The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-20

ii nt 10 laid stock II further protested assii -
the order Of the Board, as eDbJGICd IN its
ErsgI utluu, aud asked That the resolution be
FeScIu GeC, aud the matter
LEFT IN THE COURTS;
that the United States Circuit Court, wherein
tie suis YVES TO Ice tried, Wa to b. in session
ia Topeka the present month, and could then
decide ne rights OF the parties 10 the sto,E
EuFiueI more, petitioners Thought tn Db'Tu
"a al DO legal right 10 MAKE the lrau-itf, sbi
IA lacr, Xere CrImlnaIfy Liable theTeiHr uGJef
the statutes Il was not iuie need to threaten
Inc board. or Tnl gn their EotiVes, Net IL
was LrOugHt that lac ac iOu } al neen has'y
and IA .gyise3. Tue Peep e Il, msHd-d, how
ever, that iEe II a'i.T b. I,cOnsidered, and
The puElIc via shOu Il be re,Dected- and the
petltt'n. winch ". s!gns: ps ". VI Fprf---
era. Go, I-mm,iuun, W. q. Coffin. Il
IDpru anu John FICI kner. ~ a coInf4ittye
appointed al the cIuZ=ns' meeting netrre-
mentioned, wound up with II r. 50 ution,
which Ine Board was asked 10 adopt,
KECISpING THEIR ACTION
a ii asking that the County Attorney Wig
oruuSty prosecute tue suit mention q.
CoIufnIn>ioner PirEens, ihe CHAIRMAN
- ted That the Board desired I'd act Carefully
and to give tue petitioners considerate alien
uOn yet there were some things IN the pei
ton wa Gu We're NOT 80. lie then entered
into a history OF the case, and how the Z pard
h1ly eu-d To be "A party in this suit; Inat it
usd not been made so in "A regular session,
tut bf obtaining the consent of meIn oers Of
tue Board wn.u l. Was NOT IN session. He
then defended the ATTACKS ~ll.h hl1 been
made upon the present Board for Its action.
Men c,Su'd always be found TO cast II fieciion
on pubuc officers. he mad the Clerk read the
petition sul Hanes attached which caused
IIIe pOGrd u pass its resOl1Iion Withdrawing
the opposition OF the county. whicn petition
hai been hege oio'e published ia The JIMss
ste said he supposed the Insu VINO signed
Jlt-e petitions
KNEW WHAT THEY WE'RE Adult,
as they were all taxpayers. good men, and
tam! Tar '"Ith the condition OF the county.
Personally he mad always favored the suit,
snd naf stood alone at times upon the Board
in Ia III 4IIef; yet when this stTong petition
vas y. -senJed he Cidnt ieel like standing
uur asainst 1t. The Board b al been misrepre-
4-nI-I and the people mad right to know
just how and whY mis- -esD ion hsd p sSS-d.
-ou.e OF the very men who signed the d-st
p-ii!fOn 'eeTe afterwards found coBjemning
The Bg-ri for DOM what they had asked :.
&c now aated fair, iTs'- discus sion of the
matter and wanted IL from all presen; who
Nl>Eea 10 up AK.
Il. X. ANTHONY,
being rrqnaSted TO stale his views on the
suFject.:TaiSiy acknowledged that he did nos
feel sbie TO ii iscuSs the matter. He haG AWAY
fought The giving of subsidies 10 railroad cor
Porat!ons, even when denounced therefor.
he then reviewed the history Of the contract
for donation Of the stock, AZ originally enter
ed into. While Il had not been wise, III his
I'd ;rncut to make this donation. he had
pcc.tt.d the result and worked for the mar
row gusge. IL had done some good To Leay-
enworlh, but hot As much rs Il might Ia d
the. IA. road company fllliille1 its potion Of
be contract. sow Jay Gould has byushI
the 70 as north sud south Of The Kansas Cen
trail, ana, rssumshy, that road, AMI there
ssEs lt'le pro pect FIR its further extension.
His Judgment va, that the Interss: of The
Cpun,y >hoaId be protected nd in that he was
supported b. tue OpIaIons OF able attorneys,
WHO tHougnt The county cJut1 OBTAIN the
possession Of This stock. He Thought the
Board, had acted In perf~cr loUd ialIh.
GEORGE UnMtTHUN
sat that all The y "p!a ASKED of the 20 ard
WAS Justice, and that he thought the matter
Should be ,eit IN the courts: that he had no
personal feeling toward the Board.
-hR SHOP,
OF X lckF poo wanted to know Why the eentI.
ti.man hLi cansu~ed the County Bo rd after
they had ask d 1t TO pass the Tsso.u ion
which u did, and minated that II Was Father
a tough job 10 serve such men-
X DREwS,
a'soof Kic'Iapoc, didn't believe In years OF
litigation, putting the county TO cost, unless
It's rights were perfectly plain. He thought
that il cerlS:n patti. felt 80 con ddent in re-
gard 10 the rights OF tie county % the stock
iaaJ they had better buy it H. "A speculation.
SENATOR WINTERS
said the matter was n.ereIy question of law
and the courts ought to settle Il. There |
must be complete reciprocity in n contract, |
aud the Kansas Central railway lad not full |
ii'"d g. "nrtlOn, consequently had 40 claim \
10 the ito K.
ST NELLY
said he hal baal one o. TIE sIgnerS o. the |
original petition, snd Stood by it. TIE \
Eans : sa'T..l railway was enJiilsd 10 pos |
.essiun - this stock when fitty miles were |
5nm let d The County Board hsd accepted /
Iry I.lli Cf road, and ordered the transfer /
made; - complete faith WIS put in this
,c,ipl that the Kansas CeT.tral railway |
ibiaIutd a loan of 81 0 90 upon this STOCK as
aud 1t was ouly when presented
q the Kansas Pacific railway for transfer
tal any oi.iect.on WAS raised tuts being
,one N :, because the X snsas Central railway
iau not c 'mpieted DIty mites OF rosd as
greed, BAT because "A state law prohibited one
'ui pot tinn from holding STOCK in another;
,ud ii was Tor he purpose of avoiding this
nat the Washington Improvement company
vas oT-sU,z Il - the successor of The ksnsss
)eutrH rt'iEay. being orgauiz-d under the
avs of Peun>, iVsni 4, wh tch DAD not prohibit
i BoJve sts,Ied. The Kansas Paciric com
l4ny had transferred This suit from the
Court la the federal CO Ifis because
he former H-H decided against them, and
lie Only tIes of TINS suit had been to gain
inc 81 the county had been MADE "A party
hereto only TO finally throw 1t into the
csts.
Z L. MACKAMAR
aid that the plain, haTd-worsing Toe of the
ouaty were interested in thi. matter; that ne
understood that legal gentlemen ofintegrity |
nd ability thought the stock could be
'btsined for the county; that II would go far,
{ obtained, toward u .h.ening the burden of |
lsDi under which Ge We're Isbnrins, and tnst
le thought onr rights should D. msIntained, |
posi- ot'; aud IL they could not. that tue
,urdsn could he shared ,qGaly AS well as
he oiheIs now upon u.
SD. LEConFTE
bought the action Of the board had been
and well Intended, but that public
eminent had reacted, which wa not 10 he
wondered at. considering the vast amount
involved. He thought the county had
isirt 10 the stock, and hat The UnIted State
ourts would 50 decife; that the contract
he county with the Kaasss Central railway
'oud o. taken as an eniir.ty. ant no,
e decided on principles of equity.
Il. Il. NooRE
ives II as his opinion that the people OF tie
ouniy wanted the resoIutio On rescinded.
COMMISSIONER RICHARps
sd fewwoi DIS 10 say. tie wanted TO do IS
ear Tight as he knew how. These resolu.
ions of censure that hac been passed hurt,
specia ~ coming from where they did, |
-om a man WHO had sued the members of
he board individually for the payment OF u
Id gment in favor of George SMITHS wife; |
ut Influential petitions aud respectful ones,
snsd by about seven hundred and.nf v pei
Dns, were here demonstrating with the ,
Dzrd for lis action, and they were entitled
, tesPceIfui hearing.
C,MNIsIoNER sorIRys
aid that the Board had acted. in passing the
solution, on the petition OF sixty five good
hen. He hsd, prior thereto, talkei with the
eopie of his section, and had found none
tho thought the county Owned the stock,
rd they didn't want tie expense OF the cost
the suit. he did not think himself that
u ng was TO ne gained, but the Board
'sni-d to do Right by all parties. Tn-y
-sntsd 10 acf co .sci-ntlonsiy: bot no matter ,
.rvants would be charged with stealing. III
was the Will OF the people TO have these
nits carried through 10 the end, the baTd ,
Tould do IL.
COMMISSIONER PICKENs T.
indicated the action of the Board In passing
solution of Octobe. IL, and in showing how
he chanes against the Board of corruption
ad been taken mp and harped upon and
alked about by those who could not show Q
ngie honest act in their lives. II the
eople, however, wanted this suit prosecuted
O one would be more willing than himself
lie was glad the people had come here, and ,
dvised with them This wss The drxt
ounry board that had ever advised with
he people, He wanted to obey the peoples I
u the blame be where It belonged.
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