The Lincoln County herald., 1871-10-05
CuANTILLY, Sept. 26, 1871.

affairs, and as a taxpayer ! nm interested
in the administration of her 6nances.
The railroad agitation that has been
going o. ia the tOsnty for tho past
month has developed a feS points and
facts which / think deserves the careful
attention of the tax payers Of the county.
1t is evident, and admitted by all, that
no funds have been secared to build thst
portion Of the st. Louis and Keokuk
railroad lying south Of the southern line
of this county; nor is there any p'Oba.
bilisy Of evos obtaining the necessary
means. From the northern line of this
county northward tor thirty miles the
prospects are 40 better. Then why
should Ne stulsify ourselves by expeud.
ing large sum OF money in building a
railroad through our county without .
beginning OF . tcrmiuusP We hsvs been
told every thing BY our efficient managers,
and yet We see nothing tangible. We
took . look at the railroad q few days
ago. There is considerable loose digging
going on between Big creek and Troy,
and there appears to be desperate effort
making in that particular locality. The
works on the other portions Of tho road
indicate that the design was to quiet the
minds Of the people along the whole line.
The easy part Of the work is done and
the hard and costly parts left undons.
We are informed that $4,000 or
sl5O, 900 worth Of work has been done,
and we arc very certain that not more
than one half the loose grading, and
clearing has been done. We saw but
few culverts, though there wero many
places visible where culverts should be-.
We saw no bridges, but we saw places
where the loose earth had been scraped
off of the rock aud it lifted its head high
above the gradc line. We saw no ties
upon the road although many excellent
ones stood erect among the forest on both
sides Of tho route. We therefore came
to the conclusion that tho work was
probably done, exclusive Of bridging or
ticing. We were told that the work was
progressing rapidly that it was all that
could be desired, and that remarkable
harmony prevailed.
There was one thing saw without any
assistance, aud that was that our money
was being rapidly expended. A few
weeks ago we petitioned our County
Court to remove the present Commis
sioner and appoint another. The pres
ent efficient board had become like En-
glands parliament, aud we wished tt
abate it. That honorable body was O..
tremely anxious to accommodate th,
petitioners, but those charges which has
never been made had not been proved
aud it would be an unwarranted impeach
ment Of business capacity and moral in
tegrity. Who ever heard Of petition
by the people being proved. II tn
charges set forth in the petition agaius
DR.. Waddy had beon sustained by evi
. dence, 1t would have been ample ground
, for removal. But there were no charge,
We are very anxious to pay our taxes
but We have not got the money; beside
; there are at the present time two eficien
boards, and the road may not, aud is no
likely to run within half mile of Troy
and iu that case We have no subscription
and as l told you before, that we hav
not got money. Besides, the eficien
/. board is not legally any board at al
: Therefore you have no right to spen
our money but We haven't it. But tn
charter under which our efficient boar
Q claims to be acting, says that the roa
. shall start from . certain place, run by
8 certain place, and to q certain place. Th
. road now building starts nowhere, run
4 nowhere, by nowhere, and exists howher,
9 save in and around Troy. But tbs
h place is not named 10 the charter.
" Do the people intend to quietly pei
;, init themselves feeced In that manner
10 Tho operation Of the efficient board
Q spending our money has q definite an
uunistakable end in view; that is,
. ezpend 100000 in and around Troy
e and then force the county to pay an ad
3. dtional sum Of two or three hundre
= thousand dollars outside the county so
to make that already spent ayailabl
J All Of this is very fine, and if any on
n dares raise voice against the doings
It those iu power, he is censured as stir
IS up Of sectional strife. Gentlemen, II
day Of retributiou is at hand. the neon