The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-21

both what is our duty and our interest In j
this matter Of new court house and jan. /
The opposition to the present PROPOSE |
ton assumes different forms. Some say /
the amount proposed, viz $50 900, il not
enough, but # . proposition for s160. GOO /
or a2O0, 900 were submitted they would /
support II, and these are among the most
sctive opponents o9 tAe present plan.
Our state furnishes numerous in
stances Of safe and commodious court /
houses and jails that have been ecec- /
ted for from $50, 900 70 go. 600, includ-
ing the site, and In the case Of LeaVen-
worth county A100, Geo Of bonds purcAas-
ed . site in that city, erected large
modern building and fully completed
It. more than ten years ago, when the
cost O. building was as least Is per cent
higher than now. Sumner county has
recently erected Q very satisfactory
building costing only about a70, 900, and
yet, we are informed, containing fire
proof vaults for the records Of each Of
doe, and complete in all Its appointments
Three sites are submitted for the Sc
lection Of enc by the voters. One on the
corner Of Fifth avenue and Mechanics
street priced ut e10.1o0 known e. site
No. /.
| An eligible site, known as site No. 2
and located on the corner Of Sixth ave-
nue. and Market street offered for less
than o., 900; and another equally eligible
one, en- the corner of Ninth avenue and
Commercial street, is offered to the
county free Of any cost, which II
accepted leaves the county free to dis
pose Of the present court house site,
which L. worth at least 920, 900, and ap-
ply that amount In paying on . portion
Of the proposed bonds, or using It for
current expenses Of the county; In either
case reducing the actual cost to the tax
payers, Of the proposed new court house
and jail to only s60, 900, much less sum
than this county will probably ever be
able to secure such necessary buildings
for sgain. In addition TO this II il q well
known fact that cost Of building is now
much below what it has ever been before
or may soon be again.
Another objection urged IL that this
$4,000 will only lay founda-
ton and that the scheme Il
only the beginning OF another
Macoupin county affair. As to this OBJ
lection we think the character and
standing Of the men composing our
board Of county commissioners Ii such as
to remove any feeling Of apprehension on
this point from the minds Of the voters,
but the commissioners, willing to make
known their feelings and intentions,
have given US for publication the follow
ing statement:
The undersigned, the county commits
sioners Of the county Of Lyon, state Of
Kansas, do hereby bind themselves IS
such beard to this eject, namely: That
IL the qualified voters Of Lyon county |
| shall, at the election to be held on the |
2nd day of November next, authorize |
said board to issue the bonds Of said |
county, In sum not exceeding eighty |
thousand dollars. for the purpose Of
erecting court house and Jail for said
county, the said board viii not make or
| enter into . contract for the erection and
completion OF such court house and jail
| for q sum total which shall exceed the
said sum Of eighty thousand dollars. |
and will require good and sufficient
tractor, protecting said Lyon county
from all liability to pay any greater
sum for said court house and jail than
the above named sum OF eighty thou and
dollars. T. e. MCMILLAN.
WIN FLICKINGRR.
j. 8. GRIMsLEY.
Another objection emanating from the |
same source is that the title to
the free cite offered IL worthless,
and If accepted by the county
there viii be expensive litigation grow
ing out Of that. To satisfy all On that
point We give you the opinion Of two men
who have thoroughly examined the mat
ter ana whose competency to pass upon
that question none who know them win
for q moment question, which Is e fol-
lows:
The undersigned are OF the opinion that
/ the legal ard 'quItabl3 title 10 the ln:s ir
/ the city OF E;nDoKia known AS WAsLi1S-
ton park lots, lately offered as q sight for
. court house and jail for Lyon coun-
ty, Kansas, il good Of record In Joseph
Morse, and that II accepted BY the coun-
ty Il will possess the same In fee simple
free from any valid objections to the
validity Of the title acquired from the
party conveying the same to said county.
OTIs D. SWAN,
T. n. SEDGWTCK.
The facts herein before set out we think
reliable and sufficient to show that IL Il
to the interest Of the citizens Of Lyon
county to avail themselves Of the present
opportunity for securing much needed
county buildings, provided only il can
be shown that all this can be accom-
pnshed 10 . manner and ct cost that
win not be burdensome to the tax payers.
Upon this point we submit the following
figures and ask every candid voter to
verify them before accepting any q
them: The totGl taxable valuation Of
this county for 1885 s. sh0ws by the 60
cOmparyiDg certificate Of Roland Lskin,
county clerk, Il q, 7S5 1857:
STATE OF KANSAS,
1, Roland Laki1, county clerk Of said
county, hereby certify that the valuation
Of Lyon county, for the year 1885, e re-
turned by the several assessors and
equAIized ~ the county board e com.
missioners, e s7,735, 1916.
In witness whereof have hereunko at.
tached my name and the official seal Of
said county, this 18th day Of October A.
d. 1886. ROLAND LAKIH,
County Clerk.
For the purposes Of this calculation,
call Il In round numbers eight millions
J Of dollars.
The bonds proposed 20 be Issued,
eighty thousand dollars, st the highest
rate Of interest authorized BY the propO-
sition, Eve per cent, viii require to pay
the interest annually the sam Of - 900,
: and should they be ensblsd 10 sell 9
four OF four and one-half per cent bond
ct par (as was confidently asserted -
one Of our leading bankers at . public
meeting Of citizens where the propOal.
don was beiag discussed) tie amount
necessary would be IS 900 OF $500, 80
she rate OF interest might belt Will -
readily ssen that slevy Of one-half Of one
milf m klaa 6ollaP 0f kaxahla valy.e4Err.