The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-11-14

Delay In Completing The NC. 4 L.
II. RallrOad.-SOme Of our people are
labOring under the impression that
there is being unnecessary delay in
the construction of the Mansfield and
COldWater Railroad. Having been
frequently questioned as TO the cause
OF the delay in finishing the bridge
across the river, and the consequent
appearance of inactivity in bringing
the cars to Napoleon, We concluded To
lnYeSties-ts tt1r IUatucT rIIhC We nlIRlIu
be able to inform our leaders as To the
exact state Of the affairs Of the road.
We find that the principal, and really,
| the only cause Of the etssAtiOn Of the
work can be explained in the simple
word money. Our people have not
responded with the prOmptness That
they should in paying their subscrip-
tiOns. Notwithstanding that some
eighteen months have elapsed since
the subscriptions were made, there re-
mains unpaid at this time over 40 per
cent of the entire subscription. There
is yet back a sum sufficient subscribed
to pay for the completion Of the bridge,
and the road bed through the county,
and the company, very properly, too,
feel that this money should now be
forthcoming TO meet these demands.
They have advanced largely on the
work already done, above thesum col
lected, and they do not feel able, even
if they were disposed, TO advance a
further amount.
The work is being pushed elsewhere
with all possible speed. The iron has
now been laid this way from Mans
field some 80 miles, and il is expected
that the cars will he running into Tiff
fin by the 18th of November. On tie
Toledo, WOOdville & Eastern Road
the iron is also being rapidly placed
on the road and there is no doubt but
the cars will be running into Toledo
by the first Of January. Also, the
work Of laying iron this way will be-
gin at COldWater within ten days. So
10 will be seen that the Pennsylvani ia
Company are filling their contracts to
the letter, and the only thing that
will prevent them reaching Napoleon
bv January will be tile nOR-cOmple-
ton of the read bed. BY the terms Of
the contract they can draw no pay for
the iron laid until they have put down
IS miles of the main HHe-when they
get the first One-fOurth Of the sum ap-
prOpriated for that purpose. There
fore it is not unreasonable to suppose
that they will lose no time of ironing
these So miles. And these IS miles
brings them into Henry county, and
il Is therefore clear that when we get
the cars here rests NTH OJvSekUes. We
can have them within 90 days. six
months or a year, as We eleet-unless
eth COmpany's patience gets exhaust
ed and they force the collections
through the Courts.
The contractors inform us that the
river bridge can be got ready within
twenty days.
With this state of affairs existing
the duty of our citizens is plain. They
should each and al immediately 110y
the sums they subscribed. This Is but
justice TO the community, the prinei-
pal subscribers having paid, as well as
20 the Railroad Company. The delay
should not be compelled by such eaas-
es any longer. We are all getting
impatient TO hear the music Of the
cars on the new road. Then do your
duty as well as the Railroad Company
are doing theirs and that desired event
will not be long delayed.-N0POleoH
Signal.