Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
BEE OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
Fulhlls Same Function for Douglas as
for the City,
LOWEST BID TO THE BOARD
EofeIdt, a Democratic Member, Casts
the Only Vote Against IT
Routine Of the COmmis-
sioners' Meeting.

Lt a meeting Of the Board Of County
Commissioners held Monday morning The
Evening Bee was named as the official pa
per OF Douglas county for the year begin
ming with July 1, 1905. Commissioner Ho-
,eldt, a democratic member, cast the only
vote against the acceptance Of The Bees
Did. report from the committee Of the
whole showed that not only was The Bee
bid the lowest, but that the World-Heralds s
bid was irregular in form.
County Treasurer Fink was ordered 70
transfer to the general fund S9o.s25.sl from
the following funds: From road fund, t20,-
900; from bridge fund 5000; Douglas addi-
ton Judgment, $500; from hospital and in
sane Judgment funds, s325.S1.
John w. Towle was awarded the contract
for building wooden pile bridges and max
Ing repairs or the same for the ensuing
year. This was done after a long session
Of the committee Of the whole, during
which the members and County Engineer
Edduist went over all the bids most care
fully. The chairman Of the board and the
county clerk we're instructed to sign a
contract in accordance with the terms Of
the Towle bid. Mr.. Towles figures were:
superstructure complete, per lineal foot,
1912: furnishing lumber in place for caps,
$50; felloe guards, S25; sways $50; backing,
k6Et WINGS ehEt TlITdp anu Ddih pNbltNllOlAt
t45; reiooring bridges complete, $50 These
figures are all per thousand.
Antilles Proposition Accepted.
The board decided TO accept the PROPOSE
ton of George Antilles, former deputy state
auditor, and to enter into contract to
pay him 10 per cent on all money he may
recover for Douglas county which has
been overpaid to the state in the way OF
taxes for the last thirty-flve years In
no event is the total amount TO be paid
Antilles to exceed $1,000. 1t is estimated
by some that this county has probably
paid from $4,000 to $4,000 in excess of what
It should have paid TO the state.
Mrs. Heller, superintendent of the tuve-
nile detention home, was authorized to en-
ploy an additional female assistant at a
salary of $25 per month. There are 50
many inmates at present in the home that
one woman assistant in the kitchen is not
able OF do all the work
Euclid Martin appeared before the board
and asked that two certain lots sold for
taxes and bought by the county be cleared
from the cloud thus put upon them. His
company is, he said, ready to pay it's taxes,
but objects to paying 12 per cent a year
interest through no fault of it's own. The
matter was referred TO the committee on
judiciary and the county attorney.
Contract for grading Road 20 D, section
s, township 16, range 1S east, was awarded
10 D. V. Shipley at II cents a cubic yard.
Contract for grading Road 23O B, section
49, township 16, range 13 east, was awarded
TO William Olmsted at his bid OF 25 cents a
yard
Adam Strfnglein sent in his resignation
of the Office of justice of the peace for
Waterloo precinct on account of removal
from the state. The resignation was ac-
cepted
Several applications for reduction of as
sessment were rejected and ordered placed
on file. Among them was a demand for
reduction from the Omaha Bridge and Ter
minal company by John r. Webster.