The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-04-07

her proportion of the net annual earn
4ngs OF the roads would pay at least one
half, If net all, of the annual interest,
leaving the burthen very light upon the
| county. The city of Milwaukee pays
oyer three-quarters of the taxes of Mil
waukee county At the expiration of
the twenty years which the bonds have
to run, the city of Manitowoc will have
to pay at least three quarters of the taxes
of the county. Consequently she will
have to pay at least three-quarters Of the
very bonds which are Low proposed to be
issued,
As to the third Proposition The con
ditions and restrictions under which our
subscription is to be made and our bonds
issued are clearly set forth in the propo
sitions appended to the election notices
which are printed in ali Of the papers
published In the county, and under these
conditions and restrictions, and these on
ly, the vote is to be taken. BY these
propositions it is provided that the Board
of Supervisors shall not part with the
county bonds until the roads are built
and they have received an equivalent in
full paid stock therefor.
As to the Jourth Proposition The ben
the building Of these roads arr of such
magnitude, and the cost to the county is
of. such insignifcance in. comparison, that
it must be clear and conclusive to any
sensible man that we cannot afford to hes
itate for one moment, Propositions are
submitted for subscription to the stock
of two railroad companies. The two
must stand or fall together, and unless
both are carried at the ensuing election
neither road viii be built. The contract
ors win cot build one road unless they
can at the same time build the other, and
will build neither unless the county sub
iscribes to the stock of both, and the con-
ditions of their contracts are to that effect.
| Citizens OF Manitowoc county on
Tuesday, the 18th day OF April, you are
to decide whether these two lines Of rail
road shall be built through our county,
or whether this county shall be shut out
from railroad communication with the
I.rest of the world for twenty years l0nger.
Upon you rests the responsibility, and III
to your hands we commit the interests Of
yourselves and of your county. Now is
the golden opportunity, and now Or meyer
Even now the city Of Milwaukee is max
ing a desperate effort to push forward the
so-called Milwaukee & Northern railroad
Ia rival project which has been organ
lied for the purpose Of cutting. off aud
defeating our Lake Shore road. This
road they propose to run through the
interior of thecountics of 0zmkee, She
boygan and Calumet to Appleton, with
out touching any portion OF the county
Of Manitowoc Unless we move at once,
this road will be built and the Lake Shore
road vii, be killed for all TING Delay
will be'eqIally dangerous to orr Western
road Unless that road is built the pres
ent season the combined strength of our
opponents west and south, will accomplish
the repeal Of our charter at the next ses-
sion Of the Legislature, and we shall be
powerless to prevent it, We have not a
moment to lose. Turn out then, every
man, vote yourselves and see that every
elector In your town casts his vote for the
railroad subscription. Let no man hest
tate Let no man falter! The success of
these railroad projects will result in put
ting ten dollars into one pocket for every
dollar which is drawn from the other.
(Signed)
THE r. r. COMMITTEE.