The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-02-14

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mai Contract. The result OF this was the
construction OF a bridge at Lawrence ard
The extension Of the road north TO a con-
Htcti"h WIN TIE Kansas Pacific railway at
-Nofth Lawrence, with Il contract bef.sap
the two roads for Joint occuuaucy Of tb,
! Leayenworth h-aocL ~ ~, -, -
ro,J onI :. 'i-e KANSAS acme
| 7 o,.'-. -. 81 sLiieh' 20 run trains from
LeavenWorth - the south line of the state
without chance ~ ,,,,s-,,,,, - -
of s-.;L. 80 ~, '0eAoSi cars or o.eik
"a NS-SI1 o'liA- ms arrangement 10 be
perpetual, anu IN eject. answering tho oriu
inal purpOSs of a confirno,,s
soIa :; - S u'ineE the
oo,,r'- anu i'AiiSSnieAt OF one
company
This concession on the mart nf the mil
road cop,a,,, roL,:.-.J -
IT,, s.. I.Ne4'eu 'iie co'e'eu fSlSia-
uon from congress, and the road was COM
Dleted To It's nre-ap, s,,,ba-,, -. : /,
land given therefor by the state
The HIGH r,tar 81 J.., -.
br;I,,o a, 7 -. "i in'I'aHeu tne
az La"rehce, or rainier the approach
TO me bridge, and the comp,nv have foil, a
and refused 10 ra,.; :,
dor ~, - ~ mug W aoah-
uon tnat PORTION oil It's road, and sever con-
nectlon with the Kansas Pacific. csasinp IN
recognize any ohI;r,.iors o., rDo;-- y
as-s %, ,,-,,,,..-..- - " F1seh-
". PtOPVS Hoh points north OF lis
depot In South Lawrence
The rest il told las, III, flIo -.
= - 4, y '"S -oiio"iHS Ititer
4ion the DOVernor TO Eecelver Henning
winch We are permitted to publish in this
connection for tho ipfo-,,,,;r, - IN.
: va al
SLATE VI hANsAs' ENtct TIVE DEPT,
TOPEKA, Dec. ,, lST.
SRA large number of manufacturers
and merchants les. utng and doiny hnsin..sS
In the city OF LeavenworIh, have laid before
me written statement setting forth that nv
reason OF your abandonment Of that nnrtio,,
OF your road which CONNECTS your track south
of the Kansas river Will az -, ~ =! ~.
Railway track north OF ina, rixer an
renee, ana your failure au, r, f1>, "a, nm, 80.
the Leavenwortn, Lawrence and Galveston
from the city OF Lsayenworih To the south
line OF the stale. a. lt Is Claimed by them Won
are in duty and in law bound To operate n.
has worked and is now working great hard,
ship, damage and loss 10 them and those with
and those with whom they have. trade reIa
lions south OF the break in Your road at Law
renee.
II is ollegad that ,-,,,, 40. .,, IT,
fuse to opeT lie youy rai Iii 1r only i,i ana re-
chartered ierIniuus Ie1v.ntro.,,, ,s" 18TH
that Won fail and rafIS,. , oI,nrat az ny ou.
TO the north sid,. of H. LstHIaa Soii iotu
Meeting IL Thereby with In. 10 ., aasei, e1n
Railway, and ,LceiyInp rbsrac,n.I, az ~
without DELAY or br,iE al bHII. i,,i.iI sOous
Intervening iransit.r wIth iIS iianIi,,,t 20 al,
that by reason of this neglect aId refusal, on
of goods no uointS nIon 49, 80 81 IN ten ~
railroad conuecrions in Sonib.~,, 90 ~
amounts 10 an embargo uD0n coInmnrc. tS
the extent that If rnufinu.h IL p,uSt ..f,.-,., -.
of ali trade connac,ions IN az
tween the two srcfions az Inc - "
In yerIfIcatiou of therr sfatane,It ,r,a,- f.
nish authenticated DATA of fha tonn:o 10
freight subjected 10 this d,.Iav ana .,,i VI
tax which il yrIv I..,S.. - -, ~ ~
which has already 6ean ioSt anJ b - -. 'IiS
As the result OF Your neglect and reI,S,I ~
Construct nnd On - - - u ielcS,ii 10
enworth: or To- oner,te IL % an In, ;ss''
that city TO inc snntI, Ifne ~ W. 49, On ~
comfy with the KauSt, pacitic t;nnunany %
They claim that all of these losses bard-
ships and damages to Themselves and ThoSa
holding trade relations with them wonid b.a
saved and r.n.Ii.d - 80 - "ouiu oe
,trucied and on,.Tsf,d - S'i, 10, -, Nss Soh-
Iuired by the terms Of your cha-fer ond ,ha
sxprcss conditions of yaIuahI.. fr,nc,';sas -
IN To ami accepted by the company from the
tate, and that II is the par; nlonnt r,tv nf fIa
'tate To protect its citizens frpm fh. yrnn'rS
inder which they, as such citizens sutt..r ar
1our hands.
The whole subject matter of this connlai,t
md petition have been by me referred 10 tn
attorney general of tha 80, a w. te
equest that he report to me his opInion w. tn
he legal and euuirabIe CLAIMS 81 ~. -, ; W
Il the state In cDnn.crinn yrith 80, ..
nent, as also the duty and nower %, ~.
tate government 10 enfore c"n,I;ar .ne
With the mucb n.gI.c,in, pi"nIe'
ipafions IL any ,.crs. f,r,I t %
nd that III in were fnnnd ih,f ,N, 70 ,ne
nd refusal 10 operaie yonr rn.y w. ne ss
O be true as aits,.d o., ~ =, 90. w's iouhu
nd refusal was in cnnT,ayant;., - uesiect |
nd in DISREGARD and detianca 81 ,rI Jaw
nd lust charter obIiontionS Ga,S
hould be made unon Won Tor :, -, , 'iiahu
,Iiance with yonr ohIiyotinns ~ ~ ~ Sohi-
nj demand Of the citizenS Of ~. ~, i iIsht-
sted: "a failure IN comnIy viii ,"ITi |
napd ON your mart tn IL. Co.,. -. 10" t ne
ecution in th,. nr,n.r cIIr,s - ~ PIo
dy. ''S i'i i.hi-
Tbe o,tornev o.nar,I r.,,,,., g. - |
n exhaustive, eyarninati,r ~ ~, me- i, 'iitei |
he facts. that the yyrnn,Is ~ tt ~. t; "a" anu
oners compiain demand arJ IN ~, nae P.ti-
,w entitled IN nromnt rir.l" I , ultaei t,le
On the attnrn.y General H. s,I-,,in.i To- JILL
lrists after n like carefuI exarnina,i, 80 80. |
ubiect vi INC
In the light Of these statements anil I.,,,,,
and Ia avoid ~ l';i 'i' iesii
let i'm the cn,Irts hi 49,, ;, con-
Dmpanv. hay M All. Of ~, St ,, anu your
.ed at once Ia The r,cnnSfrnct'n,' 20 Pr
ridge across the EnnsaS 80, ~ 'Ji vi Tue
mi Thar ynn mn, rr 80, i,, at lawrence,
pntInuoIls lin. from Ih, LII ~ = ,.'' a, "
ortiz its norih.Tn rhaTt.,'j ,,it u ~, | ,
ie south line of the state as cnnt.nnia,faJ | ,
said bridge bv i NJ WaiLr nr,s;i,,,, ~
lie road, and expressed by him in a written J