The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-03
SUIT IS BROUGHT
Claim Against the County for
Forty Thousand Dollars.
CITY BRINGS The CASE
Based on the Report of R. {.
Guthrie.

Yesterday City Attorney Adams fled in
the district court claim against the
county in favor of the city of Wichita for
S45.S32.u. County Commissioners Wilson,
Sealock and Howard are named as the
defendants.
The petition alleges:
That on the first day of October, 1893.
the county of Sedgwick was indebted to
and had in its possession through its duly
elected, qualified and acting treasurer, the
sum of ffty-six thousand and sixty-eight
and 67-l0O dollars 1886 O6S.6O which its said
county treasurer had and collected from
taxes lawfully levied and due the said
plaintiff, and which was a balance in the
hands of said treasurer as taxes due The
city of Wichita at said date;
THAT said county treasurer received as
taxes legally levied and due the said
city of Wichita for the fiscal year end
ing October l. 1894, the sum Of one hun
dred and sixty-six thousand one hundred
and hfty-one and 1910 dollars (S16s Isl. 7O:
That said county treasurer paid TO the
city of Wichita for the fiscal year ending
October !, 1894, the sum or two hundred
and six thousand two hundred and sew
enty-six and 50-100 dollars (S2O6 276. 5O.
leaving a balance due said city Of Wich
ita from the said county of Sedgwick on
october !, 1894, the sum OF fifteen thous-
and nine hundred and forty-three and
96-1OO dollars.
That said county treasurer received
and collected from taxes legally levied
and due the city of Wichita, together with
penalties and interest on said taxes. for
the f1scal year ending October /, 1885. the
sum of one hundred and seventy-four
thousand four hundred and sixty-four and
6S-1OO dollars ($174. 464. So;
That for said fiscal year ending Octo-
Der l, 1885, the said Sedgwick county.
through its treasurer. paid to the city of
Wichita the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand seven hundred and twentv-six |
and 55-10O dollars (S15O, 726.35l. leaving a 1
balance due said city of Wichita on Octo- |
Der l. 1895, the sum of thirty-nine thousand |
six hundred and eighty-tWo and 29-l00 dol |
lars ($39, So. 80.
That lid Sedgwick county, through its /
county treasurer received as taxes legal |
~ levied and due the city of Wichita. to-
gether with interest and penalties there
on, due said city for the fiscal year end
ing October l, 1896. the sum of one hundred
and hfty-three thousand three hundred
and sixty-one and $500 dollars CS153.-
40
That aid county through its county
treasurer paid to said city of Wichita for
the fiscal year ending October l, 1886. the
sum of one hundred and four thousand
one hundred and ninety-eight dollars
M
Of Wichita on October 1, 1896. the sum of
lightweight thousand eight hundred and
torty-fve and 74-100 dollars ($SS,S45.7D.
THAT during the fiscal year ending Oc- :
tober l, 1897, said county received through
its county treasurer. from taxes legally
levied and which were due the city of
Wichita, together with interest and pen
alties thereon, the sum Of one hundred
and siXty-four thousand and seventy-nine /
and $500 dollars Csl64, O79.30.
That said county through its county
treasurer paid to said city Of Wichita for ]
the fiscal year ending October / 1897. the
sum Of one hundred and ninety-six thous-
and one hundred and seventy-two and J
'3-l0O dollars ($l9S. 172 90, leaving a bal ]
ince due said city Of Wichita on October /
J, 1897. the sum of fiftx-six thousand seven t
hundred and ffty-two and $500 dollars $
SIS, 1925 so.
'Of this sum the said county is entitled
o credit of ten thousand nine hundred
md twenty and 7S-l0O dollars $50 900. 79, =,
eaving a balance in the hands of said
ounty treasurer in October. 1897. due the
aid city Of Wichita 10 the amount of
thousand eight hundred and
hirty-twO and 11-10O dollars CS45, S32.ID. no
art of which has been paid"