Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05
Washington Township Bond Meet
ing.

CENTERvEw, Jan. %, 1851.
Pursuant to notice duly gien IN the newspa
pers. the taxpayers Of Warrington to wnshlr
met at the above place this day.
ELI Adams was elected chairman, and John
G. Worthington secretary.
Judge Prathsr moved, that 1t is the sense Of
this meeting that the bonds of this township
should be compromised"
After some discussion this lotion was with.
drawn, and Mr.. C.. l.. Ewing offered in it.
stead
Resolved. That Washington township offer.
to compromise its township de,t ut 20 cents on
the dollar. principal and iutereit, newEbonds to
bear percent. interest, payable seml-a nnual-
~. and to be dated July, 1881.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. E. NJ. Harrelson moved that no bonds
should he compromised until 90 yer cent. Of all
the outstanding bonds be offered for compro-
mise. Carried.
Capt. Jas. NJ. Withers moved that q commit
tee of five be appointed to prepares sho 1T ad-
dress a. to the purpose Of the people in Offering
the compromise. Carried.
The chair appointed upon this committee
Messrs. Dyer Sherwood, Thomas l.. Weaver,
Charles McGirl. Jas. NJ: Withsrs ad W. B.
Steele.
1t was moved that Z delegates be appointed to
represent the township at Mayvisw, next Sat-
urday, to consult with other townships. Car
ried.
The chair appointed Messrs. Chas. /. Ewing,
Thomas Butts, E. NJ. HARRISON, w. B. Steele,
james Graham. Alexander Leeper md Chas.
McGirl.
The following is the address:
In Offering to settle by compromlse the bonds
OF Washington township, amounting, ri present,
to $50. 600. including interest, we DO 80, not be-
cause We think or believe Tor q nom. mt that
there Is any law for creating the debt. The
citizens OF Washington township. while there
were over five hundred male adults therein. A
large majority OF the taxpayers II said town
The road Tor which said bonds wer subscribed
was never built. and the citizens. therefore,. re-
ceivsd no benehts whatever or confederation for
said bonds 80 issued.
But in order to rid ourselves of sly annoyance
or renectlon upon our good name we did, on
the the s!.s Of December, Is75, agree by a vote of
compromise the 875 200 of bonds kld against us
at fifty cents on the dollar, into enswal fund.-
M, Wsr oo r..sv W. R procure 4 the hen new VIA So dsh,. i hnt
in the meantime the United Ststessupreme court
rendered q decision (Harshman against Bates
the decision OF our state suprem, court stopped
us from further action in the mftter; afterward
theCnitedState supreme court rsndered a decis-
ion, reversing its former decision johnson VS..
Cas- comfy thereby declaring said bonds to be
valid alter a large amount Of interest had ac-
cr1ed thereon. Our state supreme court still
holds the bonds to be null and void.
In view Of tho present conflict between the
federal and state courts, snd the injustice and
upon us, as well rs our inability to pay the
same, we have had good cause to defer its pay
ment by compromise or otherwise. We now
Offer to settle the debt by compromise, not be-
cause we regard it as u just or legal debt, but in
order to prevent annoyance and unjust refiec-
tions on our good name; therefore We ask the
holders OF Washington township bones to meet
US in . spirit of equal justice and fsirness in
settling this debt SO unjustly created
DYER SHERWOOD,
THOMAS B. WEAVER.
CHAS. McGIRL,
JAS. NJ. WITHE9S,
w. 3.
The meeting adjourned.
ELI ADAMS, Chairman.