Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-22
OFFICIALS. TAKE The CITY
FiV, Conventions Assemble at Same Time
for FIRST Time in History. 81 81
WELCOMED TO CITY BY MAYOR MAcRAE
Little In way of Business Attempted
by Any of the Associations on the
OpeninE Day-Afternoon. and
Evening for Pleasure. 81.

For the first time in their history the
State Associations of County Supervisors.
County Treasurers, County Recorders,
County Auditors and Clerks OF the District
Court are holding their annual conventions
at the same time and In the same city.
Although yesterday was the opening day
Of the five meetings, the attendance was
not as large as had been predicted but II:
was sufficient to make things Interesting.
Little business ives transacted yesterday
by any Of the ORGANIZATIONS, although the
recorders and clerks of the court and
treasurers held forenoon sessions. The
principal meeting OF the day was in the
afternoon when the supervisors auditors
and treasurers gathered in the large ball
room at the Grand hotel which was as
signed to the supervisors in whichto hold
their sessions, and listened to an address
of welcome from Mayor Maerae.- DR. Mac
rae made one of his characteristic talks,
saying in part:
Welcomed by mayor
In expatlating upon The beauties OF my
city and. telling you OF the nice things we
have here. so that you. may want to stay
In Council Bluffs, am at, a DISADVANTAGE
in lacking the power Of picturesque ora
tory. SO ! must set forth these things in a
simple manner. Our citizens have sent
me here to bid you welcome and TO invite
you to partake OF the good things we have,
and the bad things, too II you choose;
we hope that while you sojourn in our
town you will not fail to visit our various
the pleasure you will have in doing so, but
for the benefit you would derive in looking
UP our magnificent institutions. We think
we have some of the finest factories In
the United States. AS citizens we do not
brag much, but as mayor Of the city that
Is a part Of my business. We want you to
60 through some of them and go home and
tell your people that Council Bluffs is not
/ want to say that meetings of this
character, composed of supervisors through
out the state. are most excellent In their
results, Some counties are advanced in
some things some In other lines; these con-
ventions siye you the benefit, Of an ex-
/ notice one number on your program for
discussion-the matter of, concrete culverts.
AS a city oficial this matter is Of interest
e n m ee tG IN oq this WS
had the old wooden bridges and iron
bridges. costing thousands of dollars every
sary to build new ones; others are being
constantly torn UP and money expended on
them, and the money that has been thrown
away In the last fifteen years in repairs
Of our bridges, II seems to me, would pay
for solid silver bridges.
The manner In which public money is not
taken care OF as. It would be IN a private
business behooves us to look into these
things in a serious manner. / hope the
In Pottawattamie county, IL not in Iowa,
will be made Of concrete.
We think we have anything You want, al
though we are very particular about some
things. We watch the mulet law with an
Argus eye, and see that i Is carried out
, However, II we are pushed hard. we might
loosen up little while you with us.
f. T. Morris Replies.
r. T. Morris of Polk county, president
of the supervisors association, who pre-
sided at this joint meeting, replied to
Mayor Macrae on behalf of his orsaniza-
ton and the other two associations, He
stated that owing to sickness and death
in his family he had not expected to be able
to be present until the last moment and
consequently had nots prepared any adj
dress. During the course Of his remarks
Mr.. Morris said:
Any man who win attend these meet
lngs, pay attention, and listen, will get
information that will be OF great assist
ance to him II performing his duties as a
ShG STe chosen &c S h people and
act the entire business of, the, county in our
line Of work, and we have q great respon-
handling Of the funds Of the county and it
| behooves us as, representatives of the peo-
pie to use 1t right and to adopt methods
| lie, entailing the least expense and AFFORD
| Ing the greatest gain possible.
The Supervisors.
The opening session OF the tenth annual
convention of the State Association Of
County Supervisors was called to order by
President Morris of Polk county but be-
yond the registration OF members and the
payment of dues no business was trans
| acted. '| '~s'.--~' 10
After the joint session in the afternoon
| to listen to Mayor Macraes address Of
welcome the Supervisors adjourned until
this morning, most OF the members go
| ing with the other visitors TO Lake Man
ava. This is the program for today: -
$50 a. m.-Meeting called to order by the
Reading and approving Of minutes of pre-
vious meeting.
Appointment of railroad and finance COM
Piseussioh-New and Changes of Laws.
g; A: Wilson Of Scott county.
John @. Smith of Algona.
Z. H. McQuillan Of Dubuque,
G9SrFey P9 p,rS Of W " fIs sSSrty
A. 8. Hosbrook Of Harrison county
/ L. II. DeFord Of Polk county. %
sS ;sds,o %@E Sas ,0 Of S Sssrs
RsfsrriIs of bills. ,.--..
Supervisors from the following counties
were registered yesterday afternoon. but
j hdAAboA was aAocA ~ W Aabc
i rivals: Z Le-- - -.F.ti So - 80.
Boone-H. ID. Hone, v! o. Hoiconib,. i,
/ Cedar-Fred Goldsmith. John Bahntck.
cherokee-W. Munmert, James Dalton. j.
ciarke--R. r. Chapman. 80, ., go. o.
Ciinton-T. ID. Hanke. -
| Cra1ford-Thomas Ahart, c. H. Molter.
Davis-Harvey wray, NJ. y. Patterson.
DubuQue-J L Coonsy, z. ?. lAnde
Martin syrne A. H. PfiiSrH T. H. Meouil'
t'I; ~ snfasn eors f.nr,oro
II. L. Vanatta, NJ. Grave, - n
Harrison-J g. Hall M Murray,
Kossuth-yohn @. Smith. w. 7. Hall.
Lyon-M. Priester. .gzy, IN
MadisOnTTMa O., Brady. James REecken'
ridge, A. T. Jones
Mills-E 8. BoSsrt, Al; Chansry:
Muscatine-E. p. Day. r.. T.. Shannon.
'Brien-George~ Smith. -
Page-J. II. Abbott i. II. Taggart.
Palo Alto-yohn Anglum. ]. "A. Hughes.
Plymouth--L. II. Schultz NJ RAss, =,
Poeahontas-H. r. Weber. Frank White
]. Wtnegarden., --i'
Polk-Fs T.. Morris ''- --
@. w. Spencer, II. c. Brandes.
Poweshiek-J. c. Nancy Ar
sac-H. c. Goodman. A. McCorkindale
II Tama-C. 8. Winders-
Shade. '-'- ~
Van Ruren-T, L. Workman. Albsr
Bowles. ~
woodbury-E. C.. Copeland. oodfre,
Wrieht-G. H. Jameson. J. X. Miller. J
X. shepler. r. Frances. .-..-.4- - = ~