The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24

on Friday night, the llth inst, at clock,
Pm. W. GOLDSM frH, Recorder
FRIDAY EVENING, March H.
! Council met. Present-Mayor, Recorder,
all Marshal; Aldermen Hawley, Dixon
Caldwell, Hunter, Potter Absent--Brad-
shaw, Daum, Neville, Milburn. " -.. ".
Journal of last meeting read and approved
The committee to whom was referred the
drafting resolutions, in reply to letter from
the President of the B. & NJ. r. r. Co., sub
mitted the following report: v......7f
WHEREAS, "a commune alton has recently been re-
ceued and laid before the Council fromiE. L. Baker
Esq, President 1.-The Burlington Missouri River r.
r. Co., in reply to a communication addressed to the
yicePresdent Of said Co. In behalf of this city,
king inquiries ofthe Company what they desired the
City to do f anythng) In assisting and aiding them
| in obtaining Depot Grounds here And, therefore,
for the purpose of making known views In rel.-
ton to the subectmatter of the communication from
the President of said Co., Be 1t resolved, -t oil .a
1. That we are both astonished and mortified at
the remarks smade in the communication touching
the interest our citizens feel and have in the B. NJ.
X. R., and their labors IN its behalf. We most en-
phaticay deny the statement that said Company, in
the language Of said letter, pursued Ottumwa with
sppeals, entreaties and propositions, all Of which
have brought nothing but. disappointment" Onthe
contrary, say 20 the very hour that said Com
pnny threatened that lin certain events, Ito not
clearl defned., the Road would strike the Des Mones
River at other point than this place, or citi-
zens had never from the first inception Of the enter
nrise wavered in giving to it thexwarmest and mt St
lshusiastic support a!support, too by means con-
nned to friendship aud good will for the road, but
support which drew quite largely upon their time and
their means. No appeals from said Company were
ever made to citizens, which they did not
pond to the best of theirabty and tangible prop
ostion in relation to Depot Station Grounds, was
ever made by said Company to City, and at
loss to determine what propositions of said Compa
ny made to this City have brought nothing but dsap
pointment. s ....... .... -..... ..... s...i .,
g. That Is an iunquestionedIfact that the citi ems
this City, are with few exceptions favorable to
and anxious shat the County Bonds should be issued
to said Company, and that their influence, almost uni
versay exerted, has not be- wanting to effect the
issuance Of the same, and any person entertaining
different opinion, must be Incorrectly informed the
subject. tH. ".'i .+#+
8. Tha. the conditions suggested by the VicelPres-
idsat ofsaid Company with which are called upon
TO comply, In order to the road to our place.
meets with unqualified dsapprobation, and are OF
character which makes it wholly impossible for us to
comply with them, and thiuk citizens are en-
trey justfabe in becoming indignant that such IN
warradtable demands should be made of them.
| A. Thst do net and cannot be supposed to know
what the Company may desire in regard to Depot or
Station Grounds in this City, and therefore, while we
are willing and anxious to do all in our power to aid
said company in obtaining or purchasing Depot or
Station Grounds here, that cannot take any action
in the premises until some proposition Is submitted to
US. -f '-'
5. That we are constrained to believe that po-
sition and action towar Is said Company, have been
greatly msrepresented to the President and Officers
of said Company who reside without this State, and
thatwe respectfully invite and challenge nvestga-
ton Of our conduct and position, confident that
we shall by full and impartial Investigation, be full
ly vindicated and acquitted Of the charges made
against US. Ya-. sf ..t..- -,H .'. .'".# .f
| g. Resolced That the Mayor be instructed to for
ward to the President of said Company copy of the
foregoing together with copy Of letter received
from Vice President Of said Company the contents
Of which are referred to in the 3D. Resolution. rH.
i Moved by Mr.. Caldwell that the report he
received. Carried. ra -lUg .EEg)"ii.y
i Moved by Mr. Dixon that the resolutions
be acted upon separately. Carried -.
Said report was taken up, resolution by
resolution, and adopted: Lao ,-s-"b R"r
i On motion, adjourned. ,lira .s.i" 3.
i w. GOLDSMITH, Recorder.