Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-08
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Howe Completes sosVsngsr Tar List and
Turns Il In.
FIVE THOUSAND SEPARATE ENTRIES
City Has Received Thirty-Three
thousand Dollars from These
sales since They Were
started.


Thursday afternoon Treasurer Howe
completed the scavenger tax list for 1904
and the special delinquent taxes for 1896
including interest up to December /. 1905.
These books were taken to Omaha at once
and turned over to the county treasurer.
About $500 separate entries are contained
in the three books taken to Omaha and
the total amount due on the lists as pre-
pared is S2,OS4
Since the scavenger sales started the
city Of South Omaha has received from
these sales little over $4,000 This
money was apportioned among different
funds as needed during the last fiscal year.
but even with the amounts taken out from
this source there stu remains in the scav-
enger fund about $1,000. The mayor and
council may. whenever II is deemed advis-
able, take money from the scavenger fund
and transfer It to any fund that is getting
low. With the prospect Of securing S24
900 from this source during the next twelve
months the city ofncials feel that there viii
be no possibility Of any Of the funds being
overdrawn.
Treasurer Howe says the city was never
in better financial condition than at the
present time. His report for August just
fled with the city clerk shows a balance
on hand Of Ss3OsS Expenditures for Au-
gust amounted to si2,s6S. Just about the
amount OF the receipts.
Tries 10 Escape from Police.
Yesterday afternoon the police arrested
two young men who gave the names Of
Frank wittler and Charles Faulkner. They
said they were on the way TO Denver TO
pull of a prize fight at the stock yards.
Letters on their persons showed that they
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Both objected to being delayed here and
Wittler attempted 10 escape. He ran out
Of the jail office and lodged behind bnl
board north OF the city hall building. De-
tective Elsfelder and a couple OF police
were after him In a moment. wituer was
stopped by a shot IN the air. but when
Elsfelder attempted 10 take him back to
Jail he showed fight. Elsfelder struck him
over the head with his revolver, inflicting
scalp wound. City Physician Koutsky
was called and dressed the wound.
Telephone Company Pays Annuity.
Representatives Of the Independent Tele-
phone company paid into the city treasury
Thursday $500 annuity. This company
agreed when the right was given It to es-
tablish offices at the exchange to pay 800
each year for three years and 500 a year
for the following two years. Up TO yes
terday no attempt had been made to COM
ply with this provision Of the franchise.
The $500 paid yesterday was the annuity up
70 November 20 OF this year
May Protect stock Shippers.
A complaint was made TO Assistant City
Attorney Winters yesterday by a stock
shipper that he had been trimmed" in an
n street barber shop for $50. He said he
went into the shop to get his hair trimmed
and shave and that when he got out of
the chair the barber demanded the sum
mentioned. The money was paid, but a Dor.
| ton Of it was returned to the shipper by
the barber after he had reported the mat.
ter to Attorney Winters and the police.
Mr.. Winters says there is no city ordi.
nance governing such cases and he sug.
gests that the council take some action to.
ward protecting stoekmen who visit this
market.
More About Dogs.
Chief Briggs announced yesterday that
the ordinance requiring dogs running al
large to be muzzled or else kept chained
up by the owner would be enforced
A member Of the council called the
| chiefs attention to the ordinance YES.
terday and made the request that it be en-.
forced. Chief Briggs posted the order and
notified the patrolmen. Occasionally Of late
J cases have been called in police court
! charging persons with keeping vicious dogs
A number Of people claim to have beer
| bitten lately. Carriers Of newspapers or
some routes are compelled to carry heavy
| sticks 10 keep dogs away while delivering
papers.
Want CrOHswaIks Cleaned.
Property owners and residents in ali Dor.
tons OF the city are complaining about
the depth Of mud on erosswalks The al.
most constant rain for two days makes tbs
unpaved streets almost impossible and in
many places mud to the depth OF several
inches has been allowed to remain on the
crossings. II is suggested that Mayor
koutsky. who has charge of the street
force, put men at work cleaning the cross
ings.
Residents in the vicinity Of Twenty.
fourth and H streets are complaining bit
terly about the accumulation Of mud al
this intersection. At this point the mud Is
50 deep that it is impossible 10 get to the
street cars without going almost half a
block In either direction. Rains wash the
soil from II street down onto the pave.
ment at Twenty-fourth street and unless
II be during an exceedingly dry spell there
Is always mudhole at this intersection
The surface water from H street IL sun.
posed to run under the car tracks, but /,
doesn't
Picnic Postponed.
The picnic OF the Catholic Order OF For.
esters, which was TO have been held on
Wednesday, had 10 be postponed on ac-
count Of the weather September 9 has
been set as the date for the picnic and
Krug park as the place. The committee An
charge announce that tickets purchased for
September will be honored on Saturday.
High school PreIIminaries.
There will be a meeting OF the high school
faculty next Saturday morning al 10 O'Clock
for the purpose Of considering matters per-
tanning 10 the opening Of school next Mon
day. Locker keys will be distributed Sat
urday afternoon between the hours OF /
and o'clock. Pupils failing 10 attend 10
this matter at that time will have the in
convenience OF having no place 10 put their
wraps when they arrive Monday morning
as no locker keys will be given out TN
Monday afternoon after school closes T.
z Boswell, who will have charge Of the
German department, came in yesterday "a