Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-07
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Properly Owners on Thirtisth Street Slew
So in Paying Special Tax
CONTRACTORS PAID BY A HtsTY LON
city clerk GIIIin AdvertIsinE for bids
ON Supplies of All Kinds TO ne
Furnihhed the city next
Yer.

The non-payment by property owners OF !
the taxes assessed for the paving of
Thirtieth street. from Q street south to Y.
is causing the city authorities some littie |
trouble and also some expense.
Several weeks ago an item was printed |
In The Bee to the effect that the Thirtieth |
street, property owners had refused to pay |
the special paving taxes alleging that there
were several weak points in the ordinances. 4
At that time mention was made OF the
fact that the cost Of paving this street, |
which amounted to about $4,000. would
eventually have TO be paid by the city at
large.
A new feature came to light yesterday,
when n was the Intention to pay TO the
Z, paving contractors. Parks, johnson &
Parks STes7 reserve money After Clerk
dniin had drawn the warrant in pursuance
10 an order from the city council 1t was
found that the city treasurer had used the
reserye fund to pay two Of the paving
bonds which fell due not long ago. There
was hasty consultation between city Of
ncials and Il vac decided to borrow the
money TO pay Parks the reserve from one
OF the banks. The loan is to be short
time one and is TO be taken UP when prop
ertS owners pay into the treasury the
amount duo Tor this paving.
1t has been customary in holding back
money due on saving contracts for year
20 invest the same in certificate OF de-
poslt and pay to the contractor when the
yoar is up the reserve and interest at the
rate. OF &. per cent. When the Thirteth
street paving was completed and the final
estimates allowed Parks, Johnson & Parks
asked permission to give surety bond in
place OF the reserve, but the council would
not hear to this. The intention was TO in
strIct the city treasurer, to invest this re-
serve for a year. but the matter was over
looked and the money remained In the
paving fund instead of being invested.
When the bonds became due the treasurer
paid the amount out of the reserve and
consequently when Parks called for his
b.. money. yesterday he found the fund eX-
ha1stedS Those paving taxes are now de-
1inquei,t, but still the property owners
show no inclination to- pay for the i'm
proven1ent and beforeflong the mayor and
city, council Will have to take steps to
meet the bonds as they mature
-,., Bids for Supplies.
g. City. Clerk Giliin is advertising for bids
for supplies to be furnished the city for
the twelve months commencing January ].
These bids will be opened at a meeting of
the council to be held on Tuesday evening,
December 26.. In this call for bids every de-
partnent I'm the city is mentioned. Printed
matter, such as letter heads, envelopes and
!, j. typewriter supplies comes IN for bids in
every department and constitutes a large
part of the expenses of the city. In the
y street commissioners department there IL
call for bids on 1900 feet of yellow pine
lumber, two by twelve inches and sixteen
feet in length, and $1,000 feet of yellow pine
Of different dimensions Just what the
street commissioner needs 1000 envelopes
for is hard to determine, but he asks for
that number along with 1900 letter heads.
Two thousand feet of sewer pipe and 5000
brick, are also wanted by the street de-
s1artnlenty,- The tax commissioner is the
only official that does not ask for letter
heads and envelopes. The Fire and Police
commissioners want thirty tons OF soft coal
and five tons of hard coal along with SOC
bushels OF oats, fifty bushels of corn and
200 pounds of oil meal. 1t takes forty tons
OF hay and 500 pounds OF bran for the
horses, besides grain To look over the
80 acquisitions for supplies IL would seem a.
!. II the city officials did nothing but writ,
letters judging from the large number Of
letter heads and envelopes asked for. Ever
the police Judge, who does not average {
letter a. day, asks for 1900 letter heads anC
envelopes. Bids for feeding city prisoners
will also be opened along with the othei
bids. At the present time the city is payinl
iols cents a meal for city prisoners.
-. Another Thomas w. Lawson.
A SON was born yesterday to Mr.. an,
uisMrss Monroe Lawson, 1903 North Thirteenth
street and the youngster was immediatel,
named Thomas w. Lawson. This child 4
~, white and is, according to Dr. Slabaugh, :
promising boy, The parents of the boy ap
pear to be considerably interested in tn
sfrenzied sdnancier of Boston and did no
1'fhesitate In selecting q name, The fathe
says that such name is sure to bring goo
! luck and riches to the boy.
49,, Business Growing Better.
6 South Omaha merchants are expressin
themselves as fairly well satisfied with cor
ditions at present. During the recent col
snap merchants, report a large increase
sales and they look TOR an exeeedinRl
prosperqas winter. Collections are reporte
T to be much better than a few weeks az
land there appears TO be a falling on
credit business and an increase in cas-
transactions. IAN we want now" said
merchant last night, lis good sharp whit,
weather and YOU win see big Increase
TRADE" r SO
win veneer with Brick.
Secretary Marsh of the Young Men
CHRISTIAN association said last evenIn
49, that, the attempt 20 secure permission fro
a. the city council TO erect a frame gym
20 nasium building inside the FIRE limits wou
g.9most likely be abandoned. 1--WE know tn,
gJfit viii be a hard matter TO secure this pc