Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-02-28
Local.
THE RAILROAD FIGHT.

TIE VALLEY RAILROAD IN THE CRY CoUNcIL-IHs
HITCH IN THE BA LTIMoRE SUBscRIPTIoN-GATH-
ERrNG OF THE RAILWAY MAGNATEs THE ACTION
OF PRESIDENT BIcKLE-RE CAN'T STAND BY THE
SUBSCRIPTIONS OPINION OF Hon JOHN B. BALD
w1N-FINAL AorIoN OF THE COUNCIL
TON TO STAND BY HER FORMER PLEDG Es-L1vE-
LY DEBATE OVER THE KILOGRAMS AND LETTERS.
&C., &C., &C. &C.
The talk of the town, for several days past,
has been about the subscription made by Staun-
ton to the Valley Railroad and upon what terms
she will pay it, 1t appears from the statements
made in the Council Monday night, that Presi-
dent Bickle of the council had put chock in
the wheel of the proceedings at Baltimore, by
telegraphing to that city, that Staunton would
use all legal means to avoid paying her sub
scription to the Valley R. R. This action
brought the Valley Railroad men, headed by
Col NJ G. Hartman, and Judge Fl. W. Shefey,
back from Baltimore in post haste, and they had
a meeting of the council called, through Presi-
dent Bickle, for Monday night By u o'clock,
the hour of meeting, the council room was well
iflled with the
PROMINENT RAILROAD MEN
and other citizens. among whom were q. X.
Mason and Maj Mcmahon, members of the con-
tractors Syndicate, and Col. Hartman, Judge
Shelley, VIM H. Tams, B. Eskridge. John
B. Bald win, H. NJ. Bell, J. D. Morrison. OF the
Lexington "Citzen" and Others brought there
from the interest they felt in the matter. The
councilmen present were, President Bickle and
Messrs. Burke, English, Evans, German, Hoge,
Ker, Nelson, Stuart and Witt. President bick!e
stated in explanation of the meeting, that Col.
Hartman had sent him com munication asking
him to call a meeting of the council, to consider
matters connected with ihe Valley R. r. BY
permission of the council, Col. Hartman made a
statement of the reasons for his asking the meet
ling. He said that while, with several others,
engaged in Baltimore in arranging TO get the 80
per cent of that citys 81 ,ooo 600 subscription to
the road. and when about to have the matter
1txed
A TELEGRAM WAS RECEIVED
by the Mayor of that city, from the President OF
the CT ~ council of Stanton, making it doubtful
that.th;s cit would pay its subscription. The
Mavor ent for him and asked what it meant
He told him that he could not say except there
might 30 vsibly be come trouble. The Finance
Commissi oners met, after that and some OF them
said they thought Stanton had refused 10 pay
her subscription lie told them he did not un-
derstand it in that way. lthad been stated here
in the Staunton coun Gil tl,at he was not regard
ed as representative of Stau. nton, and In reply
to this he would say that he I'D been CHOSEN
director in the interest of Sraunto q, and mad, al
ways slnce considered her interests Represented
10y himself. The Commissioners of .tlnance OF
Baltimore still insist that the counties on Tue
lime shall give their bonds cotempora ueously
with the payment of Baltimore's subscrl ption'
The delivery of the bonds must be simultan eous
they said, for in a case like that which has us'
occurred in Botetourt, two or three priva te &c u
tleman may get out an injunction and stop the
delivery. He, Col. H., had asked for this speedy
meeting of the council to set the matter right,
as every day Of delay prevents the letting out of
1.-THE con tract He offered paper for the cunsid
eration of tn, council, setting forth that Balti-
more has perfected her subscription, and re-
solving that the bonds of Stanton. for 30 per
cent OF subscription be delivered, cotemporane
ously with the payment of Batimores 30 per
cent of hers. Col. Hartman went on to explain
that the Valley Railroad Directors had appoint
ed Committee of three of their number with
authority to act and if this paper was adopted
the entire road would be
LET TO CONTRACT IN TEN DAYS.
There was no difficulty as his understood it,
with the Finance Commissioners relative to the
Ea0nds of Roanoke, Botetourt and Rockbridge
Mr. Stuart read the history of Valley R. R.
affairs in Baltimore, up TO the recommittal of the
matter by the council to the Finance Commis-
stones. and asked if there had bee n any action
since ukat.
Col. Harman-Nothing. The Finance Com
missioners then stated to us that they they
ready to gay the subscription when the Rad was
let to contract.
Mr.. Nelson i understand that Col. Baldwin
ha, been invited to give the council his OPT MON
on the subject.
President Bckle Il am not aware of an thing
of the kind.
Mr.. Nelsou- Well, sir, lam aware that a ma
iorty of this council have signed paper re-
questing him to give his views, and that he is
now present to do so.
Col Baldwin, who was among the spectators
then took seat at the board. He read from a
former opinion he had given in the matter of the
Valley Railroad subscription. He showed while
there was once some flaw in the validity
of the subscription, that had been corrected and
removed, and the
SUBSCRIPTION WAS NOW BINDING.
4 lie thought there were two cl .ssss Of conditions
20 t he subscription. LIST. That Staunton should
II. =. prominent point on the ain line Of the
,ro.s nd End those regulating the delivery of
sbs son ds. Do they want either reduced
Mr. IA ms-No. But they must, to be of use,
~ made d. eliverable cotemporaneously with the
no vueut OF Baltimores subscription
,,. Rs,dw, n-But the paper presented by Col.
H.. nan sags hat Baltimore has made her sub
script ion
M Ker-Yes, that is what it says.
coI Harmaa exp lained that Bat'more's sub
o-;.,.: WAS made in the sense of being read y
~ no ,oi, I. cotemporaneously with Stauntons-
NJ, H., ns-If you adopt the resolution in
..o. nanar you would have to pay the back in
go. - ~ r bonds-an interest that they have
ALREADY dem. udea and which we have refused
to pay
Col. Baldwin thou 'ht the oonds should only
bsar interest f., ,m the ate of tbs cash payment
by Baltimore.
Mr.. Stuart m mt oned t. Vat he had seen the
fact stated, that n injunction hao oeen grah'eu
by Judge in B, mford, restr. uning the super
visors Of Botetoul:t from levying d TAX 10 nlee