The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-08

The Report Of the Committee Appointed
at the Last Nesting Adopted.

The Report OF thS Committee Appointed
at the Last Nesting Adopted.
At largely attended meeting Of citi-
zens az the court house Monday, of
which S B. Riggs was chairman
and William Jay secretary, the
following report Of the commit
tee appointed 1t the last meeting, after
the proposing and voting down Of null
tipIicity of amendments. and consldera-
BILE discussion, WIS., adopted
In the matter of the alternative pIopo-
sitions submitted by the board OF county
commissioners as their meeting OF the
Both day of December, 1854, TO the voters
of this county, and embodied in the proc
llmation Of j. II. White, sheriff Of
Lyon county, Kansas, for an election to
be held thereon on the fifst Tuesday,
being the Sd day OF February. 1885, the
undersigned constituting 3 committee
appointed at . meeting of citizens and
taxpayers held in the city OF Emporia
on Mondsy e4enlng, December ~ 1884,
would respectfully submit TO our fellow
citizens of Lyon cOnaty, thstS In our
Judgment, each and all OF the three prop
ositions, In their present form, are 50
Objectionable for want OF de1nIteDess, as
10 warrant the county board TO reconsid-
er their action In submitting the said
propositions, and to order the sheriff 70
issue q proclamation recalling the notice
for an election To be held thereon, and
tor the following general reasons
First. There is not Sufficient protec-
ton of the interests of taxpayers as 70
the amount of money ~ be expended, or
the manner Of its application in either
of the uropOsitione
2 The subject matter has not been
sufficiently canvaseed before the people
of the county, for the majority Of the Vo-
teTs and taxpayers to have determined
what Is best to be done in the premises.
3. We believe that any proposition
looking to the collection and expendi-
ture OF large amount of the peoples
money for the purpose under considers
ton or for any other public improve
ment, should be so carefully considered
as to effectually guard the peoples in
terests and secure to the county, If pos
sible, hundred cents in yalCe for every
dollar expended:
4. We are opposed to the three al
tentative propositions now pending for
these general, and the following specific
reasons. To the first, to-wit: shall
the said beard of county commissioners
cause to be built jsil for the use of
said county, and the discretion OF said
board procure a cite therefor" because
il involves the question of the present or
a new court house site, az for obvious
reasons the Jail should be In close prox-
unity 20 the court house. and It does
not sucffiently limit the power OF the
board as to situation OF cost To the
second, to-Wit: "Shall the SAID board
of county commissioners modify and
repair the present court house.
because il does not sufficiently limit he
amount Or extent of such modifying or
repairing, and for the further reason that
in our judgment it would be t1nwise and
to expepd any considerable
sum of money on the present building,
its location, for the purposes of court
house, beng very Objectionable on &C
count of the noise and disturbance |
caused by the constantly passing trains |
OF the A, T. s. 8. r. railroad, and the |
character and quality of the building be- |
ing stich as to make the remodelling of
IL in a manner to furnish the necessary |
convenience and security de |
manded by large and growing county,
quite as expensive and far less desirable |
than an entirely new building IN suit |
able location. To the third proposition |
our general objections are quite suft1- |
Client without reststIng them.
.. We favor the appointment of a
of nineteen taxpayers, to be |
selected, eleven from the county outside |
Of the city of Emporia, or one from each |
township, and sight from the city of EN-
pOria, to consider, in connection with the |
county commissioners, the wants of the |
county as to q court house and jail.
The committee Of nineteen was select. |
I'd aud the meeting adjourned.