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TILE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1014.
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Adivties of City and County Governments During the Year JuSt Ended j
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COUNTY HAS JLARGE BALANCE
City and County Treasurer Urc
Hakes Statement of. Funds.
TOTAL RECEIPTS NINE MILLION
Shoira Where the Mnnrr Comes
from, IIott Mnch la on llnnil mill
Where It lln Hern Spent
Dnrlnsr the Year.
The annual statement of W. CI. Ure.
treasurer ot tho county and city and tho
school and water district, shows a bal
anco of $2,427.&?6, exclusive ot tho re
colpts and disbursements ot the last two
days of December.
Tha total receipts for all purposes for
1913 were $9,12S,64S. Tho treasurer's state
ment of all funds In his keeping fol
lows; Ualanco November 30. 191 $2,080,785
RECEIPTS.
City tax K.920
County tax 135,439
City miscellaneous 4,07l
County miscellaneous... 6.0W
Water district receipts. 200,521-$ 875,008
Total to bo
ac-
counted for
$ 3,WJ,7CI
DISHimaWJHSJiTB.
rity and school 537,378
county 204,160
Met. water district , 246,3-48-$ l,077.t87
Balance. Dee. 29, 19137" " ' 1 2,4I7.87fi
RECEIPTS FOR 1913. ,
Ualarce Januury 1. 1913 $2,221,77
January SM??
February 11,111
March M
April B32,5l
May . . v 851,491 1
tto ... .Ha4.549 i
July 1.ST5.7W r
August J 1.1SS.!J
September
October 3"73.73l
November " .
December K75.00S. ,
Total receipts
year 1913
Total to bo
f.tintfl for..
for
$ 9,12$,W8
$11,3.136
DISBURSEMENTS FOR 1913.
Januory
)Z.:::::::::::::p SjS-
:::::::::1
October
November , J""!
December 1,077687
Total disbursement
for Dec. 1913
Bnlnnco In treasury
December 29, 1913..
S 8,922.500
$ 3,427,878
Cnsli on linn".
Bank balances, cash and securities at
closo of business December 29. 19131
Kountio.Br?.. New York ........! 291.713
h,nk. Omaha
215,283
Merctiani nu ,V." ir "10 463
First National bank. Dmaha......
United Statoe National bank
jVbraskn National bank. Omaha.
City National bank. Omaha........
t'orn Exchungo National banlt
trr.ttia
k.6W
CS.COt
Ktato Dank" of Omaha. Omaha...
National Uank South
tcaVards'NaYo
qmnna
23,U
110,(kW
10.000
3.000
2.000
3.000
3.600
3.W0
?,500
Z Uv Stock Rational bank. South
imtim State bank, Waterloo....
Hank or wwonooi
Hank of Benson, Benson....,
Itank of Florence. on"n?',,;v1:
Herman Bank of Millard, Mil-
M'unKold & aVandt'bnltTlionninK-
3,000
ton
'k'i"Mrcanta ban!.
Varrticrs
llAiitnn
2.S0O
fJtate Bank of Kllthom. Klkhorn.. J.
Valley Stato bank. Valley.... ...... 2.W
Btnnlngtoti Stuto bank. Bennlns-
Klkhorn.
... in rocolvlnir callQ
k5? deposit Irt recelvlns case
cash In.imylng caito i
For deposit in jaytou cRo
nmst securities.. JmSu
R 1. D. warrants purchusod; UMM
Water Board secuiitlea i, . "
Water Investment
2,42T,7
Total
lllvlatotl of Ii'undH.
Th. Rbove funds are divided at folt
county of DoiiKtas...; ;
v.i... nml.hll ,yy.
kooiric rof Msj.-vsa-::
Vviur dTsuict of 6mh:.:..:... wu
2.7.S7ti
Total.
Tntri levied.
a..i.mnt of the. total city and. school
taxes levied In. varlqus year" and amounts
,.untrA January 1. 191:
" . " ta.S48.ca
1410 nnrnllor.tcd 27,090
Street Improvement Bonded. ;
statement of chanse In city's street hrf
provemeut bonded Indebtedness durnK
tha last year:
outstandlnif Jan. 1, 1?U.. 11.419.000
Ttonds wild In WIS to fl
nance new pavlns
Total '
Dnmii nsid at maturity .
Sl,(t5.000
during 191J I.OvCOO
Bonds cancelled before
maturity during year.... 1S1.000
227.000
Optstandlntr Jan. i 1911... )l,S9S.00O
The savlnsT made on Interest on bonds
pancelled was I18.00K.
There Is now In the treasury to redeem
bonds I55.0CO.
" . ?n.eeln Taxes.
Statement ot Omalia special taxes col
lected durlhff each ot three yean:
1911 1912. 1911.
Pfreet improvement. .ttM.SW 8333.949 S4M.7S4
Pewtr- e7.kM 2f4 W.SW
Sidewalk 7.139 ,4i0 10,907
Miscellaneous .33.9X7 C5.600. . 0.VJ9
Bw'l assmt. tlnklng. 6,409 t,oU 8,417
Totals - Xn.m M0C.612 8519.953
rieKnlar 'faxts.
Comparative statement ot regular taxet
rollected In the last three years;
City .and' School
1911 1912. 1911.
Current 12.1!4,oco si.sio.soi si.72t.TU
Back 90,801 3,402 09.001
County and State-
Current S1.13S.SC9 tl.030.Cta 11.00tl7
Mack (3,239 49.60) SJ.TS9
Total current.... $3,243,029 tJ.84fl.9M U.732.108
Total back lil.Ott 13S.9CJ 102,401
Grand totals . W.497,070 82,979.919 2.83i;.!C0
WORE MEN ENLIST IN THIS
SECTION DURING YEAR 1913
The following- table shows the number
of men accepted for service at the Omaha
recrultltur station and It? substations for
service In the United States army:
Station. 1912.
'Omaha ., ut
Unco In u
1913.
267
22
78
c '
flioux Wty 4
Ds Moinea
49
Totals
-Closed Aucuit is. lsis.
..130 404
iUtabJished Beptember $, Wit.
Marriage is Four
to One Shot When
. Taken with Divorce
One new dlvorco suit to ovory four
marriage was tho record of Douglas
county last year, according to figures
furnished by Harry Pcarso of tho offlco
of the clerk ot the district court, and
Clyde Sundblatt, clerk of the county
court Tho ratio Is practically the satn'i
an in 1813.
Twenty-five hundred and one marriage
HoenseJ were Issued and 632 dlvorco suits
were sUtrtid In 1912. Both totals arc tho
largest in tho history of tho county.
J'lgures on disposition of dlvorco cases
for 1913 and 1912 are as follows!
Ytnr. Granted. DIsmls'd.Pend'g.Total.
1913 3rn XH mz
1012 200 ! 190 621.
The marriage llccnso records for 1018
and 1912 by months follow:
Month. 1913. 1912
January l&S 131
February 171 lt6
March 173 144
April 175 ISO
May 184 Iff)
June 3-il 281
July J 175 1B
August Ill wi
Bentember 14) S
Ocloher 248 240
novemuor m i.i
December 212 222
Totals 2,Wl 2,440
The marriage llconsa figure's by yearn
slnco 1900 are as follows!
Year.
No.
....1,200
...,1,'JUI
....1.333
...1.421
Year.
1907...
1908...,
1909...,
1910...,
1911...,
1912...,
1913..,,
No.
....1.832
,...1.880
....2.0W5
....2.SK!
... .2.188
ItcjO...
1001, .,
1902...
1H03...
1901.
1903.
l!K5,
1.400
1,507
1,708
Railroads Eunning
Into Omaha Open !
Large Sums of Money
)jkti year was a busy ono for tho
railroads centering In Omaha and mill
ions of dollars were expended In doubQ
tracking old lines, extending new ones
nnd Improvements of a jtenernl char
acter.
Tljo Missouri Pacific expended more"
than 12,000,000 In doublo tracking nnd ro
bulldlnir tho Belt lino and putllnK Its
Nebraskn lines in tho liest possible con
dition. In addition, it equipped Its trains
Into Omaha with new rolling stock, all
of tho ItfiH that could bo put chased in
tho markots. For the comlne year this
road has mint good things In storo for
On. alia. Tho officials contemplate tho
erection ot a mammouth freight housa
to replace the old one that has becomo
too small, for the business. Then too,
It" has nbout completed the plans tor
cxtennlvo freight yards nnd terminals at
Ilalston, which with tho new freight
depot, will cost consldcrublo over
tl.000,000.
While the Milwaukee has doOi nothing
on tho weJt sldo of tha Missouri river,
It ruts unproved iim omnha-Chlcsgo line;
making it ono ot tho. best between' the
two cities. This has been done by tho
expenditure of tnoro than ?10,000,OX n
practically rebuilding the lino. Tho en
tire dlstanco has been double tracked
with the heaviest of steel. Now bridge
havo been constructed and tho curve
have been eliminated and tho credo cut
doyn, '
Mlllloiin by lIurlliiKtmi,
During tho year tha llurllnston ex
pended more than tl.000,000 in territory
tributary to Omaha; Nearly $800,000- wan
expended lt replacing rails with the
heaviest kinds of steel. On tho Powder
river extension, $3,000,000 was expended
nnd tho lino opened to Casper. Work Is
still progressing east ot thero andwbe
foro tho end ot the present year, Omaha
will have another short line to tho north
west couht country. Tho Ashland bridge
was rebuilt at an enormous cost, $90,COO
already having brcn expended. This
hrlduo Is ot concrete and steel and is one
that wilt last Indefinitely,
OOief bridges on tho lines out ot Omaha
have been constructed at a cost of $110,.
000, whtlo Industry and team tracks at
numerous stations havo been put In at
'an expense of $323,000. Other Improve-
mentu, such aa coaling stations, tanks,
lpe lines and block signals costing
$10),000, or more, have been put In.
The Northwestern' expenditure during
tho year has been closo to $1,000,000, the
biggest Item being bridged and bridge
bcttcrmcntH, costing $340,000. All of the
engines Used west ot the Missouri river
have been converted Into oil burners and
this at a cost of $43,000. Uepalrs to build
lns have amounted to tltO.OoO, while new
buildings have cost $76,000. industry
trucks and track to Industry costing
$71,000, have been laid and $130,OQQ ex
pended, lit track bettorments. Storage
tanks for oil have cost J30.COO and putting
eleotrlo headlights on engines a like sum,
while steel water tanks along tho lines
have cost $15,000.
.Ntw I.Iiivn Added.
The Union 1'aclflc, always adverse to
giving figures relative to expenditures
tor Improvements and betterments, has
spent large sums during tho last year.
It has purchased a largo number ot new
locomotives and cars of all kinds,
erected numerous new depots, coaling
stations and other buildings. This road
during the year has completed the Gib
bon-Hastings cut-off, twenty-seven nillea
and the Qering-llalg branch and the
Lion brangh, cloven miles. It has laid
twenty-five miles of now yard and side
track and added sixty-three miles of
double track, thus giving It a doublo
track entirely acroes Nebraska and more
than 7(0 miles of doublo track between
Omuha and Ogden, 1,000 miles.
The block signal was extened eighty
eight miles and at Noith ILatto and
Kvanston Immense round houses were
constructed. A fine depot was built at
Hastings and numerous smaller ones at
stations along the several lines. More
than 2,000 freight cars were added to the
equipment.
THEATERS PAY LARGE END
OF OMAHA LICENSE MONEY
David llerkowlts, city license Inspec
tor, collected 1.607 licenses during the
year, and tlu receipts, of the department
totaled $13,903. The largest sum was
received from theaters, whose license
fees for the year, paid In to Uerkawltz
assistant, John JUthiesen, amounted to
$2,700.
BRIDGES C0STLAR6E SUM
County Surveyor Makes Report on
Work Done in Douglas County.
TELLS OF I10AD WORK DONE
Cement Cutter! Ileplncr Small
ItrldKrs In Mnny I'lnres Snyi
County Iloatln Arc Kept In
(nud Condition.
According to a report prepared by
County (Surveyor Louis Adams Douglas
county, during tho year 1913, spent $138,
578.58 on Its roads and bridges. Thin In
cludes alt stcol, concrete and wood
bridges, and all culverts. The rebuilding,
nnvlnr and renali-lne of the naved roads.
Tho opening of new roads, the cost of
miul condemned nnd tho upkeep of all
roads and bridges.
Thero havo been a number of small
steel and wooden bridges, and two Elk
horn river bridges rebuilt, that were
washed away during tho flood of the
spring of 1911, nnd Douglas and Baundcrs
counties nre rebuilding the bridges over
the east channel of the Platte river west
of Valley, 9fi0 feet of which was carried
away and ns much more dnmaged by the
ice the same spring. Of this COO feet is
bo'ng replaced by steel nnd the balance
repaired. It l tho Intention nf the
mlsftlonera to fill most of this with sand,
and top It with earth
The county has bought a steam roller
nnd the necessary tools for repairing tho
macadam roads, of which tho county
Iiah about thlrty-nlno mllns, nnd has had
a crow of men repairing the Military
road which is about completed
Tho county also has a crew putting In
Cement culverts In placo ot small bridges,
which are cheaper than pipe, nnd It
will only be a few yearn until the
county will have done nwny with small
bridges entirely.
Tho county has completed about 8t,CO0
cubic yards of deep grading In dlfffcrcnt
parts of tho county on the earth roads,
of which thero aro C0 miles. Thcso have
been kept In good shape with the use
of two blade machines at a cost ot $63
per mile.
Kuch ot tho elcvon road overseers has
a small made macnino tor nxing ruts
and washouts; also there nre a number
ot farmers who nro dragging thn roads
around their farina at $1 per mile, but
this Is In excess of what other counties
aro paying and will be cut uown to
about TCc
Tho county roads have been kept In
good condition the last year owing to
the enro and attention given by Mr.
Harto, chairman of tho road and brldgo
commlttco. who has given all his time
to tho work, going over the roads with
tho county engineer, and other members
of the hoard. Tho county engineer and
highway commissioner's reports will be
ready in a short time, showing tho en
tire expondlturo during the last year.
Boiler Inspector
Issues Don'ts for
the Coming Year
H. TT. Wolfe, city boiler inspector, asks
operators of steam hollers to observe tho
following "don'ts" In order to lend sonio
aid to the smoko abatement campaign:
Don't put fire Into a boiler furnace un
til you nre assured that It has sufficient
water In it.
Don't expect tho plant to operate effi
ciently or smokelcssly unless you have
the necessary draught of air through
grates, flro bed, stack connections and
smokestack, to give you proper combus
tion of the fuel ued.
Don't put coal enough Into a furnaco to
last several hours, when the fuel supply
should be replenished at reasonable In
tervals, and thou spread so as to cover
the wholo grate surface at a uniform
depth, thus helping to abate smoke.
Don't crlttclso your neighbor for main
taining a nuisance, unless your own back
yard Is clean.
Don't wait for "Bill to do It first." If
yoii wont a nuisance abated; help your
neighbors to abate It by lending your co
operation, remembering that with an
ounce of reason you can do more with
an Intelligent person than with a pound
of force.
Don't think the smoke nuisance cannot
be abated, hut try and think how to as
sist In tho effort, and do It.
Don't forget that smoke abatement
means a conservation of the fuel re
sources ot the country.
Don't doubt that the campaign for ths
abatement of the smoke nuisance Is on.
for many of our best citizens who have
already Installed smoke prevention de
vices, or are Installing them at present,
can testify to tho fact; anl further, the
effort will be more vigorous as time
progresses and conditions pormlt.
Don't allow yourself to believe that you
can get tno samo results from an in-
tenor graue or ruci that can be obtained
from tho better grades, for fuel should be
Judged by Its relative heat unit value,
and not by Its bulk.
Don't hesitate to call on the smoke In
spector at any time you need his service,
for he needs your co-operation nnd as
slstanca lit the effort to clean up Omaha
and will appreciate the same.
RECORDS OF CASES BEFORE
CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT
Records of criminal business in the of
fice of County Attorney Magneyi show
1M convictions and fifteen acquittals for
1913, as compared with 143 convictions and
twelve acquittals in 1912. Figures In con
nection with major crimes are similar to
those of last year. Forty-five cases were
dismissed for want of e Vlence In 1913; In
191S there were thlrty-clt?.t.
Following are the records for the two
years:
CONVICTIONB.
1913.
Mi:
Homicide
4
5
Drenklng and entering ,.
tlrand larceny
nobbery ...,.
Felonious assault ,
Forgery
(9
18
16
9
11
63
IS
10
9
10
30
143
1912
1
Miscellaneous
Totals US
ACQUITTALS.
1911
Homicide 3
lireaklng and entering S
S
tioiwery
Assault
Grand larceny
Other crimes
2
3
3
Totals
Nulled, 1913. 4S. 1912, SS
IS
Bossie Advises the
Inspectors of the
Country Dairies
Claude F. Bossie, city dairy Inspector,
In his annual report to Health Commis
sioner. It. W. Connoll recommends Im
mediate Inspection ot dairies In the farm
district adjacent, to Omaha and tho ap
pointment of an Inspector whose solo
duty It shall bo to inspect stores, pas
teurizing stations and restaurants.
The total cost of maintaining this de
partment during tho year was $2,749.19,
Including salaries, livery and transporta
tion and supplies.
Concerning the Inspections made by his
department Bosslo says:
I Onlv two dalrvmun foiled to reach the
"'rlng VhS-Vr "S fcWrS Www
cows tthat the dairymen held over from
tho year previous) tested for tuberculosis.
Of thepo eoventy-thrce reacted and wero
condemned and slaughtered. Of theso
thlry were from one dairy and tho pro
prietor delayed somewhat In disposing of
same. After tho tlmo limit had explrad
for disposition or tlice conucmneu an
imals, complaints had to bo filed dally In
police court. This had the desired ef
fect nnd they wero properly disposed of.
1 mado M2 Inspect ons ot dairies, and
forty-six rc-lnspectlons.
During tno year mo ionowing ''
pro omenta were mado In dairies: isew
barns constructed, eight; new milk
houses constructed, twelve; cement floors
put In barns, ten; cement floors put In
milk nouses, cigiit.
Makes Milk Safe.
Continuing Bossie b report says:
in miillHnn in fnrtn lnsoectlon. intelli
gent personal supervision of the detailed
work In a dairy is essential to tho pro
duction of clean, "safe" milk and the
only way the results of farm Inspection
can bo ascertained Is by un examination
of the milk takun from tho wagon when
ready for delivery to tne consumer.
It Is, of course, obvious that with a
model equipment in a modern barn It will
bo easier to produce clean milk than when,
hundlcappcd with a poor outfit, but our
usual' procedure has been not to Insist
upon moro or less costly improvements In
uny dairy when such dairy was already
producing clean milk uu shown by our
bacteria examinations. Authorities and
sclent'.sts agree that the cleanliness ot
iv milk supply 1 best Judged by tho bac
teria content. Not all bacteria found In
milk, however, Is harmful, In fact nearly
all Is what Is known aa "lactic acid
bacteria, which la harmless.
Our bucturlologtst, ur, aiiuaru uuis
feldt, ha mado examinations for various
forms of bacteria and not a single In
stance have more than two of tho type
ot bacteria known aa "colon" been found
In a hample.
Maniple Arc Used.
Noxt In lmportanco to our bacteria
work Is tho chemlcul analysis of sam
ples; theso also aro taken from wagons
delivering to tho consumer. This analysis
shows whether the sample contains tho
amount of butter fat required by law, or
If It has been adulterated with water or
skimmed milk. More Important, howover,
the chemist also determines by his
analysis whether any preservatives have
been added to milk or cream to keep
tamo from souring. Jlero again I might
add that during tho year 1913 nearly 300
eamplea of milk and cream were tosted
for formaldehyde, borax, borlo acid, so
dium, formalin and nitrates ot all kinds,
Hint not In a slnglo Instanco did tho ex
aminations reveal the slightest trace of
uny milk, preservative.
During tho -year all recommendations
that 1 mado in my last annual report
wero Incorporated Into tho ordinances of
the city. The cream standard was raised
from 18 to 18 per cont, t.ho milk standard
was Increased from 3.0 to 3.2 per cent.
The bacteria standard was reduced from
1W.000 to 100,000 per c. c. during tho win
ter months. An ordinance was passed by
tho council compelling nil restaurants,
cafes and lunch rooms to sell milk In
bottles that were bottled and scaled at
tlm dalrlcM or creameries. After an nr-
lest and conviction of one of tho cheaper
class of restaurant men tor violation oi
this ordinance, the enso was appealed to
the district court nnd tho law declared
dltcrimlnatory nnd therefore unconstitu
tional. Another ordinance, however, to
roplaco this ono uj now being drawn by
tho city attorney and will bo prosontcd
for consideration to the council shortly.
Customs Receipts
Decrease Because
of Tariff Changes
On July 1, 1913, tho customs service was
entirely reorganized, tho districts out
down from 133 to 49. The Omaha district
Is No. 46 and comprises tho states of
Nebraska and Wyoming, and also in
cludes Council llluffs, In,, and tributary
territory. Tho headquarters of tho dis
trict Is Omaha, and l snow called tho
dUtrlct ot Omalia. Tho custom house at
Lincoln was continued, reports now to
Omaha and Is administered by the col
lector of customs at Omaha, with a dep
uty lu chargo at Lincoln. Figures for the
calendar year are not available, but It Is
known that the volume of business Is
larger than in any year in the history
ot the office, which means that Omaha
hs handled around $1,000,000 in valuo of
Imports from all parts ot the world,
These imports represent all classes ot
goods from every part ot the globe.
Tho new tariff act became effective Oc
tobcr 3. 1913, which made a material re
duction of duties along some lines and
will likely result in the collection ot ess
revenue, but tho volume of business will
be Increased, and possibly for' this reason.
! that In Umo the gross amount of revo-
nties will also Increase.
In addition to the regular customs bus
tness, Omaha was mado an exchange
office for the state of Nebraska for pos
tal union parcel post packages from all
over the world. The year closed Decern
her 1 for this class of business, and while
It was estimated that the office would
only handle around 3,000 packages for the
year, the report shows that there were
handled 14,797 customs packages. This
business haa. grown so largo that a spe
cial cago Is being Installed In the first
floor of tho posttffflce for the purpose qt
facilitating the handling of these pack
ages, and this will be put In operation
some time during January.
City License Income
Amounts to $265,020
City Clerk Thomas J. Flynn's report
for the year 1913 shows a total of 4.669
licences Issued and total receipts of $265,
020.95. Ot the amount received the largest
sum, tl.WS, ramu from theater licenses,
and $2,625 from the sale ot dog tigs.
Milk wagons, pawnbrokers and billiard
halls were next In amounts pa'd for
licenses. With the exception of the dog
tags the majority of licenses sold were
(or milk wagons, stores and second-hand
, , dealers.
1 During the year 634 ordinances were
. J placed on first and second readings, and
Slot th's number 612 reached the third
"jj reading. Altogether l.i73 pages were
I added to the clerk a record.
STREETS AND ALLEYS CLEAN
City Highway Maintained at Cost
of $126,000.
NEW PLAN OF FLUSHING USED
Destruction Cn lined by Tornado Kn
tnll Kxtrn Expense for Depart
ment Controlled by Cntn
niliMlonrr Kunrel.
Al C. Kugcl, commissioner of street
cleaning and maintenance, In spite of
tho havoc caused by the tornado,
stretched his financial apportionment to
the limit and covered the entire city. The
roport for the year shows a new scheme
of street cleaning, and tho tact that much
curbing was reset, work formerly per
formed by the department of public Im
provements. The report follows;
The different branches under which this
department Is governed were allowed the
following appropriations for the year 1913:
.Maintenance or all pavement 115.000
Grading and opening up unpaved
streets and alleys 20,000
Street cleaning 60.000
Weed cutting 1,000
Total $126,000
...t.-Bu t.i'iJtiii'iiuiiuiia nitiuuu till ntuur,
tool oxpense, material and new equipment.
A nil ... ... n ftr n 1 1. .. 1 . ..11-1 ,
n... lima, j u, WIU V Ul 1 IlllUI 1 1 III 191 IUU
during the year, "under their classified
1 T I .. t. 1 1 1 1 . . .
rcua, ,a iiuivwmi kivcii;
Blocks unpaved streets nnd nl-
iuy eruuoii anu rounued up.. 1,473 :u
niocks of washouts filled 6.V 52fi
Blocks of pavement cleaned.. 74,590 109,272
Blocks cleaned by flushing
(summer mnntfin 1i lis 9 1Y1
Blocks of weeds cut 2495 1,942
Holes filled 329 313
Loads of cinders Rallied 4S 16.1
Loads of sweenlm-H rnmnvml ..is KM Tiii
Loads of crushed asnhalt
hauled to Center ntrenl rv.
Loads of crushed asnhnlt
hauled to Leavenworth street
New cnlvertn ..
94
51
Curb reset (foi1
641
4.611
Concrete In 111 Cumin rrt v,1 V
Asphalt laid (square yds.)....35,'76S
ihiu 'square ycis,) 3,cot
Stono laid (square yds.) 10.8S4
-our Mllcn of Xew .StreotH.
Thero are 107 miles ot caved streets and
2CC miles of unpaved streets, and- alleys
to bo maintained and kept In good repaid.
Muring tho last year, thero was approxi
mately four miles of new streets nneneil
up nnd one and one-half miles ot alloys.
Tho fifty-one new culverts put in by this
department and the C41 feet of curbing
reset heretofore havo been n part of tho
work of tho department of public im-
Tovemcnts. Previous to tho last voar.
the expenso of labor, upkeen and malnte.
nanco of the numerous waste paper boxes
has been taken from the general fund.
This year this department boro this ex-
pcDHe.
During the year tho city was divided
Into seven districts for flushing purposes.
Tho majority of theso were covered
overy week, the balance every two weeks.
Tho most important of tho now equipment
added to this department durlnir th Inst
year was .tho purchaso ot flushing wagons
tor tho cleaning of paved streets. So
satisfactory wero the results gained by
this Investment that t 1ft tho Intention
Uurlng the coming year t'o make a fur
ther, uddltloii to this equipment.
The Jast year has been oxeentlnn'nllv
hard on tho finances of this department.
the destruction Caused bv tho tornado tn
tho streets and pavements being extreme.
This had to be thoroughly examined be
fore any idea could bo gained aa to the
nature or tho loss caused thereby, not
to speak of the extra exnenso In th hlr.
ing of special gangs of men to clear
away tho dobrla and the hiring of extra
teams to nave, tho samo hauled away.
Notwithstanding thn nuxlulllnpn frnm IIia
relet committee, tho drain on this de
partments exchequer was severely felt.
Cas Commissioner
Says Lights Are in
Better Condition
Gas Commissioner Joseph P. Butler, In
his annual statement to tho mayor, says
gas was served to consumers In a more
uniform manner In 1913 than any previous
year. The pressure varied only 1.2. But
ler says:
"During the year 1913 this department
has Increased the flow of gas from three
cublo feet per hour to three and one-halt
feet, adding 20 per cent to the efficiency
of tho service at Increased cost of $2 per
lamp. We have also bought all supplies
used tn this department direct from the
manufacturers, thereby saving from 20
to 30 per cent. Instead of buying from
middlemen, which was formerly the cus
tom." Following is the department's statistical
report:
Tests for heat units, 301; tests for light
units, 118; tosU for sulphur, 12; tests for
specific gravity. IS: tests for sulnhldn
hydrogen, S04; meters tested. 295; meters
tested on complaint of consumer, 67;
average net II. T. t', for year, 003.4; maxi
mum net B. T. V. for year. 001.1; mini
mum net B. T. r. for year, 69S.3; average
gross n. T. IT. for year, G4S.2: maximum
gross 11. T. f for year, 654; minimum
gross B. T. l for year. 644.9; average
candlepower, 21.3; average grains of sul
phur. 3.S3; average specltlo gravity. .6S2;
maximum pressure of gas water In. 5.2;
minimum pressure of gas water In, 4.
BANDLE FILES REPORT OF
THE REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Reductions In the number of ri ...
tate transfers and in the tnemnn rrm
filings mark the annual report of Frank
Y. Bandle. register of deeds. A surplus,
however, of about $5,650 was turned over
to the county treasurer by this office.
Real estate transfers decreased in total
valuation from the record sum of $17,
1K.6I4 In 1912. to $9,371.31. about the same
as in 1911. The expenses of the offlco
were $13,600 In 191f. and $13,112.50 In 1912.
The report follows:
No.
1912
$1.3K
1.4K
l.HQ
1.7$U
2.051
I.ICO
1.9)7
l.TO
l.lS
1.097
1.6
1.0K
No. 1913
Inst- Re
FIIihI celpts
Inst.
Filed
.. 1.144
.. 1.16S
.. 1,417
.. 1,465
., 1,612
.. 1.474
.. 1.IS4
Jammrv
1,146 II,4v
February ....
March
1.130
1,35
1 412
1.W7
I.Kt
1.S02
1.341
1.170
1.3)9
1.14ft
1.207
1
l.
1,7
1.S49
1.SSJ
1.S04
1.W2
1.4
1,7
i.4n
i,r2
April
May
Junn
July
AUgUSt
KUnl.mhA
1.4J5
1.S62
October 1.SS4
lecember .... 1,259
Total 16,419 $20,309 1R.SJ6 $19,314
Real estate ' transfers In 1911 were
J9.SS0.277; 1912. $17.1K.611; 19U. $9,171,301.
More l.li-eiinen (.ranted.
At a meeting of the city commission
as an excise board three unprotested sa
loon licenses were Issued and forty-ftvc
druggists' permits to sell Intoxicating
llquom for medicinal purposes were
granted.
Police Make Their
Report of Crime
and of Accidents
The annual report of tho police depart
ment shows that the year of 1913 has
been a busy one, although In respects
much different from that of 1912. In
creases In certain branches ot police
work have been offset by decreases In
others, which catalogues the last year
ns ono of very ordinary events. Follow
ing Is a summary of tho happenings:
1913.
Persons killed lu auto acci
dents 1912.
Persons Injured In auto acci
dents Automobllo accidents
Accidents reported
92
83
431
300
Arrests made 13.1SS 12,592
uuimings secured, being found
open 451
Burglars fruatratod 3
Dead bodies reported and
taken to morgue 101
293
16
107
22
1S9
3,315
74
34
9
677
5,401
Destitute persons cared ror..
Fires attended 1
Insane persons cared for
Lodgers accommodated
Lost children taken to
parents
Lost children taken to sta
tion Murders .
206
111
6,940
40
22
0
Nuisances and dead animals
reported "
Calls for patrol wagon 0,202
n?.! .......r. U.024 10.294
Meals furnished prisoners 30,904 25.CC2
Packages stolen. property
recovered 532
676
:,6it
IV)
211
153
2S
34
43
53
35
At
111
Prisoners takon to county
Jail
Hick and Injured taken home.
Sick and Injured takon to
2,634
212
hospital
338
174
32
47
44
29
2
44
Sick nnd Injured taKen 10 sta
tion Shooting affrays
Stabbing or cutting affrays..
Strav teams cured for
Stray horses taken up
Suicides reported....,
Suicides attempted. ............
Turned over to Juvenllo offi
cers Amount of property reported
99
$40,74S
stolen
PACKERS SHOW INCREASE
(Continued from Page Thirteen.)
work to be. on the same lines aa that
carried out In the work In this division
during the year Just past.
Two or three new concrete subwaya
leading from the yards to tho various
packing houses, relieving any congestion
In the handling of stock going to slaugh
ter, and facilitating the movement of
fresh stock coming on the market are
being considered as part of the work for.
1914. '
Extensive repairs to the L street via
duct and additional work about tho new
horse bnrn to complete, this structure In
all its details go to make up a largo
portion ot tho work contemplated for
next year, entailing an expenditure ot
approximately $12G,000.
As a medium between the stock growor
nnd the general public the South Omaha
Live Stock exchange has steadily ad
vanced during the last year to a posi
tion of vantage among tho exchanges of
the west and the northwest. "Equity.
In trade" Is the basic prlnclplo ot the ex
change, according ,to Secretary A. F.
Stryker.
T.K-linnite Atlvunctnir.
One of tho mala features of the ex
change is the protection of both tho
shipper and tho seller and tho buyer to
the end that dishonest practices may not
creep Into the trado. During the year
1913 there were handled at the South
Omaha, yards approximately 92,000 cars of
live stock. This live stock was sold by
the members of the exchange at tho
rate of about four sales per car., or an
nggregate for tho year of something like
SfiS.OOO transactions. During this period
there were but nine disputes In trade
serious, enough to, call for the attention
of our arbitration committee. This lc
considered proof conclusive of the sys
tematic, honest manner In which this
large volume of business was transacted.
New fields for the distribution of tho
feeder stock of the range are constantly
being opened up. The commission man 's
not only seeking to secure shipments of
live stock to this market, Jbut la also
hustly engaged In securing additional out
lets for this stock. Feeder Bheep from
the Omaha market are today well known
In New York. Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Thousands
of feeder cnttle from this market are to
day being fetl In Indiana. Kentucky and
other far distant states.
This enlarged market as compared with
years past is chiefly the result of ac
tivity upon the part of tho members of
the exchange and tha stock yards man
agement. Competition between tho sev
eral large market centers of the country
Is very keen and that markt best suc
ceeds which Is most wide-awake In not
only securing live stock, but tn cqnvert
Ing It Into the largest possible amount of
money. Those engaged In the live stock
business at South Omaha feel sure that
within a few years this market will be
outclassed by nono In the United States.
Its geographical location upon the edge
of the producing country and Its prox.
Imlty to tho heart of tho corn bolt seem
to make this reasoning very logical.
The Membership.
The membership of the South Omaha
Live Stock exchange Is approximately
250, This seems small as compared with
other commercial organizations, but when
one stops to think, however, that during
tho year Just passed these 250 men handled
live stock to the value of more ,than $123,-
000,000 tho business per capita runs into
largo figures.
Representatives of alt the live stock
Interests hero are at present arranging
for a trip to Cheyenne, Wyo.; Sale Luke
City. Utah, and Denver, Colo., to attend
the meeting of the Wyoming Wool Grow
era' association, the National Wool
Growers' association and tho American
National Live Stock association whteh
arc to be held tho latter part of this
month.
Oases Appealed
from the Police
Court Are Douhled
Pollee court business for the year 191J
ran a bit short of the record of 1912, so
far as a lucrative showing Is concerned.
In the matter of appeal cases, however,
records were more than doubled.
Following Is a comparative record of
the two years:
1913. 1911.
Fines
CkU
Forfeited bonds .
.$ 9.SCO.00 $11,604.60
. 2.330.50 3.743.M
16,504.35 14.13X70
Total rash received C3.63t.T3 $29.37270
Appeal case. 1913. R79 1911,
Bound over, 1913. 214 112 m
HUMMEL GRATEFUL TO ALL
Park Commissioner Thanks Those
Who Helped Him Out.
MANY GAVE HIM ASSISTANCE
Moth. Individuals nnd Corporation
Lent urforla In llenuttf ylnit
Varlotin Pnrta nf Omnlin
nnd Vicinity.
Joe B. Hummel, park commissioner.
In making his annual (sport, expressed
his thanks for assistance rendered by
Improvement clubs, .Norrls & Norrls, J.
E. George, the Union Pacific railroad,
Mrs. George A, Joalyn and others. Ills
report follows:
llanscom park received the greatest
Improvement of any of the parks In tho
system. There has been erected tho con
servatory donated by Mrs. George A.
Joslyn and the rebuilding and vunstruc
tion ot greenhouses, with walks unci
steps, necessitating an expenditure of
$10,uuo, $2,000 of which was donated by
Mrs. Joslyn. From other funds It waj
pcuslblo to complete the greenhouses m
ono season. Two comfort stations hae
been built during the season, with fitting
planting to obscure the walls; also a
broad walk was laid around the pond,
leading to the pavilion.
In Levi Carter park a lagoon com
prising some thrco acres has been ex
cavated and the earth used. In- filling
tho low lands. Tho Union Pacific llub
road company removed the tracks lead
ing to tho tcu housos around tho banks
of the lake to the outer edge of the
park on a grade built by this depart
ment. This was done by tho company
at a large expenso and had it not been
done the expenditure could not have been
mado by. the city this year. Grading and
sloping of the banks haa been accom
plished to a noticeable extent. One thou
sand trees have been planted and tho
park at the northwest ts now ready to
receive detailed, attention, and It Is hoped
by andthcr year that tno 'park will be
opened to tho public.
Parks AH Maintained.
The work In Fontenelle, .Miller, Elm
wood and IUvervlew parks has been mat
of general maintenance. Of tho .smaller
parks Carolyn Mercer park haa received
the most Improvement. Grading and
building of' sldowalks and euros lias
been the principal work, but bids have
been advertised for and funds set aside
for tho paving of the boulevards, which
will bo accomplished when weather per
mits. By the donation of funds from the
Omaha Street Railway company. 11 was
mado possible to give a scries ot cou
certs in tho various parks. Materials
have been bought for the construction
of a portable bandstand, which la now
being built.
Playground apparatus was purchased
and a plot of ground set apart In Han
scorn park was equipped with slides,
teeters and swings, and other dovlcoi
aro being assembled In tho park work
shop, so that when the season of 1911
opens playgrounds In several ot the
parks and tho corners set apart tor
tho children will bo established. On the
triangle seats have been built and the .
ground put In good order for ball games.
There grounds along the boulevard wlll
be Improved tho coming season.
Ot the boulevards, asldo from, keeping
them In condition, there has been ti
largo amount of grading on ' the boule
vard north of Bcmls park to Maple
street, and work under contract" Is being
rapidly completed to Thirty-first and
Sprugue, and on a part, of- It graded
trees have been set out " The Hanny
Hollow boulevard, with thV cb-dperatlon
ot j. ji. ucorgo. nas Decn avoiapcnranu
will make ono of the, 'pleasing drives In
the ,dty. Florence boulevard nt Ohio
street received considerable attention In
lowering the grado and Improving the
corners.
Howell Summarizes
Work of the Water
Board for the Year
R. Beecher Howell, general manager
ot the metropolitan water district, in his
annual report summarizes tho work ot
his board, ot directors and himself as
follows.
The year 1913 has been one of the most
Importunt years in the history of Omaha n
water plant bo far as construction and
'development is concerned. Tho forty
eight-Inch pipe line leading from Flor
ence to the city was completed during
tho fore' part of the year. As a conse
quence the management has been able to
close down tho Hurt street pumping sta
tion, with the result that water of better
quality, so far as bacteria aro concerned
has been furnished since the new plp
line has been put into use. In oddlttor
marked Improvements haVo been madi
lit tho water supply afforded, so far uj
turbidity Is concerned, through tho re
construction of the sedimentation basin!
at the Florence plant. The capacity ol
these basins has been Increased 10 pel
cent, so that there Is now a total capao
Ity for sedlmentutlon basins of some 80.
000,000 gallons, or something moro that
four days" water supply. In other words
at the present tlmo water passing through
the sedimentation basins requires four
days for passage. As a result or thest
Improvements in the settling basins th
turbidity of tha water, for Instanoe, foi
tho month of November, 1912. was on at
average or 2.5, whereas the average tur
bidity for tho month ot Novomber In tht
year 1913 was 4.3.
These Improvements Include the con.
structlon of tho new forty-elght-lnch plp
line and Its completion, now affordi
Omaha an ample supply of water to mec
all emergencies. At the Florence pump
ing station there have also been Instullcc
four new bolters or w-norsepower eucn
together with automatic stokers and 1
new chimney and underground flue lead
Ing from these boilers and affordini
capacity for additional boilers has beet
largely completed. The second coal stor
age plant developed la Omaha, for stor
age ot coal under water haa also been
installed at the Florence pumping sta.
tion, together wit locomatlve crane foi
handling' coal. As a result some 6.W
tons of coal were purchased this fall at
a saving of something like $2,000 In the
cost of the coal alone, as through tho
storage and the availability Of the loco
motive crane it was possible to stare coal
as It has never been possible before,
therefore the coal could be purchased
when cheap.
The Walnut Hill basins have been re
paired and put in order, being thoroughly
lined throughout at an expense of about
$25,0u0. In addition, sixteen miles have
been added to the distribution of the
water plant probably more miles of- dis
tribution than hag ever been added to the
plant slncp Its construction. In addlttor
tq sixteen miles of dlstrubutlon malnt
there have also been added 204 hydrants
probably twice aa many hydrants at
have ever been added to tho system lr
any one year, thus greatly increasins
tho pofstblltlles of fire protection.
Ono thousand six hundred and slxtv
three new services have been added dur
ing the year, an Increase of about 5 pet
cent tn the number of live services. A
a consequence at the present there are 8
total of about 25.600 services now In use
In other words, about 2,000 new servicct
have been added to the water plant sine
Jul"" Wit! talten over by e city or
In addition to the above work com
pleted, there Is under construction a
new reservoir at Walnut Hill that will
double the present storage capacity at
that plant. The excavation on this work
Is about 25 per cent completed.
A7,tho . orenco pumping station twe
additional boilers of 400-horsepower each
together with stokers have been ordered
and their foundations are now being pre
pared, also thero Is under constructor
)r.ihe Floren!'e Pumping station a 3D,
000,000-gallon low service centrifugal
months'" W'" deI1 w-th.n
