The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-01-05
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The city eouineii held an important
meeting "wednesday tight, ana tan
saotsd s aargez amount OF bushes. The
J cBUntEI "Reminiscences met -z-fth the
/ city beard and q settlement was made
I on a cOmpFomise as to the claim Of
I the city against the county for inter
+ EST 9dslinq1ent taxes on city prop
5ersysrIH53lichs had nat bean paid over
I TO- the city. rh-E had been turned into
the county. general fund
Attorney John HartzIer represent
ed the city's case. ana g. IA calvert,
IEcouncy 0at torney1 acted Tor the county
7hnard{ $40 compromise. vas proposed
and afeceRted and the case was set
tied ---'
aasfifi e Ease v4aas as folfoWse Attorney
q SIrtEIer, -RctIag3 for the city. InRdeaa
statements of tbeo case From the Or
ganizatiOn of the city. interest on de-
hnQuent taxes on city property had not
been properly disbursed, and had
been turned into the county general
fund instead Of being paid over TO the
city.
Mr. Hartzler cited the Sedgwick
county case. where the city Of Wichi-
Ia recovered over 5000 from the
county on precisely the same grounds
as the claim made by the city or
GOOdland against Sherman county.
The county Of Sedgwick carried the
case up through the appellate court
to thestate supreme court, which con-
firmed the lower court decision and
rendered the judgment In the Sedg-
wick county case, Wichita. a city OF
the first-class, recovered the penalties
against delinquent city property. this,
1,rlrr F,a
cities Of the first-class. Another fact
was brought out; That school districts
can claim the interest on delinquent
taxes for their share Of the assessment
on property delinquent within the
bounds Of the school district. Two
other cases were cited by BIr. HART
Ter. =sL
He had made examination OF the
county treasurer's books for the past
four years and found, approximately.
$500 due the city, and estimated on
this basis that there would be prob
ably $500 coming to the city back
to the date CT its organization There
is no question as to rightfulness Of
the case, as specific laws OF Kansas
and court decisions were cited This
will call, in the future for more work
for the county treasurer in disbuEsing
funds, and both school districts and
the city will receive this money IN the
future. r-stI- 49,.
The compromise effected. was: The
county to deed the city park to the
city Of GOodland. for park purposes.
and pay-the city $125. The county
was certainly the gamer in the com
promise, as this deciding over Of the
park was supposed to have been done
long ago, and the failure to DO so
was the reason that the park prOject
was neglected and abandoned In the
compromise the city pays Mr. Hartz-
Ter his fee OF $125, 50 the city gets
the park only on the compromise =
city also discounted its claim SO. per
/ cent for water for eirrigaiBg the
county park .r.---...s.-- -.....
Besides allowing, the usual bills, the
council checked up the account and
ordered a final settlement with the
Kaw Valley Boiler works for . the
small balance dusi5sands in assuming
payment Of number, of small bills
due here and not paid by the con-
tractors. erecting the standpipe, 1T ap-
peared that a little over -Dne dollar
was due the city OF GOedland- This
small claim will not, probably, be
presented, the city approaching the
fact that they got the best end Of the
bargain 1ag go .1Es-uEz- 1893
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the city park and care for the same,
for $50 a year and the privilege OF
setting out nursery stock between the
rows OF trees twas not accepted as
the council deemed that IT. would set
back the park trees in growth Weeds
are to be Kept down, and nothing al
| lowed to- grow on the ground butthe
trees. ziJTtHe sf1 % d5Gsl zrs III
The council took action in appoint
I ing a delegate and alternate to attend
/ a state delegate convention at Topeka,
January %, looking toward the max
! ing Of aEEahgementsftO carry forward
/ plans for the kansas, semi=eentennial
! celebration in 1911. J. h Stewart
was tanned as delegate; H W. Stew
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