Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-29
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Board Of Review Raises Assessments
with the Mercury.
OLD FIGURES ARE ADHERED TO
some of Larger Corporations Are
Directing to Procedure and
Demand IL Made for
Hearings.

The board of review sweltered through
another session yesterday, seeking to ad-
Just the city assessments. 1t is noticea bile
In their work that the tendency is to raise
the assessment considerably above the
figures secured from the county assesssor's
records. This has been true not only Of
the corporation interests but OF all classses
OF private pi 5perty. The board has the
former tax commissioners books, and con-
slant reference is made to them to secure
basis of estimating the value OF the
properly. Wherever II Is found that the
| former tax commissioners record is higher
on piece Of property than the present
assessors book shows the board votes to
| raise the valuation to the old figure. In
order to do this 1t is necessary to serve
notice on the property owners. = Accord
ingly several hundred notices have been
signed up and sent out by the board I'm
the hands Of policemen and the court
bailiff warning these property owners to
appear and show why their assessment
should not be raised to the former figures
Such was the process In the case Of some
OF the large corporations. and the Cudahy
Packing company has asked a postpone
ment of its hearing, as has also Armour
Co. This will be at the close of
the week. The Inconvenience of having to
secure the record from the county assess
or's books are many, and the method of
raising the assessment may result in much
litigation, should the property owners an
peal to the courts.
The following summary SHOWS about the
range of the differences In the assessment
by the county and that agreed upon by the
board
Omaha Electric Light and Power com
L.
00O and on real from 5000 ito Si2 900:
National Construction company from
5000 to 5000 Gate City Malt company.
$4s 40 toy S55,OOO ]. NJ Tanner, personal,
from S1,siO to 5000; Citizens Printing com
pany. from 5000 to 5000; Louis Bradford
Lumber company, from $S4,1OO to $4,000 |
E. H. Rowland company, from Ss4,1OO to !
$4,000; J. b. Watkins & Co., from $3.50 to |
$16,O00 Crosby-Kopietz- Casey Co., from S11.- |
400 to $4,000; w. H. Beckett Lumber Co. |
from $1.O50 to 5000; South Omaha Render |
ing company. from $3.50 to $1,000.
Woman Hits Poole with Club.
Alfred Poole 4O2S t street swore ont
a complaint against Mrs. James RYAN 1o1s
7 street, for assal 1t and battery. He AL
legged in his complaint that Mrs. RYAN
struck him with a club over the eve. This
was evident insofar eng s.,n
something was concerned, for the eve was
swollen out of all harmony with the rest
of his features He said the trouble oc
CURED in Mrs. Ryan's yard and that he
was there to persuade his irate neishbor to
be peaceable. The impact of the club
proved an ultlmatum between the house.
holds and diplomacy ended in battle. Mrs.
Ryan will be called to answer in police
court for her skill with ''shillalah.''
Magic City Gossip.
william Walker was arrested for carry
Ing concealed weapons yesterday
Miss Kate Schipp of Ida Grove, Ia, is
visiting relatives in South Omaha
Miss Cora Brewster of Orchard Neb
is visiting her aunt. Mrs G. p. Matthew'S
The funeral of Louis Rein was hela yes |
terday afternoon from Brewers chapel
s. F. McNichols, county clerk of Holt
county, was visiting in South Omaha yes
terday
Rev. and Mrs. Karl w. Hitler Of Ken
nard. were visiting South Omaha friends
yesterday.
Archie Cochran, who has been visiting
Mrs. John Van Vie, left for Salem, Neb.,
SrORZ Delicious Bottled Beer delivered
promptly to your residence. Phone So 15Sf
& Maslowsky.
The South Omaha Commercial club win
meet in the regular session today The
luncheon Will be enjoyed at the HaverIy
lotel.
Fred Melcher has returned from Kansas
City, and is assisting his father in the
lrug business.
Mrs. L. J. Carpenter, who has been at !
he South Omaha hospital for some dava |
$ slightly improved.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Anderson have two chill
lren at the South Omaha hospital suffer
ng from typhoid fever
Elsie Ochis. daughte. of Mr.. ana Mrs :
Iohn Ochis, died Wednesday morning The
uneral will be held at D. m. today
Phone Bell South s6S, Independent F-1sss l
or case of letter Gold Top PROMPT l.
ieiivery to any part Of the city. William