Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-19
PLAN TO REDISTRICT COUNTY
Proposition Submitted to the Board by
Commissioner Bruning.
ALL PAY ROLLS MUST Be SWORN TO
when Submitted They shall he
Accompanied by sworn state
ment-Report of Detention
Homes First Year.

A pian for the redstricting Of the
county into commissioner districts was
presented at the meeting Of the county
board Monday morning. resolution 20
make the changes was submitted by Com
missioner Bruning. In explanation OF the
resolution Mr. Bruning said the changes /
we're intended TO conform to the altera-
tions in ward boundaries recently made.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole and will be brought
up at the next meeting. The districts pro-
posed in the resolutions are as follows:
First District-Fourth, Seventh, Eighth
and Eleventh wards Of the city OF Omaha,
as the boundaries Of said wards are es-
tablished at the date hereof.
Second District--First Second, Third
and Tenth wards OF the city Of O ON ns;. as
the boundaries of seid wards are estao-
third DistrictGBenson, Chicago, Doug
las, Dundee, Elkhorn. Jefferson, McArdle,
Willard. Union, Platte Valley, waterloo
and Florence precincts, as their boundar-
les are established at the date hereof
IA Si, - ,reclnct ss their boundaries
are established at the date hereof.
Fifth District--Fifth, Sixth, Ninth and
East Omaha precinct as the boundaries
of said wards and said precinct are estab-
llshed at the date hereof.
Detention Homes First Year.
Mrs. HARRIET H. Heller. superintendent
Of the detention home. submitted a COM
munication covering IN a general way the
work of the first year at the home and
making suggestions 20 improvements
needed. She calls attention to the fact that
Judge Mack of Chicago upon his recent
visit TO Omaha declared the home here was
the best in the country. About 300 different
children have been received into the inst
tuition during the year and $50 entries made
altogether She asks for some repairs on
the building and some new bath fixtures
among other things She also suggests the
contract with the superintendent be made
for S1OO a month, she to hire a male as
sistant and use such OF her own furniture
as is suitable. The communication was re-
ferred 20 the committee.
The County Agricultural society sub
mitted its regular request for an appropria-
ton for county fair purposes The request
declares the society has conformed with all
of the requirements of the law to entitle
1t to the money.
Pay Rolls Must BE sworn To.
The board voted to require all county
officials to attach a sworn statement to
pay rolls submitted to the board. certifying
that the services paid for have actually
been performed and noting all vacations
allowed employees. The resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. IRE and seconded by Mr.,
Kennard. 1t was passed unanimously.
over the protest of Mr.. Bruning the board
voted $3.50 to s. p. Morris of the Associated
Charities for work done for the county in
looking into requests for charity trans
portatlon under direction of the charity
committee and investigating charity cases.
The money was allowed as salary at the
rate of SIS month and will go to the AS
ISOLATED Charities. which is said to be I'm
need OF money at present. Mr.. Drumming
voted no on roll call.