The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-03-03

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70 a. E11or Of fls Eagle:
/ am sdmonished by the prolonged discus-
sion Of this question that IL viii be inpont-
BILE for ne to traverse It in detail, or follow
the ground the several writers have wander.
ed over, without taking up too much q your
valuable space. We shall therefore, sfate
our case q briefly Is possibly, giving ~ -
opportunity to weigh and examine our cor
illusions 1t leisure and while we candldly
believe we are right in our conclusions on
this improvement, and shall earnestly advo-
cate It, yet we shall accord to those who
may differ from us all the rights and privi-
Ieges that We ask for ourself. We believe in
the erection Of this addition for the follow
ing reasons:
LIST. 1t IL absolutely necessary to protect
the property and people Of the county.
End. By this addition you settle the court
house question for twenty years, and save
the tax payers debt that many Of US will
not live to see.'paid.
Sd. 1t is the only time in the history Of o"r
county when this improvement could be
made and not increase our taxes.
9Th. The United States court to be holden
1t Wichita must have suitable rooms for
court and juries-grand and petit.
5th. A good court house. with all ONCE
rooms complete, and paid for, will induce
thousands OF eastern people to locate here
that would never think Of coming were these
matters not settled. There are too seeking
homes in the west who have been taxed to
death in the east by fine fine court houses,
and l do assure you that such persons can
not be caught again. We can't repeat the
McCoupin and Mclean county, ILL.,, game on
US second time.
9Th. Should fire occur and destroy our
court records, it would cost ten times -
much to replace them as this proposed sddi-
ton would cost, besides the endless litiga-
ton that would follow. Then how are these
records to be restored in the DEGREES Of court
in dividing estates. confirming, sales, etc.
ETC..
Some insist upon the delay OF this court
house matter until after we have had several
good crops and times arc good; then they
say we can vote bonds and build '1good
court house" and pay for It in twenty years.
i NV ID Tue usObt uouSCtouS PavPOS''s~s' ss~S
was cvea made to the people Of our county.
Whenever we contract q large debt in good
times to be paid in the future, we will surely
have it to pay when times are hard and mon
ey scarce; and before the debt is paid our
county bonds will go begging, a. do Leaven-
worth, Douglass and other cOunty's, and
finally compromised At fifty cents on the dol
lar. will oppose the "grand court house
scheme" in every school house in the coun-
ty. am also opposed to issuing bonds to
pay for the proposed addition. I want 1t
built and paid for at the completion, and
this continual expense and danger ended
a soon rs it is possible to do so, and these
snew court house fellows" headed OF.
Now let me say in conclusion, and hope
It will be the last letter on fine subject-that
we arc bound to accect one Of three PROPOSE
tiOns:
LIST. To build the addition above referred
to.
End. To continue to pay rent, and risk fire
burning our records, which cost more than
the addition.
Sd. To build ''grand new court house"
that will ruin the county.
Farmers, tax payers, business men, which
shall we accept. JNO. KELLY.
BleudOn, Feb. 9, 1881.