The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-21
CITY REFORM.

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In this connection let lis advert 10 rscen;
attempt of his to make demagogueical show
ng in the City Council. We extract from
he published Council proceeding:
By Anrhony-City Clerk to report valu-
ation OF real ard personal property and rate
Of tax eince organization Of the city.
This was offered BY Mr.. Anthony to throw
dus, into the peoples eyes by showing that
taxes were less under his administration than
in subsequent years, when in fact the present
burden of taxation is legacy Of his reign.
We susges, the substitution of the following
amended resolution:
Resolred, That the City Clerk make out
report in full and in detail of our city affairs
while ID. X. Anthony was Mayor. giving the
amount of the ciiy's Indebtedness in full up
to the time he took his seat, and the amount
of debt created by him and under his admin
istration, including all contracts entered into,
and other debts and reclams,ions and dam
ages following him and his acts, whether :
sued by him Or his successor, and publish
the same under sworn statement, setting
forth who the contractors were, 10 whom all
moneys were paid, and the consideration re-
ceived by the city.
Then publish statements Of all other ad-
ministrations preceding and following, in
like manner, and see how they compare.
Fair play is jewel, Mr.. Anthony.-Cors-
| mercidt
You want and you don't want official state
ments. If any of the taxes of the admins
t-atiou subsequent to 1868, was "legacy"
of that year, you ought TO show itbv the Of
| fetal statement of the clerk.
As You declire to give official "iac:s and
figures We will supply them.
We quote from the official annual report
of S. ]. Darrah, City Clerk, for the fiscal
year commencing April, 1864, and ending
April, 1865, and find the only sums of any
amount paid during the year upon contracts
or Indebtedness incurred Ly the preceding
administration TO be the following:
April Is, 1864. Pat Erogan, riPrspping on
Leyee S]Oi 80
April I6, 1904. EI!ithorp, Adams Steele,
macsiamizins around the Market House 81 IL
Total Scrip 2l5 80
June 8, 1864, Ii. 4 j.. shire, balance dae
on shaxnee and Delaware street eul- 90. ~
verts paid in Bonds. 500 W
ElitforIe Adams & Steele. balance due -.
on Fifth street Bridge. paid in Boncs.. u, 600 10
Total Bonds paid ........-...-...--..sis.5 500 GO
Now gentlemen you have the figures. Ii
i; is demagogueical we can't help it, but it is
far better than your bare assertions. We fail
to see the attemp. to throw "dust.''
1t will lac seen that $40, 10000 Of this sum
was paid in bonds FIR public improvements,
and only 81 ,2l359 for current expenses.
There may be few more minor items, Of
incidental expenses not exceeding few
hundred dollars. The increased taxes sub
seauent 10 our administration were therefore
caused by the reckless expenditures and ex-
travagance of those who followed us. We
have proven it, and now ask you to make
the amende honorable or stand convicted be-
fore yhe people Of being as dishonest in the
columns of your paper as you are in withhold
ing the city funds.
As TO the resolution you suggest, if you
will call our attention to it 1t the next meet
ing of the CITY Council We will offer il. Ii is
Just what We would like 10 have done. Now
don't you back on, Of your own proposition
lsca,lsc We endorse. it,