Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-07-10

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Col Col. W. BaoADUs 11osrp3ox !ofst,a
Jossph, was called to the chair.
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Adams. xsrs appoiuted Vice Presidents, and
Robert I. Dou ;tas and L. hinsonieltsT, Sec-7
retarfcs. s4s 1854 III II
Col. Thompson, on taking the chair, made
beautifuland appropriate address relative
"a the object Of the G INVENTION
The following delegates appeared and took
part in .the proceedings ;--C0i.- W. Broadus1
Thompson, Thomas 4 Bottom, Esq, Col. J I
K. BurEss, Of =. Joseph 6. i. Stone EsqS
jefferson p. Casady, Esq., Robert DOUG
las, Esq, Of Council Bluffs City J. D. Tut.
J. A. Hays, l.. II. Stringield, of Mills Co..
Iowa Thomas NJ. Nc. Adams, N. w. Swift
Of Aschison Co., No., aud from Fremont Co.
Iowa, III. ". English, Thadeus Williams,
Thomas Farmer, Chauncey Cowles, John
Kelsey, Asahel Mann, J. Z. Beatty, J. G.
Scott, NJ. Richards, A. j. Gilman, Hon. E.
II. Sears, DR.. VIM, Dewey, BENZ. Rector.
Esq, l. Lngenfelter, Esq, Alber Whiting,
Henry keyser. G. b. CASTOR, VIM. Kelsey,
Geo. Lacey, Sem, II. q. Barton, A. Fletch-
or, Fred. Rector, A. s. Roberts, Henry
Holloway, L. NJ. Gordon, s. w. Ripley, A.
J. Singleton, Robert Marshall, John Farm
er, Thomas Davis, Edmund Fisher, ]. SA4.l
man, NJ. F. Plat, J. L. Smith. On ~
ton, the following Gentlemen were appoiut-
ed by the Chair committee on resolu-
tons, to wit:---Fhomas L. Bottom, Hon. E.
II. Sears, c. E. Stone, J. ID. Tut, N. W.
Swift.
The Committee, after retiring short time
returned and reported the following Prsam-
BILE and Resolutions, which wero unanimous
| ly adopted 5y the Convention
WHEREAs, the Citizens of the Valley of
the Missouri are deeply interested in a con-
tinuous line of Rail Road from the Gulf of
Mexico the Valley of the Mississippi and
the City of st Louis TO the great Country of
the North by the way of ST. Joseph, Coun-
Gil Bluffs City and the other important
Towns upon and near the Missouri River, and
WHEREAS the State Of Missouri has granted
q CHARTER for q Rail Road connecting the
Northern Terminus of the Pacific Rail Road
with the Southern limit Of Iowa, by the way
of The city Of st. Joseph, styled the "Platte
Country Railroad and whereas, under the
laws of Iowa, her citizens can organize them
selves into a company, and, whereas, under
| the legislative provisions aforesaid, it is only
necessary to get the all aad cooperation Of
the people of this richest portion of the world,
to secure this great connection between the
North and the south by the way of S. Lou
is, st. Joseph, CouLcil Bluffs 60. BE it,
therefore,
Resolved, That the Legislature of Iowa
be memoralized to grant other and addition
al Stale aid in the prosecution and compile.
ton Of the proposed Railroad from Council
Bluffs to the Southern limit Of Iowa. to con-
meet with the Platte Country Railroad, as they
In their wisdom may deem necessary and ex-
pedient
Resolved, That the Legislature of Mis-
| souri be petitioned to pass an act authorizing.
the respective counties III said State that are,
or may be Interested, to subscribe TO the
| capital stockof said road.
| Resolved, That the Legislature OF Missouri
be petitioned to provide by special taxation
! for the payment OF the interest on the tonds
issued by each ccunty, for stock subscribed
and for the final redemption of the bonds
| and also the interested counties in Iowa be
requested to make similar provisions, 80 far
as they are authorized BY Law.
Resolved, That the people Immediately
along the line Of said railroad, be requested
and urged to subscribe literally TO the stock
thereof.
Resolved, Tha. la order to facilitate and
caoe urage liberal subscriptions of stock from
the respective ceanties, the said Legislature
be petitioned to provide by law, that each tax
payer shall he entitled to a certificate &c
stock in said road, for the AMOUNT Of his
railroad tax incurred BY said subscription of
kis county.
On motion ofDoctor Dewey, of Fremont,
it was,
Resolved, That the people Of thu countie,
in Iowa, along the contemplated route Of
tse road under consideration, be urged forth
with to form Company under the general
law for creating corporations, having for its
object the construction Of said, Railroad
from Council Bluffs City to the State line on
the south.
During the absence of the Committee on
Resolutions the Convention were entertain
ed by speeches from Doctor Dewey and
Benz. Rector Esq. of Fremont and after the
report Of the Committee was received and
the aAoptiea of the Preamble and resoln-
t;eAs, presoated by taeu, Thomas E Bot
tom Esq. of st. Joseph, and Robert l. Doug
las Esq. Of Council b luhs City, addressed
the Convention.
On motionit was Resolved, that this Con-
vention adjourn to meet again on the4th
Monday ofOctober next at st. Joseph, Mo,
and that the Newspapers at ST Louis, st.
Joseph, Council Bluffs City aud other places
On the line of said Railroad be requested to
rsblish the proceedings Of this Cow ention.
W. BROADUS THOMPSON. Pres.
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