Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-26
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Doc" Tanner Sails Under Borrowed
Plumsge Again.
CREDIT TAKEN FOR AN Idea
sub-Treasury BnI Not His Idea, Bot
that OF Tom oven, Who Had
Murdoch Frame the


BY far the grsatess service that has
been done for South omaha and her chill
dren in the past several years was the pass
ms Of the su0-treasury bill" This IS a
quotation from a news story from South
/ Omaha intended TO boost the candidature
OF John NJ. Tanner for state senator. and
1t reacts as a boomerang to help forward
the success Of Arthur c. Pancoast who is
contesting the scat on behalf OF the re-
publican parry. The passage OF this bill
undoubtedly proved a great convenience to
property holders iu the city but that to
Senator Tanner is due either conception OF
the idea or the Incorporation OF the idea
into legislative form, an interview had yes
terday afternoon with Attorney Murdoch OF
the firm Of Murdoch & Pancoast shows the
contrary. Tho object of the bill which was
passed in the session OF the state legisla-
ture Of 1909 was to save South Omaha
property owners the expense and business
inconvenience Of having to travel to Omaha
! to pay their state and county taxes and Il
had Its origin in the brain OF Tom O'Neil,
real estate man and a member Of the re-
! publican party. But the inception OF the
matter and its subsequent developments
are told by Mr.. Murdoch:
I'm the latter part OF February. 1909
| Mr.. O'Neil came to me and suggested that
there ought to be some provision made by
| the legislature for the payment OF the state
and county taxes levied upon South Omaha
property within the city and thereby avoid
the necessity OF going to the court house
| in Omaha. He said II would be a great ac-
commodation to q large part OF the prop
erty owners. We talked the matter over at
some length and Mr.. O'Neil said II would
draw up bill, he felt he would be able TO
induce Mr.. Tanner to introduce It IN the
senate l proceeded TO outline the bill and
get It into shape. A few days afterwa rds
| Mr. O'Neil returned and went over the bill
! Various notifications were suggested
| redratted the entire measure and the re-
draft as approved of by Mr.. O'Nen was
taken TO Mr.. Tanner by him and at his
tMr. O'Nelrs) request introduced into the
| senate and the bill as II now stands on
the statute book is in the same form as e.
left our office. No one can dispute that.
those are the facts and that is how Mr.,
Tanner came TO be associated with the
legislation for which he now claims credit. "
Proceedings of the Council.
The council at us meeting tonight de-
cided to pay the expenses, $65 each. OF the
city treasurer and city attorney incurred
in travelling TO Toledo, o., in connection
with negotiations following the sale OF
$4,000 city improvement bonds They had
been directed to go by the finance com.
mittee ana the mayor, but the bill was
turned down at the last meeting Of the
council. Last night the only objector was
Councilman Walters. Six petitions were
received designating asphaitio concrete a
the material for street Improvement
The park board wrote, requesting tn,
council to expedite the sale of the $500
bonds advertised early in the year, as tn,
money was very much needed. The com
munication was referred to the commtte,
of the whole house. Councilman Mile
reported that the water company stated
1t had no funds to put in the hydrant
asked for by the city. and on the sugges
ton Of Mayor Trainor the legal depart
2 ment Of the city was requested to civ
an opinion on the subject
=, The hydrants, said the mayor, we're yer,
much required and they should try. IL pos
sible, to compel the company to do tn
q work
= County After Police Fines.
q The statement is made that the count
auditor, after going through the books q
the police court last week. declared tha
. all the fines levied should be RENTED
. the county treasurer. This money has fc
some time back been devoted to the cit
, school fund. The fines amount to abol
800 a month and the city Is face to faC
= with a serious financial difficulty If II
county auditor is right in his assertion
- Not only will the city, according to hir
lose this money but will have to rein
= burse the county for the money devot,
= to this purpose in the city for the la
ten years. Up TO the present no cffici
~ communication from the county author
tes has been received by either the may
. or city clerk.
Gamblers Fined.
In police court yesterday morning 70
- Austrians named Joe Shanan, Steve Doa
- Joe Pinckley and John Gally pleaded gull
. TO playing cards for money and we're ea
~ fined SO. They board at Twenty-fifth al
- N streets and when the place was raid
% late Sunday night by Captain Dworak. d
" tective Morton and Officers Ringer a.
ne Potach the bunch was found playing wi
ne the stakes on the table.
Ne Central Bowling sheet.
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