Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-07-16
july IL, 1869.

July Ii, 1869.
AZ Ru snmaaT stsse w stae oseVAis~aa
ers Of the Council Bluffs & ST. Joseph
Railroad Company, held at their ofhes in
Council Bluffs, on the i4th day Of July,
1862.
The meeting organized by calling r.
l.. DoCGLAs TO the Chair, and appointing
j. s. Andrews Secretary.
The following report Of tie retiring d.
rectors, wa handed In, read and APPROX
cd. -. ...
Council Bluffs, Jnly II, 1851
70 the Stockholders of the Council
Bluffs aud Sc. Joseph Railroad Company.
sinoe about the Las Of OstobeE Lass,
there has been no work Of any Importance
done on The rosd, therefore eur annual
report can contain little else than state
ment Of our financial condition. We, .
ever, look upon the work In Which We agu
engaged, ~ prasticabie one, and Of shs
utmost Importance to the psopls Of tha
Missouri Valley and The interest % ss-
! cry citizen should cause them to lend stlass
assistance In fts early cCmp4esun. n as~4
been impossible, 10 tho distracted SOndi-
ton Of oar eonntEy TO prosecute tbs work
Of any public snt&prise. La consequence
Of lack Of confidence In all kinds d
general improvements, no negotiationI
could be entered into by which aoney
soala be raised, yss ws hare nsysS fell
discouraged. We think our prospects 49,
h u this time, more catering than nj An,
time sines the year 1860. with the Asnoaa
Of means ii oar command, and chs &ssls
sauos We may cxpssa fsoa sboss persons
Who are directly interested 10 The com
plssion Of the road, ws fssl sale In sayinl
our road can b. ssmplstsd In she yea
1853. M gs. s4a 7taa ...f |
The following Is statement Of tbs 4
nancial coalition Of tba Company. ".
Tbs assets Of the CompGny are 40 fal
IowsG -~4... 4s.e sa
j Amgass u ungsAa Svivsts susswigilss ssa ~ !
Gag Aosass 10 40 y
M@si EatAkS. 10 - i
MsFsgkAss, TO- 80 i
/ naa EEesa 1aansE&4 Aax& EAnzsAl, Ii -
Aaesal = Flfss AsTagsse sepas ss&hsS'
1895 b Ehe eeaspAaTs 80 ySa@
s4s5A4 Fl z% sf8s Fl &e il a t5z sas@a-Aaua4a
.....-. .~4y.,.a4. 1a.n ssss 80 !
The liabilities Of the Cenpapy arc lee
shsn four Thousand dollars, payable i
specific assets, ..E..f. I
Respectfully sabmittsd. rl 4.
a sa. j, q. AkDEWs, sse'y.
Afssr WHICH she neetsag proceeded |,
elect Directors for he snsaing year
when the following peEsons wsTs dai,
@leetsds III. Il. aH
4 So, fsaskoIia, Samuel kHappsy, v
Street., L. ". Babbiss, j. 7. Oasady, J
T. Baldwin, J. 4. Jaaksos, H Evsrsss
b. L. Douaas#s.
TIE fsllewisg resolutions Aslax aaaal
sHpusly aaopsed, the meeting sAtsssnsa
WnKREAs, We look apon The Geanas
Bluff L Sc. Joseph Railroad snsaprsse. !
this time, 80 Of the usmoss imporianes L
this country. bsinR The ahorsesg Fasale Z
/ An Casters and Southern soanasslon h
Railroad, And the cheapest road ID III
State 10 build, and believing she sarly
compIesion Of shs sasaa, viii secure u
eagIy location md somplessen oil shs
bfaaoh Of ne pAsiGe Bead West from
CouneiI Maas, therefore
RssosUsa, That We aasbosiss aaa ID.
ssTaol y. II. Andrsws, Gensf1 Agsns II
thls Company, 10 eonfsx Win ~ o1Eeas
81 the Platte Cvuntxy Roads y asesstaiu
II they axs pFaparsd % eonpIsts tksff soad
10 tis State llna VI "a early day.
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