The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-13
THE LorFING OLE scHEME.

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, Viewer, Few, Job5on, PeaPer and Fleshe
i were present-President Hayens in III
chair.
THE LOOPING OFF SCHEME.
The following resolution was offered i
, regard 70 the Teiition now in the Legi.ls
! ture, signed by certain residents oil tn
, western portion of the city, asking that
certain sect on, embraced between the limit
bounded b. Dacotsh ard Seventeenth
streets, be severed from the city and a,
tached to High Prairie township:
BY Dr. Viewer:
WHEREAS, W. ID. Kelley ct al, have Pc
tItioned the Legislature asking that Certain
property now within the city limits OF
DesveB worth City, Kansas, be detached
from saId cay Ot Leavenworth and attached
TO High Prairie township, which property
and limit, II detached, would take off from
the value Of Leavenworth City properts as
sessed for taxation in the sun Of s15 600:
| and
| WHEREAS, The petitioners and property
holders named in said petition have, and
do now, enjoy all the school and other priv
! ileges offered all other citizens Of Lesven-
worth City; therefore,
| Resg'red, That the Board Of Education OF
Leavenworth City, respectfully, protest 10
| the Honorable. the Committee ON County
Lines, County SesfS etc, and the Members
oi the Senate and House Of Repre5e Mt atives
against such proposed legislation.
Carried.
GETTING sJNE OF 1T BACK.
By DIR. Viewer:
ReSojrsd, That the Senator'S and KsIre
sentatiyes Of LeavenwOTth County be re-
questsd 10 secure the passage OF an act
re establishing the city limits IN that por-
ton OF the southern part of the city
Of LeavenworIh changed by the Legislature
In 1SC- which was added 10 Delaware
township for the purpose OF eyading their
proportion Of the bonded debt Of said city
Carrisd
Dr. Viewer sgid he didn't know whether
th he above WAS strictly legal or not, as he
doubted whether properly which had been
iegislated out Of tie city could be legislated
back sgaIn without the consent Of the own
ers.
Dr.. C,iishan said those who had been
legista:ed out Of the city after helping to
roll up the debt OF the iOwn could he legis-
lated back to help to pay it off
REsCTSDED RESOLUTION.
The clerk Of the Board read the follow
ing;
LEAvESwoKTH, Kan Iglh March, n.
Al the last regular meeting Of the Board
OF Education, held on the 9TH inst the iol-
lowing preamble and resolutions were
passed unanimously, viz:
WHEREAS, 4 large amount Of delinquent
taxes Of the City of Lsavenwurth remain
unpaid, goodly portion ii which belongs
TO the school luId and
NHEREAS A rch,Iue is about TO lie
adopted iDT the collection OF taxes that Is |
seemingly y d great Improvement on the pr, s.
ent code, tn al will no doubt cause a number |
OF the present delinquents 10 be prompt in |
future and as an incucement TO said delin- |
quen;s to redeem their property and put il |
on tax paying basis, while in some cases |
the penalty and interest has become 40 |
large - 10 CsuFe the owners 5Ome question /
Of doubt whether the properly IL worth all |
accrued charges, and in view uf the fact th At |
1t IL optional wiIh the Mayor and Council |
of the City Of Letv, Hworih 10 settle With |
said deiingIents III any manner thev may
think best, and a. It has Osen SAID, said |
Mayor and C.uncil have in some cases re-
fused 10 make such settlem, nj because, as
they aiiege, they would have to give this
Board its pro rata OF all accrued penalty
and interes,; therefore be it
Ee'oiUei, by this Board that We are will
ing TO accept our pro rata Of all such cases
N ade by SAID Mayor and Council either in
scrip, bonds or any other legal obligation Of
the city of Leavenw0rth that they may
choose TO ACCEPT in settlement Of any delin-
queut taxes
Dr.. Viewer moved that the above resolu-
iion he rescinded and the City Council no.
titled OF the fact. Carried.
THE CITY TIRE sUREs QUESTION.
The following resolution wa also offered:
WHEREAS, The treasurer Of the city of
LeayenwOrJn il ex ofliciO treasurer Of the
Board OF Eiucatiou:
WHEREAS. The Board is not financially |
able 10 enplpy a separate treasurer, aud
WHEREAS, The present salary Is INSULT
cient therefore, b. 1t
Rssai0sd, That the Senators and Repre-
senratives Of the county in the Legislature
be requested TO see that in the act now
pending the salary Cf the city treasurer be
fixed at 50 per month. Carried.