Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-22
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Water Company and Street Railway
Assessment Protest Heard.
ARE ovERRULED IN BOTH CASES
Rumor that street Railway Line win
he Extended to seymour Lake
Some Time During the
Present Summer.

The Omaha water company made its
formal protest against the assessment i'm
posed by the city tax commissioner yes
terday afternoon. Under the direction OF
the city attorney a formal hearing was
conducted on the merits OF the case. The
tax commissioner went on the stand as
a witness and testified as to his knowledge
OF the property Of the South Omaha Water
company in South Omaha. He maintains
that the physical value OF the company
property is in the neighborhood OF S4460O.
In addition to this he maintains that the
franchise OF the company is worth fully
1900. COO.
The officials Of the Omaha Water com
psny on their part. testified that the value
Of $4,000 included not only the physical
valuei OF the mains but also the value Of
the franchise. II was maintained more
over, that the value of the franchise was
purely theoretical, and in this case far
too high. Their testimony had no effect
on the Board Of Review, for at the close
OF the examination the board passed judg-
ment, which was incorporated In the reso-
luton, that the present Assessment OF $7t6,
600 stand. The water company probably
will appeal the case.
In the case Of the street railway company
a motion was passed that the assessment
stand. It is not known whether the as
sessment will be appealed to the courts in
the latter case or not.
Probable street Railway Extension.
1t is reported that the street railway
company will. before the improvements on
q street are completed. extend a single
track to Seymour lake. The route is de-
scribed as running south on Forty-second
street until about opposite the southern
end Of the lake, and thence westward to
the Cudahy icehouse. It Is planned that a
service similar to that provided for East
Omaha, or previously for Florence. be put
on here. In the event OF the town Of Rails
ton making a success, the Omaha company
wishes to be on the ground floor. This
route will be quite scenic. 1t may be ex-
tended to sarpy Mills under similar In
ducements. The right OF extension Is held
from the fact that the Seymour lake prop
erty is suburban, and the line could not
be called interurban.
south Omaha Sports.
Two good games Of amateur base bal
we're played yesterday afternoon by loca
teams. The Young Mems Christian assod'
alton team played and woE a game agains
the Omaha Crockery company. The scor'
was Is to /. The Colts of the South omah'
Country club were defeated by the Mer
chants National bank team by a score o.
8 to L.
A match game OF golf is scheduled toda!
at the South Omaha Country club between
two local cams.
The first match game of tennis wa
played yesterday afternoon between Pin
nell and Stryker on one side and Kellogg
and Dimock on the other. The latter 81
the first set of doubles won by a score o
Sc. The second set was won by Stryke
and Pinnell ca. An agreed set of tire
games on account of darkness was won b.
stryker and PinnelI also.
Mike Nc STABILIZED. ssi-''
Mike Mcmahon, 1926 g street. was severl,
cut in a tight with Modisti Gurell, al
Italian. The cutting took place in a salooi
at Thirty-third and q streets. McMahon ha
been playing base ball at Kennedy's par
and went into the saloon for a drink. Her
he met the italian and a quarrel arose
The Italian said that five or six men al
tackled him and he had no other way I
defend himself. He stabbed at McMaho
and cut an ugly cash on his left breas
, with a pocket knife. He then ran towar
: Cudahy's packing house where he was al
| rested by P. II. Shields, who was in nj
l base ball uniform, and one of the othe
. players. MCAldnOu was tdh0h NUNS WI
he was attended by DR.. z. L. Delaney
The doctor said the wound was serious
but not fatal.
Fourth mt Countr Club.
Great preparations are being made for a
!, ! old-fashioned Fourth OF July celebration a
Athe South Omaha Country club a wee
from Saturday. The different committee
have arranged for a day Of pleasure for a
the members At 10 a. m. there will b
4 golf contests in which both wdtnen an
men will compete for the prizes; at / p. n
: there will be a croquet contest, for whic
/ a suitable prize win be offered; at 2 p. n
, a tennis tournament will take place. an
! at 3 p. m. the South Omaha Country clu
base ball team will play a game with on
1 OF the strongest amateur teams In Omaha
At 5 o'clock will be foot races, sack race
i for old and young. lean and fat, marie
and single. At $50 there VIII be a balloo
z ascension, which will be followed by
dance on the pavilion. for which specii
music has been engaged.