Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-12-22
WEEKLY BUGLE.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER Is, 1853


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER is, 1853
KaaAa Roaa C0mvemakom.
4 PursuaaE to paSlia notica, meeeauy
convened At the school house, ID sAil
city, On shs evening Of the ssh insa., t
J take into consideration the present con,
dition of our Railroad enterprises, and
to appoint delegates to the convention Il
be holden as Council Bluffs on the i5st
inst.
| At an early hour the house was alled
and the meeting was called to order b.
j. ". Bosler, Esq, On whose motion ths
Hon. J. L. Campbell was called to the
chair, and the organisation was then
completed by the appointment of j. G.
c. Hoskins, Secretary.
After some remarks from II. G. Bacon
S. I. Davis, and the Chairman, oa mo
ton Of N. c, Hudson, a committee Of
three, consisting Of II. G. Bacon, A. T.
Moore and Seth W. Swiggett, was ap-
/ pointed to report resolutions expressive
Of the sense Of the meeting.
| The committee retired, and during
their absence the meeting listened to re-
marks from S. P. Yeomans and Z. d.
Thompson.
The committee returned and reported
the following resolutions, which we're
taken up in order and adopted unani-
mously:
Bhsrsqs, 4 proposition for request
ing the Governor Of love to call an ak
ira session 0E the Legislature, With
view to take into consideration the pro-
priety Of extending State aid TO our
Railroads is nov before the people;
therefore,
ResolVsd, That ne, ths citizens of
Woodbury. county, as conTGutioaad 50.
sembled, do hereby most cordially and
earnestly unite with our fellow oitigens
la SssheE counties in requesting the Gov
eEnor to issue bis proclamation for con-
vening the General 4 !. t.s.-sembly at IN ear
iy day for the porpose indicated.
Resolved, That the best interests Of
our people imperativeiy demand the ao-
tive prosecution Of those Eaads that are
acknowledged TO be Of general import
aDce to the State, and that thee rare no
grounds for q reasonable hope for such
a sonsumation except Ia the manner con-
tcmplated By this movement.
Rssuirad. That we believe a plan is
feasible fer extending State aid - these
ro4as With such safeguards rs will guar
antee the State against loss or peeaaia-
n embarrassment, while 1t will secure
the certain and speedy completion Of the
roads, and thus result in immense bene-
fit to the people,
After remarks from Messrs. Moore,
Yeomans, Pcndleton, Casady and others,
on motion of S. Ii. Casady,
Vim. Tripp, M. F. Moore, J. L. Camp
bell, VIM. L. Joy, J. NJ. White, Isaac
Pendleton, ". ". Culver, J. C. c. Hos
krns, all of Sioux City A. Smith and .
Elijah Adams, OF Smishland, were ap-
pointed delegates 10 the convention to be .
holden at Council Bluffs, on the 18th !.
inst.
On motion Of II. c. Bacon, the above
named gentlemen were empowered to ap-
point substitutes in case of their own in
ability 10 attend.
The following resolutions were then Of
fered by S. P. Yeomans, and adopted
unanimously:
Resoipsd, That we are in favor Of an
immediate organization of q company
for the construction of Railroad from F.
Council Bluffs to Sioux City.
Resolved, That said company should I,
be composed Of men to be selected by the
different counties along the line, so rs to
as nearly as practicable all the
various iutereets 30 be in any way effect"
ed By this enterprise.
Rssolved, That to effect this object
there DO a committee Of FIVE appointed
to represent Woodbury. county in the or
gauiEation of such company, whose doty
il shall be to confer with such delega-
tions as may be appointed in the cOuH. ;
ties Of Pottawattamie, Harrison and
Monona, and that they shall continue 20
act until the object for which they are
appointed shall be fully effected.
Resolved, That we earnestly invite the
countieg above named to cooperate With
us by the appointment Of committees to
represent them in carrying out ;he OBJ
jeots contemplated.
After remarks from DR., Yeomans aud
others, Judge NJ. F Moore, Asahel w.
Hubbard, Esq, Col. Il. c. Bacon, Gen.
Andrew Leech aud Samuel II. Casady,
Esq, we're apT 5snted the committee con-
templated ia the third resolution.
On motion Of S. II. Casady, Bag, the
Secretary was instructed TO furnish a
copy Of the proceedings Of this mee;iag
to the Sioux City Register, the Sioux
City Eagle, the Harrison County Flag,
the Crescent City Oracle, the Council
Bluffs Bugle and the Nonpareil for pub
licatlon.
j. L. CAMPBELL, Chm.
&c. c. HosErxs, Sec.