Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Salary and Police Funds Low, Fire
Fund in Good Shape.
LITTLE MONEY FOR CHARITY
Needs Of city Taken Care of
In other ways, Drain on
Treasury Has Not Been
Heavy.

The monthly statement OF the city clerk
shows that expenditures for the fiscal
year for the maintenance Of the city gov
eminent have amounted to $l3s, 1851, and
thai a balance in the treasury Of S7,S6e. 70
remains for the last four months. Collec-
ions for the balance OF the year will
probably equal a sum sufficient to raise
the balance Of $4,000. The average months
expenditure has been about SIS, 900. II this
IL kept up the expense will all be met,
with 5000 or $1,000 as a balance at the end
OF the year. Some OF the particular funds
will be exhausted by the first of May.
This is true of the salary fund, which is
at present very low. The police fun is
also low, but plenty of money remains in
the fire fund.
The last year Of Mayor Hooters term
showed that the city expended nearly 5000
for charity. The expenses of the city for
March, usually one of the hardest months
Of the year amounted in 1909, TO S64. This
sum indicates. first. greater care in the
investigation OF pretended need, and also a
much better condition among the poorer
classes OF the people than formerly. The
branch county store has had its effect also
in reducing the demands on the city. 1t is
quite as easy to apply to the county as to
the city. me lOfmeF expenses were dUe
in part to emergencies. Much money was
spent in smallpox cases. The smallpox
cases in March cost the city $40.
Msndamus suit In Prospect.
Mandamus proceedings will be brought
against the Standard Electric company of
Omaha in the district court today by Ii. @.
Boesche of South OOmaha to compel the
said company to record his name as a stock
holder Of the firm. The company refused
to do this yesterday because It is evident
that other litigation Is TO follow immedi-
ately. growing out of the effort of Cecil
V. Brook to gain access to the books Of
the company. If the mandamus is issued
it will be followed by action on the part
of the new stakeholder to check up the
books and see that all methods arc
scrutlnized. Boesche is attorney for Brock
and Brock has assigned two shares OF
stock to him to give him a legal right to
demand that he be recorded as a stock
holder In the company.
An injunction was brought not long ago
to secure possession or access to the books
of the company to c. V. Brock. Brock
sent his attorneys to examine the books
and they were refused admission, hence
the injunction.
DOG Tags Now Ready.
The time of the dog tag has arrived in
South Omaha. The city clerk has received
the consignment of tags and they will be
ready for distribution as soon as the city
council passes the new pound masters
ordinance. The male dogs will be decorated
with a tag shaped like a butterfly. The
tag for females is an aluminium figure
nine. The butterfly tag is brass. The new
ordinance provided that the dog license
must be paid by April 10; but more time
will be permitted this year as the ordinance
will not be passed by that date. 1t will
cost the owner of a dog 81 to decorate his
pet. IT Il is a female It will cost So. This
is double the price formerly charged, and
Likely enough the pound master may find
a larser number Of dogs without tags rhis
year than ever before. The pound master
is to get 81 for each dog destroyed. He
will not begin killing the dogs before May /.
RepOrt of City Finances.
The detailed report OF the clerk follows,
showing condition of funds from March 1,
A. D.. 1909, to April 8, A.. D., 1909:
Amount OF levy go per cent? 1905
1909. available from August l,
1915 .s...... slco, sos 81
Balance of former levies and collec-
tons to Aug. /, 'O8 drought over. is, 755. 10
Collections by city treasurer, sub
sequent TO August /, 1908, includ-
ing interest on deposits, fines,
road funds, licenses, royalties,
etc. ..."."..."."..."....... 10, 42S. IS
Total receipts from all sources to