Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21

General expenses Il .N1t
Elre department. .''''''""'S'''''''''''l'Ul L
Police department ..................1.07
Hubnc Ight 'V,.l5
Water fund O.bj2
Library fund @. I03
Park fund @. lu3
Street and paving repair .,.............O.2S
Street cleaning 2O3
Interest
Total .s.aS
This will produce about 5000 on a
valuation Of 24,576,OO o The council levied
nothing for the judgment fund. for at
present no claims stand against the city.
This levy is an increase Of about .O6S
mills over last year. The charter amend
ments provided for an increase Of the rum
ming expenses of the city about $4,000
which accounts for the increase of the levy.
The test of the economy of the city will
be the amount Of the unused balance at
the close Of the present fiscal year. 1t
is certain that collections to the amount
of nearly 5000 will remain in the sinking
fund under the charter provision. BY
strict economy the council may leave an
additional balance in the funds created
by this levy. The present years balance
is slightly over $1,000.
The mayor exercised his veto in the
case Of the claims of b. J. Larkin, w. II.
Queenan and Heafey & Heafey. He stated
in his veto message that he believed the
claims illegal. In the formal motion,
Shall the action Of the council be sus-
tanned Notwithstanding the mayors veto,
the council lost and the veto stands. The
mayor explained after the meeting that
If the bills were legal they should be
paid in full. The democratic members Of
the council were loath to yield the point
but were fairly caught by the strategy of
The Ea-VVH1F-a-a 49, -
were allowed including these in question.
The balance of the claims stand.
Many ordinances providing for changes
of the grade of streets in advance Of paw
ing or grading ordinances were introduced.
The judiciary committee advanced several
similar ordinances to second reading. Six
or more ordinances providing for changes
Of grade, permanent sidewalks or paving
were passed on third reading.
The mayor appointed J. d. Ringer. ].
j.. Maly and J. H. Kopietz a board of
appraisers of damage to property owners
by reason Of the grading of Twenty-first
street. E. X. Leigh, Frank Licnowski and
T. J. O'Neil were appointed similarly for
F street; A. C. Pancoast, J. D. Ringer and
j. j. Maly for Twenty-first street alley:
L. c. Gibson, c. f. Scarf and G.. w.
Mason for Fortieth street; Leigh, Kopietz
and Mann for d street; Fitzgerald, Wright
and Bergquist for G. street and Leigh,
Rich and Burdick for Archer avenue.
These appointments were confirmed.
The council then adjourned until Mon
day.
Commercial Club Dinner,
The directors of the South Omaha Com
mercial club enjoyed a fine dinner yester-
day afternoon at the South Omaha Country
club cafe. This dinner was the regular
Thursday function of the club. After the
dinner the club went into business session
and perfected more details Of the organiza-
ton. The work was largely routine. The
committees were appointed to work in
harmony with the board of directors and
with the officials. These were affirmed
by the board of directors. No matters OF
policy were taken up at the meeting. 1t is
proposed in these meetings. to discuss mat
tiers which will vitality assist the city OF
South Omaha in all lines of improvement:
Fourteen Of the fifteen directors were pres
ent.
Big Price for Cattle,
f. T. Graham of Creston, Neb., shipped
a consignment of cattle to the South Omaha
yards which topped the local market Thurs
day at an advance of 5 cents of the price
of $40 per 100, which he received Wednes,
day for ~seventy-three corn-fed steers. In
the latter consignment ne had thirty-seven
head which averaged 1853 pounds each.
They were finished carefully up to the limit
Of Mr.. Graham:s skill as a feeder. Yes,
terady's top was again a record for this
year and the best price since September,
1908, when a top of $3.50 was reached.
1t is not unlikely that prices of corn-fed
cattle will advance to a record again this
year.
Golf Players Active.
The South Omaha golf players are prac-
ticing hard this week preparing for the
state tournament which is to be held in
Omaha next week. The South Omaha club
will be represented by one the largest del
e~gations sent by any of the clubs of the
state.
The players yesterday all made good
scores. The list was headed by Floyd Sher-
wood. who played nine holes with a score
of 81. This is the best score ever made or
the rather difficult links Of the South
Omaha club. He was obliged to take I OF
the last hole. Had he been as fortunate
there as on the rest Of the round he would
have made the course in IS. r. NJ. LavertS
made the nine holes in 46 and Charles Mann
in As.
Magic City Gossip.
All oxfords at cost now. Cressey's.