Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Board of Review Cuts Down Assess
ments Below County Figures.
PUBLIC CORPORATIONS BENEFIT
Charge Under New Law Filed
Against Negro who Was Found
Carrying weapons Paving
a., Dispute stIII in Courts.

After session Of several days, the Board
of Review adjourned yesterday. That the
days of the tax review were filled with
work there is no question; that the sessions
had developed some surprises is admitted
by all.
The county tax commissioners had raised
the taxes of the Union Stock yards, only
to have them reduced by 10000 when
the Municipal Board or Review took them
up for consideration According to the
county list the stock yards were assessed
at SLOsOOoo. The Board OF Review shaved
the total SeO0Oe by a unanimous vote.
The Gas company, whose assessment had
been raised by the city tax commissioner to
s25 600 was reduced to s1S7.OoO with Trainor
Fitzgerald and Gillin voting in the mega
tive The street railway. cited in under a
raise of $4,000. was reduced to $4,000, with
Trainor. Fitzgerald, Gillin and Walters
casting negative votes
One OF the remarkable features Of the
voting was that August Miller, ordinarily
the watch dog OF the treasury, voted in the
instances aforementioned for the reduction
OF the taxHs on big corporations.
The Omaha Water company had to &C
cent the substantial raise apportioned &c
il. while the street car company and tbs
gas company were permitted to escape ths
present raise and be rated under the sans
scale as last year.
Georxe r. Mills Dead.
George 3. Mills, well known Soutf
Omaha timer. died Tuesday afternoon a
2 o'clock Sometime ago he suffered
stroke of paralysis. He was AZ years OLE
and leaves a widow and two children
Funeral services will be conducted Thurs
day afternoon at FOrY-eighth and
streetA
PRvan@ Dispute I'm Doubt.
On the FIRST day OF September there vii
tan dus s21O0 OF Improvement bonds L.
sued In 1904 and amounting TO 800 bear
ang interest at per cent and designed Z
pay Tor the paving Of Thirtieth street be
tween Q and streets The peculiar par
Of the story Il thai the city has paid 70
the paving Of the strest except for nySS0 s.
contributed by some OF the owners Of tn
proparty abutting on the street In Ques
don. II is commanded by the city that tn
property owners In question are tndebtei
TO the municipality In the sum Of 81. 71s- i
with interest accrued since the year I9oa
II a admitted that the city originally ad
vanced the Sz.000 Cor the completion o
the work, and that moreover 500 ha
been paid out In interest by the treasury
Now the city has wanted to know for
long time why the taxpayers In questio
will not pay their quota of the taxes du
on the improved street
some time ago the matter was taken u
by ths city attorneys office, which sue
ceeded in having the supreme court issu
a decree on the validity and justice % tn
debt owed to the city. But even the vote
OF the supreme court did not compe
obedience, for some OF the delinquent tar
payers then had an attorney TO take IN
case back into court on a new point. A
OF which means that the cnain % dtigatio
becomes endless and that the debtors re
fuse to pay taxes while the case is pendin
and. finally. that the city has no chanc
OF recovering the money spent 10 pave N
street before the doors OF private in
dtviduAls.
IL has been considered whether or n,
the city would agree TO eccept paymeI
OF the property owners on q basis sue
as is maintained at present between III
taxpayer and the city. But the attorney
reply II the debt was due formerly It
sim due and the city itself has not n
right TO remit a penny OF the origin
debt The outcome of the matter
awaited with keen interest.
DR.. stanley Visits Here.
DR.. Court r Stanley. a former resideI
OF this city and recent graduate
Rush Medical college in Chicago. speT
last week here with his uncle. +. v
Francis Twenty-secOnd and I street
DR. Stanley was well known here as
boy. having received his primary educatiS
in this city. He goes TO Manila via. 81
Francisco. from which port he sails todal
He viii be stationed at the governme
hospital in Manila DIR. Stanley is Il
brother OF PaymAster z. d. Stanley
the United States navy. now stationed
Cavfte. p. I Both the Stanley brOthea
once delivered The Omaha Bee for n
local office
Mayor TratnoF Explains.
Mayor Trainor. In discussing the nedu'
ton OF the stock Yards company, e
planned that It was not a reduction. b
in fact a simple maintenance at last year
figure. This is true from the standpoiI
u the city lists but the county tax con
missioners IN their recent review tacks
ON an extra $1,000 90 the original valuatiO
Of the stock yards company,
Tha Jettnr nFaWtnH eompaaY, Whieh ha