Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-18
MILES AT MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
Mayor of Hastings Expresses Views
on Public Questions.
TWENTY SEVEN CITIES SEND MEN
storage House OF Burlington at
Hnvelock Damaged Thirty Thou
sand by Fire-James Reed
PnrdOned.

gram OF the meeting OF the municipalities
league. Mayoh Miles Of Hastings made a
short talk in which he presented a few
changes he desired to see made in the city
chaters with a very short discussion OF
each He was followed by Robert p starr,
f. p Clements and c. 2. Anderbury.
Mayor Miles first attacked the water
regulations which have been framed by
the state legislature. His next contention
was that in the laying Of sewers and paw
ing, the abutting property should be as
scssed by the lineal foot instead Of by Gle
benefit derived as ls now the case. Be
sides being very difficult to determine eN-
actly the amount Of benefit done piece
OF property there Is always the possibility
that the tenants win move out and either
increase or decrease the benefit as the
case may be.
In cities of the second class In which are
such cities as Hastings, Fremont and
Grand Island, there ls at present only one
registration required of the voters. A man
may move from one town after registra-
ton and after some years return and claim
his vote Mr. Miles is Of the opinion that
the law should require either one registra-
ton every year or none whatever. Fol
lowing this talk there was a general dis
cussion in which all delegates Joined.
At 4 o'clock the visitors left for an in
spectlon Of the Lincoln water and lighting
plant.
or the twenty-eight cities belonging TO
the league twenty-seven have sent repre-
sentatves to the meeting. The attendance
xclusve Of Lincoln Is now fifty-two.
Municipal accounting occupied the at
tention of the delegates at the forenoon
session The present sli-shod ways OF re-
porting and the slowness in getting results
from the present methods of accounting
were denounced by several speakers, The
trend Of the speeches was that uniform
system of accounting should be adopted In
the state. Immediately after the opening
Of the afternoon session a resolution In
strucung the legislative committee to pre-
pare bill to be presented to the legisla-
ture this winter inaugurating the reform.
Mayor Henri ySchuff of Grand Island
gave the main address and the discussion
was afterward led by Fred Cosgrove OF
Omaha and 7. II. Pratt of Lincoln.
Fire at HaveIOck.
Fire which for a time threatened to con-
sumo the entire building broke out on the
third floor of the new Burlington store
house at Havelock about noon Thursday,
and damaged the building and supplies
stored in the structure to the extent of $780,
OOO This is covered by insurance. The
fire started on the third floor of the build
ing in pile OF waste. The origin is I'M
known. This is the second loss by fire at
Havelock which the Burlington has suf-
fered during the last six months, of which
the cause has never been learned. The
damage which amounted into the thou
sands. was confined mostly to the third
floor of the new building. Water which
was poured into the building damaged the
first and second floors of the building to
a considerable extent.
Matthews Wants Chief CIerlsship.
Leo Matthews private secretary to Gov
ernor Shalenberger, has entered the race
for chief clerk of the house of representa-
tives. He has sent out several letters to
his political friends and members-elect
soliciting their support. In addition to be-
ing secretary to the governor Matthews is
also secretary to the state committee.
PardOns Douglas Convict.
Governor Shallenberger this afternoon
pardoned James Reed who was sent to the
penitentiary from Omaha for life. LIeute-
nant Governor Hopewell committed the
sentence Of Reed TO ten years and counting
in the two and one-half years he spent in
the Douglas county jail, the ten years ex-
pired a month ago. Reed murdered a
woman with whom he was in love because
after spending all his money and promising
to marry him she laughed at him when
he went to her room to take her to Den
yer where they were TO live. At that time
Reed was a skilled mechanic, working for
the Union Pacific for more than 500 a
month. He is a graduate of an engineering
school.
Commission Takes Recess.
The railway commission is Just now out
OF the city, though the work in the office
is progressing nicely Commissioner Win
nett is In Washington, Commissioner
Clarke Is visiting bis brother in Oklahoma
and resting from the hard campaign and
Commissioner Purse has gone to Alma, his
home, on business.
Election BNpeMsea.
The following expense accounts have been
filed with the secretary of state by candi-
dates for office at the late election;
A. II. Martin, congress, Fourth district
j. =, Crabtree, state superintendent,
). K Burleigh. socialist, attorney gem
@, N. Hitchcock, United States senator,
{. il Whitney, democrat attorney gen.
", Il, jackson, democrat, state superin-
". Y. Hoagiand, state senator. Thirueth
district, S25
p J. Hewitt, democrat, auditor, S73S5.
II. T. Reische. representative, Fttty-tnird
district sSi01.
Grant Z. Martin, attorney general, repub-
j, F, BOYD. republican, congress, Third
district, $1,000.
H. 4. Llarka jr., railway commissioner
". b. Eastman. land commissioner, dem
oCrat $3.50.
b r. Good, democrat congress, Fourth
district, SJ021s.
r. NJ q. Birmingham, prohibitionist,
United states senator, $50.
Memo W. Terry, popuhst' attorney gem
eral nothing.
Peter Mortensen, railway commissioners,
10 IN vacancy, $40.
M. p. Kinkaid, congress, Sixth district,
republican, $1,000.
h. j. Burkett. United states senator,
$3.50
". l.. Kirk, representative, Twentieth
district, $500.
W. l.. Weesner, representative, Forty
sixth district, A7.
Peter Mehrems, congress Second dis
ben IL Hayden. state railway commits
j. a. Nemp, senator. Eighteenth district,
j. +. Ista. congress, Third district, dem-
ocrat, $62A@
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