The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-12
THE G. g. v. r. r.
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PULAsKI SPEAKS WORDS OF EN-.
COCMAGEMENC But JUDGE
BROsS sBIRxs THE IA.

The proposed "plan' of the President
and Directors of tho C. e. v. r. X.
company for immediately Recommending
WORK upon the road has been considered
oy the fulaski and Alexander County
courts. The action Of the former will be
spp'auded BY every person who under
stands the situation, y u wise--as the nc.
ton which should have to DO taken under
the circumstance, while the action OF
Alexander will leave tho country still in.
doubt whether the snake that made the
track Is going South or coming backs
In short, decidedly non -committal. Pu-
laski encourages the enterprise, Alexander
iutima,es that she nnay be inclined to favor
1t after fervent prayer and great deal
Of purging.
In response to the petition Of the Direct
ora, Pulaski county promptly returned .he
following reply;
MouSD CltY, NJ, March 10.
County Court March Term, ISL.
Gen. Green D. .Raum, Attorney fot he C. &v. r. Il.
Sfg:-In reply 10 the statement lprc-
scntej by you'll OF the President and III |
rectors Of the {. * V. II. r., that "thc /
London negotiations are still pending and !
have been conducted upon tho principle of |
Keeping the assets good" &c, | am directed I
BY the conrt 10 say, that this county cH .
hotf ~ subscription good rs heretofore stip-
ulated ms long us there is any reasonable
prospec. OF building the road under the
management OF Gen. Ambrose H. Burnside;
That the General need have no apprchen-
non rs to tho subscription Of this county if
ie can commence work and complete the
'oal in some reasonable time.
Also, to say in reply 90 the proposition !
# the President and Directors "to issue
he bonds Of the county when the iron Is
purchased, that the proposition to sub
cribe 100000 stock 10 tho 9. d V. R.R.
o. was submitted to the people with and
ubjcct 10 the condition that the bond,
hould be issued 70 tho company when the
Dad was built and cars run thereon from
,airo northward ten mil =.
The court is inclined TO the belief that
ho authority Of the codrt must l., oxcr-
Used within the scope aud sdbjcet 10 the
Conditions annexed 90 the propo ition rs
unlimited and adopted by the people The
subsequent contract for the sale OF the
took alta nominal price, requiring tho !
'oad 10 be laid within tho county ten
nilcs, before any bonds were to ISSUE tsc.,
vas, In the opinion Of tho court both
,got and judiS9ns, and the principal in
olved u ola different kind and rims In u
ticrcnt direction.
l Nn iuv,oov aircctcd ~ say, that the !
curt would favorably consider any modi-
ication Of the present arrangement which
night bc asked not inccnsistcn, with tho
original proposition Us adopted by the
vote of the people.
Also to suggcs, that n "thc negotia.
lions arc proceeding upon the principle
u keeping the assets good IL seems to
his court that IL a member of each county
board aud city or town could meet ut some
time and place and agree
lpon sonc uniform time and Limitation ~
o keeping the assets good" il world be
preferable TO the separate and possibly
iiderent action Of each county, proceed
ng alone and not in concert
Enclosed please lind an abstract from
he proceedings OF tho court at the Sep
cmber term, A. d. 1867.
have the Honor to DO, &c,
Your obi Serv't &c,
GEO. :. PIDGE0N,
I.np l,l.