Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-02
LESS Cash IN The GOLFERS
February Statement Shows Much
Money Paid Out by State.
BOYD COUNTY SEEKING BRIDGE

CFrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. March 1.-(Special.)-Th
February statement OF State Treasurer
George shows there is considerable de-
crease in the amount of cash in the gen
eral fund as compared with the balance
carried over from January, In spite OF re-
ceIpts OF s2Ts, 76e64 during the month. This
Is due TO the payment Of general fund
warrants which have been registered for
lack OF funds to pay them previous to
February. the balance now being H.
coos. against s12i, oOs.5s at the beginning
OF the month.
The temporary school fund shows de-
cided increase, owing to the payment OF
interest on bonds and lease money on
school lands. The school fund is also
carrying sfis, BIS of university warrants.
General fund warrants have all been
paid, though unless remittances from
county sreasurers come in more rapidly
than expected the treasurer Will be forced
20 take them up with school investment
funds. There is enough OF this cash in
sight, however, TO guard against the war
rants being allowed TO go into the hands
of the general public.
Ask Aid for Bridge.
A delegation OF Boyd county citizens
headed BY Attorney Dickson appeared
before the Board OF Irrigation today to
see what could be done about the state
aid bridge contemplated over the Mo
brara river south OF Butte in Boyd
county. The river at this point is the
line between Holt and Boyd counties and
both counties applied. through the proper
authorities, for state aid for bridge.
BY the time Engineer Price had prepared
the plans the personnel Of the Holt
county board had changed and the new
board decided it did not want a bridge
at, the point selected. and really did not
care to have one at all. Boyd county
now wants to know II there Is any way
by which Holt county can be compelled
to comply with the original plan and
appropriate its share FOR the state aid
bridge. The Board of Irrigation informed
the delegation that IL they wanted the
bridge the two counties must get to-
gsther, as there we're plenty Of other APP
plicants for all the funds at the disposal
Of the board and they did not feel dis
posed to force aid on any county, even
IL they had the authority to do so. which
they did not have. The Boyd county
men were therefore informed II there vas
any litigation Il would have to be be-
tween the counties themselves.
Why Holt Backed Out.
The delegation assigns two reasons for
Holt county backing ost OF the. original
agreement. One is that Holt county
people fear that II the bridge. Is built
much trade from Holt county win go TO
Butte, which is nearer than. towns in
Holt county The Boyd county men
also profess to see in, the deal the hand
of theb ridge trust. which is alleged to
be opposed 10 any bridge project which
brings the state engineer into the con-
tract letting. Two prominent attorneys.
one formerly a resident Of Holt county
and the other one still living there.
are mentioned as having hand In the
affair as representatives Of the bridge
trust
Omaha Terminal Values.
me railway commission was busy
today hearing the railroad company's
testimony on the value Of the Omaha
terminal property Of the Union Pacific