Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-10


council and the mayor knew Hayes & Sons
were intending to bid. but the bid Of Splitter
& Co came as complete surprise. This
was evidenced by the acts of the council
when the clerk read the bid.
The following is an exact copy OF the
conditions OF the bid of w. ]. Hayes &
Sons Of Cleveland, o., under the date OF
January 8, 1907:
For the $4,000 Of 4 per cent park bonds
which you offer for sale on January Z. ma
turing in twenty years from date thereon,
seni-annuai interest payable in New York
City, we offer par and accrued interest
we to be allowed $1,000 for blank bonds
attorneys fees and other expenses.
We make this bid with the condition
that owing to the laws of your state pre-
venting the sale of bonds under par, these
bonds be sold at par and accrued interest
to the parties from whom the park is pur-
chased, and we in turn buying the bonds
from them as per above bid. Therefore.
we do not want proceedings to show In any
way the award to us.
This bid is made with the usual condition
that prior to the delivery OF the bonds to us
transcript of proceedings eYidencing le-
gality to the satisfaction OF our at
Ned check for 81 900, which is to be held
as a guarantee against breach OF contract
on our part.
ceptance.
Splitter Bid IN STRAIGHT.
The bid of Splitter & company, however,
was a straight and bonahde bid for par and
accrued interest without any deductions
or stipulations. 1t should not have re-
quired a minutes consideration to tell
which of the two bids was the better;
nevertheless the action was deferred from
Mondays session until the special session
yesterday. The bid of Splitter Co.
was secured by the diligence of the city
clerk, ]. ]. Gillian. who telegraphed Splitter
& Co. regarding the sale Of the bonds.
He did not announce to the council that he
had the bid and not even the mayor knew
that such a bid was to be sprung. Hence
there was considerable surprise and some
say confusion in the council when It was
read. This DONE there was nothing else to
do but accept the bid. The sale of these
bonds was not generally advertised and 1t
is considered that the city is fortunate to
get as good bid as 1t did. The mayor
said the reason the bonds were not adver-
tised was that the expense of advertising
would have been considerable. He also
said OF Hayes g. Sons that they have been
poor bidders on municipal securities for
several years
The legal advertising for the year was
awarded to j. NJ Tanner at the charter
rates. Tanner White secured the con-
tract for stationery supplies. The plans
for the purchase of a new fire wagon were
referred 20 the committee on fire and
water.
Fire and Police Board.
The Board of Fire and Police Commits
sioners met last night. The fire chief and
the chief Of police made their annual re-
ports. The expense of the fire depart
ment for the last year was $13,22S4S of
which s1011OlO was for salaries. The total
fire loss was $109,541. OF this sum 81, 800 was
uninsured.
The board passed resolution asking the
state legislature to amend the charter 80
that the patrolmen should receive $50 and
the captains 800 per month and the chief
Of police $500 per year.
Chief CARAT asked for a new fire cart
for fire hall No. l. The board will investi-
gate the needs.
c. Carporich was appointed special on
Ger for the letter Brewing company.
The firemen were allowed six hours each
six day extra time of duty as a trial for
thirty days.
The officers of the police force we're all
passed in review and questioned as to the
| needs of the police department. 1t was the
universal expression that the greatest pres
ent need was for a patrol wagon.
Park board Meeting.
The Board of Park Commissioners met
yesterday evening in the ONCE OF E. r.
Leigh. The board consists Of j. H. Van
Dusen. f. r. Leigh. A. L. Hunter, John
| Schultz and L. Mewius. The old officers
were reelected for the coming year. The
chairman of the board is ]. II. Van Dusen
and the secretary is e. r. Leigh. The
board rs looking into the matter of the
extent of it's authority in the expenditure
/ of the park funds. II is thought II has
full power to dictate how this money shall
be expended. Now that the park bonds
have been sold the question of the DISPOSE
ton Of the funds is likely to be one of
\ considerable Importance.
Magic City Gossip.
Bridal Rose Silver Godfrey's.
Il. Roach was the only culprit TO draw
hne In police court yesterday.
The. family Of John Votroubek. consist.
ing of four children, is said to be in destl-
| tute circumstances The mother was
| buried Monday afternoon. The father Was
sick with blood poisoning and is just able
at the present time to be about They live
| at 17S South Nineteenth street.
The women OF the First Methodist
Episcopal church hold a rummage sale a.
! Twenty-fourth and Q street Tuesday.
The services at the week of prayer In
all the churches have been very promising
and much more interest than common Il
being shown.
! r. B. Montgomery has recovered sum.
| ciently to be moved yesterday from thS
Omaha General hospital to the South
| Omaha hospital.
| letters Gold Top Beer delivered to al
parts Of the city. Telephone No s.
| John Coughey led the services at the
| First Presbyterian church last night, anC
| secretary Young OF the Young Mems Chris
tian association is to lead tonight.
II is reported to the police that ]. b
Bartlett, Twenty-fourth and II street, hai
| disappeared He started TO Council BLUM
a few days ago. but failed 10 return.
Mrs Elizabeth Hills, aged 50. living a.
S24 North Twenty-eig nth, died yesterday
afternoon. The internent was in Laure
Hin cemetery DR.. r. l. Wheeler ON
! ciated.
The following births were reported yes
| terday: Michael KolodEieJ, H2 NOrtl
Twenty-ninth, a son; Fred Moore, 70
| North Twenty-sixth, a SON. John Hegr
| Twenty-secOnd and =, son; Frank Gray
| Thirteenth and Missouri avenue, a son.
South Omaha Country Club spoons. God
frey's.
| Carl Extrom, with whose wife the cit!
| settled a damage claim MondaV utRht 10