Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-03
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Treasurer Howe Has Completed His
Annual Report,
BEST SHOWING IN HISTORY OF CITY
,. VI. Brady, Succeeds r. l.. COrwin
ns superintendent of the Rail
road Department of Union
stock Yards.


City Treasurer E. l. Howe has completed
his annual report showing In detail all
receipts and disbursements In the various
funds OF the city for the fiscal year ending
July 81. 1906 This report also shows the
outstanding bonds. warrants, etc. The
amount collected from the general levies,
including interest for the years 1889 to 1904
inclusive is s16S.O2S
Expenditures for the last fiscal year were
as follows: Salaries, S24,5S9 general fund,
Eg.572: fire. S1S,7g2; police. S1s,Ol1 public
light SIS 26s: water, sl4O54; interest A6,-
g4: library, A,4O8: street repair. S7134;
judgment s2,5lS; paving and curbing. i2,365.
other small amounts make the total
$16s,O2s
From licenses there was received during
the fiscal year $3.50; police court fines SS28;
interest on daily balances, S2,1h; royalty,
Omaha Gas company, S1,421; rent city prop
erty S10s transfers from other funds.
s.. 1907; total, SlO.637. These receipts were all
credited to the general fund
From the county treasurer there was re-
relved $3.50 for road purposes. The sale
Of property under the scavenger tax law
Fought In s1s.13. dog tags realized 1893,
gliding permits SGS2 and plumbing permits
20
r,e .ri OF s13ls5s was paid out for dis
~, ing. grading and sewer bonds. spe-
cal rants, transfers, etc.
Tho general bonded debt of the city on
July 81 of this year was 1851, 1855.
The amount Of outstanding warrants at
this sale is S345l5 This includes general.
fire, police street repair. interest perma-
nent sidewalk garbage and grading.
At the close Of the fiscal year there was
money remaining in almost every fund, the
total balance carried over to the present
fiscal year being 1850 The overdrafts
in the smaller funds amounted to S79
These overdrafts are In funds where the
property owners have been slow in paying
up special improvement taxes.
Treasurer Howe declares that the report
Just completed is the best from financial
poInt ever issued by any city treasurer.
This report will be submitted TO the coun-
Gil at the meeting to be held on Tuesday
evening.
stock Yards Changes.
On September 10 f. L. Corwin, superin-
tendent Of the railroad department of the
Union stock Yards company, will sever
his connection with the company after a
half dozen years service. It Is under
stood that Mr.. Corwln will return TO his
home at st. Paul, MINI, General Manager
Kenyon has appointed ]. H. Brady as SUI
perintendent Of the railroad department to
succeed Mr.. Corwin. George Hunter, at
present head feed master at the yards,
has been appointed car accountant. This
appointment puts Mr.. Hunter back into
his old place which he resigned some years
ago when he left the city.
Two Checks stolen.
Sneak thieves stole two checks from Gus
Hedgren's saloon. Twenty seventh and N
streets about noon Saturday. One check
was drawn in favor of f. q. Vanbeek and
called for $3245 and the other had been
issued to Frank Fitzgerald for SlOO75. In
reporting the matter to the police Hedgrer
said that he had cashed the checks and
laid them on the back BARI While his at
tention was attracted TO the rear Of the
place the checks were stolen. Hedgrer
gave a description OF the men he sus,
poets to the police. All saloons in the
business portion of the city were notified
of the theft and requested TO notify tn,
police in case the checks were offered in
payment for drinks.
Numerous RObberies Again.
Just as the police officials thought tha
they had driven a gang of thieves out Of
the city another epidemic Of stealing breaks
out. Most of the robberies reported are
in the northern portion Of the city and il
the residence district where a policeman
is seldom seen. At night there is onl!
one patrolman on Twenty fourth street anC
he has a beat from a to Q street. Thii
ohicer seldom gets off Twenty-fourtl
street and so burglars have things the
own way The city has only one detectiv,
and he is kept busy In the business por
ton of the city most of the time In tn,
opinion of great many the thieving Il
being done by local gang and not b!
travelling bands. These local thieves know
the habits OF the police and can pick on
the right time to enter house. well know
ing that they will not be disturbed b!
officers OF the law. Some citizens hav
already made complaint to the police com
missioners and have urged that some step
be taken TO stop the rapidly increasing
number of house burglaries.
Methodist Rally Day.
Today is Rally day at the First Meth
odist Episcopal church. Twentythird an
n streets. there being only two more Sun
days before conference. At the morning
service Rev. Dr. Tindall will deliver a ser
mon entitled MY God, My Christ, NJ
Church." Mrs. II. c. Richmond will sim
at this service. In the evening Pastor Tin
DAN breaches on the theme, My Visit L
the Sea OF Galilee" The sermon will b
followed by solo by the pastor. Ever,
member OF the church and congreg cation 1
urged to attend the services today.
No Celebration Monday.
Monday is Labor day. but there will no
be any celebration in South Omaha. Tn
banks and city ofices will be closed an,
the packing houses viii close down afte
a couple OF hours work in the morning
Cars OF beef for the east will be loada,
out and when this is finished the employee
OF the plants will be released for the day
A great many laboring men expect TO at
tend the celebration at CORTLAND Beach
Some OF the stores propose closing at nool
or a little before, in order that employe
may be given a holiday
May Grade X street.
petition has been prepared for presen
tation 10 the city council asking for IN
grading Of X street from Twentieth 4
Twenty-thlrd street The statement wa
made Saturday that enough property own
ers had signed the petition TO carry /
through East Of Twenty-hrst street Their
Is quite a gully that will have to be lille,
n the street is graded. but interested par