The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-10
OPPOSED TO INV COURT HOUSE.
To tie Editor If ne Eag,.

To tie Editor ~ fas Eagle:
am glad to see the interest taken in this
proposition that It's Importance demands, but
see that some have allowed themselves to
be led astray by the false idea held out by
designing men that my proposition was for
..new courthouse" Now this is just what
",ion't want" and the difference between
the two is from seventy to one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. BY looking over my
former letter they can readily see that j few
thousand dollars il all that was required; or,
in other words q cents per capita, aud this
only urged ~ matter Of economy. Isit
not plain to every man that II this annual
outlay continues for eight or ten years our
county will have expended sufficient
amount to build the necessary rooms for
court and Jury and then have nothing TO
show for It but an empty treasury: Where
as II the addition was erected and occupied
and this amount saved, at the end of ten
years YOU would have the same amount Of
money and the good rooms to boot. Then,
in addition to the decent rooms and safe place
for court records, you prevent what Is suro
to follow the defeat Of this proposition, the
erection of new courthouse" at an enor-
nous expense. Summer county built court
house, believe six years ago, and to-day the
another. The facts were she knew nothing
Of her wants then. and time may prove that
she is again mistaken. The only new feature
in our courthouse proposition is the fact that
the United States Court, soon to be holden
at Wichita, win expect the county or city 10
furnish suitable rooms for court and jury,
which will add largely to the present outlay.
: Among the many friends Of Hon. W. Z
Stanley am sure there is not one In this
county who will rejoice with such s'exceed-
ing great joy" as myself that the ''eeonomy
boom" has struck him. As this is all he
lacked Of being one Of the most useful men
in the county. just listen to him for mo-
ment. He says: at seems to me that no eX-
pcnditures should be made except such as
are required by the necessities Of the times"
Shake, Stanley; this is eXectfy what am AZ
ter, and thanks to the people Of Sedgwick
county, who elected you TO the Legislature.
as my fears were that you never would for
sake your old way of fayoring, ''those rea-
sonable Outlays that WE were too liberal 10
oppose" had you not serve a time in the
Kansas Legislature at the present. II any
thing short of starvation il calculated to pro-
duce economy it is certainly this. Whenev-
er this proposition is understood fairly it
will meet with favor, and the more it is dis
eussed the better. for no measure has ever
been before our county board of more inl-
portance 10 our taxpayers, and especially |
the farming portion OF them, than this court |
room matter; because it can be accomplish |
ed well for few thousand dollars, or it may |
cost the taxpayers hundreds Of thousands
and as the county prosperity is based upon |
agricultural success, and the nine-tenths OF
our enormous exports in good crop years are |
The products Of their toll, surely they should |
be consulted and called upon by our county |
to play as little as possible for
accessories and nothing for luxuries or vast
lgc. JOHN KELLY.
Dr. Ii.