The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-30
COUNTY s.ONStD.
Proceedings OF the Board, Oct. 10
and IL. Iss9-Thursday. Oct. nc,
1870

Proceedings OF the Board, Oct. 10
and IL. Is.9-Thursday. Oct. nc,
1879.
Board met pursuant TO adjournmeni; pres.
ent, full Board.
The following communication was pre-
santed:
t. the B1Trd Of C6asty Connts,ion-rsc Of Le:rea-
uOrih County:
notice in the proceedings o. your Board,
Oct. 10, ls7s, that the fpl.owIn. proceedings
were had:
lHerr follows petition and Teso!u ions pup.
lished Oct 10, 1879.
By the pleadIngs In the Federal Court, l
EuoS that IT is set up that the County BbsId
Of Commissioners lad no legal right to trade
for the stocK owned by the county in the
Kansas Pacific Railroad Company, and tn At
such position is maintained by very abe
counsel; and, as n tax pAyer OF the coGnty I,
and representing, as l know l do, the ma
jority OF the taxpayers OF IN. county, OBJ
Jet To and protest against the prayer OF the
gentlemen who have signed the petition
presented TO the Board.
The stock owned by the county il now
| worth seventy -one on cents ON the dollar
and ,rotest against any instructions TO the
County Attorney 10 wiihorxw all opposition
| TO the transfer of saiu stock, which I, to rob
| the taxpayers OF said LeavenwoIth county
of mel airy one hundred Thousand dollars
therefore protest against such action md
ASK that the lie al rights %: the county shall
be left to the proper courts To- be dettrinined
| not grant tie prayer OF the parties signing
| the said petition only asking that the courts
| having Jurisdiction OF the q iestion shall be
| DE rmittrd TO decide the SAINT.
1, as a Taxpayer, demand thi. action on
| the part OF the Board the question Is row
N court, and let the court decide H.
| Respectfully,
Ed. CARROLL
| Aud hereby make this offer In the annex.
4 cd napers marked Exhibit "A "
Ed CARROLL.
| EXHIBIT "a"
LEATESwoRTH. KAN, Oct IS, 1879.
To the Hor orub,e Board Of C. uaty COmmissioneT'
| Of Ledrenporih County:
| The undersigned, a taxpayer Of the county
1 heinz sensible of the burdens nov pending
upon the poop g OF this county, and wishing
4 TO DO AL he can to assist in tightening sucf
\ burdens, makes tie following proposition
| amount OF our county bonds, and Ms such
/ Will make the following proposition. VIZ
| will exchange (sl0,0O) ten thousapd dollar
| sonri River Rsiiroad and Ksusas Pacin,
Il Al road, for SIC CSC &C OF The stock nov helt
| by I,aayeuwortn county in the Kansas "a in
| BOARD may he authorized by Law Ia trarsiel
| without Submitting to a vote OF the P.op''
upon the same basis.
respectfully.
ED;CARRoLL, Agent.
Which retition was, on motion OF commit
| stouer Squires, laid over, and the proposiiio'
"a, IA C.rrolI ordered received and placed or
ffle and the matter laid over until tc.norrow
The following tax petitions were presented
| p Connolly on block 81, lots and :, tsxei
for 1873 TO ISIS; amount sii lI-AEowesi 10 pur
chase upon the payment of ST.
| On petition of Aug. Gates for taxes OF IS
to ISIS: amount. $7,2.3t-No further scttoi
since ,ast order 10 pay At face;
on pettfior Of A. Bader, upon lot q, blocs
"a, for 1874 to ISIS; amount, ST. 6l-Aiiowed u
, redeem by paying 50
On petition of H. DUBOIS, on land Tor 1870
1875: tax SIS l0-Allowed 10 n deem Al ~ 10
on petition OF Mrs. Murphy; ioi ID, biock :.
block Is, lot 9s, block u, lot j, Centrx4-AiAow
ed to pay at face, 81 10.
\ Adjournment. =,
On motion, the Board adjourned 70 II
| O'Clock A. N,io-morrow.