Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-24
AFFAIRS AT South OMAHA
City Council to Take Up Auditors
Report on Friday.
BOND DEAL MAY NOT BE MADE
Speer Company Indicates IL VIII
Not Carry Out Agreement to Buy
Municipal Paper-sEueh
stock Received.

Save for the announcement that ths
council would meet next Friday afternoon
at o'clock TO consider the special re-
port of the auditor on the finances Of
the city the deliberations OF the city coun-
Gil were dreaIy enough.
The auditors report has been received
some time now ana the mayor has urged
its consideration on the members Of the
council several times. Notwithstanding
the report pertains ID matters OF gravest
import to the city, the eouncilmen for
some reason seem reluctant to attack the
proposition.
Mayor TraInor prepared a brsef Of the
principal points OF the report yesterday,
but on promise OF the council that the
matter would be taken up and settled at
the nesting Friday afternoon his honor
withheld his special message.
After postponing the matter for one
week. the award of the stationery con-
tract was made last night to the Stott
Stationery company with the understand
ing that the brands and makes OF the DIFF
ferent items be specified. Councilman
Walters OF the First wand voted in the
negative. Walters from the beginning
maintained that the supplies might be pur-
chased with greater economy on the open
market. His opposition one week ago re-
deferred until now.
Miller re-read his adverse report on the
damage claims presented by ]. NJ. Tan
ner and the Magic CITY Printing CON-
pany. Miller says the damage sustained
by the claimants was due to their own
negligence and to no fault OF the city.
The matter was laid over.
st. Mary's Cemetery association was
awarded SIS for damage sustained in
change OF grade.
At par and accrued interest, $500 worth
Of Improvement bonds were sold TO Rob
ert Parks After the filing OF number
Of miscellaneous tax claims the council
adjourned until Friday afternoon.
Bond Company VIII Decline.
Day by day the certainty grows that
tho speer company of Chicago. will in
the end refuse to accept the sile,soo re-
newal bonds lately offered to them at a
~. per cent rate The sale OF this issue
has been more or less cause celeore'
in local circles because OF the extraor-
binary means taken by the local banks
10 save the credit Of the city when the
refunded issue became due on January l..
When the bonds were advertised at ~
per cent several bond firms responded
and presented BIDS The bids however
were either at per cent or based on a
per cent rate A fight ensued in which
the administration was divided. AT the
last minute speer & Sons entered the
market and bid In the bonds at ~ per
cent, much 10 the delight OF the mayor
and his supporters.
Since the award OF the contract speer
& Sons have INDUCED in policy OF delay
such as would indicate their unwillingness
TO consummate the deal.
While there has been no definite re-
fusaI from the Chicago house, certain
expressions in their correspondence inti-
mate their intention to call off the deal
What was considered a particularly bad
omen was the arrival of representative
from one OF the rival bond houses yester-
day. The new bond buyer. Mr.. Eastman,
represents Splitter & Co. of Toledo. o.
II is expected that in the event the Chi
caro house withdraws from the deal a
new sale will be effected at per cent
rate.
Much stock Received.
At a late hour last night 60 cars OF
cattle and hogs were received at the
Union stock yards. Yesterday was big
Cay and fully lo.OOo hogs were handled by
the company. In all 400 cars OF cattle
and stock were received yesterday.
Owing TO the cold weather and the con-
dltion OF the roads. traffic was blocked
and the stock yards daily receipts were
ught. with the thaw the trains are
moving and the employees Of the yards
are taxed TO the limit Of their endurance
TO handle the big runs.
Mrs. Kasata Makes Claim.
Mrs. Dora Kasata claims 81. 900 damages
from the city because OF the feat of en-
Rineering that lifted her property at
Commercial avenue and J streets a dis
lance Of twenty-eight feet above the
street level
Mrs. Kasatas property was once
within neighborly distance Of the street
She could see the passersby and speak
to the neighbors without undue stress
upon the voice. She was able to come
and go without the assistance OF a step
ladder or elevator.
Then the Improvement fever struck her
district and the engineers saw fit to run
A line that set Mrs. Kssata's property
twenty-elght feet above the grading
line.
Later there was no appraisenent maze
and the claimant is now forced to appeal
for aid 10 the council which has no means
Of assisting Mrs. Kasata- The only re-
dress remaining is an appeal to the
courts.
Mayor Inspects Sewer.
After a conference between the mayor
ana officials Of the Union Stock Yards
company and the Swift packing COM
many. IT was determined yesterday TO take
immediate action in the matter Of repair
ing the old brick saver adjoining the
new sewer and running from the north
line Of the Swift property to the north
line Of the tract owned by the Union
stock yards people.
some days ago letter from the Union
stock Yards people called upon Mayor
Trainor TO inspect the masonry Of the
Bad Blood