Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-08-23
TIL, Railroad Tax---shau it be Voted?

consideration. No man should allow Temporal
~ enthusiasm to influence him in its favor, nor
on the other hand, should he suffer short-sight
ed policy, undue fear of consequences, to
influence him against it.
1t has long since been decided, by almost ev-
cry man in the City, that our Western Railroad,
if built will be great benefit to the City and
County of KenCsla. We start with that pIopo-
siton as conceded, and therefore, not to be dis
cussed. All say the Road should be built the
sooner the better; the only question is, the man
ner of raising the means to build it. The City
Council, acting from those premises, and at the
almost unanim Gus suggestion of large Meeting
of citizens, has passed Ordinance, providing
for raising, by the issuance of City Scrip, the
amount necessary TO complete the first % miles
of the Road and have called an election on the
2Sth inst, TUESDAY next.) in accordance with
the requirement of the law, and the Freeholders
and real estate taxpayers, will then have the OPP
portunity to sanction or condemn the plan adopt
ed by the City Council.
Such arrangements and contracts are now, pro-
favor of the tax as provided by the ordinance,
the Kcnosha q Beoit Railroad viii be, within
six months from the lst of September next, COM
pleted to Fox River, and the cars running that
distance, and within the year at farthest our cars
will be running to Geneva. We believe-and we
don't know a man or woman of ordinary sagac;-
ty who dose not-that the completion of that road
that distance will give such an impetus to busi.
ness that all kinds of property, and especially
IL I'LL 10 ~, al,
1t is not of much consequence to put down this
increase at a high figure, for it must be a mere
conjecture, but we put it at about 70 or 81 per
cent. on the present valuation. And we believe
that there will not only be this enhancement in
the value Of property, but that there will be an
active demand, and therefore, ready sales. Busi-
ness of cverykind must meet with a corrcspon-
ding Improvement. The business ofcvcry place
depends upon the number of pc ople who centre
at that place, to transact their business. Know
ing the number of farmers i'll Kenosha County
who as general thing make this their market
and business point, our merchants and mechan-
les and lumber dealers can calculate very nearly
the amount of business they VIII do i'll the year.
Ii the area Of country, whose population comes
to our city with their products is doubled or quad
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increase This additional number of inhabitants
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s;mr,v brcose There is no demand for tl,eir laho,
At bomc Tospcb. most assuro,Ilv. the construc
t;on of tbis Western Road will nrovo Of ,rrrat I'd
VANTAGE
Surb orc some Of tho ADVANTAGES that r,ov h,
argued in favor Of the construction of the road
and in CONSEQUENCE in favor Of vot;ne for tn,