The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-14
AMICABLY ADJUSTED
Was the Court House Question
by the County Court,
Yesterday.
A Delegate Convention to be
Held on Monday, Sep
TENDER Sd,
At Which Time the Question OF
Bonds, or Direct Taxation,
Will be Decided.

As the BAzOo has previously asserted
there.is not one enterprising citizen III the
Hourishing county of Pettis who has not,
whenever an opportunity presented itself,
declared himself in favor OF the erection OF
new temple of justice. When a pew
court house Is mentioned it is understood
that the prospective structure will be one
commensurate with the business and the
importance of P-ttis county.
There has Tor some time
been difference of opinion
existing among the taxpayers and citizens
OF the county, ami more especially OF the
city Of -dxlia, in reference TO the method
OF taxation to b. employed in raising the
funds necessary for the construction vi the
new court house, Some have favored the As
suing OF bonds, others the levying Of d.
rect tax. There has been considerable
feeling manifested by the advocates Of the
TWO plans, and at times the difference of
opinion has been so great, and engendered
such acrimonious discussion that il was
feared that no proposition could be sug-
gested which wouia unite all elements and
secure the erection OF the much needed
building. For time it seemed that certain
parties would sacrifice valuable interests
rather than give way to the opinions of
their opponents, logical and monetary con-
sideiatiens to the contrary, nOtwithstand-
ing.
This very important question has been
under consideration by the county court for
some months, and having number Of
petitions before it, all contemplating the
same object, but ali widely differing rs TO
the methods to be employed to attain the
same end, the court has been sadly nom
plussed rs to the best course to pursue.
Finally, the principal projectors OF the court
house proposition agreed to pool their
issues, and to adopt some feasible plan, one
which the county court could endorse,
and submit to the qualihed voters OF the
county. The court not wishing to assume
the grave responsibility OF deciding
between two propositions, each OF which
had its enthusiastic supporters, adopted a
which will doubtless prove en-
trey satisfactory to all concerned.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the county court in regular session yes
terday, all Of the justices being present.
From the tenor of the resolutions, II will
be observed that the plan suggested is that
q convention of representatives OF the
various townships in the county shall de-
eide upon the merits of the two propositions,
or, perhaps, additional ones which may be
and certify such decision to the
county court. The court, of course, will
be a uated by the opinions and wishes OF
the tax payers, and will then submit to the
voters of the county some feasible PROPOSE
ton which can be voted upon at an early
day, probably at the next general cleo
ton in November. The following are the
of the County Court.
Whereas, There seems to be an almost
universal desire on the part of the tax
payers of Pettis county that there be SUBJ
mitted to the voters of said county q
for raising revenue for the
purpose of building court house and,
Whereas, There seems to be diversity OF
opinion among the voters of said county
as to whether said revenue should be raised
by the issuance of bonds or by the levy of
. direct tax
And, whereas, the court is desirous of
that proposition which shall be
TO the best interests Of the county, and which
will meet the views of q majority of the
citizens thereof;
Nov, therefore. be il resolved, that this
court recommend to the voters of Pettis
county that delegate convention be held
in Sedalia, on
MONDAY, THE 3D DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1888, at IL o'clock q. M, in the
building leased as place for holding
court, for the purpose OF determining and
on that day to the county
court that proposition which shall be to
the best interests of the county and con-
iormable to the desire of majority OF its
voters. And the court, for the purposes of
this convention, have decided upon the
apportiOnment upon . basis OF
one delegate for every one hundred votes,
and one for every fraction OF twenty five
or more votes thereOver, cast for supreme
Judge at the last general election, held in
1882, provided that each town.
shin shall have at least one delegate, to.