The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-07-13

! ton to aid the Southwestern rood, win U
following result, some OF ::ssc::e voting in th
negative a.yiag thas they could rot see th
point in giving the company aid chen the
had refused it, Aye-Hicks, McWhirt-2
nays-Eaion, Harmon, Hines Harbisor
Hiatt, Jewett, Miller, Murphy, spencer-s
Mr.. Hines then made his motion 10 recon
slider the vote by which the K. p. stock Ia
been given to the Ceuiral, but owing to tn
lateness Of the hour an adjournment va
effected. The Board meets Al 10 O'Clock S
m, to-day
SATURDAY, June 9Th.
The County Board met yesterday mornin
in the District Court room, at half past Il
O'Clock. 49, b.
Gen. Sherry presented series Of resolu
tons from . meeting of cit,,ens held on III
arees short time BEFORE aakiag The Boar
10 reconsider their scsios, b which they ha'
decided 70 submit the question Of giving th
Kanaas Paiec boads to the Csatzal Road
On motion Of Mr.. Harnoa the resolution
were received and PLACED On Gle.
C. W. Helm, Esq, aid he had been re
guessed to aafe some ficts relative to the po
sition Of the Kansas Central Road. He ha1
listened to the elequence Of Col. Burnes, bu
when the people asoertainsd the real f.ct
he thought the Central Road psopositior
would enlist the support Of all the voters
A few days ago petition had been circula
ted and numerously signed asking the Boart
to do jua what they were, BY the resolution.
presented by Gen. Sherry, asked to recon
slider. He thought there had been change
in public sentiment. As 70 all the promises
Of Col Rurnes, this railroad question had
been pending for six weeks and yet not &
word has been heard from Mr.. Tracy.
Their proposition is only verbal one. The
speaker here spoke Of Col R.rnes - inclined
to gobble bonds, &c.
Mr.. McManus, member Of the Board, in
terrupted Mr.. Helm, and said he would not
sit there quietly and hear imputations cast
upon an absent friend, and he should hold
any one responsible who made personal at
tacks on Col. james Burnes.
Mr.. Helm said he had not ussd any Ian
guage that could be construed into per.
sonality.
Mr.. Hines said nothing in connection with
the Chicago Il Southwestern road vas before
the Board, and therefore discussion about
that road vas ont of order.
Mr.. McManus again declared that he
should stand by his personal friends, though
be had no desire to interrupt Mr.. Helm in
anything he had to say on the questions BE-
fore the Board.
Mr.. Helm here gave way to Mr.. Eaton, Of
the Board, who said the proposition TO give
aid to the LeavenvoEth & Sothern Kansas
road was properly before the Board, contin-
ued from Last nights proceedings, and that
gentlemen were present who derired TO speak
ON the question.
A motion was adopted to take up that
question, and Mr.. Jeweti offered an amend
ment making the amount in county bonds
offered 500, 600 instead Of $500
Mr.. Harmon said they were working un-
der the operation of the previous question,
and therefore the amendment could not pro-
perly be entertained. r...
H. T. Green, Esq, in behalf of the
Leavenworth 4 Southwestern road, came
forward and said he felt like saying but Lis
lie, there was 90 much Installation. II
was idle to discuss propositions before they
knew whether or not companies would nc.
cept the terms; therefore, before entering
upon any extended remarks be would, with
the consent Of his fellow corporators. there
present. strike out the words twenty-five
from the L. & S. K. proposition, making the
amount,of boods 500, OOoinssead of$l25, 900.
He believed that all three OF the propositions
should be presented. The city and county
both demanded Il; It would create an equal
ity Of interest and make harmony. He was
sorry that no arrangement had been effected
With the Chicago & Southwestern, ~ he
deemed thst road of vital importance TO our
city. He said he bad asked Judge Aller
Why they wouId not accept the $500 in
county bonds, and the reply was that the
road could never carry them in the county.
It would cost more than it would come to, to
DO it. The speaker said he believed it was
not yet too late to make terms with that line.
But We cannot succeed without harmony. If
We get into wrangle the conflicting elements
will defeat any proposition that may be pre-
sented. He vas for peace. He believed
hat before the Board adjourned some propo-
sition would be laid before them that would
harmonic all the intssests, and that It would
all come out right at last. Mr.. Peters, Of the
Topeka & Santa Fe Road, had
been DESTROYS Of living here, for two years
past, and there was no doubt but that il the
$50, 900 in county bonds were offered him
he would bsild the Topeka road. He vas
already building road from, Carbondale TO
Lxwrence, which would be heavy cut ID On
Topeka, and if We did not ges the Topeka
road, We could induce him to come through
from Lawrence here. Mr.. Green then
referred at length TO the advantageous con-
nections that would be secured BY the roedl
10 De Soto, and intimating that Stevens, Of
he Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas road, could be-
induced tp come here.
Mr.. Eaton, Of the Board, said he va in
avor Of road in thai part Of the county,
but he thought the movement premature.
We could only secure connection with Joy
4 Olashe, and he wosA noa send much
feight over LeavenwossA road. We were
,ol On The Joy line. To 81 ooanecaioo with
stevens We must go one hundred miles fur
her south. and perhaps Mr.. Stevens would
rot favor Us after all. He Thought il would
,e bea,er 10 delay until The next meeting Of
be Board, and in the msaAlime The CON-
ANY could confer with NJ. Stevens.
Dr.. Morris from the company, mid il
uoald be A. veil Cor the Board 10 vote to |
sbnit It nos, and BY the time The e,ecaion
ane on the cospos.sors would be pepared
o tell the people What cumsecsions tbey
,eaA make. Nahe people we're noa saais6ed
hey could vote it down.
Ahar few monsents more discusaiea the
Board adjourned till two O'Clock p. N.