The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-01-18

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(Cheers.).
REVOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following:
Whereas. The CITY of Lexington submit
ted to the County Court of LAFAYETTE county
Missouri, a petition signed by abOut 1000
perssns, praying for q rebuilding of the
conrthonse OF said county, under fhe term
anu disguise of repairing" said Building.
whereas. On the 3l-t day of December,
1885, II remonstrance signed bv about 5000 of
the taNpayeTs of the county was presented
to said county court, expressing "A willing
ness to have a moderate sun appropriated
for necessary rep tirs to said courthouse.
but demonstrating against making AN un-
necessary and eXhOrbit mt appropriations
remode;ling aud REBUILDING said courthouse.
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whereas. Two members of the county
court ignored said rttnonstrarce. and con-
trary to the Expressed wishes of nearly one
half of the legal voters of the county, rs
shown by SAID remonstrHnce. ordered I'm APP
preparation OF $4,000 To be made for rebuild
ing ANA remOdeltiny said courthouse.
thereby assuming the position of dictators
instead OF servants of the people. and
Whereas. The present Indebtedness of
thn county is now and will be for years TO
come II burden to the people of the county,
and causes the tnxes to be equally bnide-i-
some. and
Whereas. We believe that said appropri-
ation In not only exhorbitant, UNNECESSARY
and contrary TO the wishes OF "a major
ity of the people of the couHty, and unau
thorized by lay, but that taxes have already
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ditional burden la the shape of indebteness
and taxation; therefore,. be 1t
Resolved. By this mass meeting of tax.
ayers of Lafay cite county, Missouri, repre-
sentiRg as ft does, every portion of said
county. that we belisvs that the said two
judges of said county court. viz: Judges
William G. McCausland and Thomas L.
Chinn, have exceeded their authority. and
appropriation of Sl2, 0C0. for So called repairs
to the courthouse ut Lexington. which said
repairs we believe TO mean the rebuilding
/ ana femOQellnK OF Stl10 courthouse,
Resolved. That the said county court.
and the county cle4is and treasurer of said
effect the order of the county court so up.
propriating said 1900. and from drawing
any warrant for or paying out any part OF
said money 40 appropriated for any pur-
pose Whatever under said order. except the
necessary amount for actual repairs, said
amount not TO exceed the sum of $500.
And,
the City of Lexington Ia Located ON one side
of the county, and is inconvenient and mac
cessible to a large majority of the people of
the county, making it u hardship and costly
burden for them TO visit the same for the
transaction of necessary business and in
offending court held therein; and
Whereas. The City of Higginsville Is more
centrally located in said county, and more
accessible to all residents OF said county,
therefore making it less burdensome and
and costly to visit the same for she transac-
ton of necessary business and for attend
ing court held therein; aud
Whereas. The said City of Hixginsville
and vicinity has agreed to raise the sum of
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and erecting thereon modern buildings for
courthouse aud jail, aud deed tine same to
condition inst the seat Of justice be moved
from said Lexington to said Higginsville
therefore,, be It further
Resolved. That petitions with the sigma |
lures OF the required number of voters there
to attached, duly sworn TO. be Immediately
secured and presented to the county court.
prnving that body to grant an order that the
proposition to remove the county seat of
Lafayette county from Lexington. Missouri,
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VILE, in said county be submitted TO the
qualified voters of che county. Mt the next
the expressed Condition that TIM people of
Higginsville and vicinity execute a good
and sufficient bond guaranteeing the sun of
not less than $50. coo for the purpose OF buy
ing grou nds and erecting thereon modern
buildings for courthouse and Jail in block I,
In said town, and further guaranteeing that
The ground so TO be purchased shall not ex-
eeed a cost of 5000. so TINT n balance of $751;
zoo or more may be utilized for the erection
or the necessary buildings, and deed the
same to the county forever. free of cost or
taxation TO the people of Lafayette county.
Resolved. That to carry out the forego-
ing resolutions the chairman of this meeting
Is hereby authorized and instructed to APP
point u committees OF seven, to be known as
The Executive whose duty it
shall be to superintend the circulating of
the petition herein called for, to take ch
of a bond or bonds to which are subscribed
the mounts necessary to buy said grounds
and TO erect the buildings thereon, at said
Higgfnsyiile, Missouri, and TO have u gem
eraI supervision of the work necessary TO
secure tho said remova of the seat of Justice
said committee to have ower TO elect Il sec
retary in addition TO the number on the
committee.
shall have power 20 appoint q committees of
three men from eaoii township as a cam
paign committee for that township, which
committee shall have charge of the hece-sa-
~ campaign work incident to the PROPOSE
ton of said removal of the seat of Justice
to also appoint such further commit ees ms
q Pl VI sE T. gSEiS SnsiF Fr.ssom.
p. W. OSBORNE, Clay.
T. NJ. CHINN. Washington.
j. W. SMITH. sni.a. Bar.
JAMES Y. BRAND. Dover. .
J.T. BEAR. Lexington.
D.. L. WATERS. Middleton. t,
After the reading of the resolutions a
was made that they be adopted {
and discussion was again opened on this !
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MIR. sTANLEYB. WALKER {
was called for and he responded as {
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nave no doubt, that this committee, have :
their opinion, not embodied more in :
.hese resolutions than the necessity of the /
;ase nan And they are long and c
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beginning to the end, and why (cheerp.l i
There IL nobody | suppose that lives in s
lafayette county that has not lived here !
onger than i have, that has more respect I
or the proud city of Lexington han 1 /
nave. She has long been known as the I
OF Lafayette county; the city of :
and the city of intellect, and the 7
,ity of capital, and she does set proudly as c
he city of Rome once did, and I have that !
of respect for Lexington that I =
always have had for age fcheers.) She I
lates far back in the past, In the good, old 9
st-fghting days when the only way of .
.eaching her was either by the stage or I
or the Missouri river. And she did
much good In those days and she is .
untitled to our reverence because she was I
water queen Of all this country in those q
lays. She was not the head of navigation b
t is true, bat ! have often been in Lexing- :
when you would only have to wait an 5
,our and a half to get a steam boat to go c
way, provided you had money to :
lay o ticket. In those days abe was q I
favorite, and she is with me yet q d
avorite. am proud Of her, with many :
bings about her, and many things there. I
The has done q great many great and q
things, so did George Wash i
ngton in his day, but unfortunately 7
Washington is dead. (Cheers.) a
low long since the wise ones in Lexington p
nd they have wise men there and shrewd !
mes, called their cohorts about them and 1
n whispered accents said; Tbs country .
part Of the county that used to be prairie, n
we only raised hemp along the !
order of the river, has got a railroad d
own there ctied the G. & A, and look a
ere on the map, Corder has got a a
people; Alma nearly so many; 4
'oncordia eleven hundred aud that part L
I the county is growing too fast. We K
ave got to have a fight about this court Y
sometime, il we wait ten years they )
Jill be too strong for US, aud we have got j
0 do something to bring on this light a
ow. And in consequence they have n
greed to ask the very things from the h
court that they did ask, knowing Il
nat you had raised the brislle of every y
ig along the @. & A. (cheers) they knew "a
lat we would fight. They did not expect g.
he appropriation to go through any o
irther than ii did, because thoY expeeted ~