Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-11-03

payment Of loses By invasion By s1sryIllsp,
the entire amount allowed by is comma
sion Of 1876 Was esq, $50. OF this amount
ee Element has bean made for S66kOo9 Of
old claims By thsiesuenoe Of new certificates
under the Law OF 1887, amounting to $346-
77634 principal.
This pays about 20 Der cent of the faes az
the old certificates, and leaves vet outstand-
ing .SM not adjusted. which will require
$lA, 425 new certificates to satisfy tho whole
amount.
Some Of these claims are in LITIGATION. and
other certificates of small amounts have not
been presented for allowance. In some
cases parties having claims, had lost or de-
stcoyed their old certificates, and in all such
cases the parties have fled affidavit Of loss,
together with bond of indemnity a. provided
by Law in other cases. On page 484 of this
report will be found detailed statement Of
guerilla claims audited.
SUGAR BOUNTY.
The law of 1857 providing that a bounty
seal be paid upon sugar manufactured In
this state, is not very clear in regard to tho
appropriation, and should be amended 60
as to make the appropriation moro defnita.
It IS questionable whether any appropris.
t1on exists at present for the payment of
bounty. Section of the law, in any evept
would be of no effect after June 20, 1859.
unless further appropriations be made.
STATE HOUSE.
Your attention is respectfully invited 70
the fact that imported iron is being largely
used IN the construction of our state house.
1t seems to me that under our economic
system, laying every other consideration
aside, no public buildings in the state Of
Kansas should contain one pound Of inn
ported iron. All kinds of materials manu-
featured in America should be used to the
exclusion of any others.
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
The facility with which counties and cit
les issue bonds is becoming almost alarm
ing. The enormous increase of indebted
.ness within the last two years is q matter
which should attract the attention Of tho
legislature.
It seems to me that the law of 1879, pro-
viding for funding Indebtedness, does not
contemplate the funding of warrants for
current expenses, from time to time, but
was intended to compromise and adjust old
Indebtedness, or debts past due, and it
seems imprudent for any county or munich
pality to create debt for current expenses
in excess of the levy for the yesr in which
the Indebtedness was incurred.
In the issuance OF funding bonds, sm
inclined to the belief that after certain
number of yesrs from the date of issue. q
sinking fund should be levied to redeem tho
OOANSS uAAu tu0 edul0 buOutu US 4SSucO
such manner that the highest number Of
series outstanding should become due within
one year from the date of the levy of tax for
that purpose. This would prevent the accu-
mutation of money, and would save the diff
ticulty of investing ana changing the sink
ing funds.
A bond made payable in installments is
Objectionable to purchasers, is difficult to
record, and not desirable.
Of the S13 S2S O61 of honda reoiatared
within the last two years, 1854, $50 have
been issued for the construction of railroads
and the wonderful activity in that line shows
that the Indebtedness has not been incurred
without some compensation in return. as
the total number OF miles of new railroads
placed on the tax rolls are 1888 miles Of
main track, to say nothing of side tracks.
ETC., with an increased assessed valuation of
railroad property of so, 394, 72S.