Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
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Installing New system,

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Installing New system.
Considerable interest is manifested as
to what position the city council will take
In following out the recommendations OF
the special auditor who in an exhaustive
report has pointed out several items that
cali for Immediate and drastic attention.
That there will be fight on the intro
duetion OF the new system of Bookkeeping
proposed by the Arthur Young company
and approved by the mayor and several
eouneilmen is expected. The mayor.
however. In a statement issued yesterday.
declared that he would fight for the
Introduction OF system and orderliness in
the financial affairs of the city.
II is probable that the council VIII be
inclined to compromise on the installation
OF a new system and Introduce a system
promoted by some private individual who
WIZ guarantee perfect efficiency at a
much lower price.
some Of the councilmen, however have
Indicated their intention Of having a
system installed such as would do credit
10 an up-to-date business house and seem
10 prefer to trust a company like the
Arthur Young TO one less known.
Case of Police Judge.
Another matter that will claim the at
tention of the council will be the case of
the police judge, whose accounts show
discrepancy for the second time during
his ineumbeney in office. Some time ago
when Auditor Raffles mentioned the
chaotic condition OF the police court books
councilmen Walters and Miller, requested
him to put the matter In writing
Yesterday II appeared that certain pro.
visions by which the council was en-
powered to discipline delinquent Off
cial had been eliminated from the city
charter In its recent revision under house
ruie Il and senate file g. Beginning
with section S276 three sections OF the
old charter were eliminated.
The official who examined the char
ter yesterday seemed not surprised al
the omission and declared that he would
tell OF the fight for a better system in
the police court waged and lost at the
meeting Of the last legislature.
Heavy Hog Losses.
For upwards of a week now the ship
pes at the stock yards report heavy
losses in hogs shipped into the focal
market In some cases the hogs are
killed by ''piling," but In most cases
death has been due to the extraordinarily
severe weather.
Yesterday It was reported that 100 dead
hogs were taken from one train and
turned over to the rendering works As
many as fourteen have been found frozen
in one car and shippers are beginning
to find the railroads unwilling to assume
the risk of transportation during this
weather.
1t was said by some of the men at the
yards yesterday that the fatality among
hogs In transit would be lessened If the
shippers would provide a deep bed OF
strew and some cross pens in the cars.
shipping in box cars vas resorted to
with poor success during the last week.
Fear Coal shortage.
In the face Of the continued cold
weather there is a growing uneasiness
among the big packing plants and the
coal men OF South Omaha
This was admitted yesterday by sew
eral OF those VINO are directly interested
in the coal supply question. At the pack
ing plant OF Armour & Co. there is barely
enough coal to run through the day, and
the management is looking anxiously for
the first consIgnments OF coal that is
now due from the mines.
Other plants claim that while they have