Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-03-10
NO. Al.


Tbs citissns OF Moscow township and delegates ffom
other townships Of Muscatine county eopvensa n ~
cow according to notice. on Tuesday evening March
Afril and October elections, adopted the foovn. nr.
amble and resolutions: F'~
Whaeas, BY the proclamation Of the c, !. tr Jud,,
OF 'scatne eunty, calling for vote At the county
the last April election fer county osu ar AK NM
Z, aid in the construction Of railroad /, ru from ths
City Of Mus:atine to Oskaoosa, and By = assuranc.
vt individu, s of Museatinc city, many verc indpsd
to vote for said loan with the belief that in the paw
ment of interest and principal and BY virtue Of ss
loaa as tax, would be ent,d to and receive sepa
rate tax receipts, which receipts would be ne1ot;ab
received and applied stock In said road and ur,r
as IN the payment OF said tax, separate receipts bav,
Invariably been denied, and even, in many pstsn
tue amount Of railroad tax has not been s.eoed ami
ae cas- ID the vote OF the county, at the last October
election OF 900, called for and declared AZ aforo
saiu s.vooou o. which to be appropriated further
gu IN CONSTRUCTION OF said Muscatinc AID Oskaoosa
road and $4,000 of which TO aid 10 the construction
or . Road fiom Muscatine to Cedar RAPIDS |: ali Of
wnicn To become county stock in said roads: whc
oan was sustained y misrsprsssntation, and BY tn
vo.e OF Muscatine city which numb 70 full one half
OF the leg vot.rs OF the county, who, II any. will Ie
oenehtted BY the construction Of said roads 4.aA.
the wish and interest OF great majority of Isude
ana otner capital OF the couAty and who cannot d.,
rive any material benefit from these roads ana ,rbsy
as We believe It veaturing grest certainty for an uu
certainly as the requirements of the company propo
sing to build said roads are that Muscatne and other
counties through which said roads to pass shall b,
at onc-thrd Of all expenss Of the sane and the MT
most means, both BY county sock and by private stoc
that can be obtained not sufficient to even half co,
ply with these requ rsensj according to the lowest
possible estimate, which we fsg .rd equivalent to /.
tort iturc Ut present NEAR Il invested or runou,
discount, or an additional loan of an amount At .sss
equal II not greater than, that now resting upon our
county, and which roads or ut least the on Ims.
av,son 81 which, constructed and putin operation,
cannot Dc OF any material benefit either 20 the CITY r
county OF Musoatine, and IA view Vt roads running
parallel and coming IN contact with said roads, th,
cannot IN all human probability Prove Probable in
vesmen. therefore, in view Of these md hke eonsd.
| sratons,
Resolved unanimously, That We not only deem Il r.
duty we one 10 ourselves but our entire ooun,v 10
our most SOLE protest to the railroad loan
OF huscatiLe county IN toto, and SHALL accordingly,
oppose all future colcrion Of said loan or snv .,t
OF SAID loan, If need, b., to the utmost extremity
law. ~
Resoirei, That we rorudiate the sy,tem Ct coun,y
sock IN railroad Improvements, liable to fraud and
cOrruI ton and subservent to indyidHa intfet a,
| cmolumsnt, at county expense.
heSoccd, mat in thus defining tur views: % SrS
not Of posed to Railroad improvements but for than
ana mend and advise gratuious right of way to
railroads through any portion Of this county and ri
courage their construction IL consistt mt with ouf
views and our means.
Reslved, That the County Judge be censu,cd b,
.n ay TOT refusing to call an election of Muscs-
tine UNITY as pettioned b, large number Of the i
gal voters of the county for the p3rpo.o of c,ndn
To- railroad loan Of Muscatihe county.
fesoiro, That the County Tea VI ,r r. cen: ur ~
TINS body FOR rsiu'ng to receive taxes independent
. iroAd tax
I Resared, That the ". & II. Railroad Cumpanv. NJ
any company that may Contemplate the cousrucsisa
CT either or b.th of said rsaus are her by. and h,
these presents AMI by his pubca.ian advise cd not u
enter INTO any arrangements with the JUICE of our
county, or any citisen thereo by virtue VI said rail-.
roid loan Of the county
Rcsolr That any capitals, or corporate cor. mar
or any hrm or ary individual are h,rety. and 81 ts
pusicat,oD are advised not to purchase traffic or bar
p or in any way deal in railroad ms of Muse Tin
unity fsrsd, Of that may to s.ued for sale " viz
u, If said loan. ~
Resoired, rnat he lr eco ling. II this mes.i e y.
pusiisned In the De'nscrotr Enquirer ard Muse tine
1~Trna. MN. FOLTZ, ChairrAsu.
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