Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-25
ADHESION ASKED FOR.


At n meeting of the city council
held last Friday evening for the pur-
pose OF making final attempt at a
settlement of the existing difficulties
with regard to the dam and water
power, the following preamble aud
resolution were unanimously adopt
cd:
Whereas; the city of Baxter Springs
having expended more than fifteen
thousand dollars for the construction
of dam aud appurtenanccs at the
Baxter ford near Baxter Springs, for
the purpose of supplying said city with
a system Of water works, 10 which end
a contract was entered into by said
city with Gaunt, Maupin Il Company
of Cabool, Missouri, who had, prior 10
making said contract with said city,
contracted with A. Willard for all his
rights and Interests in the mill privi-
le.c. mill building and machinery at
the old Willard dam, and for the con-
veyancc by said Willard Of certain
tracts of land ut the point where the
new dam was 10 be constructed, said
Gauut. Maupin & Company agreeing
10 furnish said Willard for his said
rights and Interests Is horse power at
the new dam, and
Whereas; the said Gaunt, Maupin
81 Company aud their assigns, having
failed to complete the dam according
to contract, and the city having al
ready expended several thousands OF
dollars IN The enterprise, ii became
necessary that the city buy ont the in
forests of said Gaunt, Maupin "
Company aud their assigns, and take
possession of and complete the dam, and
did thereafter complete the same, and
Whereas; said A. Willard is now
ENJOYING aud using at the new. or
Baxter dam the Is horse power which
he was to receive under his contract
with Gaunt, Maupin u Company,
which contract was afterwards ratified
and fulfilled by the city, and
Whereas; said A. Willard wholly
refuses to convey to the city the tracts
of land above referred to, and is now
claiming the entire ownership of the
dam, water privileges and said tracts
of land, whereby he has defeated the
fultillnent of contracts made by the
city for the construction Of wafer
works, and has prevented various
manufacturing enterprises from lOcat-
ing at the dam and utilizing the pow
or thereat, and
Whereas; the city has many times
and ia the utmost good faith endeav-
Orel 10 effect a.settlelnent with Mr..
willard, and since the adjournment of
the district court has made several lib
sral propositions TO him for that pur-
nose. but has in all cases met with a
refusal from him TO settle, except upon
the basis of practical REIMBURSEMENT
Of all Interests of the city in said dam
and water privileges. and
Whereas; the city of Baxter Springs
in all its Interests is being greatly i'll
jurea by the existing unsettled state OF
affairs-oue important manufacturing
enterprise threatening to remove It's
works from the city because thereof,
and
Whereas; u Is the almost uhah-
imous wish of the people OF said city
that no more of tho city's money he
expended in connection with the diff
cuities relating TO said dam until mat
tiers are adjusted upon an equitable bs-
island il being the further wish of the
people that decision be at once made
in the pending injunction case, in or
der that the said unsettled state OF AZ
fairs may be ended without further de-
lay.
Be It therefore resolved by the may
or aud c0uncilmen of the city of Bax-
ter Springs, that the Hon. j. ID. Me-
Cue, Judge of the district rourt in
and for Cherokee county. kan>as, he
and hereby Is requested TO At once
make his final judgment aud decree
ia the Injunction case OF Slnne Y
Grove VS.. the city of Baxter Springs
et al; aud that the city clerk be- aud
hereby is instructed 10 send 10 the
said Judge a certified copy OF the fore
going preamble and resolution.
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