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


In compliance with the call made
through the columns of the city press
avery large crowd assembled last evening
At the court house for the purpose Of con.
siderinE and feeling the public pulse on
the proposition to build new court HOUSE
and jail. Many of our representative men
In all lines of business were present, and,
with the exception of one lawyer, q
miller and q vegetable huckster. the entire
audience seemed united IN the opinion
that now was the best time and OPP
poriuni'y that the county OF Lyon ever
would have TO buiid new court house, Jail
and jsilOr's residence. Even these three
who were supposed 70 oppose the move
ment could give no reasons for such op
position, and the remarks Of two OF the
three were almost unintelligible TO the
audience, and caused much merriment al
the expense Of the takers.
Among the gentlemen who made
speeches In support of the proposition
was Mr.. 3. B Riggs, who made careful
Iy prepared statement Of the hnancial
aspects Of the bond question, whereby IL
was conclusiVely shown that the actusl
tax 70 meet the obligations Of our tax
payers caused by the issue OF bends would
only amount to a tar Of fifty cents on each
thousand dollars tsOrth Of assessed prop
erty IN tie county. Judges Graves, Pey-
ton, Buck, Cunningham, Feighsn, Brogan
and Kellogg, and Messrs. Burchfeld, VIVA.
Jay, DR.. Wright, Rev. Henry Macksy and
others BlsO made statements or speeches
in support Of the measure, showing the
unsafe condition OF all our county docu-
ments, thelack Of rom necessary TO trans
act business in, the inconvenience caused
by passing trains, and, above all the I'M
healthy and filthy condition of what lie
called the county jail under the present
court house. In this connection DR..
Wright, Judge Kellogg, County Attorney
Feighan and others stated that The deaths
Of several prisoners were without doubt
caused by Incarceration Ia the dungeon be
meath the building, and Col FlorY unhesi-
tAtingly stated his preference for . south
err rebel prison pen TO that OF the Lyon
county Jail, and he knew whereof he
spoke, as he spent six months in the tor
mer as . prisoner OF war.
After the discussion the following res
olu,ions were adopted as the sense OF
he meeting;
Resolved, That safety TO our records,
more room for our counIY officers, q more
substantial building and better location
Tor the court house, a Jail so arranged that
womerS boys and men can be held with
SONS regard TO their mental and physical
condition, age, Sex, and grade of crime
with which they are charged, appeal TO
our judgment, our conscience, our hu-
manly. our pocket and our PRIDE to favor
the proposition submitted by the board OF
county commissioners for the construction
of these needed public buildings, and we
therefore earnestly recommend the propO-
siIIOn 70 the favor of ali our citizens, be-
lievlng that such improvements can never
be made under more favorable clrcum-
stances than Al the present time.
Resolved. Thst In the event the prOpo-
sitIon shall be voted by the people, the
county com missinners be requested az far
as they can consistently with the interests of
tire county, to favor LYON coun'y labor and
Lyon county mechanics in letting the
work.
After the passage of the above, on no.
NlNAs buO OHhiA WhO lhotIuCNcA W oppblub
committee Of I've to make al necessary
arrangements for presenting the impor-
lance of the proposition to ihs people of
the county.
1t was also decided that the report of
Mr.. 8. B. Riggs be put in shape for publ
cation so that the voters of the county may
clearly see just what they are asked to
vote upon, and other steps taken to put
the entire proposition before the people in
such a manner as may clearly elucidate all
points that may be under controversy and
thus help TO make the vote practically
unanimous, SIS 1t Is hoped to be done when
it is fairly and properly PLACID before the
people.
The following committee was APP
pointed this morning by Chairman
Holden, In accordance with the instruc-
tions given above: s. B. Riggs, chairman
VIM. Adds, R. D. Thomas. ]. G. Burch-
field and ]. D. Holden, and they are re-
quested to meet this evening promptly at
z O'Clock at the Office Of the chairman. 8.
B. Riggs, west Sixth avenue.