The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-10
Mes-ns. Newman & Havens declined to
-.lnv 40, Cov the dofr,aifs

Mexns. Newman & Ravens declined to
make any offer for the deposits.
After the committee had unanimously de-
| cided tn dera<i, with the Second National,
tina, i,sn. having nr.de the isrt bid for the
Interests of the city, the Guy Treasurer was
notife4i and reiuest-i by the Committee to
remove the deposits, a. he had agreed. He
made enc excuse ard then another. doing
nothing, and delaying action for over
| month, but did n.t decline e. acr 10 the
committee der re :, one time he asked
the ca-:.ie, Of the Seo,p.i Nsiin,.i Il ne
would i.-,. 'snsius day check for the money.
The ca-h,,t agiy' j !,i. :. hut yet NJ trans
| fer was made.
AT last, after the committee had -sei the
Treasurer MANY ,i,nes, without getting yes
or no inri.I iini, Il meeting ri the co;nmit-
tee an Treasurer va. held al the Mayors
Office. e-'
For two hours the Treasurer he-ti,ated.
equivocated, asked questions .an' eva.ied
coming TO the loini, and the committee were
tired out with Iiis manifest determination to
dilly-tial,y, when the question was put square
" and an answer demanded.
Viii you remove the deposits? To which
he answered, after mucl, quibling about the
school fund. that lie would remove the city
funds (proper), b,l, would not remove the
school funds.
This va agreed to by the Treasurer, and
this committee. Nearly four weeks have
elapsed since that meeting, and the Treasurer
has not done az he promised the committee,
and few days ago he fatty declined to
transfer any of the deposits.
The Commercial says the Treasurer is viii
ling to comply with the wishes Of the COM
mittee if "they will release his bonds" Is
the Trea urer of the opinion that the Second
National Is not SO solvent as Newman 4
.Havens? What security has he got from
Newman 4 Havens for the sixty odd thou
sand dollars on deposit there? None! The
Second National Bank did O6fe- u place in
his hands bonds to the amount Of the de-
post.
As to tho Treasurer's right to deposit
where he wishes, We leave for others to say;
but as to the fact that he did, at various
times, agree to change and that he does not
change the deposits, is evidence that he
trifes with the interests Of the city, and
does not treat with the committee in frank,
honorable manner.
As to issuing of scrip for circulating me-
dunn the Committee did not first propose it,
but the Mayor and large majority of the
Council favored it. The Committee upon this
advice acted-their report was adopted almost
unanimously by the Council-and the Treas
urer was in duty bound to accept that action,
But all this is Of not so great importance
as the fact that the city is running in debt.
The past year the scrip Indebtedness has
doubled. 1t is now over fifty thousand dol
lars, and worth only seventy cents.
If the Treasurer would work for the inter-
est OF the city instead Of individual interests,
il he would work in harmony with the Com
mittee, large discount on scrip could he
saved 10 the city.
As the Treasurer's Office is now conducted,
scrip brokers and money shavers make money
out Of the heavy discount on city scrip.
There will be no differences between the
Committee and the Treasurer. The Mayor
and Council only have the right to enforce
obedience to the law.
We apprehend if all the facts relative to
the vacillating course taken by the Treasurer
and that of those under whose advice and
influence he is acting, were fully known he
and others would not appear in very cred
table ligh, before the people Of Leavenwortb.
We hope the Treasurer will yet see the error
of his way and conclude to do his duty.