Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-16
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Epperson to Count Ca\
Senator Epperson Of Clay Center while
In Lincoln on legal business today called
at the state house. IT am not thinking
about politics. 1 simply come over to
count the cash in the state treasury. 1
sent word to the treasurer that 1t would
give the people more confidence II he would
let me in to count the money and dis
covered that 1t was all there"
Candidates for Judge.
The following candidates for the republi-
can nomination for supreme Judge filed
today with the secretary OF state: Former
Chief Justice s. II. Sedgwick Of York by
petition; Acting Chief Justice John b.
Barnes of Norfolk by petition; Former
Supreme Court Commissioners e. r. Duffie
of Omaha, John o. Yeiser Of Omaha.
w. G. Whitmore Of Valley and c. S.
Allen of Lincoln filed for regents Of the
state university as republicans by petition.
Both are at present member Of the board.
Lincoln school Censes.
While the school census has not yet been
completed it is estimated on the figures
tabulated that the gain in population dur
ing the last year will be about $500.
Property of Lincoln.
According to a compilation by City Clerk
OSAAAoAl Alt III Va LAilIOlh OMllb the IOl-
lowing property:
Water plant.
Electric light plant.
Ninety-seven acres in perks.
Two hundred thousand dollar city hall.
Two public library buildings.
-Four fire engine houses.
Property valued at &. 241. GO.
LOve-MalOne Contest.
The preliminaries of the contest for the
office Of mayor between Don L. Love and
Robert Malone bo,,o 1ooolza -
court. Malone filed a contest for the office
after Love had been given the certificate
Of election by the council and had qualified
as such officer. Attorneys for Love OBJ
jected to the county court hearing the
contest inasmuch as the council had can
vassed the vote and no objection had been
made previous to Love taking his seat
and asked the district court for a man
damus to compel the county court to desist
In hearing the case. The mandamus was
denied and the attorneys for the mayor
have now appealed to the supreme court
from that decision. In the meantime
Mayor Love holds the office and the time
for another election is slowly coming
along.
Few Corporations Pay.
Out of some 1000 corporations to which
Walker Smith, corporation clerk, sent out
notices to pay their occupation tax pro-
vided for in the new law, about $500 have
gone out of existence, for that many letters
were returned; S7 have paid the tax, maxi
ing a total of &c., $50 which has been re-
ceived by the state treasurer.
Letter TO Fire Chiefs.
A. o. johnson, state fire commissioner
has sent out the following circular letter
to chiefs Of fire departments and mayors
of incorporated villages or towns:
we desire to call your attention to Sec
lions 2 and g., House Roll No. 70, enacted
by the last Legislature of the state of
Nebraska. This law became effective July
I'd. 1903.
Sec, 2 The state fire commissioner and
the chief of the fire department of every
city or village In which a fire department
Is established, and the mayor of every in
coFporated village or town in which no
ths uepartment exists shall investigate
every fire occurring in such city or VII
laGe' and the sheriff of each county when
one interested therein shall investigate the
cause, origin and circumstances Of every
IRE occurring in his county without the
WHILE OF any organized city or village, by
damaged, and shall especially make inves-
ugaton as to whether such fire was the re-
sui Oh carelessness or design. Such in
Vesugatlon shall be begun within two days.
not including the Sunday, after the oc-
curance OF such fire. and the fire com
missioner or his deputy shall have the
right to supervise and direct such in
Vestigation whenever he deems Il expedient
or necessary. The officer making investI-
cation of fires occurring in cities, villages,
towns or counties shall forthwith notify
said fire commissioner and shall within one
week OF the occurance OF the fire, furnish
TO the said fire commissioner a written
statement Of all the facts relating to the
cause and origin of the fire, and such
other information as may be called for by
the blanks provided by said fire commits
sioner; The state fire commissions shall
Keep In his office a record of all fires,
which may be determined by the lnvestiga-
tons provided by this act; such record
inspection.
Sec, 6. Any officer referred to in sec
ton two herein, who neglects to comply
with any of the requirements Of this act
shall be punished by a Cine of not less than
twenty-five, nor more than two hundred
dollars"
You will note that this law makes Il IN
cumbent on you to comply with same.
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