The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-09
That's What the Taxpayers of
leayeEwcFth County Have
Been Transform. d
Into.
Their Yoke Berg Very Heavy and
Exceeding Gail ng to Bear.
The Meeting Yesterday Of the Rep
ressntative Men Of the County
TO Discus Matters IN
General.
Which Results in the Passage OF q
COMPROMISE Resolution and
One or Two Other
Measures.
rarT,xpayERs' CONVENTION.

Measures.
THE TAXPAYERS CONVENTION.
The convention OF tax p yers which mel
in the District Court room at the county
court house yesterday afternoon was com
posed of the repres NATIVE men from both
the city and the county, and included the
heaviest tax payers aud the most solid men
OF both. The meeting was called TO order
about half past one o'clock, and Mr.. III. ID
Rush elected as permanent chairman, Mr.
| G. ii. Grover, secretary, and afterwards,
upou motion, Mr.. Jacob .Geyer and A. b
| Keller were elected as assistant secreta.
ries.
The roll of delegates was then called, tie
following being the representation:
FIRST WARD.
Sam Dodsworth, ID X Anthony, DR. Neeley
B Fiesher, J + Richards.
SECOND WARD.
A b H.vens, Jno Wilson, q NJ Bit'man
| " e Lobenstein, NJ Prs byiowiIz, DIR Cal
| lahan, Col Coffiu.
THIRD WARD.
J W GRANGER, IL d Ruth, Geo Umme,
lhun, Geo A EDDY, K y Hershfeld, ii W
Ide, II Helmer.
| FOURTH WARD
FA Miller. Dr Viewer, Z ii Miller, D
| " Thomas, l. Mayo.
ALEXANDRIA.
A Huddleston, A Z Keller.
DELAWARE
DIR Terwilliger, l. A Ramsey.
EAsroN
WE Ashly, C Fo-ter.
PARAMOUNT
P Cooney, L Neidick.
HIGH PRAIRIE
On BIrnes, c W Carrie.
KIcKAPoo
CHI Grover, Il Drexs.
RENO.
S Strong, r C Taylor.
STRANGER.
J Sanders, d Leahy.
SHERMAN.
Backman. " II Owning.
ToNGASoxIE.
DR. Campbell. L NJ Morgan.
Upon motion Of Mr. John Wilson dele
CATIONS were given the power to fill vacan-
cies occurring in any deieg alton from eth
er city OF county.
Gil. An hony suggested that as each
to~uship was called delegate from the
-amr be requested TO give the views Of the
people of his township upon the question
before the convention ia a three III nutes
spe. ch, 20 that that the convention could
get at the sense of each township ia the
county.
THE OBJECT OF THE MEETING.
Mr.. TAYLOR, county attorney, said he had
been requested by The Board OF G unity
Commissioners 80 state the object Of the
convention and then read the sta ement Of
be bonded indebtedness Of the county, to-
grlher with the lis of bonds, when due
aud The accrued interest thereon. The
amount of j ID gdmen's against the county
on railroad bonds, together with Costs and
l. ter. St up to ecemb-r lst, 1873, vas
Sl23, 24l OF. Mr.. Taylor then eut=red into
Diet lied statement of the caunry's
n ,ubles, sIying that in August, 1877, no.
tees wer. served on the Beard of Comfy
Cornml--i pner- to pay The Judgments az ,inst
tn. county The Cpun'y Board not making
The levy, an application WAS made 10 the
United States Circuit Court for alternative
writs OF mandamus to rhow why the Board
had not made the levy, and in November,
1877, the Board made return to the writs
20 Judge Dillon, Of the United Estates Cir
cult Court Said return not being salts
fac DRY peremptory writ was Issued
against the Board, but when the Board met
again in August, 1873, the levy was not
made, and application was made for an
attachment asainst the Board. The
Board went to Topek, in November, ISIS,
and appeared before Judge Dillon TO show
why the members shonld not be adjudsed
guilty Of contempt. The Board then made
an appeal to the court for further time and
a stay of proceedings until March, 1879.
The Board was granted until the time
asked for, and required to give bond for
their appearance at th At time. aud not to
resign in the meantime. Judge Dillon
stated to the Board that the time granted
would allow them to procure legislation
which would enable them 10 find a way out
of the difficulty Mr.. Taylor said that il
the necessary legislation wss not obtained
The elimination OF the matter would be
reached in NJ rich, but what 1t would be il
not d, fiuitel- knoxn-ihe Board TO go 10
iiil, however, most probably. He had had
offers and received letters from bondholders,
and il the county had the money paving cash
would be the easiest way TO effect the com
promise No bonds of the county had yet
been compromised, but these OF the Platte
CITY & Fort D.s Moines could be at thirty
five cents, ard parties had intimated that
those of The Missouri River could be at
City cents q At Eastern bondbolders have
been willing to accept a five or a sik per cent.
interest bond. Those holding Platte City *
Fort Des Moines bonds have been willing
to accept thirty FIVE cents cash or a new ten
wear bond which Is not such as We could
give by law. The market value of the
Platte City Il Fort Des Moines bonds was
from twenty to thirty cents fat.
THE FEELING AMONG THE TOWNSHIPS.
The townships being called, Mr.. u. NJ.
Morgan, one of the delegates from Tongan-
oxie, offered the following resolution:
Resaped, That it il the ear
nest desire of this county to come to such
compromise with the holders of our in
debtedness as will enable us to meet such
obligations in good faith according to our
means.
Res lied, That the firm of Clough and
Wheat stands directly in the way Of any
compromise and by their individual &C.
tons have SO far prevented any comprom-
lac according to our means, and that BY
their persistent demand Of dollar for dol
lar for the bondholders, they mark them
selves rs the avosed enemies of the tax
payers, and Is such demand our denuncia-
ton.
Mr. Randolph Drews, representing Kick
apoo township, offered the following:
R.solged, That this convention instruct
the County Board to levy NO tax for the
pay ment OF the principal or interest of any
outstanding bond of Lesvenwortn county.
unless the holder Of such bond shall first
offer to compromise the same at a rate not
exceeding twenty cents on the dollar.
Mr. p. Cooney. one of the delegates from
Paramount, said the sentiment CT the peo-
pie of his township was ag ainst compromis-
ing at any higher rate than twenty-five
Cents.
Mr.. A. Huddleston, q delegate from Alex
andris, said We should compromise at IS
low q figure a. We can and in good faith.
The people Of his township, however
would listen to no compromise averaging
more Than thirty FIVE cents
DIR. Terwillieer. of Delaware, said it was
the sentiment of the people of his township
that they are willing to compromise in