The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-08-12

presented before the board. This facl
was made manifest to the Commits.
sioners on the day of its presentation
names duplicated being pointed oui
to them. A portion of that body, only
too glad for a subterfugc to carry out
their personal desires acted on the pc
tition, voted to remove the offices, and
on the same day Of the presentation
the petition was clandestinely removed
from the Office of the County Clerk
This officer stated under oath, while
under examination in a suit arising
out of the removal, that he did no,
| know who took it out of his Office. but
it was subsequently brought back by
the Chairman Of the Board of County
Commissioners. The removal of any
records from the care of its proper
custodian is made misdemeaner by
law. | cannot think that gentleman
guilty of committing so hen:ous an
offense as taking this petition. Per-
haps he will kindly state how it was.
An inspection of the above men
toned petition viii convince the most
skeptieal that fraud and misrepresen-
tations have been made in making it
up. Nenescah township, last Novem-
Der, cast forty-six votes. The petition
from this township shows twentyfoar
names duplicated, two of these signers
being residents and voters in Sumner
county. The petition from Waco
bears the name of Fritz Snitzler twice,
and the Wichita petition the same
name again. There may be three per-
sous of that name in this county, if so
there is most extraordinary similar
iiy in their chirography, so much so
that one is undistinguishable from the
other. Another noticeable feature of
the petition is the absence of the
names of the principal business men
of This city, and especially of the names
of the leaders and most ardent friends
of the so called cup town" interests.
This may be easily explained. The
writer called attention to this fact to
one of these men. His reply was, eve
had faiF chance, we put in our bid
with the downtown fellows and we
got beat. 1t was an honorable contest
and as honorable men we are willing
TO abide the consequences" This is
true OF hundreds of honorable men in
this county, whose names appear on
the petition through misrepresenta-
lions and by placing them under a
heading they never saw.
We viii now consider the question
of economy. The Commissioners say:
Count the entire cost to the county
and it will not exceed $500, while the
value of the use of the offices and court
room for the period of two years from
January l, lS76-the time that the free
use of the plaintiffs rooms would ex-
pire-will not be less than $4,000, and
it does not require mathematician TO
ascertain the gain TO the county in this
attempt to carry out the wishes of the
people as expressed by their petition"
Mr.. Kohn offered the rooms over the
bank, from the expiration of the lease
of The building, for two years, for the
sum of $500 per annum. The owner
of Eagle Hall offered that for 800 per
annum. The Chairman informed the
writer relating these offers, that
"Were it net for my want of power
to make a contract for so long time
after the expiration of my term of
Office, l would accept them at once"
Here we have q total of $1.i00 for |
two years, with an admitted expen-
diture of $500 by reason of removal |
etc, and yet they claim a saving of
81 Goo Shades of Greenleaf and Davis |
look to your laurels. Here we have |
an array of mathematical talent por- |
irayed, unequaled in ancient or mod
srn times One who had not reached |
The exalted sphere in the mathematical
realm, attained by these learned gen.
tlemen, would, no doubt, from mere
force of habit, but perhaps foolishly,
figure as follows: Cost of rooms for
two years $l,400; amount expended
$500; balance saved $780,
Figures never lie. Our worthy
Commissioners sum up q saving of
$4,000. 1t is conceded fact that cal
eulation holds good in increased or
diminished ratio, hence, before these
prodigies retire into the
shades of private lite, they can Go the
county an incalculable service. Let
hem rent offices and pay therefor $14,-
100 and expend the further sum of
s., goo, and, as a dollar saved is a dol
ar made, in two years we shall, by
hei: erudition and incompatible
have twenty thousand
lollars, sufficient sum TO erect q fine
'onrt house which would be fiji mon
lment to these modern disciples of
Archimedcs and Pythagoras.
TAX PAYER