The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-09

Of the people whenever that will Is OK
pressed through the ballot box in lega
manner.
JuDoE MARCHILDoN - And SC
dol.
Mr.. WILSON-Judge McCrite may
l then ask, in behalf Of the committee
whether you will allow the people an OPP
portunity to declare their will in reference
TO this donation contract through the bal
lot-box; by ordering an election to be
held at an early day, and whether you
will acquiesce in their decision thus made.
JuDGEd .McCRITE.-I can have no
objection to such an election, and If a ma.
jority Of the people Of Alexander county
should vote TO restore the donation con-
tract, I would regard it as my duty to car.
ry out their will and would do SO.
JuDos AROuILDoH-1- ale,
would obey the will Of the people thus cx
expressed, and Sc. aside whatever personal
opinions / might have about the matter
Mr.. WILSON, wouldIask now wheth-
er the Court have any objections to meet q
subcommittee of this committee this af-
terroon at the Council Chamber to deter.
mine when the election proposed shall be
held and what questions sha II be submitted
to the people.
The members Of the Court each for him
self said he would meet such a committee
and o'clock was named as the hour
The committee then separated to meet
at o'clock p. m, to hear the result of the
conference between the Court and the sub
committee.
THE EVENING MEETING OF THE COM
NITTEE.
At 0 clock the committee reassembled
at the Council Chamber, Hon. Thomas
Wilson in the chair.
Nh. WILSON-Mayor Lansden, one
OF the subcommittee Of this committee. is
present, and / would ask him to state the
result of the conference between the Coun-
~ Court and the subcommittee.
MAYOR LANSDEN-Th members Of
the County Court and the subcommittee
met in this chamber this afternoon, and
after conference marked by good feeling
and harmony of views, made the follow
ing arrangement
The members Of the County Court
agree to order an election to be held in
the several precincts Of this county within
twenty DAYS, at which election three ques-
tions shall be submitted and voted upon:
l. Will the people of the county author !
lze the court to levy tax to pay the prin-
ciral of the bonds proposed to be issued in |
pay:ne Of stock IN the Cairo and St.
Louis and the Cairo and Vincennes rail-
road companies?
.. Will the people Of the coanty author
lie the court TO levy tax to pay the in
terest on said bonds.
3. VIII the people Of the county con-
firm the contract heretofore made By the
County Court to sell for 81, 900 the stock,
ordered by them to be purchased from the
Cairo and Nincennes Railroad Company.
The court agree, that, If majority Of
the people Of tae county vote in favor Of
these propositions, to Immediately issue
the bonds and place them
in the hands of the COM !
mittee after bond has been executed by
the citizens Of Cairo, conditioned, that If /
work shall not be commenced within four
months after said bonds are issued, the |
bonds shall be returned to the Court; and .
that if the road shall not be completed .
from Cairo TO Nincennes within two years |
from the commencement of the work on
the road, the bonds shall be returned and
further, that interest shall not be paid on
the bonds uatil the road has been COM
pleted; that the county shall be made
whole if the bonds should be lost or mis-
appropriated, and that If the bonds should
be returned TO the county, the surities will
pay expenses created by the printing and
issuance of said bonds.
This, Mr.. Chairman, is about the sub |
stance Of the understanding arrived at be-
tween the County Court and your sub
committee.
Mr.. HALLIDAY.-The members of
the court during the conference this after
noon said they would submit the order
for election to members of this committee
/, therefore, move that the subcommittee
be instructed to confer with the court in
reference to that order.
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. TAYLOR.-I did not understand
the court to say that they desired to sub
nit to the people the question of levying
a tax to pay off the principal of the ponds
which will not be due until twenty years
from date. The idea was, remember
suggested by Judge Bross, but ne did not
press it. There is no necessity for the
submission of that question to the people
at this time. Any time within ten years
will answer. l move that tho sub-com-
mittee be instructed to endcavor to exclude
this proposition from the order for an cleo
ton.
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. OBERLY.-I move that the COM
mittee do not disband until after the pro-