock Yards company from $225S,51O to
| 100000. This is an increase of S,7n, 400
] A protest against the realty assessment Of
the Stock Yards company was filed with
the Board of Review by E. L. Howe. city
treasurer, and Colonel c. NJ. Hunt, a heavy
/ property owner, on Wednesday, and
notice was sent to w. c. J. Kenyon, gem
eral manager of the company, asking that
he appear before the board Friday fore
noon.
Shortly after the session opened Friday
| forenoon Mr. Kenyon appeared and ad-
dressed the board. In his protest against
increasing the stock yards assessment at
this time Mr.. Kenyon called attention to
the fact that the company is always doing
something for South Omaha and he con-
sidered an injustice any action that would
tend to add to the burdens of the company
at this time. Mr.. Kenyon called attention
to the fact that the Stock Yards company
here had purchased the stock yards at Lin
coin In order TO prevent Swift and Com
pany from erecting a packing house there,
and thus diverting shipments from this
| market. He also called attention to the
fact that 1t was through the efforts of the
! officers of the Stock Yards company that
! the Updike company was erecting a man.
moth grain elevator on stock yards prop
| erty north of the L street viaduct. num-
Der Of other instances were mentioned. the
least being the donating of $500 by the COM
| pany to assist in opening Twenty-ffth
street from A street to the Boulevard Be-
fore concluding his remarks, Mr.. Kenyon
intimated that City Treasurer Howe was
prompted to sign his name to the remon-
/ STRANGE because he has political aspirations
In replying to Mr.. Kenyon's remarks, Mr..
| Howe denied that he has any political bees
| buzzing in his bonnet. He asserted he
| signed the remonstance in order that the
| property owners might be protected and
! that the assessment on small property own
ers might possibly be reduced.
After the conclusion of the arguments the
! Board OF Review took the matter under
advisement Shortly after o'clock the
| board announced that the real estate valua-
| ton of the stock yards company had been
raised to A,OO0,O0O In their remonstrance
Messrs. Hunt and Howe urged that the
board increase the stock yards valuation
to a figure not less than 4,327, 800 which
| was the amount turned in by County AS
SCISSOR Reed. Mr.. Reed appeared before
| the Board of Review and explained how
! he arrived at the figures in his assessment
! After the board announced its decision
Mr.. Howe said that he is entirely satisfied
| with the result. He would have liked to
| have had the board accept the figures of
| the county assessor, but the increase is
| satisfactory to him. In connection with
this increase in valuation Mr.. Howe said
the stock yards company will pay about
SIS 900 taxes on its realty, and this amount,
he declares, will amount to about l mill of
| the 1905 levy.
Even should the board not make any
further increases the total valuation as
returned will be 800 ,61s, as against 49,.
07s,12S as returned by the city tax commits.
! sioner.
The Board of Review will conclude its
session this evening
Y. VI. c. A. Affairs.
The Womans auxiliary of the Young
Mems Christian association will give an ice
cream social at Highland park next Thurs
day evening, June %. Special preparations
will be made for large crowd. The pro
ceeds go to their building fund.
The high school and South Omahas viii
play basket ball at the courts Twenty
third and j. Saturday evening.
The Star Entertainment course scheduled
for this season will prove whether the city
will appreciate a strictly first class course
or not. The association has faith enough
to engage the following talent, that South
Omaha people need not always go to Omaha
for the best entertainment: The Dunbar
company and bell ringers, Chicago Lady
Entertainers, Durno, the magician; Monta
VILE Flowers, dramatic monologist an(
Alton Packard, the cartoonist The dates
will be announced in July.
State Secretary Bailey is spending the
week at York, Neb, at the dedication cere
monies of their new $25,OOO Young Mems
Christian association building.
County Commissioners May Act.
County Commissioner Patrick Trainol
stated Friday that more than likely the
County Board OF Equalization would reduce