Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-02-20
Rail Road Meeting.

At very numerously attended meeting of the
citizens of Burlington, held pursuant to public
! call, at the Court ROOM on Saturday evening,
| February 18th, on motion of David Rorer, Esq ,
JOHN G. FOOTE, Esq, was elected Chairman,
and GEO. FRAzEE, Secretary.
James w. Grimes, Esq, being called upon,
stated the object of the meeting to be to ascer-
tain whether the people of Burlington, in view
of the recent passage of an act, by the legislature
of Illinois, granting charter TO the Illinois Cen
trail Rail Road Company, and an amendment TO
the charter of the Peoria and Oquawka Rail
| Road Company, authorizing said Company to
make Burlington the western terminus Of said
road, consider the immediate construction of said
roads advantageous TO the city, and if so, whether
they were disposed to aid in its completion.
| Mr.. Rorer was then called on, but pending his
! remarks, James M. Morgan, Esq, moved the
appointment Of a committee of twelve to draft
resolutions expressive of the sense of the meet
ing upon the objects mentioned by Mr.. Grimes.
The motion being unanimously agreed to. the
Chairman appointed Messrs. Ihos. Sperry, J.
NJ Morgan ]. w. Grimes. J. F. Tallant, T. l..
Parsons, A. w. Carpenter, VIM. Walker, J. 5.
Schramm, Levi Hager, J. Adam Funk, Lyman
Cook and John Johnson, said committee, who
Immediately retire&
In the absence of the committee, Mr.. Rorer,
being again called upon, presented some valuable
statistics relative to the cost of railroads, ma
terial and labor, and had not concluded when the
committee came in, but gave way, and the follow
ing resolutions were submitted through Mr..
Grimes.
ResolDed, That the citizens of Burlington have
learned with pleasure that the act Incorporating
the Illinois Central Rail Road has passed and
become law, and that there is now a 1attering
prospect OF an early completion OF that great and
important work.
ResoLued, That by connection with that line
of road by road from Burlington, ria. Mon
mouth, Knoxville and Peoria. all the advantages
of the Northern, Eastern and Southern markets
will be secured to the people Of Iowa, and the
interests Of this city and the State promoted TO
an incalculabe degree.
Resotced, THAT WE ARE DETERMINED SAID
ROAD SHALL BE BUILT, and that we desire and
recommend the City Council of Burlington to
open poll at the ensuing charter election for
and against loan by the city, TO be invested in
the Peoria and Oquawka Rail Road to an amount
not exceeding SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOL
LARS, and drawing rate of interest not exceed
ing eight per cent. and payable in twenty years.
Resoiced, That committee of correspondence
be appointed by this meeting, composed Of three
persons, to correspond with the incorporates
named in the Bill creating said Rail Road Com
pany, and generally to carry out the objects of
this meeting.
Resotce1, That we recommend the City Coun-
ell to submit TO the electors at the ensuing char
ter election, the question of borrowing ten tiou-
sand doiiars, TO be invested in plank road from
Burlington to Virginia Grove. and fire thousand
d'ttdFs in bridges across Skunk river at Lowell.
Rome. and DeedSvIe-the loans to be effected
upon the same terms recommended in the third
resolution.
After the reading of the resolutions it was
moved that they should be considered separately.
and the motion was rejected by decisive vote
IL was then moved that the resolutions should
be adopted as reported. The motion being sub
mltteI 10 the meeting, was carried uaaniH.ouslg
so the lesoulons We're adopted.
The Chairman then appointed Mrssrs James
W. Grimes, James NJ. Morgan and Francis j.
c. Peasley, corresponding committee, under the
fourth resolution.
Henry W. Starr, ESQ, was then called upon,
and, in short speech, very happily and forcibly
indicated the importance and necessity of the con-
struction of the road under consideration to the
permanent prosperity of Burlington and Iowa.
On motion, the proceedings of the meeting
were ordered TO be published in the city papers
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
JOHN G. FOOrE, Chm.
GEo. FRAzEE, Sec'y.