TTir OMAHA- DAILY BTlKs WKDN KSD A Y, FKBRTTATIY 11. 1003.
5
ittOJt'S ANNUAL MESSAGE
spsmants; slo ths provision rqu Iritis
similar majority jwtltion a a Jurisdictions!
requirement befoie a otiange of grade can
be oriliTcd.
Th trouble with these provisions Is that
ismMtory upon the nty 10
sm-h txtltlun. and yt the suftlf-tenry of
the petition may be attacked In the court
even after the Improvements have been
made In unod faith and thousands or
lar expended by tho city In tiilr comple
tion. The courts have sustained the validity of
moat of the taxee) levied unl-r the new
charter, which took effect In ISM. I believe
a curative act should be panned by the le
lalatureriirlng all defects in assessments
levied under thia cnarter. Many u nm
levied prl
reaa ef erection to but a temporary make
shift and will not be a credit to the city.
t believe the city neerta a market, but
It rhould b erected In a suitable and ac
cessible location and It ahojld be a build
ing of permanent character and of aue-
flnnrlitian of Vi Hit,.'. T7 T3 J I thev make It m
-uu iKJOom or0-r ,mprov,mpT,,, upon the fling ot quale else and construction
SUGGESTIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Steps to Part-has W ater Plant t rged
and Additional rdnds to Pro-
Id for Habile ees la
Several Hlree-tlena.
most of the old asafssmenla
prior to
Health Iepartment.
The work of this department during the
year was most effective. The duties were
very largely Increased by smallpox, which
reached the epidemic stage during tho
first nart of the year. In the first three
months of the year, mere were w cae
tinder the care of the department. A total
of KM cases were attended to during ths
run of the disease. The epidemic has been
stamped out by vlgoroua attention and
proner care anil we now nave out iour
Mayor Moore submitted bis snnunl mea.
tags to the city council last eight. Iu
text follows:
To the Honorable City Council of the
lay In securing the annual reports from the " handling of special tax lltiga-
ho,l- r,t ....-.- . k. ,i ...... i... . . I lion was mora than duDllcated In 19i. in
compromise semeineni 01 invmii i
through decrees of court this department
collected for the city $:tf,212.1. In all com
promlaea tha owners of property were re
nulred to niT un nil rea-ulnr taxea and all
other special assessments in full except the
Invalid taxes atrectea oy tn tompruiiunc,
poned the presentation of the mayor's an
nual message which according to custom
was due early In January.
The year Just closed has not presented
any peculiarly new or remarkable prob
lems, but the conduct Of city affairs dur
ing that period has been creditably con
servative and on the whole satisfactory.
Equalisation and Taxattoa.
I'i7 ara Irreaninr hut a linn nart of them I light canes of rae disease In the city,
can be -relevied wltnout a curative act. 1 as is wen ano.vn, tne i-narirr
If we could know that assessments from I for this department la only U.0ii0 and but
17 on were vs'ld and lncontestlble It would I Sn per cent of this can be drawn against.
be a great aid to the future prosperity 01 Tnia amount is pracucauy lasen 10 men
the city. I salaries and llxed charges, and It was
n . Tmw I.lla1nf1. I inipuneioie ihsi rill in inaar l'ivirin '
Special Tt Lltlgatloa. i fund fo(, fn.
Tha success of the legal department In I large Increase in expense which It waa
kaown would orc.ur on account, tu mc
smallpox epidemic. This Increase had to
be taken care of OJt of the general fund,
therefore. Instead of nut Of the health
fund, from which It should properly be
drawn. The extra expenses attending the
epidemic of smallpox amounted to $12,496.94,
Of this amount 4,0S4.t4 was furniture and
emergency hospital buildings, which have
These were paid to the treasurer direct by permanent value. The remaining I7,l&i!.
the parties ana are not inciuui-u in nr i was expenueu ior ueip, nuir-ro, u -
amount aonve meniuneu. i ia-n. i nun ul uouriiiB m impfi"i
. ,,,,. . . ,.,ii ... . . taxes probably amounted to as much sa the drugs, fuel, milk and telephone at the
i5 .Jwt "'".rpal afTa J Is deserv- f ,h .fecials compromised, and the emergency nospltal.
.m."r" cVul c""",,''ra;,on thn h7' ?hVr specUls paid and not Included In such The charity limitations of the fund should
ZndYwwtloS ?omJr"Pmlne. probably to a. much more, be raised to at least I2O.U00. fux just such
S dirty wh"h 5w The settlements were mainly on properties emergencies.
M Wl5 be.vlly "cu2tT.7mesVaVbee"ndtot "m.Vi '--
ZTJrZ.?! rmt-J.; .... ltf&t&?w&Wt& . The. record of success,,,! .service . this
i aetianmeni com nuea aunnv a no
forth to obtain a fafr equ.l.itton .of prSp. tV.t 'A K.li'X'tS
ter'was an bbstacle seemingly Insurmount- cases now XntotlWim bZii
able. The suction In in pert as follows: P'IVV0 f'l Lon VrWl unless the
J-rovlded. that the tav commissioner shall hould be ,f ""'Vinmlss their ca5J In
tuke the valuation and assessment of rail- parties voluntarily d m'" "JJJgi
ma, nn,.ri a iihin .h- oi.o iiw,n. . preference to having Judgments 01 eaioppvi
, .....1 . irn Ui.f Ilium
In addition to nis rrgumv Jl m- ""i r "
....... nment furnished ab- I force too small. Of course (here are parts
tracta and opinions for the city which If of the city which have splendid protection,
made bv outside abstractors, as was form- but thore are' others where nothing short
ariv done wou'd have coat the city more, of a miracle could save life and- property
thnn II nob I In case of nre. To afford this protection,
1 ,,"' .'...., it.niatona were obtained the city should build a number of depart-
.pina- the vear In the supreme court in I ment houses and furnish them." with men
ivor of the city in speciiu i I I'l"""'-
the returns made' by . the - State Hoard of
Kquallxatrort to the oounty clerk."
Every one a familial1 with .the fact that
the figures for railroad property valuation
In Omaha as returned by the State Hoard
of Equalisation, do- not equal the fiftieth,
and In many cases not tha two-hundredeth
fiart of the actual valuation. Accordingly,
n order to minimize as far as poaslble this
Injustice, equalisation has heretofore been
maae
of I
In
nore
of the
con
stituiion requiring taxes 10 M uniform and .":-? C. riv all the A dou
proportionate. The tax commissioner, the l Bgainai um.. . nA 'l aasess- and a h
lioard of Kevlew and the Hoard of Equall- new questions raised ""'"P0","
deoartment continued during
number of fires was nearly 100 less than
In 1X01 and the nre loss waa smaller by
This reoord la phenomenal, and yet It
Is as much due to good luck as it Is to
skillful tire fighting. Although no depart
ment In the country of the same numerical
strenath excels our own. Hut our fire-
flghtlng facilities' are- Inadequate and our
I :c ' . a.. i .1 .ninat iinnht iiicKS i An engine nouse rnouia De punt in tne
on a paeis ot jrora za to tu per cent 1 " y Y r. n..iF iouinai I ahniam . ,ntn,.t tha lot nurr-h..i
'1u y "ii"!', i -' a . a . fL.Vhg?wf nrevlous decisions of the dls- last year at Eleventh and JaCkson streets,
the fall of 190. it wall determined to Ig- Omaha, the previous aecianm. ,,.,. v,.i nn.ri. intara.t. .r. t.onardi.ed hv
,1 hS.TS VJISZTSS.Sl .XCV'" oV 5? tn dt? tS practically all ot any lire In this locality. A" hTrge confla-
le charter on the ground that It la un- tlon of tne city o oiuxr i , u,,.. miht ,Uraiva tha tohhina-
stltutlonal rfn being contrary to the con- the old curping was . v r'," "...""."th - ' "
..t.oS all took thi uf.i ? th- e..-1 .iU ment. levied T since March. 18tf7. and these In the vicinity of Twentieth and Lak
hVv.Vork:dlntna"ron,y ?o iec'u?.": faTr STh? ' cU? "ha? ylltU? pu3? h
va?ue?PVh',tlonenU .TlV g jfS 2l
. a- i.u s nAa tnn DretsHii.
r"I".T: t iif -fh. deelslon.es-
weni iniu cocw - -- , , . . w ail
the vaiiaiiy oi .t"""1-"",',."."
teresting annual report sums up the prom
inent features In tha assessment for 1903 as
follows:
"First The assessment ef all property,
real and personal, at a fain canh value in
stead of a percentage of fair cash value as
heretofore.
neuunu jn increased BnpniBraiini pi ins i i nave aiwya . . ..tin
capital stock of Incorporated companies of of the municipal ownership of pub'ic uii -
inuiiFiiTn V"" --i . . . m
these assessments, anu vi ?-
the city.
Hnnlclpal Owner.hlp of Waterworm.
t'Vlt public utlll-
about 3.oou,OiK), the Paclno Express company ties, and especially of water,,T,11i",
aoout o,uiiii,uuu ana anotner advance on I up to tnis time prnvi..i.. " ".iZ. hie
corporation or over w,'w,i"t. anv step in mai uu-n:wui ""'"v .
"Third The assessment of railroad prop- f he total amount of outatandlngl long-
erty , locally at fair cash value like all time Indebtedness of the city, as rtown or
other property In place of taking the fig- the figures of the comptroller, u tne sum
tires of the State Hoard of Equalisation, of $3,618,000. The assessed . valuation ot
believing that any provision for the aaseas- property in Omaha under tne 40 per cent
ment ot any las of property otherwise basis for 190J was .f7.i.i.
ITian in conformity to the constftutlon As will be observed from tnes ngures
would not be valif." the ouUtanding long-time indebtedness ot
. -.. ...t,,.ti ..ii i... tha lftit assessment was only
roads within the city of Omaha, as fixed H3.000 short of the wn vrhn? ,ni T con-
double house for a hook and ladder
ose company should be constructed
the vicinity of Twentieth and Lake
art
e
mile
away,
A double house should be erected at
Twenty-seventh and Jones street on the
lot now owned by the city, so that a
hose company could be put in alongside
the hook and ladder company. The pres
ent building is an old barn remodeled and
is so cold and unsanitary as to be 'inflt
ior living quarters lor the men. There is
raring I ,S.W0
Total i n.Wifi.M
If the cmount Invested In park grounds
and park Improvements were added, the
total would be considerably over I'.o.tmO.nun.
A.Hlnnt ihln there la a totsl fleht for (lin-
4-1... . .s-,r hniuli ind
saving pon.ls or aoout nan tnai amnunu
eavlng the net assets of the city at this
date about In.ism.i.mo, exclusive of school
property, city hall, engine nouses ana rest
estate owned by the rlty.
Probably the most important worm com
pleted during the last year under the su
pervision oi inia aeimi nut-in wan toe v-un-
atrurtlnn of the Twenty-fourth street via
duct by the I nion Pacirto ana Muriingion
railway companies. These rompnnles are
under agreement to construct a viaduct or
subwav on Huncrort aireei ann nave mr
llwr ni-aetleallv air reed to construct a Via
duct over their tracks near Eighth and
Liavenport streets. i
The nrellmlnarv steps have been tsken to
acquire the right-of-way for the Saddle
nraalt Main newer. ' wnicn fRS ion Lie r li
needed to afford sewerage facilities to the
west and northwest portions of the city. Jt
Is proposed to construct a driveway In
connection with the e-ewer trrcr the prop
erty to be condemned.
Charter Amendments.
Thera nre a nnmhr of charter amend
ments which I trust may be secured at
this session of the legislature. Among
them I would -suggest the following:
Klrnt The clause reauirlng the tax com
mlnnloner to take the valuation fixed by
the 6tate Board of Equalisation In assess
ing railroad nronertv should be stricken
from the charter, an being unjust and op
pressive. If not unconstitutional.
Second The charter limitation upon the
levy for the fire, police, health, water
rent and nlnktna funds should be in
creased. The anna rat us and appliance
of the fire department need renewing. If
the other houses herein recommended are
erected the additional expanse of mainte
nance must be provided for. The police
fund Is not sufficient to support the pres
ent force, and during the last three or
four months of the year it will be neces
sary to discharge half of the patrolmen
to prevent an overlap. The health fund
mutt receive a large allowance If the city
la to be protected against contagious dis
eases when they become epidemic. There
are parts of town where additional ny- nniTtPIl ArniTDO TirinTtt
smx?Sl OFFICERS BRUTAL
ent levy can be Increased- The sinking
fund limitation must be raised, as the
amount authorized for the past few years
has not been sufficient to meet the city's
Interest charges, and it has been neces
sary to take thousands of dollars annually
out or tne general runa to pay tne Daiance
In order to nave tha city from defaulting
upon lta bonded indebtedness and ruining I SUBAU tKNS FLUtiutU WIIHUUl MERCY
tne oily s crmit ior many years iu ruiuu.
The annual levy for each of these funds
has been the maximum amount allowed
by the charter and In order to meet the
requirements or tne city tnese limitations
should be raised as ioiiows:
From To
TlTe fund I126.0H0 160,onO
Police fund 11&.UH0 130,0110
Health fund 10,000 20,0u0
Sinking fund 200,000 800,000
These changes would not necessarily In
crease the total levy to any material ex
tent, but would permit tne payment oi
Crackers With
A Kerosene FlaVor
AH
They are known as the common bulk soda cracker.
grocers don't have them in this flavor some of them do.
It's no fault of the grocerman. He sells bulk soda cracker.
because a few customers still buy them as a matter of habit He
also sells kerosene.
Between measuring out kerosene and putting bulk biscuit in
a bag things will get mixed.
If you do not fancy the kind .with the kerosene flavor ask for
Uneeda Dlscuit in the In-er-seal Package with red and white
seal
Made with the utmost care; clean bakeries, clean
bakers, best material Packed in an air tight, dust
proof package that does all that it was made to do-7
keeps the biscuit fresh, clean and dry. They reach
you in perfect condition just as they left the oven.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
(3
English Admiral Expoiei Alleged Barbar
ous Custom in Eoyil Guards.
Small Social and Military Offences
aid to Bo Panlshed by Bach
Comrade Whipping; Offead
ers Bar Feet.
LONDON, Feb. 10. Rear Admiral Basil
Cochrane, retired. In a letter published In
expenses out of the proper funds instead the Times today, make astounding state
of out of the general fund. I .....din. a ih..h.mii ...t.m" al
a large territory. in this locality without Third An amendment should be made I . . , . fh.
adequate protection. By . some peculiar raising the limit of our bonded indebted- PrJa11 "hong the guards regl-
mismanagement, tne nose company ior tne I 111 Bs ox bito vno city invum vrs uiuuiiu i ueuia m m puu.auuicui. v. iviaiwiiu
protection oi nanacom .far ais'xict was i"""' lunaing mraoi w m up "ul" I guilty of social or military offenses.
puea soutneasi corner oi tne par ' ""fd! According to Rear Admiral Cochrane, the
in me noiiow, so mat in oraer to reacn tne ijmn iouuuh lUr un 1'ojnmiu ui mo i . , - : .
residence district a long run must be I same. Theae bonds and warrants now I colonel of one battalion hag been In the
mA.ri a iinhtll. and when tha. ton nt tha. hin I bear from 6 to 7 Der cent interest and I k.hi kmHn. av .n,i.p. tha
is reached the teams are exhausted. A could be refunded at 4 pe cent or less, . subaltern who summons a court
hose company located at Twenty-seventh I thereby saving the city many thousands I nlor suoaitern, woo summons a court
oi collars annually in interest. i maruai at wmvu tuo attouuauvQ ui ail ins
Fourth Tha provision of the charter In subalterns Is exacted
rvufrtiuii iu juriBuictiuuai ucuuuni ior ape- m.- , . . a
cial ImprovemenU shouldbe modified in nten almoat Invariably flog-
the light of experience and common sense, ging. This la administered en the bare
so that no property owner could defeat xci. and from six to forty blows ara given
assessment on the around of detective tie- ... . . . ... ...
no eey "i""". v.. iTi i .v, :.,r7... 7:.r ;. tition. whan th. i,a.n. h. i witn aucn severity as to araw diooq. ah
.mit9, ... ....i I M na rant limit. XniS Qimcuny "-ii"iJ ui i niiiiii-aicuiill ... ."T"" 1. . " . . .. ....
u..i iiiiuuiii- ""y;--- ,.,, mH, ,(.. na Daveimort. tret. This locality ha maoe py tne oity at large expense, relying tne omcera present, even tne most mil
r na inmi aaaeaaeo va inarinn mar vanr or i . now removeu ut inn . . , , , .... ... I t i ,.uu . , . , . i . . - i . . ...
and Jones streets would afford greater
protection to most or tne Han scorn park
section than can the comnany at Twentv-
nlnth and Bhlrley, as the run from Twen-
by" the BUt Koard' of Equalisation was cent limit of Indebtedness While , th Is con- Z"2?xtJ?FTonnuttlm&t
1130.248.40. The valuation this year, as dltlon existed It would have been Impos- ty sin and Joiim !.tr??et1? vf'Ia.,Ur1,'y
finally fixed by the City Board of Equal!- slbie to Issue water works bonds In the 0tn evel and Lv"hu "J":
tlonVa. KB.bt.M. or an increase q0f 25.- sum required and keey wlthlr . the constl '.rja
TBY
i
OAS
.1 7ropeHr y"w. TR."" on' ao 'nSr c"ord.nV to the" ."tandard of "real .et-t Hlf T.V.w tolo h.SlVVVuclaSS: paKcu! m tr1end' f thS T,CUm' P"4
rentP ba.l.'was approximately W.ftM. required I by law for jrgo.. of mu- fhat mustb? cllnXe by tne companies larly'Xn no clalmof ffiTlnju.U; to admlni.ter their ghare of blow..
.uale5l to valuation of 9t.- nlclpal taxation f or tne fn omaha from their present locations. mistake is made. The admiral cites the Instance of a young
MtinTS tnrort ,?lJFlL?ft vaTOi Mra W 0fflcW ".r'r.ce.vinc forty
of Persona, property waa placed at $57.- tlon for u,?ffifc.t com- th2 TlcPnlW HfftVdSZrn.1? tines ti new charter wVnt mlo'lffea'ln " '
?,B,, JJfii-11' ra. 12 n1 h"."ef!d .XaluVJS.n i'.ih!f 'riv0 iJ f in altutlon for the streets and Fourteenth and Howard stre.u U7. . . . own nephew. Captain Leveson-Oower. who,
fn.t'ftrinea $&l? t"" icqul.i- ZlJS.i tW '.'lfM' " unintentional military fault, wa-
8tl.0B. Thl Increase was entirely on per.
sonalty and Is accounted for In large part
by tne raiae on rauroaa valuations.
The effect of thia equalization will be a
very material reduotlon In the annual taxes
to be paid by individual property owners.
Tax Collections,
The record made bjr the city treasurer In
1902 was even more notable than that of
the pretlous year. , Th lituZ elty taxes be
came delinquent JUl" and so vigorously
was the work of collection prosecuted that
on December 31 84.1 per oent of the current
year's taxes hud been paid In; the per cent
of personalty collection" being 92.4, while
that of realty waa (1. 68.
During the year llJ!,131.4S of special taxea
were collected. A number of improvements
were made .for which assessments were
levied end bonds and apeoial warrants Is
sued and yet the balances ahow a net de
crease of o3.90i in our special assessment
debt as compared with one year ago.
The following statement la furnished me
by the city treasurer:
Assessed, valuation for 190S 37,616,166 00
Mill levy 03
Tax produced 1,128,484 96
lSutt tax collected net).i 11
Percentage Of 1&2 tag collected. 84.1,. di
vided, as follows:
rSEALTT.
A Messed valuation
Mill levy 03
Tax produced .' 8fifl,(W0 50
190J tax collected (net....: 707,051 42
Percentage of 19u3 tax collected, 81.58.
PERSONAl.Tr.
Assessed' Valuation , $ 8,736,815 00
Bllll levy ...w..... , ' 03
Tax produced Ztil.8"4 45
UK tax collected (net) 241,910 6S
Percentage of 1902 tax collected, 92.4.
Total of 1903 levy 1 1,128,484 96
Total of all regular taxea col
lected 1.177,724 12
For the year VMi 92,581 19
tlon- of the water works.
buildings for which we pay a yearly rental tne right of home rule in the matter of . . . ,,,
of 13.400. These bulldlniia ara no, ai.it I the regulation and control of Its fire, and tried ana flogged.
The; - power to ap- I Subsequently, according to Admiral Coch
rane, his nephew was punished with great
"l .i wn.b. I Of 13.400. These hullillnu.1 ara no
3,,,7h.LV- nrov ded In the contract for our purposes and yet half the amount ? depajroneut
J iiu.. ... . il. I sua nnv a at annua I Ana.l fnaa !,.
JVn"".-" Sln. . aoeri.e to the we pay as annual rental for them would llnt the Board of Fire and Police Com
..... i Tm It therefore be- Pay Interest on enough bonds to erect new mlssiqnera for the city should not be
'lr..;. . hia limn to consider buildings thoroughly up to date and suited I v.te? " governor, but the boarc
ha mni effective and certain plan of pro- to 'tne neeas ot mo department.
the moat eneouvs ana ; " ,,.. The necessary sites for all tha.. h,,tM
ceoure ior pq ni.iu.. ,, h. .,,rt .ii .,,1,: C: m
lugs erected for. approximately $150,000. I
believe a bond oronosttlon should ha anh.
ml t ted to the. people foe this parpose. Of
...w. . . w,..n th. maintaining companies Tn the-rtSTmtoi ! fn short-sighted, policy In
aihTaa. the SinS to iliT "appral.: building, would considerable.-but the Yil ?.US"l ! "!?,.;
, - - , j 1 munev
ere and tne appraineme
ceuuia o ...(... . ... - -- - - -
whether hv enforcing the right of purchase,
which will accrue September 4, 1903, or
proceeding Under the power and right of
eminent domain as autiiortaw j
heonmino- final and blndl
a,,K1 n annroval bV
nnnu and aTao hv a vote of the people,
This gives to the city protection much ta
be desired with reference to the amount
of the appraisement.
Whatever coure may be decided upon,
we should proceed, as we have done, with
sufficient caution and understanding of the
situation as to adopt the plan which will
be safest and best, so that the water works
may be secured for the city at a fair and
reasonable cost. , .1.
Now that bonds can be Issued and the
time when the right of purchase will ac
crue will soon arrive, I recommend that
an ordinance be pasred declaring the ne
xaaaitv of annulrlnft- the water works plant
128,889,350 00 I and providing for the appointment of ap
praisers to determine tne vaiuo vi un
same. With this In view, 1 would urge
that this communication be referred to the
appropriate, committee, and that the ques-
lll w I l. , r - 1 Aii.k... .
BO vernor. but tha board severity uy mjur unumi vuyuaut, iui -
should be appointed by. the mayor and merly commander of tfce Grenadier guards,
shoulTbe elective. C"r ClU ?. .etae for pett' ftu,t' nd wM ln enlanc
, 1 01 contiuueu 111 treatment resiguea nis
Pnblloatlon of Ananal-.' Reports. ,"' I commission .'last week. , .
Ths oounoll during the last five years when Lord Roberta, tne commander ln
cniei, was lniormea or tnese occurrences
through relatives be severely reprimanded
commander ot the Qrena-
nlaced Lieutenant Colonel
ur?d he n?cealty for their publication. Klnlock of the same regiment on half
M,M1 Ma,L, .1 dui a mistaaen iaea 01 economy nas in- . '
street Markers. duced counoll to ov.u,,, mv aelrire. fcay.
A much needed Improvement was begun I ,n tne matter, in the recent Investigations I 1
last fall In the matter of plating street made by the Real Estate exohange it wai pnil f CTATinN IN riIRA
markers on street corners. For a number pound almost Impossible toMiecure ln avail- OUMUIIlU OIHIIUIVO 111 wUDH
i to
-Il Sll .Ml
The chair car is one of tlie
modern conreniences of travel
that furnishes old-fashioned
comfort without any extra
charge.
The chairs can be adjusted at
night so that you can recline at
full length. Then, with a pil
low from the porter, you can
sleep as soundly as in a bed.
These cars are distinctly a Burlington
feature, and thro' trains all carry them.
Thro' trains leave dally as follow!
To Denver and West, 4:26 P. M.
To Kansas City and Bouth, J8 A. M.
and 10:30 P. M.
To St. Louis and Southeast, 6:10 P. M.
To Chicago and East, 7 A. M., 4 P. M.
and 8:06 P. M.
Montana and Northwest 11:10 P. M.
TICKETS: 1502 Farnam St.
J. D. Reynolds, City Ticket Agent
of years past 1 have called attention to
the imperative need for such markers and
have urged the making of an anuronrlaUon
for that purpose. A few months ago 12,000
waa act name ior una ODject ana this
amount haa been expanded as followa:
Four hundred and eighty-six signposts
with two street signs each, and (teg signs
piacea on corner buildings, making a total
of 1.W0 signs. Additional money should be
appropriated to extend this system, as ths
tlgns already placed only cover the more
illicitly popuiaiea parts or tne city,
The Garbaae Problem.
TTnder the present laws and conditions
able form comparative figures on city ex
pendltures. and receipts for the last five People Have No Objection to Carry.
years. 4 wuuiu again urge tue necessity ior
o tne proper aeierminauoii 01 una m- 1 ,r. r.i ii . r..,,i. ...
Ion I will be pleased to confer with your h TJ '..uSf J2TlJit ,
t
tlon
honorable body.
Electrlo Llahtlaa.
' A very Important work of the year was
the extenalon of the contract of the New
Omaha Thomson-Houston Electrlo Light
For back years 225,192 92
Collections of the year 1901 exceed the levy rnmoanv for electric street lighting for
for the year by H9.2J9.17. a fact which never term of three vears from December 81
occurred prior to tne year law. l jinri The former contract was eniereo. inio
. .- i.Mi.1 T..,)).. iecember 1, 1896, extending an existing
. , . laxatlon. contract which was not to expire until De-
Well-constdered charter amendments are cember 81. 1897. This old contract was
needed In relation to the making- of special I ru
Improvements and the levying of assess- I sa
meats therefor. . For many years the char- I the
ter provisions upon this subject have been to
apparently framed to enable property own
ers benefited by them to evade payment of
assessments for public Improvements on the
moat trivial of technical objections to which
the courts have been all too ready to lie
ten. The conditions surrounding special
.taxation In Omaha ara unbearable and un
conscionable. It Is an outrageous situation
when property owners can defeat special
asaessmenLs a decade or more after their
levy without any proof of inequality ln the
taxes, but solely on some halr-spllttlng
miles Into
teamsters en
gaged ln hauling garbage will neither pay
for the privilege of using the dump or haul
tneir loans out or tne city, but deposit
garbage, ashes, nlghtaoll and manure on
vacant lots, outlying streets or In any ac.
cesalble place where they think they can
empty their loads and get away without
discovery and arrest. Loads of refuse and
foul-smeUlng filth are freauentlv dumnad
at night in streets and vacant lots right ln
the midst of thickly nonulated r1lam,.i
This is a serious condition, and the worst
printing these reports, and I believe busi
ness men generally who are interested ln
municipal affairs would endorse this recom
mendation. If not deemed feasible to pub
lish ths reports in full, I would advise that
at least an abstract of them for 189S. 1899.
1900 and 1901 be issued. This could be ab
breviated into one volume If thought neces
sary, l would further advise that the an
nual reports for Vf.i be printed in full.
All of this printing could be done for from
11,600 to 12,000, and the city, its officers and
taxpayers would then be ln a position, by
comparison of expenditures, to Check any
tendency to extravagance and to trace the
disposition of city funds. Ths taxpayers
or tne ci:y want mis information in oner
concrete form, and tha only way It can bs
furnisned is Dy tns puoucation ot tne an
nual reoorts of tho city.
Kvery other city In the country the slxe
of Omaha publishes such reports, and a
comparison of our reports with those ot
other cities would be of great value.- The
Omaha annual reports were published reg
ularly from 1W7 to 1897, inclusive, but were
then discontinued for reason of economy.
Cosapllatloa of Ordinances,
tu, i nr. nr I. I. , u , u, i , n .. i , , ,
shed througn ana signed at mianignt n. forc. n u mp0.atble to remedy It.
me day of lis paasage. thut "tvlng i wouJd reSommend that a garbage
a people an opportunity to b heard or cre,matory be erected by the elty for the
tirntect thftlr Interests. It Drovloed that I .KaAma. .1.1. ..... i.f !. .
I aLFicmailL ua 1111B iiuiaaut-H. 1 IUH Pflllifl lsa
the city should pay at the rats of 1114.80
per year lor earn arc ugni. ine new con
tract entered Into latt March reduces the
rate to 894.150 per light, the rate taking ef
fect January 1, 1902, one year before the
expiration of the former contract, and
also requires the company to pay to the
city at the ttrut ot each year a royalty of
8 per cent on the gross sales of the previ
ous year, i nis saving or jj per year on
each aro light has enabled the city to put
ln over lOu new lamps, which haa greatly
done t a small expenae and would be an
Improvement welcomed alike bv nronertv
owners and teamsters. It would materially
lessen the danger from contagious dis
eases ana wouia improve the health and
appearance of the city. Many other cltlea
have adopted this plan and It haa proven
entirety Bstiaiactory,
Gsglsetr and Board of Pnblle Works.
I.rhnln.lllv m;hn a larva nronnr 1 1, n nr I Improved the 11 K tit 1 11 K SVStem Of the City.
possibly all 'of tho other owners of property I and the additional royalty will provide lor
assessed for. he Improvement have paid still further extensions.
r
their assessments ln full.
I think It may be laid down as a gen
eral principle that taxes and assessments
should be absolutely certain and equal ln
thrlr operation. If one person escapes all
should escape: if one pays, all should pay.
There la one provision ln relation to cer
tain t-laaaea of puhliu Impiovement that
has occasioned the arester part of this in
justice and uncertainty and has coat the
city at large hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. It 'la the nrovlBlon requiring aa a
jurisdictional rirerea,uinlte tu the ordering
of rrpavlug..'a petition signed by persona
owning a majority' of the taxable front
feet (if the ro)Mrty within the district;
also the provlvlon requiring a similar three
fourths petition fur street grading where
ths entire cost is to be puld by special as-
NURSING MOTHERS
A mother's poor health is bad
, enough for the mother but
worse still for the nursing
baby.
.Mothers find Scott's Emul
sion a nou ris h i ng-and
strengthening food. If the
breast milk is scanty or thin
Scott's Emulsion will make it
rich and more abundant
When mothers take Scott's
Emulsion the babies share in
the benefits. Thin babies grow
fat Weak babies get strong.
W1 1 uad yae a Unit t try , 1 1 yea ska.
tCUTT & ItUMpiK, rsadiuaai, Hn lark.
The aaaollne street lamps have not proved
very satisfactory, and dunnx the year 100
of them have been discontinued, and the
amount of money so saved has been put
Into additional gas lamps, wnich give much
better service at only a small increase ln
price.
At the beginning of last year the light
ing facilities of the city consisted ot 15
arc lights, Drd gas lamps and 5d0 gasoline
lamps. At the close of the year we had
446 arc lights, 1,0a gas lamps and 400 gas.
olins 'amps. ... A great improvement has
been made In bur atreet lighting during
the year, but an Increased number of lights
are still needed. ,
, Co adults.
In Mari an ordinance was passed re
quiring an electric and other wires wnen
used for elecrlo light, heat, power, and
other commenial purposea excepting those
used for propelling, street cars aud tele
graph and telephone wires, to be placed
under ground mi that portion ot the city
bounded on the east by Klghlh street, on
the west by Eighteenth street, on the south
by Howard rtrect and on the north by
tamoi avenue.
'Ihe electrlo light and telephone com
panies are rapidly complying with this re
quirement. The app'aranc of the down
town streets will certainly be greatly Im
proved by having these poles and wires
removed, and the work of nre tlKhtiug in
the business district will be simpllrUd. and
the possibility of such terrible accldente
as have occurred to firemen in recent years
liy coming in contact with live electric
wires will be prevented.
Market Hsase.
During ths latter part of the year just
closed the council, over my veto, passed
an ordinance providing fur the ereron of
a market house In Capitol avenue, east of
Fourteenth, and later let a contract for
-the partial construction of the same, and
work baa already commenced on the fojnd-
atlons. The portion now under contract
la to coat about fU.Ouo and It Is esti
mated that It will cost about as much
more to complete the structure accord
ing to plans from Fourteenth to Thir
teenth streets.
I have tonslatently vetoed every step In
the proceedings In rWallon to the loca
tion and construction ot this market. I
have believed and still believe that a
visit to the market site would convince
any unprejudiced person ot its unsuitabie-
s a iocauwo.- i & suuetura tavyreg.
No compilation of the ordinances of the
city has been made since 1890. In the
twelve intervening years more tnan i.uuu
ordinances have been passed, amending.
re-amending or repealing former ordi
nances. Hardly a section ot tns compila
tion of 1890 remains unchanged, therefore
that volume is now worse than useless. It
Is practically Impossible to ascertain what
tne present provtilons of the ordinances
of the city are upon some subjects, for
certain parts of the compiled ordinances of
1890 have been altered py amenaatory or
partially repealing ordinances as many as
twenty times.
T I,.,,. naWaA atlimllnn to thla anhlaf In
The annual report of tha rltv nriMr nr.uin. m.a..a t
gives some figures whli-h will bs of Inter- desire to state again that I deem it to bs
est to all citizens The engineer states of the highest importance that a new com-
that exclusive of the wooden blocks, wa pllatlon of the ordinances be made. This
now have in Omaha street pavements eov- should be done not only for the reason
erlng ln round numbers S5 miles of as- given above, but for the additional rea-
phalt, 21 miles of atone, 1214 miles of brick son that many ot our ordinances havs been
and li miles of macadam. In addition to drawn carelessly and by Incompetent per-
tnis there are 4 1-7 miles of paved alleys, sons, and a large number have already
9"r. ,ewf m"'ae b reached a total of been declared Invalid by the courts. Many
Uel-6 miles. Treated as an asset, the ln- I ethers would not bear scrutiny if thev had
vestment ln Omaha public improvements to be relied upon by ths city In any litiga
te as follows: I i
(fading of streets ll.M,764 This compilation should be made at once
sewerage 1.91,941 and by lawyers familiar with municipal
affairs and municipal law. r-o layman, De
it m aaswa s, s a saw s s si a s Kit should be Intrusted with this Important
II ' llrl li I I 1 fl II n lini? m.tl.r Th.n when a new compilation haa
been thoroughly prepareu, printed and
adopted and former ordinances repealed,
no amendments of any character should be
permitted, except In extreme cases of ab
solute necessity. Nine-tenths of the amend
atory ordinances Of tne past twelve years
were unnecessary, ana were passed simiy
to sratlfy some personal wnim and not
from any puouc necessity.
Conclusion.
Ingr Oat Promise with ths
United States.
HAVANA, Teb. 10. Although a fairly
definite understanding haa been- reached
with the United Btatee representatives
with regard to the coaling station on this
Island, President Falma la Inclined to fur
ther feel the public pulse before commit
ting his government to the agreement.'
Accordingly, he held a conference with
the leading senators and representatives
at the palace today and the matter was
discussed, with the result that no opposi
tion to the agreement developed, except on
minor points.
It la understood Jiere that the naval
coaling station agreement Is not dependent
ln any degree on the confirmation of the
reciprocity treaty, since the coaling sta
tion arrangement is expressly provided for
by the Piatt amendment.
A HELPING HAND"
Is Gladly Extended By an
I desire to express my appreciation of
ths courtesy and consideration ahown me
Th... ..a .nan. an t a. ..la .1 la .Itl.an. In V1" "-"" " - 1J
., ... 1 v . . i heads of tne respective department.
I trust that this review of the last year's
municipal record and the suggestions made
In the message may be or oenent In anoint
ing us in the work before us in the year
1903. Mespectruiiy.
i'HA.NK K. MOOKKS. Mayor,
Omaha prepared to tell their experience
for the public good. Testimony from such
a source Is ths best of svldence and will
prove a "helping hand" to acores of
readers. Read the following statement:
Mrs Vrad Horn nf 001 Cumins- street.
says:-' In the winter of 1898 I could not FIRE STARTS ON BATTLESHIP
sleep on account ot pain ln my back. It
Lighted Clssrctts- la Basket. ( Faser
Canses Daaaacs Now
York.
also bothered me during ths day and I of
ten had tharp cuting palna la ths kldneya
when stooping or causing any strain on my
back. At the time I commenced using
Doan's Kidney Pills I waa very bad. Thsy
were procured at Kuan 4k Co's. drug store
and the Brit box relieved me. I continued
ths treatment until I had taken three
BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10. Firs broke
out last night on the battleship New York,
which la lying In the stream under orders
boxes, wheo. there was no longer-any need I to sail for Honduras.
to taka mors. I know Doan's Kidney Pills I Tha Drs waa In the cabin ot Paymaster
do the work that it Is claimed they do." I Ball and la believed to have originated
For aale by all dealers. Pries (0 cents. from a lighted cigarette dropped Into
Foster-Mllburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y-. sole I basket of paper.
agents for ths United Btatee. I Considerable damage waa done to the
Remember tbe name Doan's and take no I cabin, but the sailing ol ths fleet today
substitute. ' "i ' Bot a1yd'
Every Day
1903. the Union
On. Way Colo. ,
tha following A
From February
15 to April 30.
Pacific will sell .
nlat Tickets e4
. rates! i I It
FROM MIBSOUEI ftTVXB
$20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
$20.00 to Butte, Anaconda and Helena.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wanatchee, Wash.
$25.00 to Everett, Fairhaven and New Whatcom,
via Huntington and Spokane.
$25.00 to Portland, Tacoma and Seattle.
$25. CO to Ashland, Roseburg, Eugene, -Albany ,
and Salem, via Portland.
$25.00 to San Francisco; Loa Ageles and many
other California points.
CITY TICKMT UmiuiO
1324 Farnam St. 'Phone US.
Union Station. 10th and Marcy.
'Phone 829.
RHEUMATISM
Tortures, Cripples and Deforms.
Rheumatism does not treat all alike.
Some suffer torture from the very begin
ning, the attack being so sudden, sharp
aud disastrous that they are made helpless
cripples in a lew days, while others leel
only occasional twitches of pain iu the
knee, ankles, elbow and wriat. or the
muscles of the legs, arms, back or neck ;
but this treacherou disease is only travel
ing, by slower stages. The acid poiaona
are all the while accumulating in the blood,
and muscles and joints are filling with
corroding, acrid matter, and when the dis
ease tightens its grip
and sthkea with, full
force, no constitution
is strong enough to
withstand ita fearful
blowa, and ita victim
are crippled and de
formed, or are literally
worn out by constant
pain. Rheumatism is
caused by Uric Acid or
6ome other irritating
poison ln the iiiooa, ana this is the cause
of every variety and form of thia dread dis
ease. Eatemal remedies do not reach the
blood, consequently do no lasting good.
S. 8. S. goes directly into me circulation
and attack the disease itself. The acid
poisona that cause the inflammation, sore
ness and swelling are neutralized and the
blood purified and cleansed of all irritat
ing matter, and nothing is left in the cir
culation to proauce
other attacks. 8. S. S.
being a vegetable rem
edy doea not impair
the digestion or gen
eral health like alkali
and potash remedies, but build up and
invigorates the entire system, and at the
eatnv time make a thorough and perma
nent cure of Rheumatism.
White for our free boofe on Rheumatism.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta, 6a.
THE BLOOD
AND
SYSTEM
RULED
BY ACID.
axative JJromo
Cirea a Coi4 La On Day,
Quinine
Crila3Dey
ea every
f7Wlw box. 2 So
25.0 to
California
That is the Rock Island's rate from Omaha.
In effect dally from February 15 to April 30.' Tickets are
good In tourist sleeping cars which the Rock Island run every
day in the week, Chicago and Kansas City to Los Angeles and
San Francisco. Choice of routes "Southern" or "Scenic."
Folder giving full Information mailed od request ,
If you are going to Call fornla, OO NOW. After
May 1 It will cost you near ly Uu more thsn at pressnt.
Kates to Montana, Utah, Id aho, Washington and Ore
son points aro proportionate ly as low as to California.
writ or call.
G. A. Rulhsrford, D. P. A.
1323 Ftrn&m St., Omaha, Heb.
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