Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Credit Of City Threatened by Failure
TO Refund Block of Bonds.
ExTRA COUNCIL SESSION TO ACT
Matter Purely of Overnight. bot
EmbsrrassinE 90 Fiscal Agents in
the East-Baek Taxes for
Police and Ftremen.

Owing % the diiatoriness 81 the city
council in rsfunding a 5000 issue Of in
tersection blonde that have matured.
kounze Bros. New York fiscal agents Of
the city have notified the treasurer that
the city credit is seriously impaired.
The bonds reached a twenty-yesr ma
1srfty three weeks ago anc holders pre-
TENTED them 70 the New York agency for
redemption or refunding The city treas
ursr's office notified Of the matter. called
the attention Of the council to the
necessity for prompt action in order that
the credit Of the city might not suffer.
Unfortunately. through press II business
or oversight the matter has been neglected.
hotWithstanding repeated calls from the
new York agency. telegram from
kountSe Bros. to Treasurer Gflin Friday
enrried the intelligence that further delay
was dangerous and that immediate action
vas Imperative in order to maintain the
established credit OF the city. Mayor
Tratnor at once took measures to meet
the emergency and special session Of the
city council viii be convened Saturday
morning for the purpose Of either refund
ing the issue or redeeming the same. A
Telegram from the city treasurer 20
Aountze Bros. acquainted them with the
tact that the matter Is In the hands Of the
mayor and city council and that the de-
termination Of the city fathers in regard
TO the bonds viii be known Saturday
WIN Use Back Taxes,
Sixteen men will comprise the roster Of
each OF the two departments Of fire and
police during the months OF June and July.
according TO the determination reached BY
the police and fire board at their meet
ing Friday afternoon. The men win be
psid nom the $500 remaining in the hands
OF the city treasurer as the result OF back
taxes collected between the years leO4-Os,
and tax collections In excess OF 30 per cent
Of the fiscal levy for the present year
These two funds. with the scavenger col
lectiOnS. win amply. and to spare. defray
- cost Of maintaining the two depart
Gents for the balance OF the present fiscal
year or until the new appropriation can be
applied to the relief Of the impoverished
board
This settlement OF the matter connot,-
the rejection OF the Briggs plan. which
proposed to maintain a police force Of
eighteen men for the next two months.
According TO the Briggs plan the men
were TO be paid from the $4,000 appro-
priAtiOn At the command OF the police and
fire board for the next nssal year, begin
ming August l. Mayor Trainor has taken
n stand against the Briggs plan, main
timing that 70 draw from IL enough money
TO pay the force for the next two months
would mortgage IL for the next year and
RF.ppis the force a consequences. We
? lave the opinion OF the Omaha law firm
TO warrant our course Of procedure. said
the mayor. The law firm In question 10
that Of smyth- Smith q Shall, who. in
written eDtnion. declared that the excess
monies In the treAsurer's office need not
Be applied TO the interest and sinking fund
forthwith; that n. not until the end OF the
fiscal year, when all liabilities shall have
bssn discharged. OF course the detsrmina-
ton 81 thu police ana Tire board awaits
The confirmat1cn Of the council. which
atOns has the power TO make a transfer Of
the funds and collections in question II
- Gkpesesd that the council viii approve
the mayors position and vote the transfer
tag Tia reason that the Briggs plan would
mean . Gurtafled force for the ensuing
Ngsar, which would shear the members OF
IN oounc1 Of . certain amount Of patron
aga IN tbs appointment OF men 10 the
two departments. As II u Il was not an
@nay matter for the board 70 determine
what mnn were TO be comprised among
the sixteen who are to police the city for
the nsxf two months. Mayor Trainor cal
culatss that the total amount needed for
the maintenance Of the two departments
during the months Of June and July will
not exceed ts.OOo. Of which probably 81
will be needed by the police department
Murphy WIN Ftsht.
City Attorney Murphy has threatened re-
peatedly that he would oppose the transfer
Of monies from one fund to another He
viii no doubt take drastic measures 10
make his decision In the matter stick. He
b A. issued notice that he will sue on the
bond Of any one who votes for the transfer
Of the funds Mr.. Murphy further insist.
that the SIS, said to have been paid The
Omaha law firm for advice. must be de-
frayed by the private pockets of the per
sons interested
Teachers Lack Their Pay,
Public school teachers OF South Omaha
are wondering just when they will be able
TO handle the cold hard cash for which they
worked during the month OF May. The
pay warrants OF the teachers have been
Z D. for some days past. but Up to Friday
hoon the board had not taken action on
the matter President Of the school board
Rudolph YeehOut said Friday thar the
board would attend 10 the matter withou,
delay. but refused to indicate what eourss
would be pursued toward making the
pay warrants negotiable. II was
y said. some time ago, that the board would
appeal 70 the custodian Of the sSate school
fund as a market for the warrants 50
far no member OF the board has paid The
expected visit 20 the state capital
CHdRhy offices Go.
Friday evening marked the passage OF
the general offices OF the Cudahy Packins
company from South Omaha 20 Chicago
Important papers and documents wer,
packed in iron boxes and put aboard spe-
ciaI CARS which VIII be routed to Chicago
by the most expeditions way so az 70 be II
time for .siness Monday morning OF
the Office force about Is5 employees and
their families were comprised in tht
transfer. they left for Chicago Frida,
evening a. On o'clock over the Burlington
road.
PrepArAtionE for the big move have beer
going on for over q month. Desks and de
partmentAl furniture have been shipped I,
Chicago and the big offices AZ the plan
present. for the time. dismantled appear
ance. only the local department with on'
or two general departments viii be main
tanned az the plant now thai the genera
oeoees OF the company have been trans
ferred 70 Chicago-