Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-28

PAID into the office Of the CITY treasurer by
taxpayers cf this city and who are entitled
TO have that money honestly and faithfully
az piled to the uses for which u has been
paid. II has developed that certain off
Gals seem TO be committed to the idea that
because certain revenues Of the city are
not all paid In during the year for which
they were levied and assessed that such
revenues when paid in may be REGARDED as
funds which may be ruthlessly and with
reckless abandon frittered away and dis
sipated without any regard for the rights
Of persons who paid such tax into the
treasury and the police fund seems to be
the favored snot in which TO dump this
Nagrant money. IL the police fund is i'm
FoNerished and depleted II Is because the
members OF the Fire and Police Board have
debauched that fund.
I The chief OF police Of this city has sub
mitted a plan to the lega department Of
the city and IL has secured its approval By
this department and according to the opin-
ion Of chief Briggs. the city can be policed
not only during June and July Of this year,
but for the entire fiscal year and could
have been policed for the year past with
eighteen men and yet the press informs US
that the mayor and city treasurer have
gotten together on a plan which involves a
continuation and perpetuation Of the rank
and disEraceful municipal abuse and
breach Of official duty inaugurated by the
Fire and Police Board. II the city treas
urer and the mayor srs- fair with the tax
payers they Will try and reconcile them
selves TO the plan suggested BY the chief
OF police and backed up by the taxpayers.
The plan OF the chief can be legally carried
.
drawn from the police appropriation for
the ensuing fiscal year and not only will
there be no overlap, but there win remain
in the fund surplus of 5000 at the end Of
the ensuing fiscal year.
The city treasurer has publicly announced
that he is at a loss as to what to do with
his enormous back tax collection and seems
to be in grave doubt to what may be
! done with the 5000 referred to. The char
1 ter seems to be very plain upon this matter
and the people OF the city are led 70 be-
/ lieve that they are getting 2 per cent on
| their daily balances that included this s., coo
and this is not the only method by which
this money might be put to good use by the
city officials OF this city, and l have in
mind that at the expiration of ex-Treasur-
was 20 take the S24. coo balance remaining
in the international fund and place Il in
the Packers National bank. where 1t is
now, and has been drawing per cent In
terest for the benefit Of the taxpayers OF
The chief of police Of this city has given
to the public a commendable plan and
solution OF the police situation in our city
and unless he IS frustrated by the Fire and
Police Board and mayor and city treasurer
his plan will be put in operation. These
persons can have no good motive In de-
feating this plan. There Is no veneertng OF
these facts and I have that confidence in
The tsx having people Of this CITY that they
will not stand silently by and tolerate any
Juggling with a matter that pertains 80
much to the public welfare OF this city.
I have provided each Of the daily news
papers with a copy Of this communication,
believing that they are determined to give
the public a complete understanding Of the
position of the different departments in
volved in deciding this question and to the
end that the public may be fully Informed
as to the vital matters involved Tor the
solution Of this public question
Quarantine Regulation.
Several complaints have been made 60
the. health office alleging laxity in the en-
forcement Of the quarantine. This objec-
ton was particularly bitter in the case OF
a smallpox patient from whose residence
people came and went. It was said that
the dirty water from the home of the
smallpox patient was thrown in the street
in the neighborhood Of Twenty-third and
I streets. Health officer Chris Perina has
taken steps TO correct the delinquents IN
the matter.
In the case Of Frank Miller, the violin
list who was skot some weeks ago at
Thirty-first and streets, Toney Badnaz,
Mike Lusha and Joe Kimba, arrested in
connection with the shooting, were dis
charged on the recommendation of City
Prosecutor McNally.
When Ringer attempted TO reargue the
matter the mayor objected. 1t was noted,
however. that Ringer intimated some in
vestigation about alleged dishonesty in
paving contracts.
Magic City Gossip.
Memorial services will be held at the
Christian church Sunday morning at IL
o'clock
Under the direction of Miss Margaret
Delpsch, supervisor of the kindergarten
departments of Lincoln, Central and Haw-
thorne schools, delightful entertainment
was given at the High school auditorium
Friday night. The entertainment was well
attended by the parents and patrons of the
schools. The little entertainers won much
applause during the course OF the evening.
Decoration day services will be held as
usual by the members of the Grand Army
of the Republic and the Woman's Relief
corps. The veterans OF the Spanish war,
sons and daughters Of veterans, school
children and the general public are asked
TO participate in the ceremonies The
services will be held in Laurel Hill cere-
terry at 2 o'clock, May 80. The procession
will form near Kraus' grocery in Albright
at 80 p. m, and then march 70 the Gene
terry, where 1t will form around the grave
OF Comrade w. s. Anderson. The program
will be song by quartet, prayer by chap
lain, reading of Lincoln's address, song
by quartet, address and ritual service by
commander, hymn My Country It's Of
Thee" woman's ritual service, address by
Judge Churchill, taps and decoration OF
graves.