Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-06
Public Meeting.

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citizens and business men of Charles
City was held on Wednesday evening,
March 9th, 1862, for the purpose OF
securing more prompt and faithful
transportation of the mails.
! A. b. +. Hildrcth was elected Chair
man, and George c. Dean, Secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated
by G. G. Reinigcr, Esq, who moved
that Committee of five be appointed
by the Chairman to draft and report
Resolutions expressive of the sense
Of the meeting, which motion was
adopted. The Chairman appointed as
such Committee, j. w. Lehmkuhl,
L. l. Huntley, Abner Root, Milo Gil
bert, and John Kellogg. On motion,
A. b. +. Hildreth was added to the
Committee.
The Committee retired for consnlta.
ton, and while they were absent re-
marks were made by several gentle
men. DIR. Smith, the Postmaster, pre-
scented some maps and diagrams, show
ing that the mail route from Cedar
Falls northward is one of the most i'm
portancc of any in this portion of the
State-that the mail brought over this
route supplies large number of Coun.
ties in Northern Iowa and Southern
Minnesota, comprising a population of
some t1enty.fre thousand inhabitants.
1t was conclusive in the minds of all,
that the business interests of so large
population positively and earnestly
demand the prompt and faithful con-
veyance of a daily mail over this
great Trunk Route, extending north
ward from the railroad terminus at
Cedar Falls, and that the repeated
and ine1cusaWe failure of the contract
ors, for many days at time, to trans
port the mails on this route, is an out
rage too grievous to be bore.
The Committee on resolutions came
in and submitted the following re.
port
Uhereas, Since the transfer of mail route No
1lOl3 leading from West Union ma Nashua
to Osage) from Joseph Sharpe to NJ. o.
Walker as contractor or carrier, the mails
north of Bradford have been carried in an
inefficient and exceedingly irregular man.
ner-the drivers often changing the running
days each way without authority, thus los
ing time and failing to connect with other
mail lines, and
Whereas, There has been no mail received upon
said route since February 2sth, (although
many teams have since passed daily over the
route whereby over 90 900 inhabitants,
who are principally supplied through this
channel with their mail matter, have been
deprived Of the same, to the great detriment
of the business interests of this region of
country, therefore,
Resolred, That we, together with all citizens
residing in the valley Of the upper Cedar River
and its tributaries, labor under serious disad.
vantages in the transaction Of our business.
and our grievances are just cause of complaint
Resolved, That past experience justifics us in
using our influence with the proper authorities
in requiring the present mail contractor to
transport the mails over the route above spec
flied according to the terms of his contract
or, that he be promptly remored.
Resoired That we earnestly protest against
any person receiving, in future, mail con-
tract who has repeatedly and persistently
proved his faithlessness in former contracts
and we will use our influence in Withholding
public patronage from such individual.
Resolred, That the secretary be and is hereby
instructed to forward copy of these resolu-
tons to the Contract Office of the General
Postoffice Department at Washington. and to
cause the same to be published in the Charles
City Intelligencer.
j. w. LEHMKuHL,
l.. l.. HUNTLEY,
ABSER RooT c...
Milo GILBERT, 0oihi4i''ee'
JOHN KELLOGG,
A. u. +. HILDRErH,
On motion, the report of the Com
mittee was accepted and unanimously
adopted.
GEO. C. DEAN, Secretary.