The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-01-16

hnGUnAn METEOROLOGICAL.

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Coai1lissa~.ers.
kn6UhAA AeErING-oFF1CIAL.
MONDAY, January Is, 1873.
Board met pursuans to sdio.unuenG
Rsll called. Present-Geieer. Hiatt. Spen.
Ger, Williams, IA: ahsent-Hook. Wihon
and Plumner, chairman, (3),
On motion Mr.. Williams Wa elected
Temporary chairman.
Petition Of Mr.. NcGahey for refupdine o.
taxes referred to the Committee on Wan
and Means.
The bond of Chas. Currier, Clerk Of
Criminal Court, was presented and read,
AMI. On motion, approved.
The following report of the County At
torney vas presented, read and referred 10
The Committee on Wavs and Neans.
Gentlemen # tie Boord On CONCLUDING
my official relation with the county. / sub.
init brief stsiement of the number of cases
conducted and DISPOSED of. during INV teri,
Of of6ck, in the several courts. wherein the
county Was interested and a Dartv limited
States Circuit Court. 8 cases Supreme
Court. 4 cases District Canrt % csses
Csiminal Court, 50 caees.
In nearly ali the contested civil actious.
the county wa s:,ccessful. This in esnec;allv
true in ali actions on appeals from disallov.
ance By the Board OF road damages. In
no such CASE has iudement been recovered
asai,s the county.
On c..s=, / sm informed, has been re
mo 4 10 tn Supreme Court of the United
States, VIZ: David H. Mitchell, of Leav-
enworth county. This was an action orig
inally bro e I in the District Court, AND
Afterwards removed BY Mitchell to the 3d.
preme Court of the State. II involved the
question Of the county's right to tax certain
personal properv. The right of the county
to assess his rerty ~ ui.iutained in
both courts. :ae ten. .o.l Of AN attorney
will be rec ired, on ,sha,f Of the county, in
the u. =. =, reme Lo.rt.
l.! csan.e On with this report, il NAV not
& amiss to direct the B ards attention to
.ome matters concerning the county finau-
ces, and submit few snsees,ions thereon
There can BE- L 6ereoce OF opinion that it
il of the utm :. i--oortance to the people OF
this county l. ,= src.lred in "a Low rate OF
taxation rs p1-.,5,e. aud that such rate
should be a. Nearly conform. taking one
wear with another, rs the existing liz oili,y
of the county will pertcit. Snch a Z "
ia the surev, inducrmeDt To ca se G. IL 10
seek investment, and To promo,e 4 ,e>lthy
6n,ncial condition in public afaira The
uncertain rates of taxation TO-DAY = one Of
the prime causes why manufacturers are no,
sprinxine up in YOUR city more RAPIDLY, and
vbv thew demand securitv against those
taxes "a a condition precedent to their being
established. You can greatly aid in the re.
ductio, of the per cent. of taxee bv adoptinR
a settled policy tina. will conduce 70 this end.
Thai IL ia much easier tn incur ,,xat;on
of pioneer pronerty holders.
Without further reference 10 these self.
evident matters. which ia within the expe.
riepce of each member of the Board.
desire to call your attention 10 the fact tb.,
Sl25 600 of county bonds mature, july 1.
1878. No means have been provided for
their psyment. Some s,em should be taken
in advance 70 avoid payment OF this large
amount At maturity tax lew. in addition to
The annual lew for ,h,, ,ear ~
No calculaiion can h made that time
for navmenl will be offended bv the holder.
Of these honda. nv taking renewed hon,l.
On the contrary. bolders have eener.llv en-.
forced payment. through the courts soon
ATE, The honda falI due.
Also $40. 500 of what is known an "old
ten per cent bonds," natures in January,
1876. There is about ST., 900 now on hand
that can be employed in taking up part Of
there bonds, thereby saving to the tax payers
81 200 interest per annum, which will be
required to be collected in the annual tax if
a.. ,,o.>v q. v~a..n;sted 70 La IDLE
When ! entered upon the duties Of my
Office the county had large floating debt,
evidenced BY scrip. On consultation with
the Board 1t was deemed exPedient to secure
such legislation ~ would enable the county
to fund this floating Indebtedness, and at the
same time, BY law. provide that the maxi
mum amount Of tax levy shoNld be fixed,
and the amour. Of warrants issued during
the fisca! year should not exceed in amount
the tax authorized to be levied.
This policy produced an improvement in
the market value oil scrip, bringing 1t up
ne1 Ta ~ -.
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.s 10 'ne lxcI Una. 'ne rAe st w Io'eu -
tne emo Q. 'ne year oI nHn tne 'evy =
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There 10 no reason Why this county can
not be placed on cash paying basis. II
this were the fact our taxes would be ma
teriaily lessened; for the county pays an
enormous per cent eY reason OF paying on
her Liabilities IN sc'lP: Ihis arises oy
III NAk 0unD a
the market value o. the scrip. aud then the
county having to pay interest on me very m
dsbsedness that she supposed had been dis
charged.
what 10 the remedy froside oy
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