The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11
TEACHERS CONVENTION.

TEACHERS CONVENTION.
lnxtttete Agreed q, aeA Ca.asaas
n Reeoanse06e6.
Pursuant to call from the County Supcriin
tendent and County Teachers' Executiv
COMMITTEE, q meeting of teachers was hel,
in the Office Of the County Superintendent OF
saturday, August 9Th, at two O'Clock. Tn
President of the County Teachers Associa
lion, II. ID. McCany, in the chair, and K
q r. McClarran, Secretary.
The President read the circular Of tht
State Superintendent of Public instruction
asking that the County Association cO-Ope
rate with State Institute to be held in the
countythis fall.
Remarks favorable to uniting the efforts Of
the State and County were made BY Messrs.
Mcary, Donovan and Blackman.
On motion of Mr.. Rlackman it was agreed
that the State and County Institutes should
he held conformity.
! 1t was further agreed that a weeks time
should be devoted to Institute work, begin
. ing ON Monday, October the 9th, and that
the county Superintent, who Is also Presi-
dent Of the county Association, should he
authorized to make inquiry as to the most
desirable place to hold the Institute.
Messrs. Putnam, Williams, Baker, Early,
| fethers and Frazer, were appointed in
i strnctOrs. ...
Messrr. Williams, Fethers, Frazer and the
State Superintendent were appointed to de-
Il liver evening lecturer.
Messrs. Bradshaw, Blackman and Moxy
and Miss Ray were appointedtO prepare and
! read essays.
II Institute work having been disposed of,
the County Superintendent recommended in
some very effective remarks, that the teach
ers appeal to the politicians and the public
4 generally, in favor Of keeping educational
offices in hands If EDUCATIONAL men, and out
4 side the arena of politics. lie presented the
/, following resolutions:
.cSotred, That We, the teachers of Leaven-
worth County, in Convention assembled, he
iieving, irrespective of party, that the educa-
K tIOnal Interests Of the county would he adj
! vanced by keeping purely educational offices
out of the arena Of politics, do respccpectfully
recommend to our County Convention, and
The public generally, that in this respect
regard be had for the opinions of the prac-
.ical educators of the county.
y Resolred, That We recommend to the ap-
'roaching nominating Convention, as our
election for the Office Of county Superinten-
lent Of Public Instruction, a practical teach
r and earnest advocate of popular education.
Ecsot,ed, That the County Superintendent
md the Chairman of the County Teachers
Executive Committee he appointed to pre-
ent our selection for nomination to the APP |
Preaching County Conventions.
The blank for candidate was left unoccu- |
lied so that the Convention could suitably |
e A. Al u r
solutions apart.
| After a brief discussion and consideration,
ne resolutions were almost unanimously
Elopted, and, ON motion of Mr.. J. Van
tmman, the blank was filled with the name
Mr.. Donovan, of Ieavenworth.
Remarks were made BY Messrs. McCary
I nd Williams on the importance of the
/ +achers' work, and the need for keeping it
! toOf from the excitement and strife Of pol
,ics ar.
On motion the Convention adjourned.
The LeavenW0rlh Bridge.
I, he Editor Of The Times:
The question is often asked BY one citizen
another: What does the contract between
be Bridge Company and the Chicago and
buthwestern Railroad Company amount to!
Having read the contract carefully, / find
Il. Fna-The consent of Boomer, or the
Turtles holding his stock, is to he obtained.
!>ecoad-Ten days after obtaining Boomers
ssent to this arrangement, the Bridge Com
any are to deliver to the Railroad Company
200, 600 bonds and 500, 600 of common or
ting stock.
1Knd-Boomer's stock, Sl75, 900, to re-
ain As voting stock, but without any right
make any further assessments on il As
| her stock
FoUh-No payments to be made by the
abroad until all the present assets of the
ridge Company Except the Boomer stock
te exhausted and the substrucfure of the
ridge is completed to the satisfaction Of the
mileage, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
,mpanv.
/ ETfth-After the sulstrncture is completed
the satisfaction of the railroad as above,
le Chicago & Southwestern Railroad is to
BY assessments on the supcrstructure.
iSirh-After the bridge is completed, the
bonner stock to be purchased with bonds of
le bridge and retired.
!Seremh-The Bridge Company have the
yh 10 contract with other railroad COM
mics, if il desires to do SO, but not COM
He'd to do so. .-. -.
The conclusion that l arrive at is this:
fHS-lhe lineage a SOutnWe.aefn /
abroad Company, under this contract, will
Tive 500, 600 bridge bonds, and, with the
,omer stock, 1915, 900 voting stock being
complete controlling power, within ten
, vs. after obtaining Boomers assent.
The railroad will have the use of these
nds to hypOthecate, and can direct how
money of this county and Of private
ckhclders shall be expended, and at any
definite date hereafter may annul the con-
act, return the bonds and abandon the pro-
I, without paying one cent or risking one
liar. -s ....... .s-..
.Sscoad-The railroad controlling the ma
-ity of the stock may contract with other
ads for permission to cross under certain
sirictions, but nothing in the contract COM
Is them to grant such permission ON any
rms Should such a contract he entered
to? J. W. NJ.