The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-30
CITIZENS liEkTiNG.
The Transfer Of Kansas Pacific s'och
TO the Kansas Central Railway
CUuzfGPrst.

A meeting Of citizens, In pursuance TO
call, was held st the Opera House last night,
to take into consideration the action OF
the Board OF CoaHty Commissioners in Or
dering the County Attorney to withdraw the
appearance of the county in the suit over the
Kansas Pacifc stock transferred to the Kan.
sas Central.
The meeting was called to order by Capt.
:. A Couch.
On motion, II. ID. Rash was Cnanimously
| elected Chairman, and the following
gentleman were elected Vice Presi-
dents: Geo. 4. Eddy, X y. Hersh-
neld, J. W. GRANGER, Wm. Gordon,
F. Inger+olI, DR. 5. +. Nelly, ii. II lnsiey,
]. NJ. Lang, NJ. Przybyio Eicz NJ Hon nan,
John Harmon, w. II. Bond, u. r. Anthony,
NJ Phelsu, Taos. Cusicz, DE-. ). A Mrshali,
samuel dsTorth, L. Chaplin, Thos. New
| ton, owen Duffy.
J,V. Wurdemann was elected Secretary
| and all members Of the press present.
DIR Marshall stated the object of the meet
ing and stated that il would De addressed by
| Mr.. Thomas. z. FenlOn.
On motion, Mr. Fenlon was invited to ad-
dress the citizens, and DR.. Marshall. MI.
Thomas p Gable and DR.. u >. Tnumss were
appointed a commit OF Invitation and 10
escort him TO the hall.
Mr.. Fenlon addressed the meeting at
length, stating that he was not here in the
| Interest of any party; that he appeared as
, business man of this community TO tell what
he knew OF the Kansas Pacific railroad stock
ia question and the action OF the County
Bad in withdrawing suit for the possession
OF this sock. The action Of the United States
Circuit Curt is To decide whether the county
is the owner of the bonds or not and with
a view OF giving the meeting an understand
ing of the case he read the original contract
entered iuto in is by the Kansas Central
Railroad Company with the County Board.
Tue question before the meeting was tue &C.
ton Of the County Board. The newspapers
nave not published in Iuii the p ocesdinss OF
the County Boa d and "A full knowledge of
he facts were not before the people. He ar
gued the .etter OF the contract throughout ais
tire speech also stating TN n the h tnsas
Genital mad co piled with It's contract That
we would now have a main trunk line frvm
Denver To LeavenwOrth.
Tue speaker cited the opinion Of Judge ].
P. Usher, attorney OF tn Kansas Pacific, that
The Washington Improvement Company
were not (lst) entitled 10 be the owners Of the
stock, because the county had no right TO
make the transfer, and ed that the COM
p4ny TO whom the stock had been trans
i-rred by county had not complied with the
terms of the contract. He stated that he had
been employed by Mr. Ed Carroll as against
the transfer. The value of the stock was
SaOy, coo. which would buy double that
amount of our bonds.
AIR Levi Wilson wante to know IL The OF.
position came from Judge Usher or the
the county. The speaker finally said that IL
was from Judge Usher.
The Speaker was also asked if the fact OF
the county becoming party To these suits
had not prevented the Kansas Central from
complying with the full term of the agree
ment. This he did not answer t. the point.
lie C osed by urging strict compliance with
the contract
Mr. StiIIInys Was then called upon Hs
sad that one OF Mr.. Fenlon's main sup.
ports in his argument WAS rdge Usher; but
while he knew that Usher was good law
yer, that when he stated, as Mr.. FenlOn said,
that Judge Dillon or Miller mad decided that
the stock WAS the property of the county that
he stated what ne Usher knew was moi true.
He said that the Kansas Central road was the
only thing that mad kept up Lsavenworth
and that Kansas Pacidc interests had been
ghting the narrow gusge all the time; that
the Kansas Central had been built by our
own citizens; that al the time the
road was completed to Holton the
Board of County Commissioners
mad gone over IT AID decided all: the
terms OF ire contract has been coin piled with
and ordered the transfer Of ihs slock to be
| made. Judge Usher, rs attorney for the KAN
| sas Pacific, would not permit the suit brought
Tor possession to be tried 10 the Supreme
! Court, but had IL transferred TO the United
States Court, dragging the county Into The
suit and getting IL into shape for years OF liti-
| CATION, 10 Wnlcu The COuuiy ~Ou!u De PARTIES
| in the cost. II the county had given the
the amount of the stock without
any agreement they would have
given les than any township outside
the county. He was attorney for The Kansas
Central and Mr.. teniOn for the o her party.
Mr.. Usher would hold this SAT- in tne courts
until the stock was reduced 10 almost MOTH
ing.
| Judge Green then addressed the meeting by
IT quest. lie Was not Interested except AS "A
| Taxpayer He heard tn. contract tonight
in Q W. In % -
Kansas central road when finy miles was
com pleted. The County, through the Bo ,rd
| OF Commissioners, had done So His opinion
was that when the people had said 10 give
the stock ought not now to complain
| He would ike to see the County get the
stock back, but did not think IL could be
zone honUrabiy. The men who built the
road Ia HOlton had not made a fortune out of
| IL by any means. Because there is rise
now in ,the stock should they be deprived
| of the ben. tit OF IL?
NJ. Duffy addressed the meeting against
| the tranSi-r, and pending a rtsBiution endors-
| ing the board the meeting adj purnei.