The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-10
OUR RAILROADS.
Meeting of the Citizens Association
Last Evening.

The adjourned meeting OF the Citizens As
ISOLATION was called to order at O'Clock last
evening, at the District Court room, by Vice
President Hershfeld.
After the reading of the minutes OF the
previous meeting, the Railroad Committee
reported as follows:
Your Committee on Railroads to whom
was referred the resolution directing con-
ference with Messrs. Joy and Walker, in
relation TO an extension of the L., l.. x u.
Railroad from Olathe to LeavenwOr nth, beg
leave to report that no direct communication
has a. yet been opened with those gentlemen.
IL was and still Is believed by your Commit
tee, after a careful examination OF the matter,
lha; such an arrangement is quite impossible
at this time, al least so unpromising as to
forbid trip to Chicago now.
A company has been organized and val
liable franchise proposed to be given them by
the county. 1t is believed by your Com
miltee that this company will not anticipate
an affirmative vote on there franchises by the
people, unless they can arrange for the con-
struction and operating of the road, and
present the details of such arrangement in
a tangible form to the people before the local
election proposed by the County Commission
ers on the 18th ins, That the gentlemen i'm
mediately Interested have, in addition to
personal pecuniary interest, strong motive
in devotion to The best good of our city and
county to impel them to action, We are sure,
and we believe have much more power to
perfect arrangements with the owners OF the
Leavenworth, Lawrence Galveston Kali
road than any committee could have. We there
fore express the belief that if Leavenworth
& Southern Kansas Railroad Company can
not make terms, with their promised fran
chises as an argument, we cannot.
In regard to your instructions TO report
upon the ST. Marys d Southern narrow
gauge railroad, We beg to say that we have
given the subject careful thought, and deem
such feeder of unreasonable value to us in
connection with the Kansas Central Road.
No encouragement in the power of this Asso-
citation TO give, should be withheld from this
enterprise.
In the opinion of your committee, a can
vass of the city and county should be organ
lied at the earliest day consistent in order
that the propositions before the people should
be clearly understood by every voter. 1t
will no; do to leave interests so imperative
to those who are to be the recipients of fran
chises. Ii is known that such interests may
be 50 fatally injured in the conflict as
to defeat themselves and work public dis
aster. 1t is the duty of the citizen, the
taxpayer and voter, to consider ard decide
upon every proposition in its relation TO
them, and not in its relations to some other
contemplated enterprise.
We know of no way to accomplish this
except by canvass organized in the interest
of the public, and condcted by this or some
kindred association.
After some discussion, the report was
adopted, and on motion referred to can
vassing committee OF seven.
The chair announced that the committee
would be appointed and announced in Sunday
papers.
The Association then adjourned.