Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
SPECIAL BONDS ELECTION
County and City Will Vote on Million
for New Court House.
CITY ON STREETS AND PARKS
Polls Open at Eiebt O'Clock In the
Morning and Close at Six in
the Evening at Every
Precinct.

vital Points of Election Today
County ana city vote on proposition TO
issue 100000 bonds for erection OF q
new court house.
City votes on proposition 20 issue S5o,-
600 bonds for paving street Intersections
and $4,000 for improving parks and
bouievardR.
Polls in all precincts open from =. m.
TO 9 p. m.
With three important bond propositions
TO be voted on the special election TO be
held over the county today is expected
to excite more than ordinary interest, and
II the weather is favorable it is predicted
a good vote will be cast.
The proposition of issuing 100000 county
bonds for the new court house is the prin-
cipal question TO be decided and is the
only one that will be voted on in the coun-
try districts, The proposition has been en-
dorsed by a large number Of organizations
and this. it is believed, will draw out
large vote
Deputy County Clerk Dewey has had
little trouble with the election boards and
few vacancies have had to be filled The
board members apparently are glad to serve
and the ticket is small and the count will
be quickly accomplished, The few vacan-
ces that have appeared will be filled at the
polls
Supplies for the city election were dis
tributed 20 the country precincts Monday
afternoon and will be taken TO the city
polling places Tuesday morning.
Improvement II Bonds Carry.
In TIE event intersection bonds carry
Tuesday. paving scheduled for this year
can be done, otherwise much work in out
lying districts will have to be passed until
another season on account of insufficient
funds in the treasury. AS stated on the
ballot, the bonds are for the purpose of
raising money to be used during the cur
rent year for the purpose OF paying the
cost OF paving, Iepaving OF matchmaking
the intersections of streets and spaces
opposite alleys and in front of property
not subject to assessment of special taxes
for public improvements said bonds TO run
twenty years from date thereafter and to
bear interest payable semi annually at a
rate not to exceed per cent per annum."
The park bonds, in the sum Of $4,000. are
to run twenty years and, as expressly
stated on the ballot are Ito be used for no
other purpose than paying for and improv-
ing lands. lots or grounds purchased or
appropriated for parks. parkways or boule
wards"
Question of Park Bonds.
AhN ldtStioh VI Young park DOndS ap-
peared on the ballots at the last election,
but the proposition was lost, mainly
through the people Misunderstanding the
issue. as members OF the board believed.
TO aeguaint the people with the true
reasons Of the proposed issue the board
this year states ernplRtically that # the
bonds carry the money so raised will be
used by the board exclusively in paying for
pavements on intersections OF streets and
boulevards and improvements on property
adjacent to our parks and boulevards."
adding that no rart of said fund will be
used fer the purpose OF paying for any
lands which may be hereafter acquired as
an addition to the park and boulevard sys-
! TEN of Omaha"
AS this is a special election. the saloons
will not be closed. The statutes require
the closing of saloons on days of general
elections. but special elections do not come
under its provisions.
Special Policemen.
/ Fifty-four special policemen have been
sworn in for duty at the polls. They were
ordered TO report TO the county clerk at 6
! a. m. to receive the ballot boxes, take
I them to the several polling places and re-