The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-17
THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD
COMPANY.

Propositions Made by the City Council
OF Augusta and the Counter Proposi-
tion OF the south Carolina Railroad
| Company.
The following papers, which have been fur
nished US at our own request, for the nforma-
tion OF the public, show what were the 2ropo
sitions made to and by the South Carolins
Railroad Company for the settlement of itt
differences with the City Of Augusta, in con
nection with the Columbia and Augusta Rail
road Company.
It appears to US that the propositions sub.
mitted by the Committee Of Directors Of the
South Oar ,lina Railroad Company are liberal
| in their terms and free from all reasonable OBJ
lection We venture, therefore, to hope that the
City Council of Augusta, upon receiving the
report OF their committee, will fav orably enter
| tain the propositions which have been made to
them, and 50 solve the difficult questions which
threaten to embarrass both themselves and the
South Carolina Railroad Company:
PROPOSE TIoN OF THE RAILROAD CoMMI TEE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUGUSTA.
1. The South Carolina Railroad Company
shall consent to the use of their right OF way
from Granitevile to Hamburg by the Columbia
and Augusta Railroad Company, and for
WNACu UuO OOluulOla auO augusta Ra1lrOaO
Company shall pay fair compensation, and in
| the event of those two roads disagreeing as to
| what is fair compensation, then the matter
| to bo referred to the superintendent or Chief
Engineers Of the Georgia Railroad, Macon and
tic Railroad; and in the event Of the failure of
| either one or all of the above named arbitra-
tors to act, then the City Council to name other
thus decline. This to be done within six
months from the acceptance Of this agreement,
both parties agreeing to abide by the decision
Of said arbitratOrs.
2. That till the Columbia and Augusta
Railr oad shall have completed their bridge
| across the Savannah Riger, the South Carolina
Railroad is to allow tEem (tho Columbia aud
Augusta Rairoad) the use Of their bridge and
Railroad to connect with the Georgia Railroad
and other railroads connecting in the city.
g. That the Columbia and Augusta Railro Dad
shall, their own proper expense, build a
bridge across the Savannah River, opposite
| Washing on-street, of sufficient width to allow
Of two tracks, the one for themselves and the
other for the use Of the South Carolina Rail
companies equally.
A. After these respective tracks shall hav
crossed the bridge, then at convenier point
between Bay and Reynolds streets the two
roads shall unite on common track. at their
mutual expense; then use one track till con-
nected with the street railroad track, with
which company they are to arrange for passing
Meeting with the Georgia Railroad passenger
depot.
interest Of the Columbia and Augusta Rilroad
and the South Carolina Railroad, the 'City
Council propose to waive all back claims against
the South Carolina Railroad Company. Claims
arising from non compliance on their part with
their contracts with the city, provided that for
the future they and all other railroads enter
ing the city will be held to q rigid accountable
ty for forfeiture of contracts.
6. All litigation to cease. .
2. The Sou h Carolina Railroad shall relin-
quish and surrender all claim of rights or privi-
leges which they might insist upon under the
resolution OF the City Council Of Augusta, pass
ed on the 18th day Of December. 1851 and
commonly known as the Heard resolution
sig.5>s-.g JAMES 4. GARDNER M
Chairman Railroad Committee.
]. v. II. ALLEN.
JOHN III. MEYER.
VIM. 81. GooDRICH.
Augusta, April 8, 1862
COUNTER PROPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE OF
DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
TO Aessrs j. r. Gardiner, Chairman; Wright,
Allen, Goodrich and Meyer, COMMITTEE Of
the City Council Of augusta
GENTLEMEN-The Committee of the South
Carolina Railroad Company decline, with re-
gret. the plan proposed by the Committee OF
the City Council OF Augusta for settling the
the Columbia and Augusta Railroad.
The relations between the company they re-
present and the City of Augusta are CT an m
cient date, and have always been of the most
prevails on the part of the South Carolina Rail-
road to maintain those relations unlmpared.
They assure the committee from Augusta that
the company have always been in thu belief
Augusta have always been fulfilled by the
company in a manner entirely satisfactory to
the City Council. No claims for violations
thereof have ever been made on them and this
list, or consent to make them the subject OF ne
gOtiatiOn.
They believe the matters in dispute can be
simpllfied, and that, as far as the City OF Au-
gusta is concerned, they may be easily and
promptly settled.
Between them and the South Carolina Rail-
road the only matter in debate is the repay
Carolina Railroad to the capital stock OF the
Macon Railroad. according to the resolution OF
the City Council, Of eighteenth December,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one. The consid-
Grafton received therefor by this company is
the exclusive right Of connecting with other
railroads in the City of Augusta; no other
railroad from Charleston OF Columbia, under
the resolution of the City Council. can be ad-
mitted to the enjoyment Of this privilege with.
out first rendering to the South Car olina Rail-
road the repayment Of the said SUBSCRIPTION
and the interest thereon. The city now desire
hi R1a 10 the Sa S and
olina Railroad will meet this proposal in
spirit ofhberality and Of friendship. Instead Of
insisting upon the return Of the entire sum Of
their subscription and of the interest thereon,
as provided in the resolution Of the City Ooun-
Gil, they offer to relin qulsh the exclusive en-
joyment OF this privilege on receiving one-hala
Of the said sum Of principal and interest; pro-
o.ded, that al! privileges enjoyed by other rail-
roads in the City OF Augusta, or hereafter con-
ferred on any railroad, shall be likewise ex-
tended to the South Carolina Railroad. This
will remove the only impediment to tho en-
trance Of the Columbia and Augusta Railroad
into Augusta, aud settle the only question
connected Herewith. in which the City OF Au-
gusta is directly implicated; and this commit.
tee indulge the hope that it may be accepted
as q separate and distinct proposition, and
thus reasovo al Sause Of disquietude between
III The @ SnIy mater IN u disnnte s witb tSe oo,u-
| bia and Augusta Railroad consists now in the
opposition made by the South Carolina Rail-
road to the construction of the former road ON
| their right Of way and over their land. This