The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-14
New Council Proceedings.
Important Letter from Gen. Boyle.
CoUNCIL CHAMBER.
Nonday Eyening. - -.

elect Messrs Blemker, Steele, Jones,
Stockfeth, Schneider, Reitz, kolle,
Relker, and Mesker, presented them
selves. and we're duly sworn into
Office
Dir. Jones then presented a petition
on the subject Of license, which was
laid over Till the next meeting
His Honor, the Mayor, then pre-
scented the following letter from Gen.
Boyle, which was also laid over till
the next meeting Of the Council.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April -, IS
Hon. ". H. Walker Mayor Of EyansyRle
SIR:-On the Ist of July, 1867, in
pursuance of an ordinance of the
/ Common Council of your city, vote
of the citizens was taken, whether the
City of Evansville would subscribe
$500, 900 to the capital stock Of the
/ Evansville, Henderson a. Nashville
| Railroad Company, payable ia the
Bonds Of the City at par, bearing
seven per cent. interest, on the terms
and conditions set forth in PETI-
/ TION = 10 The Mayor and Common
/ Council of EUansUitLe, " and the citi-
zens of Evansville, by a majority Of
eleven hundred and fifteen, q, 115,)
voted In favor Of maxine the sub
/ scriptions Of $500 600 to tie E., III. Il
N. X. r COMPANY.
Among the conditions set forth on
\ the petition to the Mayor and Com
mon Council of Evansville, on which
the $500, 600 was to be subscribed,
/ we're the following, viz: That IS 10
/ say 100000 lUheH the rails shall be
/ 3atd and Lte road running 10 Hopkins
4 Uite, tlOenty four miles from The State
/ Line, and serenity -Olle mules from Nash
/ UiLie, and JChen the rails shall Be land
and The T0ad running 20 miles south
| firm Henderson, and the Meet 20 miles
! south shall be graded reddy for the rails.
/ This 100000 to be used only to pay
| for rails, chairs and spikes on ME
named tt0elty miles. 8f
The Evansville, Henderson & Nash
vile Railroad is completed from the
State Line to HOpkinsville, and trains
run daily between Hopkinsville and
Nashville. The E., H. Il N. r.. Il.
Company have on this track one first
class locomotive, one passenger car
aud fifteen box and platform cars
With rolling stock Of the b., III. " n.
Railroad and the Edgefeld Il Ken
lucky Railroad, there is ample rolling
stock to run two or more daily trains
between Nashville and Hopkinsville
The condition of building the road to
HOpkinsville has been complied with.
From Henderson south the road Is
graded and the BRIDGES built for 20
miles, aud eight miles of ties dis
tributed on the track, and five miles
of iron laid down and one and a half
miles of iroo, with chairs and spikes
on hand ready to be laid down. The
track will soon be laid to the Ohio
bRiver. withpar Of the iron on hand .
The Company has at Henderson a
| cOnstru ;tion train, with a first class
locomotive, all new. .en.Essflf
la addition TO the 20 miles graded
and ready for the iron, the road-bed
is nearly completed to SlaughtersYille,
in Webster County, u miles from
Henderson,, and to Prathersville, in
/ Hopkins County, three miles beyond
and 30 miles South of Henderson
The grade can be complete to Prath-
ersyille as soon as the track layers
could lay down the iron the first 20
miles south of Henderson.
The T., III. and N. r.. r.. Company
has sold all the bonds Of the city of
Henderson issued to the Company,
and has now IN bank, ia cash, over
1855, 900.
The Company has also the bonds
Of Hopkins County to the amount of
$50 600, aud the interest on the same
to the 1st Of July next, paid and in
bank, S10.500 The subscription of
Hopkins County is localized, and has
to be expended in building the road
10 that county.
The work done from State line to
Hopkinsville, and from Henderson
southwark, with the rolling stock and
means on hand, are fully equivalent
to fulfilling the other condition pre-
cedent.
Now, in behalf Of the Evansville,
Henderson d Nashville Railroad
Company, ] spectfully petition the
Mayor and Common Council Of Ev-
ansvilie to modify the above mentioned
conditions 10 their subscription. 50 as
to enable the city to give her aid notc
to the building Of the road, and rem
der her subscription valuable and ef-
J iclent to the company, or that they
uomI- the question to the vote VI the
citizens OF Evansville. as 10 whether
: the substitution of $500 900 shall De
on condition that $50, 900 Ia cash aud
$50 600 in bonds Of the city, bearing
I percent. interest, shall nov be IS
, sued to the Evansville, Henderson <
5 Nashville Railroad Company, 10 be
used only 10 purchasing iron, chairs
) and spikes for building the road from
the end of the present track, south OF
Henderson, to Nalisonyi4.e and t.
the coal mines south Of that place
I. LIE other conditions In the petition