Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-04
possible to have. hJled free of charge, all
physicians prescriptions.


"spseIaI., deposits received.
The commercial banks belonging to the
Clearing Iiouse association have arranged
to open for new or special business.
The arrangement is to receive all deposits
that customers may desire to make on
new accounts The deposltors may check
out these new balances without restriction
or limit. The plan for new or special bust
aess was adopted in Oakland and other
parts Of Alameda county and so success
iul was 1t in it's operation that the banks
have now, resumed regular business and
are receiving more money than they are
paying out. The savings banks are most
anxious to resume business. but they are
unwilling to jeopardize the interests OF
their depositors by opening their vaults a
moment before 1t is quite safe to do so,
the contents OF several vaults mot savings
banks prematurely opened having been de-
stroyed.
A large proportion, il not majority,
of the business men, who were thanking
their lucky stars during the big confiagra-
ton that their rvaluables were inclosed in
fireprOof vaults. have Weakened to a des-
perate rehlizat ion Of the unquestionable
force of the San Francisco fire. Within
the past seventy-two hours there have
been $40 safes and vaults opened in the
district east OF Powell and north OF Mar
ket streets and Is not more than 60 per
cent Of these instances were the contents
found intact In many cases pile Of
ashes represented several thousands of
dollars worth of accounts.
city Pays Employees. r.-.s
The city government yesterday began the
work OF paying out Aprll salaries to its
employees The sum OF, y9OO,eOO was trans
ferred TO the Western National bank
where yesterday the members Of the police
force received the money due them In
this way $4,000 was added 10 the cur
rency in circulation.
While II is difhcult to give exact figures
as TO losses and Insurance IN connection
with the hre which has devastated such
a large portion OF San Francisco. close
estimates have been compiled which show
mat the actual property loss to the city
is close to $35O.OO0 900 49,
Trolley cars will be operated on Market
street today, between the ferry and
Valencia street, and little later as far
west as Castro.
Auditor Horton has filed his estimate
of the receipts and expenditures of the
city for the coming fiscal year He figures
that the latter will amount to u total of
SS.6ig,40O. ~f
The estimate is made on an assessed
valuation OF 100000, 600 The receipts
are figured At the. rate of 81 on $500, OOO,-
600. or 5000, 600, and sg,22S,4OO from
other sources, making a tax rate with
Z cents for the parks, OF S1.O7. The fire,
however, has reduced the value of assessa-
BILE property and the expenses will be
greater than the auditor estimates, so that
it is stated that the taxes will be nearly
$3.50 on each 500 of valuation.
The water company has been authorized
to deliver. water TO every laundry in the
city. provided the chimneys have been in
spected.,r Eight or nine lahndries will be
opened within two or three days and this
Twill bring more relief to the city. Two
or three laundries have. already been
opened for the use of the hospital SER
vice.
The local japanese have undertaken sys-
tematically the care of Jananese refugees.
out Of tie 10000 Japanese affected by the
earthquake and FIRE approximately 5000
have been sent TO the interior. OF the
remaining 5000 about 5000 are at the
various relief camps In San Francisco. and
1000 at Oakland. The Japanese govern
ment has wired a contribution Of SIS. 900.
NEW YORK May Ss-An important omis-
sion was made In the transmission of a dis
patch from London last night, giving the
text OF the joint dispatch sent TO Oakland,
Cal, yesterday as a result OF the meetings
Of representatives Of several British COM
panies Interested In the San Francisco dis
aster. The message should have read
Under any circumstances the British
ofhees viii only pay the losses for which