The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-01
CAUSE A SENSATION
Continued From Fifth Page.

TO exceed the sum or Eight Hundred
Dollars.
Plaintiff further alleges that the said
board OF county commissioners OF Sedg-
wick county. and the members thereof.
constituting said board on said 4th day
Of January. 1901. we'll knew that under
said contract said J. N. Kerr had or ez-
pected to purchase said books for the
sum OF not 10 exceed Eight Hundred Dol
lars and turn them over TO said county
on said contract for the sum and cousiI-
Grafton of Thirty-two Hundred Dollars.
That the said books were not such as
the board of county commissioners were
authorized TO purchase and the price
which was paid therefor was exhorbitant
and out OF all proportion 10 the real value
OF said books. all OF which was Well
known to the defendants in this action at
the time said contract was entered into
and the said money paid.
Plaintiff further alleges that the said
J. NJ. Kerr. hy making out and fling
with the county clerk OF said county the
various claims and demands hereinbefore
mentioned for continuing said books and
having the same allowed and receiving
the warrants therefor realized more than
-Four Hundred Per Cent profit on what
said work actually cost the said Kerr and
than what said work was actually worth.
And on the claim and demand fled on the
third day Of August, 1901. and for which
a warrant was issued and delivered 10
the said J. n. Kerr. the said defendant
realized as a clear profit over and above
what he paid for the work, the sum of
Thirteen Hundred and Twenty Dollars
Plaintiff states that the said J. ". Kerr
and the said defendants the board of
county commissioners Of the county Of
Sedgwiclz and the said D. a. Wilson, r.
Ballentine and J. c. Redheld. are claim
ing that the said defendant J. NJ. Kerr
has the right TO continue said books and
to employ clerks to perform the work
thereon under said contract and 70 re
ceive from said county the sum OF 3is
cents for each transfer and present his
bill therefor on the first Monday Of each
month and have the same allowed by the
board of county commissioners and to
receive the money therefrom. when they
well know that the said Kerr realizes a
profit thereon over and above all ex-
penses of more than Four Hundred Per
Cent. That unless the defendants herein
are restrained and enjoined from so do
ing. they will continue TO pay said ]. NJ.
Kerr large sums of money on said ille-
gal contract, and sums largely in excess
of the value OF any labor performed on
said books or the cost thereof.
That on the first Monday in September
ii is the intention of the said J. NJ. Kerr
to file with the county clerk of said
county another claim and demand against
said county for continuing said books
through the month of August 1901. which
claim and demand viii be probably in
the sum OF Two Thousand or Twenty-Five /
Hundred Dollars. and unless the said
board of county commissioners and the |
members thereof are enjoined and re-
strained from allowing and paying the !
same, and the said ]. NJ. Kerr from re- |
ceiving' pay therefor said account win I
be wrongfully allowed, and paid out Of /
the funds Of said county and that the /
actual work performed during said /
month on said books will not cost the !
said J. NJ. Kerr TO exceed the sum Of Two |
Hundred and Fifty Dollars. and all sums |
over ana above that viii be clear profit /
to the said J. NJ. Kerr.
That during the month OF July, the /
said defendant J. VI. Kerr employed /
clerks 20 work upon said books and TO I
continue them under said contract. which !
clerks ne caused TO work both night and /
day and in three different shifts Of eight !
hours each. and that during the month Of I
August. 1901. the said J. N. Kerr has |
employed clerks to work in three differ /
ent shifts on said books both day and /
night and on Sundays for the express |
purpose of enabling him 10 present as !
large a bill as possible against said coun- /
~ and have the same allowed and paid 4
before any legal proceedings could be /
commenced TO enjoin the allowance and |
payment of said claim.
Plaintiff states that IL the defendants |
herein are permitted to carry out the /
terms OF said contract. the cost Of con
tinuing said books and completing the I
same from the first 1ay of January. 1855. /
until the 4th day OF January. 1901. viii De /
the sum OF about Eighteen Thousand Dol /
lars, all Of which viii be wrongfully 4
paid out OF the funds Of Sedgwick coun- 4
ty, and that said work VIII not cost the /
said J. NJ Kerr 10 exceed the sum OF 4
Two Thousand OF Twenty-Five Hundred \
Dollars. and that he viii wrongfully OBJ
tain from said county a profit under said 4
contract Of Fifteen Thousand or Sixteen
Thousand Dollars in addition 70 the
Thirty-two Hundred Dollars which he has
wrongfully received for said books.
PLAINTIFF further states that the county
attorney OF Sedgwick county has been
requested 70 institute this suit for the
purpose II enioiuing the said defendants
from Carrying out said contract and from
paying the said Kerr the aforesaid SUMS
OF money under said Illegal contract and
that the said county attorney has fail
cd. neglected and refused to Institute
this suit. or any other suit for such pur-
pose. That the plaintiff herein has TO
remedy at law.
Wherefore. Plaintiff prays that = tenn
porary injunction may be granted. en-
Joining and restraining the defendants
herein aad each and al of them from car
rying out said illegal contract and from
approving and allowing any other OF f1F-
theT claims and demands 81 the said =
,f- Kerr under said contract far any ser
vices which be claims 20 have perfoTrned +
y q perform ia pursuance thereof ara
rom is-uiag suv county warrant 70 said
Kerr therefor and from receiving Or pay
r. g0ut The money cu said warrart Aad :
llaintid pTays thar said contract may r. !
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