The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-04

The Des Moines Railroad Depot.
Mr.. Sample and his advocates have striven
more earnestly to make capital for himself
and against Mr.. Leighton upon the question
Of the Des Moinss Depot than upon any 9TH
or subject. Latterly Mr.. Sample himself has
taken the ground that the Railroad should be
brought up Third or Fourth street; thus as
Stunning the position that Mr.. Leighton has
long maintained as most likely to promote
the true interests of the city. And that the
statement upon which Mr.. Sample bases all
his charges Mr.. Leighton and his asso-
cintes desire to retain and from the frat have
desired to retain the Depot at it's present
point is untrue, the following record Of all
the ofisial action with reference to the SUBJ
ject will demonstrate. The subject was
from very early period, substantially a
question of time, Of capacity, and of route,
and not whether it should be moved at all or
not,-the petition signed by upwards Of
thousand Of our citizens q few months ago
having been drawn up by the President Of
the road himself. We hope oil our readers
interested in the matt or will give the follow
ing record careful perusal:
At q meeting Of tho Board Of Directors
held the End day of August, 1858, at the Of
| fee of the Company, present, Hugh T. Reid,
President; d. w. Kilbourne, Jas. r, Cox, @.
II. Perry, A. B. Chittenden, Geo. B. Smyth,
| @. r. Conn, VIM. Timbermnn, Jno. w. Cleg-
horn, John M. Hiatt,
| Resolved, That the Engineer be instructed
to survey and estimate routes for Railroad
track from the neighborhood Of Whites pork
house up Third, Fourth and Fifth streets, the
latter to be above high water mark along the
| bluff, and the track to come as high up as
johnson street, and report to an adjourned
meeting two weeks from to day.
On motion, the following committee was
appointed to ascertain what would be the
cost of tho right of way on the new routes
proposed, viz: John w. Ceghorn, A. b.
Chittenden and Geo. B. Smyth.
HUGH I. REED, Pres't.
WV. LEIGHTON, Sec'y.
At meeting Of the Board of Directors,
held as above, on the 10th day Of August,
1858, present, Hugh t. Reid, President Jas.
II. Cox, A. b. Ghittenden, John w. Ceghorn,
D. w. kilbourne, John McOune, VIM. Tim
herman, John n. Hiatt, Geo. b. Smyth,
report from the Engineer, with cost OF rails
ing the track and bringing the road nearer
the oenter OF the city, was read, and on reso-
luton the same was received, when, after
much discussion, the following resolution
was passed unanimously:
Resolved, That the report be laid on the
table, and that committee Of three be ap-
pointed to ascertain the cost Of right of way
with view of bringing the r. r. track up
Railroad street to 4th street and up 4th to
Bank or Exchange, to see at what rate suit
able ground can be procured for Depot. The
old Committee, on resolution, was appointed,
viz: A. B. Chittenden, John w. Cleghorn
and Geo. B. Smyth.
II. 7. REID, Pres't.
WV. LEIGHTON, Sec'y.
/ At meeting Of the Board Of Directors,
as above, on tho Goth day of Sept, 1858,
present, Hugh r. Reid, President; ID. w.
kilbourne, John w. Cleghorn, q. +. Conn,
A. B. Chittenden, Geo. b. Smyth, Jas. F.
Cox. A letter was read from VIM. Leighton
relative to the acceptance of the Des Moines
River Lands within the State line by the Com
pany. Judge Mason was invited to confer
with the Directors relative to same, and BY
resolution was requested to 60 on to WASH
/ ington CITY, and look after the interests of
the Company.
| A petition signed by large number Of
citizens, relative to bringing the railroad
track up into the city, and permanently To-
eating the same on Sd, 4th or 5th sts., was
read, and on motion of d. w. Kllbourne,
was unanimously received.
The following resolution was offered by
Geo. B. Smyth, and carried that said petit
ton be laid on the table,
! [Sgned, II. I. REID, Pres't.
GEo. b. SxYTH, See'y.
Under the resolution passed at the FIRST of
the above meetings, the Committee and the
Engineer, who was accompanied by the Com.
mittee in making his survey, reported in fla
vor Of Fourth-st., as being $4,000 cheaper
than Third ST., and that Fifsh-st. was i'm
practicable.
And the same committee still have the
matter of the right OF way and depot grounds
in their hands, and il is to be hoped that they
will be able to report favorably.
III. L. REID,
Pres't X. Fit. ID. M. & nj. r. r. Co.
TeIegraphtc News.