Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-13
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
School Board Finances Discussed by
Charter Revisionists.
MULLEN SAYS NEED HIGHER LEVY
Relieves n should BE Eighteen Mills
10 Meet ENpeBscs-Mayor RE-
ports ON Increase of
City Funds.

ioiWeo thc principal topic or discussion
81 the meeting OF the charter revision com
mittee last night and a resolution was
adopted that a. clause be incorporated in
the bin requiring the secretary Of the
board a. the end Of each financial year
to submit statement to the city clerk
for publication, showing the condition Of
the various funds.
Secretary Mullen presented a statement
Of the receipts and expenditures up to
January. from which Il appeared that
there was then a balance to the credit
Of the board of S8.497l5. There were S75,
900 Of registered warrants to be met and
the estimated expenditures for the next
three months of the fiscal year was $780,
COO making total Of $4,000 To meet
this the board expected to have 3l4O3S1.
- The board said Nj. Mullen. anticipates
its expenses this year viii be In the neigh
borhood Of $4,000, and the growing ex-
pnse was attributed to the Increase Of
teachers salaries, manual training and
making provision for kindergarten, He
thought the levy should be increased from
10 to IS mills
Some members criticised the bookkeep-
ing OF the board and thought that each
separate FUND should be debited with its
own expenditure Secretary Mullen replied
that from February / OF this year they
would be able TO tell which fund had over
Tapped and which was in good shape City
Treasurer Gilln pointed out that the
secretary OF the board drew the warrants
ne should know the condition Of each fund.
increases city Funds.
Mayor Trainor submitted a report as to
the increases required OF various city funds
which was adopted The report recon-
mended the increase Of the fire fund from
$4,000 to $4,000. the police fund by the
same amount, the general fund to be in
creased $1,000 the water fund from $4,000
to $4,000 and the street cleaning fund
from 5000 to 5000. He pointed out that
the city had now twenty five miles OF
paved streets and that the expense OF
street clearing was growing every year
Chief McKale of the fire department
thought that the increase of the fire fund
20 $4,000 would not be sufficient and sug-
gested that IT be raised to at least $4,000
but the mayors report as stated passed
John Wanna of the Bohemian Improve.
ment club Of South Omaha brought up this
question OF paying for grading and paving
and IL was decided to leave these as they
are In the charter one-third OF the cos
Of grading TO be paid by the district and
the city two-thirds and each TO pay hall
of the cost Of paving.
Attorney Murdoch addressed the commit
tee on the general question of city ex
penditure and though that it should
hasten slowly" in increasing the liabii
ties Of the city II should not be theii
policy to Increase taxation.
The resolutions adopted and reports viii
he referred to the executive COMMITTEES
which will have a bill drafted for submits
sion 10 meeting OF the full COMMITTEES
Saturday night.
ExhIbition Mt High school.
This afternoon from 2SO the students
and fasnltX l9fstlt South Omaha Higf
school wiil Keep open house for all the
eighth grade pupils OF the South omahs
schools at the high school building.
There VIII be exhibitions Of sewing
bench woriz, mechanical drawing and ex
hibitions by pdpfls in the chemistry and
physics laboratories, OF plain and fancy
writing BY pupils Of the commercial de
partment. as well as demonstrations o
shorthand and touch typewriting. Tit
history and science departments will shov
how these subjects are taught by aid o
|. the magic lantern The high school or
~ chestra Will furnish music and there will
be short talks, by representatives OF tn
various student organizations.
An invitation Is extended to the parent
Of all high school and eighth grade pupil
10 he present. as well as to all others in
terested in the work OF the high school
There is no admission fee.
city Hall Notes.
The difference between the city treasure
and the tax commissioner would appear {
be reaching an actue stage Judging by tn
statement OF Treasurer Gillin yesterday al
ternoon, Tax Commissioner Fitzgerald ma
desk IN the portion OF the city ha
principally occupied by Treasurer Gill
tHa -
rangement has been the cause OF pickering
the treasurer wanting the commissioner I
get ont and leave the office TO himself an
his staff and the commissioner standin
pat. There have been various communities
lions sent 10 the city council, but the STRAY
which would seem to have broken tn
cameTs back was the action Of the coun
Gil Monday night in sanctloning an exten
sion telephone 10 the tax commissioner
desk Treasurer Giliin looks upon this a
the council taking sides against him an
he has almost made up his mind, accord
ing TO statement made yesterday, {
leave the office 10 the tax commissions
and remove 10 another part OF the citl
Treasurer esillin states that he has ha
the offer of several places among theI
the building lately occupied by the sout
Omaha National bank. III we remove
said the treasurer, III win cost the cit
- janitor service Well"
A communication was received yesterds
from c, +. Yost president OF the Nebrash
Telephone company, informing City CieI
Good that Il was impossible TO have I'll,
with him by January 1 a detailed statemel
of the income and gross receipts OF n
company The abatement Mr.. Yost inform'
the clerk. was nov being prepared and
soon as completed would be filed and the
the company would pay the per cent
the profits required by the ordinance.
Farmers Insurance Company.
The annual meeting OF the State Farme
Mutual Insurance company was held Tue
day IN the offices Twenty fifth and
streets when the following Officers we,
reelected; President T. b. Holman /
Platte: vice president J. +, McArdl
Washington, treasurer J. W Gates, Fo
Crook; secretary, J. F. Curt Soul
Omaha. Directors, C. NJ. Drexel. washinl
ton; j. Z. curt. south Omaha, and ].
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