Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-06

EDlfOh JUURNAL. Evansville, Ind
TU UESDAY..............FEBRUARY S
Editors Journal: t - uTF
"a desire to occupy small space in
your columns, in replying to the com
mnnleation of Col Jones, which appear
ed ia the JoURsAL of the Sd inst.
In the first place, assert that never
knew that was chosen Director inihe
Evansville A Cincinnati Railroad Com
pany, until the appearance ofUthe CON
munication of Col. Jones in the JouR
mac of the lst inst, 10 which the names
of the Directors were for the 6rst time
announced. No person ever told me
hiatt bad been made Director, nor
wss there ever anything said to me By
any one from which / could infer that
bad been slected Col Jones may have
said to me, when he assigned to me the
small amoant Of stock which appears in
my name, that be wished me to be one
of the Directors, bat if he did have nc
recollection Of il. / wsa never consult
ed as Director Of the CompsDy, nor 10
any other character than as Mayor OF
sbeacity III ] bad been, 4 would then
have had an opportunity of either de-
elining to serve, or advising as to the
eonrse proper in ny opinion, for the
Board of Directors to pursue Colonel
Jones consulted Eae, as Mayor Of the
city, in reference TO the emendmsnt to
she city charter, passed ct the recent ses-
icn of the Legislature. was, aud stiil
am, in favor OF that amendment, Tor the
reason hat. as the law then stood, a
dsbt contracted By the city, to pay
for stock subscribed jim q Rail-
road Company, created o lien only
en- the real estate Of The citv, and
al taxea Lived to- paJ either the prin-
cipal or interest Of such debt, could
only bsiIevied' on che real estate Of the
city, thus exempiing all stocks of mer
chants and manuf &c ar re-, and all other
properly and capital except the lots of
Rroand and the butldings erected there.
on, ir0m al liensor liability on account
Of such debt I was, and still am Of
opinion thai real and psrsonal roperfy
participate alike il be benefi o accru-
ing from the construction oi railroads
and should contribute equally 10 the
10 VCth1E.f flHH HHAHHAfAH
was also consulted by Col. Jones as
20 the, notice required by the city ordi.
nance to be given of the holding Of an
election, Int never as Director oil
the raiiroad company H
AZ to the other point referred to BY
Col. Jones-the threat Of the danger
that the city might fail in the case now
pending Ia the United States Court at
Indianapolis, I got the impress sion from
what Col. Jones had said aud written in
reference TO taat matter. | will rejoice
greatly if Col Jones can persuade the
people that he did not intend to Greats
auch an impression. know what Co..
Jones opinion as expressed TO Mr..
Chandler and myself is-but the ques-
ton is, az TO the impress on created in
she minds Of the people BY COL Joses,
both In his speeches and communiea
tions In his communication in the
journal fSspt. 18th, 1865, be uses the
following language = T EFFr
rThers = q well founded hcpe that an
arrangement can be made with the
creditors of the Straight Line Company
10 relieve the city II this plan 10 adopted.
II such arrangement should not be ef-
fected, the city will have nothing to
pay 10 the new company buf s0ill prob
ably havs TO pay $3.50, 600 IN cash 10
the creditors of the Straight Line Com
pany and haze no road. nor anything
else to skosg for it By the city's ,a-
king $l50,O00 in the new company, it is
believed that the early completion of
the road to the o. & NJ road, will be
secured and the city will reap the beue-
Ct of the $4,000 already paid, and
avoid the utter loss of $3.50, 900 more in
cash"
And again, In hia Communication in
the Jessrnai Of September 26th, 1865,
the following: a&&As4 S ~6
"Mr. blythe aud I never differed in
opinion as to the Law in reference to the
.city's liability upon the subscription to
the Straight Line Company stock, bnt
the Supreme Court Of the State once de-
cided that We were mistaken, and now
she Circuit Court Of the United States
isleelled upon 20 do 50, by . lawyer who
is not more Likely TO be mistaken than
Mr.. Blythe, Mr.. lngle, or myself. Can-
dor requires, perhaps, that ] should con-
eede to Mr.. Ingle's superior judgm ent,
for contrary to the opinion of Mr.. Blythe
and myself. and q multitude of osher
good lawyers. be procured the Supreme
Court TO decide ia McNalfs case, that a
whariboat floating in the river was q
house.
l. I'll may be mistaken again, aB1
propose that the city qroid the risk oj
lOslaa, out and out $3.50, 900, by eS
pending $3.50 900 in completing work
in which she has already invested $780,
sOe0, VITA eight years interest asseSer
per,eent's lsfe1sfae ,5sfsHisN3
But there should be no controversy
between US. Mr.. Jones and are both
in favor of the compIetioneof the read
I oppose Col Jones plan because be
-iieve that II Is only calculated to en-
hanee the difficulties, increase the cost
70 the city aud postpon the sime of the
completion of the road. am in favoi
of @ subscription of $l50.000 by the
city, provided that the road bed can be
epurchased at fair price and upon fair
terms, and provided that other subscrip
tions Acf stock can be- secured TO an
. amount sufficient to form sach a basis
for the Company s~swill render it pos
aible, in the OPT of judicious bust
meas men. to finish the work; but / an
utterly opposed to such subscription b,
she city, until il ia made to appear will
reasonable certainty, that with this nj
from the city the proisct can be accom-
/ contend that upon the plan propose,
nv Col Jones, the project will fall still
born. The impression will be made
that as the city is committed in favor q
she project, the city win carry i througl
withoui assistance. ! contend that th
road bed should be secured, at leaa
t,eouditiosslly, before the city advertise
shs fact that she mast haze Il .9a.f
Perhaps no question is likely soon I I
arise Involving in . greater oegfse %
credit and welfare of the city OF Evan
VILE, than this question. profess
srhs 10 favor Of every improvement vsic
cam be devised 20 peomsts the gfo"'
ana rslfssss ssf The city. ] havs statss
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