The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-04-10

Railroad Meeting I'm Adnir County.
Pursuant to public notice, . large number
of the citizens of Adair county, Mo-, assem-
bled at the Court House in Kirksvills, on
Saturday, the 2sth Of March, 1857, for the
purpose of taking into consideration ahs
propriety Of the County Court Of saidsoun
ty subscribing stock to the Kansas City and
keoknk Railroad. The Hon. j. T. Smith was
called TO the Chair, nnd b. {. Barrow chosen
Secretary.
1t was moved and carried that committee
of seven be appointed TO draft resolutions
expressive of the sentiments Of the meeting,
whereupon tho Chairman appointed B. q.
man, Il. Durham, NJ. p. Hannah and Chas.
Simpson on said committee, who reported
the following resolutions, which were adopt
ed by an overwhelming majority:
Whereas, The citizens of Adair county
feel deep and abiding interest in internal
improvements Of our proud state, and the
advancement Of the interest especially of
Adnir county, with her sister counties, and
believing that the construction OF the Kan
sas City and Keokuk Railroad through our
midst will as etlectualy facilitate our rapid
growth in wealth and population rs any
other project now in anticipation, therefore,
be il
Resolved, That Adair county take Of the
capital stock OF the Kansas City and keoknk
Railroad Company, the sum of 100000, to
be paid in bonds thereof, the aggregate to be
paid at 20 years from date, at per cent. per
annum interest, payable annually; provided,
that said amount shall be expended in Adair
county, and provided said road shall pass
through the town of Kirksville, or within
one.fourth OF mile thereof and provided,
further, that said railroad company shall es-
tablish and perpetuate depot thereon, with
in one fourth Of a mile OF the said town of
kirksville and provided, further, that one
third of said amount shall be made payable
at ten years, one-third at fifteen years, and
one-third at twenty years from date; said
bonds to be issued when said railroad shall
be commenced in Adair county.
Resolved, That the citizens of Adair county
in mass meeting assembled, hereby petition
the County Court Of said county to call n
meeting of said Court, for the purpose Of
taking such action as to submit to to the vo-
tiers OF said county the proposition to take
one hundred thousand dollars stock in the
keokuk and Kansas City Railroad.
Resolved, That this meeting would sug
gest that inasmuch as an immediate action
is necessary in regard to the taking of stock
in the said road, and that immediate action
alone can secure said road, we further ask
said Court to appoint the first Monday in
May next for the holding of said election.
Is. g. BARROW.
Chairman of Committee.
The resolutions being read and adopted,
it was moved and carried that the Chair APP
point IA committee OF three to correspond
with other counties on the line Of the said
road, and also to correspond with Eastern
capitalists with regard to furthering the in
terests of said road: whereupon the Chair
appointed B. G. Barrow, Samuel Sherman
and W. Z. Lindar on said committee.
On motion, ordered that the proceedings
Of this meeting be signed by the officers and
published in the krksyile Enterprise, and
all other papers friendly to the project are
requested to copy, especially those along the
line of the said road.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine
die. JOHN I. SMITH, Chairman.
b. C.. BARROW, Secretary.