The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-21

ers expressly agreed with your commit
tee that they would waive the issuance
ard service Of summons and enter their
appearance in said cause and consent 10
trial at the September term of said
court, 1897. That Notwithstanding said
agreement, the board OF county COM
missioners, without consultation or no.
tice to the city of Wichita, did employ
one, II. z. Patterson, for the purpose OF
ascertairing the status Of the account
between Sedgwick county and the late
treasurer Of Sedgwick county, and also
to state the account between Sedgwick
county and the city of Wichita.
That about the middle of the month
of November, A D. 1897, H. z. Patter-
son made said report That the county
commissioners made public by publica-
ton in the daily papers, the account as
between Sedgwick county and its treas
urer, but declined and refused to make
public statement OF the account as pre-
sented by H. Z. Patterson, as between
the city Of Wichita and Sedgwick
county.
After repeated efforts your commit
tee succeeded in getting a conference
with the county commissioners on the
14th day OF December, 1897, at which
time your committee again made de-
mand for the amount OF money due the
city as shown by the expert accountant.
r. Z. Guthrie, as follows:
Due the city of Wichita from
Sedgwick county. for paving
tax collected and uraccount-
ed Tor ....---....-........ S23, 1893. 80
To amount OF sewer tax collect
ed and unaccounted for.... 1865. .65
To amount Of city general tax
collected and unaccounted for 7,Sl3.O3
Making total of............s s33, $50. 06
Deducted by reason OF over
credit on sidewalk tdx... $40. so
Leaving balance due said city
OF moneys actually collected
and belonging absolutely TO
SAID city OF So, 900. 56
In addition to said amount the
city claimed her proportion OF
all penalties and interest COL
lected on delinquent taxes on
the delinquent rolls Of 1894,
1895 and 1896, and subsequent
years, amounting in total 10. .s14, ,o1s. .O3
Making a grand total ofamount
claimed due the city of Wich-
ita from Sedgwick county. .$47. .o1s 50
the county a settlement of the above.
The county commissioners stated that
as a settlement OF this account they
would be willing to turn over to the
city Of Wichita Griswolds Park and
their suit against the bondsmen Of the
late county treasurer, which your COM
mittee considered as a "joke" and so
treated Is
Your committee then requested OF the
county commissioners that they be
shown the report OF II. z. Patterson, ex-
pert accountant, as TO the statement of
the account between the city and the
county.
Notwithstanding the prior agreement
made between your committee and the
board of county commissioners, the COM
missioners refused to show or exhibit
said statement Of account SO made by
said H E. Patterson and refused to di-
vulge any information relative TO said
report, and further stated that they did
not owe the city anything on said ac-
count. And then the meeting was out.
Your committee has been informed
and believes that the amount of differ
ence between the city of Wichita and
Sedgwick county, as stated by H. E.
Patterson, IL made public, would show
a larger amount due said city than the
amount claimed by r. E. Guthrie, city
accountant.
Therefore. your committee would rec
ommend to the mayor and council, that
the city attorney be instructed to insti-
tute proceedings al once against the
board Of county commissioners of Sedg-
wick county, to recover from Sedgwick
county the amount of said indebtedness
due said city, as shown by the report
OF the city accountant, r E. Guthrie.
Respectfully submitted,
J. GILES SMITH,
GEO. F. YOUNG,
B. F. MLEAN.