White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18

led that the County needed . now Court
House and Jail. Let us. right here, re-
mark that the Commissioners, although
they are responsible to the people, arc
not their own msn-they do not control
their own actions. They are the tools
and puppets Of . single man-and who.
wondering reader. do you suppose that
man il? It is none other than Albert
Heed! He is actually the Dictator Of
Doniphan County, He controls your
finances. your taxes. and your most vital
interests Whatever he commands. the
9 Commissioners most implicitly obey.
We need not tell you what hs is-you
all know
As we have said, 1t was decided to
build Court House and Jail. The form
was gone through with Of advertising for
sealed proposals-the contract to be let
to the lowest responsible bidder. A plan
for the building was drawn up BY Albert
Heed. In accordance with the advertise
ment. proposals were sent in. and at the
proper time were opened. 1t was found
that one Ingalls, was the lowest bidder
and be appeared. prepared to execute q
boad for the performance Of the work.
he was . Republican. but his sursties
were several of the most ultra Democrats
in the County. and in every respect 70
sponsible men. It was agreed that be
was entitled to the contract; but for some
reason the consummation of the matter
was postponed for few days. Within
those few days, the Dictator issued bis
ukase. A firm in St. Joseph had put in
bid, the amount of which was $3.50
higher than the bid of Ingalls,. When
the time for decision came, to the sur.
prise Of al, the Commissioners awarded
the contract to the St. Joseph 6rm-and
the principal member Of that firm is q
brother.in.law to Albert Heed! Thus the
taxpayers Of the County werc swindled
out Of $3.50 at that sweepi
The Court House and Jail may now
be seen upon the Public Square, in on,
County Seat. Go and look at it. It il
. disgrace to Doniphsn County-sn un.
shapely mass. lily arranged, poorly ven
tilated, cramped, and inconvenient in
every way. But this is not al. The
contractors are to have some $4,000 in
cash, which is now due. Where is tht
money to como from? County warrant,
will be issued, and forced into market a,
about so cents on the dollar thus requi.
ring q, 900 in warrants to raise the
$4,000 in cash. The County will hav.
to redeem the face Of the warrants, and
the taxpayers must furnish the money
thus, in this operation, they will be swim.
died out Of the snug little sum of 81. 900
And yet we are not through. Good
judges declare that, at the highest esti.
mate. the building, when completed. will
not be worth more than $4,000; bu,
that, by the time it is finished. and bill.
for damages. extras. ETC.. are brought in
and allowed. it will have cost not cenl
less than $4,000! So that, instead oI
the people being swindied out of $3.50,
as the amount is generally supposed to
be, it will be $8,000l
Now, without mentioning numerou.
other extravagant expenditures, we will
confine oursslf to three items. Let u.
foot up the amounts, and see what the
result looks like:
Squandered on Jail contract, $4,000
Stolen school money, with inter.
est and costs, 1875
Whitehesd's fees, for indictipg
Free State men, 25
Total, $4,000
Taxpayers. there is q sight for you
At least $4,000 squandered by the
County Commissioners, and You must
foot the bill. There are, say 1000 70.
ters in tho County. Averaging the
amount among them, and each voter must
pay S5 Of this sum, Are Won able to do