The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-02-14
An Important Action.
Topeka Commonwealth, Feb. II |

p Brief mention has b.,o,o,.
v in these columns ri an ,c,;or I,o,,,h, y
!. the attornev oensr,I - e. =
= , comnI;.n. IL " .ne etaI " ehiorc
n worth T,wr.,c,. & =. p. VI .ne raven
( many with obI;a,,ion, III am oau com
a;srao,rJoJ h., 2, W nave LEI
Onestions of sucL r,,,..,
are ipvolvaJ :, ~, ,. Importance
deem il as !, du,v ,o on. - .na. w
p whom have BECOME raa;dan, many
' since the cb,rtar;n,, 81
$ this road were snb;ae,s 50 a,,pi;s ' I uetioh
E 10 give them tho b.st - 80: seussioi
E mand. as tn the relation. of ,h. ai... :. .o'i
: the state Thereby aid;na ~ ,hi .oPahy !.
a correct public ;nd,n,sn, - mo ''on "
tons at Issue f"@'
We find the Jeavenwor,b J,w al
Fort Gibson railrn,J comnar =" - anu anu
chartered by the Terri,or;.I 7 -. .t.l
act having been nasseJ ovs- - ,.a,.a ny ~.
veto, on the 18th of Febrnarv IsSs IT,
charter authorized the con,,,.,,. =,
a railroad and ,eIaara,,,, r. W '1nsI uc'
worth CITY by Delaware I,wrsuna W;nnl
ola, Usage CITY. and down the NsoSbn 80
through the Usage Nation 10 Fort G;h.on !.
with a branch from the point If ;,s crnsS;ro
Deer creek, up the Neosbo river 10 Jnnc,;n,o,
CITY. There !. nn,bipo .,,oa;.Ii,. "' ~
in this act, except the usp,I cb.rao,o.;',io
of special charters-the turkey an on III
charter-receivins side.
On March Sd, 1883. Con,ress mod. o.
the state of Kansas a grant Of land 20 id
it in the construction of two Railroads. v;,I
branches, or lines carefully desipn,tsd m
the act as follows: First. from the city al
Leavenworth bv the way of the town nj
Lawrence, and via the Ohio crossing Of the
Usage river, 10 the southern line of the state
In the direction of Galveston bav in Tex,s
with a branch from Lawrence bytbe valley
of the Wakarusa river, 10 a point ON tho
Atchison, Topeka and santa Fe railroad
where SAID road interests the Neosho river
Second, From the city of Atcbison via
Topeka, the capital OF said state. 10 the
western line of the state. in the direction Of
Fort Union and Santa Fe, New Meyico
with branch from where the last named
road crosses The Neosho valley 10 the oo;n,
where the said first named road enters the
said valley"
| The reader will notice that this grant was
| for a system of roads. not a single ONE
| system that. CONSIDERING the e,rIv d,y j.,
which it was devised. seems s;ugmi,rix
| adapted to the subsequent ,v,rtS 81 ,ba
state.
To aid the state in this work ,,,err.,o
sections of public land 10 he des;,n,,sd bv
odd numbers. for a distance of ,ae IL, -,
each side OF the two roads and ,bs;r
branches or 6 400 acres Of Land for s,cb
mile of road. Where the government had
sold or otherwise parted with the I,nJs
thus granted, the state was tn have ;ndem-
nifty lands in lieu thereof IN an eon,I
amount to be selected from nubIic jands ,s
contiguous thereto as possible This was no,
grant to any compapv or comnanies as
in the case of the land grant railways sub.
sequently provided for by CONGRESS 7,
this act Il is not even rei,,.,, H., ~
les. existed Inv state NJ 9th, HIN. .onPan
thorized to construct and operate roaJs
upon the designated lines The Grant o.
sumes that The state il N bs a.. aa;;.
charged with the sole resnons;b;l;,v IF ~
proper use and enio;ns ,b., obi;n.,;
the foIlowino worJS. '""' ''''s"''oh Ill
"Ibe lands hereby ,-.,..,
account of said ro,dS nd hr..aL ioi anu On
". shall be eycins;v.in .nn,;uJ ~ -. se'era-
struction nj the same .rJ ~ r. ~ .t tne eon-
pose whatever III. ,h
said lands hereby or,n,.d 70 s.;J 60
shall be subject To the disno.,, of ,ha I o
lature thereof for The BURMESE .fs,"s;J
and no other. and he so,J ro;y.o,Js 80
branches JnN be ard ,emo;n ,,u;. I;OS 80" ~"
The lands were IN be car,;;oJ 20 H. 20;
when the governor thereof sbouid shnw ,e
the satisfaction Of the secretary Of the ~
rior that the road had been cons,rnc,aJ
and all the conditions of tho cr,nt no",.I;eJ
with in good faith bv the s,,,e s,oh aI-.:e
cate to be in ipstalimen,s Of ,bat ,o-.;n
belonging to each 8. c,;on 81 $50, :I I
road when completed ~ tha 80. es VI
not completed within the nsr;oJ =,
years from the date of the or, a. -. I
of the state sbould be forfs;taJ III eh'
lands revert to the United S,.ta. '"e /
We find, next that ON Fabrn.rv 10 Toe, a
the wear foIIow;n, H. 10 !oo4,
ture amended the cb,r,sr 81 ,h. Issia I
worth, Lawrence A. Fort Chs ~:I',
company. making its chartered In s. w
struction to conform IN m nj n.n,aJ ". T.. Ton 7
gress in the grant viz -, 81. I'm
bv wav of aw,n .,'f vi
the Ohio Civ CROSSING of ,ha o. " a;u wa
he south line Of Tho s,a,a =, 'eI 10 t
If Galveston Teyas VII hr Inc uieelioh n
Lawrence via the W.L. WaIS .n rom l
JUNCTION with tho a,ch;San Ty 10 n
Re road in the NeoShn Vni,a oPeha N santa n
ng .sThof sg;d co,nrn,,, . ~ anu lequir- c.
outhern Boundoy, of H. 80. s,'N 'gniaete 70 me
he third dan of iL,r.b Is-on -o' "J"e RI
HAVING that .man5oJ - =, ii
I.wranoa 'u e 'nal.ei Oh the in
abroad comnanv chanai, ,t loI' uipson As
Is line from H., ra.a'I ."e iocation OF &C
harter TO that t;raJ IN ,lo ~ I. aie original st
{ Congress and 6x;na s anu srahd act tn
time in which Tho soa,an.. NUN period III
nd complete the ,o,J "n:,o "as ~ puiiu
he time aJIowsJ H. .Ponaing 10
ay March 2 Is1s %" Iamne the very H.
ould be forfeited hv ,h. go I 1 JANUS
, the JTni,ed STATE e a. s'a'e ana revert
,mpleted the s,ma iao;aI I noad was not Ia
, accent the gran, f,dT STATURE proceeded
to thai comSanx 'o'siesS anu oher
This act of ,rar.,.r
,ilroad com,,ny assn mn vi, me STATE 10 'he WI
,raseolocv 81 /, CONT, III; .he iorI, ana nc
ned conS;,;ons III az 1t WIN clearly de- fro
lrty 10 il as ,olIow.. .Ss,;a ipr each Ter
1eration that the Le,venwnr,h 7 , oon- 70
Fort Gibson r,;Iro,J 81 49,, la" renee see
nv shall constrnc, . ra;,.e"i SraPh com edi
,nb frnn, ,ha a;. railroad and teie- Ger
" of the town of I,w,cnc. .uJ .he s.a
ito CITY CROSSING Of ,L. o.. 20 ."e JUS
nthern line az f5e s,,,, IN a. -; ~ "e iie
.lyeston Raw in an. S,,,a 81 TA on Gi IN
branch from I.aw,epc. by ,Lo H., w"
, W,E,rus. 80. ue valley OF apf
Gibson T1,aL. :" 'ne point on the not
ERE said 800 ;., santa re railroad, OF
er: the state ~ E,ns.s - Neosho nav
~, h..s: @ Vi KANSAS hereby agrees to ry
r,b $500" anu = SCI, 70 tne said Leaven- ern
nn,nv .if a.. TOT Unison railroad civl
,n,sJ 70 a.. .a. portion OF the lands teaC
of Congress ,n,,I;:,,i "Jo'e named stor
n Of ,hs ~ apPLicae,e 70 the construc- by
.a-.nL ii Il !airoad and mea