The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-12-28

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On Friday afternoon Hon. Geo. L. Beck.
". President Of the St.. Paul and Pacific
Railroad Company, arrived .. this plaoe
oy special train. aud met With the join,
conmittee Of the Council and citizens to
definitely arrange papers, 60 !; pertaining
to the crossing of tho bridge Of that road
at this place and the running oftbe trains
into the city. Mr.. Becker had an authen-
,ica.ed copy Of . resolution adopted BY the
Directors Of the Northern Pacific At their
meeting in New York on the 18th inst,
and also GO ~ Of q resolution which the
Company desired should be passed BY the
City Council and approved By tho citizens.
(This resolution 10 published in full, ofioi-
ally, in another column.) The Committee
WIS unanimous in its action in adopting
the resolution for presentation to the Coun-
ellis for its favorable action. The business
was all transacted III about an hours time.
Mr.. Becker desired the Mayor to. telegraph
him as soon us the resolution should be
passed, and said work would at once be
commenc ed On the bridge.
Messrs. - De Graft & Co. have already
been awarded the contract for its construo-
ton, and will employ all the men who can
possibly be used. l, will he completed in
ninety days if possible; certainly within
one hundred. Mr.. Becker said the money
was ready to build the road from St. Cloud
to 81. Vincent Tor Pembina) by the close Of
1872, and that it would be done. St. Cloud
would, he said, be the headquarters Of the
line (the engineers and contractors Offices
being already here), as it is the natural
point" Mr.. Becker returned to 81 Paul
E1a. sey%ihg, x:$s5s% -.
A meeting of citizens was called for Sat-
urday evening. Schwartz & Theis' Hall
was crowded. At the appointed hour the
meeting was called to order by- the Chair
man, Capt Collins. After few explana-
tory remarks, Mayor Kerr introduced the
following resolution:
WHEREAS, A resolution was passed by
the Board of 1Dyeftefs of the N. P. r. r.
at their: meeAhki1 New York city on the
18th of December, 1871, providing for the
x crossing 81 Of the stePA &.R,R R; ;sver the
at what is known as the ''Wilson Crossiug,"
upon the perfolmanespf certain ditions
Fthrein named By the baidscity ofSt. Cloud;
and
WHEREAS, The following resolution hes
been preparedfor submission to the Com
mon Council Of said city, to Wit: (see off,
cial resolution), -ther efores sss
Resolved, By the citizens of 81. Cloud, in
mass meeting assembled, That said propo-
sition by said Railroad Company is in all re-:
spects satisfactory, and we pledge the hon
or Of this city TO tho faithful 6srrying out
of all the conditions therein contained to
be performed by said city, aud We earnest
~ recommend the passage oy the council
Of the resolution herein recited, and We
will earnestly support said council IN their
SetpFts to obtain the legalization and ,ssu-
ance and ratification Of said bonds.
MIR. Gilman asked if any further action
on the part Of the people would be nsoes-
sary for the issuing Of, The bonds, or whetn.
er this would b. final.
Mayor Kerr replied that further action
an election to vote on the matter-would be
required; that this meeting was merely .
mural ple'ea on the part; If the peopla
that they approved the project and would
vote to issue the bonds. T..
A vote being thenSt.kap ION the rssolu-
ton it was unanimously and enthusiastic
cally adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.
The Mayor called special meeting Of
the Council on Monday, at which the reso-
luton was adopted without one dissenting
vote.