Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-05
WHATS UP

WHATS Ups
This exclamation has burst from the
lips OF many during the past week. The
intense excitement throughout the city
men rushing to and fro crowds con-
gregated upon street corners prominent
men in close consultation with attorneys,
indicated some movement of unusual i'm.
por,ance--of public interest. We will
attempt to detail the causes OF this com
motion as we have been able to gather
them, relying upon future investigation to
establish the truth or error Of curren.
statements.
Some months since it was rumored thu.
Judge CAMPBELL was about purchasing,
for 900, CAsADY's new brick building
for Court House. The building was
erected with design to adapt the ground
floor for stores, and the upper floor for .
public hail. The building has neither the
location, arrangement, nor ornament suit
able for public edi6ce. The people we're
utterly unwilling to incur the expense Of
erecting Court House at present, or pur.
chasing the above expensive building for
that purpose, regarding the whole move
rnsns as one of pirate speculation, rather
than public good. From the public dis.
satisfaction manifested, it was hoped that
the project bad been abandoned. Last
Friday morning. however, it became known
that the matter had revived, assumed .
mere apgravating and suspicious charac.
ter. and was on the eve Of consum matiou.
The prrre noac agreed upon ,cas So, 900,
to he paid chiefly in bonds. When it il
remembered that nineteen.twentieths of
the people Of Woodbury. county are deci-
dedly opposed to the purchase-that the
whole scheme was devised and matured in
secret-that the public sentiment was
wholly disregarded-tbat the.true charac.
ter and progress If the contract were stu
diously concealed and every external cir.
cumstance gave TO the whole matter the
appearance Of base transaction, gross
fraud UPON the rights Of the people and
credit Of the county-it will not seem
strange that community should feel out.
ragged and indignant. Il was generally
felt that something. if possible, should be
done to prevent the preparation Of such
an iniquity.
Owing to the embittsred state Of politi-
cal, factious feeling heretofore existing
among us, but few seemed willing TO move
in the matter. Messrs. BosLsR and HE'D.
GEs we're most active in their exertious to
prevent it. Some were prompt to attri.
butte their hostility TO selfish motives, d.
leging that the interests of the county
suffered from their Jail contract last sam.
mer. We opposed the Jail project then,
nor do we we now assert that all was right.
We understand, however, from undoubted
authority that Messrs. BosLER and HEDcSs
are not only willing but DESTROYS that that
matter should undergo investigation and
See if all was not strictly honorable and
according to contract. Be this - il may,
their active opposition to the purchase Of
the Cassidy building is certainly commend.
able, and whatever their motives thei.
success in this matter would rebound 70
the welfare and honor Of the county.
On Friday Judge CAMPBELL sens il his
resignation to the County Clerk, which
was duly accepted and entered upon the
record. Afterwards Judge G. informed
the Clerk that his resignation was made
under durcss and threats Of Mr.. BosLEs,
which the latter gentleman ~ emphatical.
y denies. Friday evening public meet
ing was held, and resolutions passed con.
demning the project of purchase. The
e1eiiefaah' I'D 80. aba.s during Saturday,
vartota r"tnors being aaoAt, some contend.
ing thu tie contract was made and bonds
STOCKHOLDERS that bonds we're not Issued
from want Of the County Seal which mys.
teriousy aisaPpearsd On Friday. Fssqusn.
attempts were slds 70 ascertain he .ru.
coa!i..on Of negotiations. but Judge CAnr.
BELL, BY the advice d proiesssd fsissds.
refused to give any Satisfactory iaieeas.
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