The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-02-15
cIrIzeas' ASSOCIATION.
Recommendations to tine Legislature

The Citizens Association met last evening
pursuan, to call, for the purpose Of hearing
the remainder Of the report Of the Commit
tee Of Twenty five.
President Logan called the Association to
order at little after s O'Clock, when r. L..
Garrett, Ese., Secretary Of the Committee,
reported IL substance the following as the
amendments propose: to be recommended
to the Legislature:
That the Sheriff lie required TO make a
sworn monthly statement to the County Board
o; tie amount Of fees received, and for what,
and that the came become g part OF the rec
ord Of the county, ope. to pub!ic inspection
al all ,imes.
That the County Geek receive for iis seq
vices s.. 200, ard 500 z month for two dep.
mites. and that all fees 20 20 the County
Treasury.
Tba; the County Treasurer shall receive a
salary OF s, 400 per year, this 10 include all
clerk hire, and ali fees TO be abolished.
Tia, ali county money shall be deposited
in the name OF the county to the credit Of the
several finds; that the designated depository
and the Treasurer shall each make month
IL st,temont 10 tie County Board, which
statements must correspond, or be at once
investigated.
Tha, 4 County Assessor shall be appointed
at salary OF 81 $50 per year, with power to
demand statements of property, and 10 make
equitable additions 10 the same IL he deems
i, necessary; and in case of objection by the
property owner. the decision Of the County
Board to be final. Assistant Assessors may
be appointed, 70 be paid So FER dag, when
in actual service.
That all section iiaes shall be declared law
full highways, EXCEPT where roads lave al
ready been laid out parable. with and within
4 half mile Of such lines.
Tha: mortgages shall! be exempt from tag
alton.
That the County Attorney shall receive in
fall o: all compensation, s., coo per year.
40 cents per day Tor the !coding Of each
prisoner.
That the City Marshil shall be appointed,
and no, receive over 81 200 per year.
Tha: the Street Commissioner shall be ap-
pointed, and his salary fixed by the Council.
That the salary Of Police Judge shall Re
reduced TO $1,000.
That scrip, city and ct,ln;y, shall lie regis
tered and redeemed according to priority OF
date, and that taxes be paid in cash.
That the same regulations regarding the
office Of County Treasurer-as before recited
apply to City Treasurer, to lie fixed by
ordinance.
That the penalty Tor evasion OF the law by
an officer shall be fine not exceeding 81 600
and imprisonment, not exceeding six months,
one-half the fine to 20 to the in.orrner.
The committee recommended that the
City and Comfy Attorneys, Mayor, Chair
man ofthe County Board and three members
OF the Association, go to Topeka immedi-
a.ely to urge the foregoing amendments up
on the attention of The members from the
county.
Col English desired 10 inquire what mad
become Of the reports Of the committees
adopted month ago, ard which in some
particulars differed materially from the re-
port: before this was adopted
would il not be advisable to
reconsider former action in order TO prevent
clashing and confusion, should any of the
previous recommendations already be before
the Legislature.
On motor, the report Of the Committee
of Twenty-Five was then adopted, and the
Chair appointed as the three members to go
to Topeka, Messrs. z. G. Lowe, Oven Duffy,
and J. A. McGonigle.
Mr.. Lowe moved that the committee have
authority TO compromise, at Topeka, should
it appear that they conla not get exactly
what they wanted.
County Attorney Filzwiliiam said the
city had, some time since, appointed a
committee TO go TO Topeka and look
after the interests Of the county in the
way OF securing certain amendments. The
Committee had been there, and had
agreed to submit; certain amendments, which
he said only differed from those by the Com
mittee of Twenty-Five in that they placed ;he
salaries lower-for Instance, Treasurer at
loo, and Clerk ut s., 600 including all
pay of deputies. They also proposed to
have an Auditor and Superintendent Of Poor,
the latter at salary of $1,000. The Attor-
ney thought the suggestion of Mr.. Lowe, af-
firma,iyely acted upon, would enable the re-
concentrations 10 be so embodied "a 10 Sc
cure about the right thing.
Mr.. loves motion was then adopted, and
the Association adjourned, after instruc;ing
the Secretary to notify the Leavenworth DEL
esa.ion by letter, posted this morning,
that the Committee would go 10 Topeka on
the afternoon train.