The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-08
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Y - article on sepadiasion, D., plaeed u
eoeaty anong the repndiaeine eouneiee e 4
State. The Gazette Of the 9Glh rsplied 8 n
nask-kyei article, and dsated sknt Jelar,o
seenty was e such petition. Ca ~ 3osh q
annwx.1ye fssafns TO Tie charge. and ssss u
We iostanced the counties or JeHse.o.
Henry and Washington - being auoue ~ ~
and populous counties that have made 10 BRO
vlsaon tor the payment Of the inteeese due .,
Inc 0asette says Il never heard that Jeaerso,
county owed debt Il bad MOI provided tes.-
uoo0tiess there are many things thas The O..
sstse never heard or dreamed Of which art
nevertheless true. and this = cestainly one o.
snem. Not only has the county Of Jefferson
!alied to psy the interest on the bonds already
issued, some Of which are held BY our own CHI
.ens, and wholly neglected to take any steps
indicating an intention to pay, but the county
Judge absolutely refuses 70 issue other bonds
which the county for consideration has legal
y and morally bound itself to issue to the Bur.
lington and Missouri River Railroad Comnany.
II this % not reputation, what is Il?
This extract shows on its face that the editor
81 The HAwk-Eye either knows nothing aboue
that which he writes, or 10 knowingly snisrep-
70 show. posss'
!. The first charge is that Jefferson county
mas failed to pay the interest on the bonds al
ready issued. Why is this sol If the editor
OF the Hawk-Eye viii take the trouble to stem
INTO the railroad office in Burlington be will dnd
consracs which binds the railroad company to
pay al the interest on said bonds until the com.
pany snail run their cars into Fairfield, with
0us which contract no bonds would ever have
been issued. Under this contrace there has
been no interest yet due which the county vas
pound TO pay: for the next instalimeut of in :
crest does not become due until the present
month. Does the Hawk-Eye want to know whv
mas interest has not been provided fors We
an give the information. When the tax for
ooo was levied, there was, according to the !
eateMents OF the managers Of the railroad |
company, NO prospect of the completion of the |
Dad to Fairfield during that year: for said |
managers told our people time and again. that
ne road could not be completed to this point.
Mess this county would either subscribe an ad.
ltional 100000 to the etock of the COMPANY.
raise the interest on the 6rst Subscription
either OF which propositions would the people
this county have accepted if the refusal had
topped the construction OF the road. why
len should . tax be levied, when We we're told
the very men who now complain, that no
x would be needede
Again, according to the contract with this
'unty, the bonds of the county we're to be
'ed within its own limits. This condition was
oxen by the company paying fifteen thousand
'ilars OF the bonds to the contractors who
to the east bank of Skunk river
Q persons receiving the bonds knowing OF this
ndition But it may be asked: Has not
at amount Of money been expended in JEFF
rson county since that time! We answer.
ss But this is not the whole story. After
e bonds to the amount above mentioned had ,
en- issued, and part Of them transferred to :
rites with notice Of the equities existing be-
cen the county and the company, the latter :
series Of outrages and frauds upon /.
people OF this county which would have !
ever prevented the issuing OF any Of the bonds,
known before the bonds were issued.
Still another reason may be used. Accord
to the statements Of some Of the PRINCIPAL '
nagers OF the company, some fifteen thou
III dollars OF said bonds were remaining in '
hands OF the company at the time we last
ard OF them. Did that company want this
unity to pay interest on bonds held by the 4
y parties who were bound to pay the inter. n
We doubt not that such an arrangement d
uld have suited the company well; for said a
npany has permitted other parties to call on :
8 county for interest which the former bound :
iii to pay.
u. The next charge is, shat the county re-
es TO issue other bonds which, for consider.
on, it has legally and morally bound itself :
issue to the Burlington and Missouri River G
lroad Company" We admit that the county
uses to issue the bonds; but we emphatically G.
y that she is either legally or morally bound G.
issue the same. We appeal from the deci b.
4 of Judge Hawk-Eye, and fatty tell him he "
Tvs nothing about the case which he has un.
taken to decide. He can't send Jefferson &c
MY into limbo SO uncercmoniously, upon the M
imony OF pack OF scheming, swindling n
road cOrmorants. Judge Hawk Eve must =,
ember that, at the time Jefferson county vo- ~
to subscribe 500, 600 to the stock of the "
NJ. X K. r. Co., the company had not q.
been sold out to few grasping eastern =
talists, who seem to regard the people OF
west as having been made expressly to y
vel dollars and dimes into the pockets of y
road monopolsts. He must also remember di
railroad companies, as well IS other persons, W
uld observe legal and moral obligations. 70
ch, we can inform him, the B. l. N. r, r, r. fl
utterly failed 10 do.
We might say much more, but our space will in
permit. We will say in conclusion, howev- 81,
!, that the Hawk Eye will profit by keeping n;
OF contest of which it evidently knows ~
ing. Jefferson county is perfectly willing -.
ave questions Of legal obligation decided BY a.
proper tribunal. Ii she looses her bonds =,
be issned-if she gains, her bonds never y"
be issued.