Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-04-28

AT the request of the chairman, Mr.
Bond read the contracts with the Rock
River Valley, and Southern Wisconsin
Railroad Companies, which seemed to
satisfy the meeting that desirable con-
nections had been made with the compa-
mics named.
Mr.. Bond further stated that if the
County should lend its credit or take
stock to the amount of 100000, and
should have the lchole to pay, it would
amount to only 81 cents per acre on the
10000 acres of land in the county. But
the City would have about one-third OF
this whole amount to pay, leaving for the
County only SO cents per ace. But when
the road is built it will add 100000 to
the taxable property of the County which
would have its portion of the tax to pay,
and if assessed at 100000 would reduce
the amount for the County to % cents
per acre. Further, if only 1000 addition
al population is added to the 1000 now
in kenosha, the assessed value of prop
erty in the City would be doubled, their
tax for the payment of the 100000
would be doubled, and the tax on the
farming property reduced to Is cents per
acre.
But the probability of any taxation for
this purpose would be extremely remote,
and would involve the foreclosure of the
mortgage on the Road and the entire
loss of the $4,000 stock taken by the
contractors and citizens of Kenosha-a
circumstance so improbable, as hardly to
be contemplated in any calculation.
Mr.. Bond was interrupted by Mr.. VIII
liam LINcH, Gin his seat) with the ques-
ton: IF the Company only want one
hundred thousand dollars of the county.
why did it procure the passage of bill
authorizing the loan to the amount of
eight thousand dollars q mile? Mr.. B.
explained by saying that 100000 was
all the company wanted to complete the
road to its connection with the Valley
road but there were twenty miles be-
tween that connection and Beloit, and the
Company thought some day it would
like to ask Beloit to assist to build it to
that point. s,..-#~
Mr.. Lynch was not at all satisfied, and
repeated his question with emphasis, and
wanted to know rhy the city of kenosha
only allowed fieeholders to vote in the
Harbor Tax but in this matter every le-
gal voter had voice.
Mr. Bond said that matter had been
submitted to Mr.. Hooker. the member
for the Western District, and he under
stood Mr. Hooker had been satisfied it
it should be submitted to the rioters in
stead Of the freehOiders He thought
there were more non-freeholding voters
in the county. than there were in the
city, in proportion.
None of this seeming to satisfy Mr..
Lynch, he kept repeating the questions
with much exciting emphasis.
Mr.. Fowler talked with Mr. Lynch
saying he thought the explanation of Mr..
Bond satisfactory.
Considerable conversation occurring
between Mr.. Lynch and Mr. Fowler.
Mr.. Bourne called out. if Mr.. Lynch
wishes to speak to the meeting, let him
rise so we can see him.
Mr.. Lynch said he was small, could
not, and did not wish to speak
Mr.. Bourne then said. let him hold
his tongue then, and not interrupt the
meeting if he does not wish to address
it.
DR.. Adams cried out, he has as good q
right to talk as any one; he need not
rise unless he wants.
The Chair here called the meeting t.
order He said all this conversation was
out of order. If a gentleman desired tc
speak, he must rise and address the
Chair. All should have a fair chance
but he wished no disturbance.
Mr.. Newberry offered few remarks
He said the Railroad was of much inter.
est to all the people of the county. That
Railroads always brought great rise il
the value of real estate through the coun-
try which they ran. And if the necessa-
~ means for completing the Kenosha
and Beloit road could not otherwise be
procured. as one of the farmers of the
county, he should go in for loaning the
credit of the county.
Mr. Fowler said he was anxious tc
have the road completed. Asa property
holder and farmer of the county, ht
believed it would be much to his advan
tage. He wished to approach the sub
ject under discussion with fairness anC
candor. If other means than the County
Loan could be devised for completing tn,
road, he should prefer it. But he has
looked at the matter calmly, candidly
and with an intent to be right as far a,
he could, and SO far as he could see, hi
should feel like voting the loan. ii,
might be wrong. He did not claim tC
be absolutely right. But after the fair
est investigation he could give the sub
iect such was his conclusion.
Mr.. A. B. Jackson then addressed the
meeting quite lengthily. He said he haC
! earnestly Advocated the hnildintr of fht