The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-03-31
OUR RAILROADS.


statement Of our affairs as far as they
can be accomplished now without the
vote of the people on the aid required
by our county for the three railroads, the
centre of which will be the city of Man
itowoc
| Mr.. Joseph Villas, the worthy Treas.
urer of the NJ. M. & G. B. r. r. Co. re-
turned from his trip to Green Bay, Ap.
pleton and Neenah last Saturday night,
and reports that he, together with the
| other gentlemen representing the above
railroad company were very kindly re-
ceived by the citizens of Green Bay, and
met large assemblage at that place Of
1T. Howard and Depere people at the
Beaumont House on Monday evening, OF
last week, to discuss the question Of con-
structing the said road as early as posi-
bic, land the measures for cooperation to
be taken by the people of Brown county.
| A Committee was appointed to report
a proposition on behalf Of Brown coun-
| ty, and the following preamble and reso-
lutions were presented and unanimously
adopted
WHEREAS, 1t cannot be denied that the
construction of railway to the southeast,
extending to Milwaukee, will give an impe-
tus to all our local enterprises and especially
| to the railway westwardly to the Mississippi,
| therefore.
, RESOLVED, That, as the sense of this meet
| ing, the people OF Brown county are over
| whelmingly in favor of a railway from Green
| Bay. via Depere and thence south easterly
to Manitowoc ana thence to Milwaukee
RESOLVED, That provided such road is To-
Gated as above, we do not hesitate to assert
that the county will cheertu,lv vote the sum
! of 100000 upon the conditions submitted
After some further general discussion
the meeting adjourned, subject to be re-
convened at the call Of the Committee
The next morning, Tuesday, the Com
mittee procured sleighs and escorted the
visitors to Depere to look over the water
power, factories, furnaces, and other fea-
lures of that place, and to confer with
the people upon the railroad question:
A considerable number of people came
together in Col. Sprague's office, and at
ter general consultation, the following
resolutions were adopted:
RESOLVED, That it is the opinion of this
meeting that the county should vote $780,
| 900 of its bonds for the stock of the M NJ &
G. B. Railway Co., if that company will
! build railroad from Green Bay via the vii
| To- Of nona,a nd ~
itowoc and along the lake shore to MIL
RESOLVED, That the citizens of Depere
| will make every effort to obtain the depot
grounds and right of way for the road
On the return from Depere the meet
ing was recognized and proposition
from the railroad company was laid be-
fore the meeting, with view of OBJ
tanning aid from Brown county for the
construction of the road within It's limits
A committee Of five, consisting Of the
following gentlemen, was appointed to
examine and consider the proposition
and to report thereon: Jos. G. Lawton,
J. G. Neville, &. L. Sprague, E. Ii. Ell
| lis and W. j. Abrams.
The committee, after full consultation.
reported that they would recommend to
the people of the county the acceptance
of the following proposition
That the county OF Brown vote the
sum of $780, 900 in bonds on behalf of
said county one thousand shares Of the
capital stock of said company the said
bonds to be delivered to said company
whenever the said company shall have
constructed continuous railroad from
the city Of Milwaukee to the city of
Green Bay, and locomotive and cars
shall be running thereon within three
years from the date of subscription.
With the proUiso, that the aid hus fur
nisAed shall be carried anto effect, the
NJ. NJ. s. G.. b. r. r. Co. entered into
contract with Messrs. Alex. Easton and
his associates to build the said road with
in three years from the date Of subscrip-
ton, and should said railroad be CON
structed within eighteen months from
the date of subscription for said stock,
then the bonds shall bear interest from
the date Of said subscription, otherwise
the interest on said bonds to commence
from the date of delivery to said railroad
company.
From Green Bay the gentlemen repre-
senting the NJ. NJ. & G. B. Co. proceed
ed to Appleton, having previously SEM
message there notifying them Of Their
intended visit.
Mr. Villas reports that they were heart
lily welcomed, found all the leading mer
IF that city and the officers Of The Ap
pieton and New London r. r. Go. ready
to cooperate with them, and, in a shor
time the A. & n L. r. r. Co. wa,
reorganized by electing the following
named gentlemen as their officers:
President Villas, Manitowoc.
Vice Pres.-Mr. Page, New London.
Treasurer.-C. G. Barnes, Manitowoc
Secretary.-Byron Douglas, until th'
1st of April, 1870, and then
, r. w. G. Merlngton, of N. Y. City.
| The said A. {, n. L. r. r. Co. wa
chartered IN 1866 (Chap. 365, 7. L. ant
amended in 1867, (Chap. $50, 2. L. 81
that the said Co. has ''the right to ex
tend its road, OF build q branch road o
roads to any point where it will intersec
the Sheboygan & Mississippi Railroad
OR TO ANY HARBoR ON LAKE MICHIGAN
and all the rights, privileges and pre-
! r,.-a ti.-oc allor.-oa L.r la,.. ell