The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-08-14

| Wilson voting aye, and Latta and Walsh
voting nay.
The bond Of Michael Davorsn, as police
msn, was approved.
| II was ordered to re-insure the market
house building to the extent OF S-OVo, al not
more tn n two per cent premium
The following resolution, by Councilman
Basr was introduced:
| Rsselred That the city will not allow any
! costs or .tiorneys' fees in BOND suis.
| The es,lution was adopted, sDd the same
| gentleman presented lhs inIoT ,,,.s,,sr =, m
prvmise any indebted Dese al moIe tnan IoitS
| cents nat: and We guarantee that All par
the rep,Tt OF the special committee in re-
| gard 10 the ordinance relating TO keeping or
der, etc at the Union DEPOT Was laid over
w M,Vor Fort.scue inen made a verbal re-
| mort aided by notes, of his recent visit East
| for the purpose OF compromising the eonos
and Judgment he'd sy various 1,sa p snnss
End cal ed ~ IA gentleman representing
| & 80 in bonds, IA. r. NJ. Leeds, vho at htst
| strongly opposed any comp omls bnt IN llls
| course of an hour or two h. had Compromised
thee Dor DIS st forty cents II At, al hich SUN
| he made all ms compromises. IN the silef.
| ternoon of the same day ne coinPio t Isfu
with 10. & Greeley for IS $40. ana The ioi!oM-
| Ing morning compounded -is2S' with Or
SIeadnan; also with announcer ior
/. 40. which completed MS lAuois mere
until his return. AT lndianapo Is ne COM
promised 81 40; at Dayton, ST. W al fhl.s-
| de phia. e $50; at West IL oomf-id, y. g,
$3.50, with some judgments. ana also com.
promised several OF he later description oi
| ind eptedness at Philadelphia ESefy~hefe
| he mad been met in the kladest N inner ana
| the bandbolders had manifested IN" VIII
| ipgnes to meet him half way on every oc-
| CASTOR He found however, that every FL
| fort was bling made uy the attorneys OF tne
| oudholdeTs here TO proven settltiheht-
| He h adj seen the most viiiainous letter Ia 81
| Lou from Cough & Wheat 10 their cleh,s,
urging tnem not To compromise. Inc oLiy
| rynnnie ne had met WAS from these tteis
which had been written by our own people
| some of which had not "a p2ilicie %.
\ truth in them Some of these Letters ssld
| that not a dollar of our debt had been cold
promised; that the new bonds were no y
good: that il the creditors only waited tiii
| Inc next Legislature they wou!u
get full measure. Tine MAY OF
| said that the only way 10 settle thtst ueUts
was to go and SEE the holders OF them ne
had never been treated more klnuiy, anu
had he not been land up with h.ekness ~. ,oi
three weeks Ia Philadelphia he was satl>Heu
that he would have brought home slVo,DO %
the debts OF the city for compionl-e;
Was. ne had brought nome, la All, sip''i %,
| in bonds and judgments Inc Creditors VIZ :,
| divided between the series ana the iohe
bonds. - ..t.,,
The action of the Mayor wal, on NOTION
"A specisl committee, consisting Of VI .Ssrs
| Michael Bser and Wilson, the VI tyor, tne
chairman of the committee on ways ana
Means and the CITY Cl-rK were appoiu'ea 10
| go TO worn upun The bond question al once
| ihey meet at NJ Mchael's Office al ~ CLOCK
| Inc c:unciI then had sEort executive
| sesE ion and adjourned until Thursday night