The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-09-18
VOL. 81.
COURT STOPS BOND DELIVERY.
County Commissioners Restrained From
Placing the MifflinviIe Bridge Bonds
With J. N. Thompson, at Par.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. luS Iidih vi thS
commissioners that they had le-
gal right to act as they did in plac-
ing the 500, 900 issue of county
bonds necesstated by the construc-
tiou of the new bridge over the
Susquehanna river at Mifflinville,
the transaction has met with an
obstacle in the shape of proceedings
instituted against the County Com
missioners, J. N. Thompson and
the Farmers National Bank. M.
A. Bibby of Catawissa is the COM
plainant in the suit, and John c..
Freeze, Ikeler & Ikeler and VIM.
c. Johnston are his counsel.
To print the entire bill of COM
plant would take up entirely too
much space in Our paper. We
publish herewith, however, the
form of the af1idavits to which are
affixed the names of county audi
tors G.. H. Sharpless and William
Bogart.
G.. H. Sharpless, being sworn,
says: that according to the best Of
his knowledge, information and
belief, William Krickbaum, w. II
Fisher and Nehemiah Kitchen,
Commissioners of Columbia Coun-
ty, have awarded and are about to
deliver to J. N. Thompson, indi-
vidually or as cashier of the Far
mers' National Bank, of Blooms
burg, 500, 900 of county bonds,
bearing interest at 4 per centum per
annum, without tax, for the sum OF
500, 900; when in fact said bonds
are worth a premium of about four
per centum; that this award was
made in collusion and bad faith,
for less than the market value of
said bonds, without opportunity
being given other proposed bidders,
although the same had expressed a
desire to purchase at premium;
that the said County Commissioners
knew at the time of the award that
the bonds were worth more than
par and that responsible parties
were willing to give a premium
therefor, and that if the said bonds
are delivered, as aforesaid, for the
sum of 500, 900, the County and
the taxpayers thereof will be great
ly injured and damaged.
And the affiant says that such O
the above facts as he has persona
knowledge of, are true, and that a:
to those of which he has beer
informed, he verify believes then
to be true"
(Signed) G.. II. SHARPLEss,
County Auditor.
Judge Little on Thursday after
noon granted preliminary injunc
tion restraining William Krick
baum, William H. Fisher ant
Nehemiah Kitchen, Commissioner
of Columbia County, from issuing
executing or delivering to ]. N
Thompson, individually or as cash
ier, or to the Farmers Nationa
Bank of Bloomsbury, Pa, any
the issue of the 500, 900 of the afor(
said bonds of Columbia County III
der and by virtue of the offer
the said J. N. Thompson and tn
award thereon.
The order of the court in tn
matter is as follows:
And now, September II, 100:
on reading within bill and injun'
ton affidavits, and on motion
solicitors for plaintiff, it is hereb
ordered and decreed that Willia
Krickbaum, William H. Fisher an
Nehemiah Kitchen, COMMISSIONS
Of Columbia County, and their su
cessors, or any of them, or any or
for them, be, and they are heret
enjoined and restrained from iss
ing, executing or delivering to
N. Thompson, or the Farmer
National Bank, of Bloomsbury,
to J. N. Thompson, cashier of sa
bank, or to any one for him
them, any of the issue of 500, ,oC
of the coupon bonds of the Coun
of Columbia, heretofore award'
under and by virtue of the resol
ton of said County Commissioner
as of September 2, 1902.
And September IS, 1902, at tv
O'Clock p. m, at the Court Hous
in Bloomsbury, is fixed as the tin
and place of preliminary hearin
when and where motions will
entertained to continue or dissol
the injunction herein granted.
On account of the enforced a
sence from town Of some Of t
counsel the hearing was postpon
to Thursday afternoon Septemh
18th at two o'clock p. m.