Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-04-04
EAST AND WEST LINE CONTEST.
Proceedings Of the City Council Of To-
ledO The East Line Gets the $780,
coo Appropriation.
SATURDAY, March 40 1877:

SATURDAY, MAJ ch 40, l9T3-7i4 P. ~.
Present -Msssrs. Collins, Csok Dyer, Gee.
Ian Marx, Plliod, Re, Seheers, S,cor, Ssgur,
Sinclair, 81. John, slrat.OlL TOullsrton and
Whitney--l5
Absent Mr. Young l.
Nr. Sinclair, the President, in the chair.
On leave, Messrs SsRur, foullertou, Collins,
Strstt6n, Geslan, whitney, Pilliod and Cook
each presented petitions asking the Council
10 adopt aud vote the $500, 900 in aid Of tue
West Line n Columbus. Laid ON the table.
TIE specifications for the construction Of
tho To edo aud Columbus Railroad were then
taken from the table for consideration.
Sir. Cock moved that goutlsn N (rsm saoh
road represented be invited 10 address the
Council for space Of twenty minutes each.
Carried.
Hon. j. c. Lee, NJ. NJ. Greene, Gsneral Ew-
ing AMI others then addressed tue Council
| In behalf OF the various lines represented by
/ them.
| The Solicitor reported that II was his opin
/ ion that the eily's quota Of the Sl00 600 voted
| by the county would have 10 bo deducted from
| the fvs per cent. which the city can vote in
ard of constructing railroads.
General Wager SwAyne intlmAted TO the
, Couaeil tLat it might be possible that the Penn
sylvaaia Company would allow the city to
| Withdraw a portion OF the bonds issued to tie
Toed, &Woudviili read il the citywoud release
the Pennsylvania Company from The rental dua
the city ior thO uss Of said road.
Nr. Cook moved that the consideration o. the
question as to the line to be adopted for tie
I 1olsdo Columbus Railroad be postpOnsd ua-
| I'll the 26th Of May.
Mr. NJ. N. Greene, President Of the Toisdo 4
Columbus Railroad, on leave. submitted tbs
following proposition to the Council:
Know all men by these presents, That we, NJ.
! M Gresns, Abuer h. Rackus, Wager Swnyne,
c. II. Coy aHd James A. W lsox, are held and
firmly bound unto the city Of Toledo. in We
Stats Of Ohio, ia the sum Of ten thsussnd
dollars $40 600. for the payment of which
well and truly, to be ,madl to said city, We
do hereby sevsrAlly and jointly bind our
selves.
scaled with our seals. this 29th day Of March,
1873
The condition Of this Obligation is such, ths.
| whereas, tho city Of Toledo has advertised for
proposals for the construction Of The greatest
number OF miles of Railroad bstwOen the
city si Toledo aud the city ef Columbus, in
tie State Of Ohio, for the sum " Tive Hun.
d. ID Thousand Dollars.
Now, If the Columbus and Toledo Railroad
| G mPAnY Of the said city Of Columbus, shall
submit proposals TO ths said city Of Toledo for
the construction Of the greatest number oil
miles uf said Road along the line OF GaId Com
any through or near the towns Of Fos.nria
Carey, Upper Stndusky, Marien and Delaware
and, upon the acceptance thereof BY ssid city
shall also enter into contract or offer so to do
ula,izg and agrseiDg IN said contract that said
@ mpany will construct, squip and pui in ops r
alton the who OF said Road fr5m the city oi
Toledo 10 the city Of Columbus, along the line
Aforesaid, within twenty four months after the
execution and taking effect Of such contract, at
and for said sum Of two hundred thousand dol
lars, to be paid by ths city Of TslsIo in the
bnnds Of said city appropriated sor that pur
psse, upon the completion Of the whole Of SAID
Road from Toledo to Columbus, ready for the
running of locomslivs akd train Of cars; and
that no part of saId bonds shall be dsma ndcd
by or delivered TO said company before that
time, snd the whals thereof forfeited by said
company; and also the further sgm sf tily
thousand drlars $3.50 600 forfeited and paid
to said city by said company as damages, un-
less said Road is built, equipped and put il
,p-ra,ien aforesaid, aud shall give good and
sufficient security tn said city IN the sum s
at least one huadrei thousand dollarsts 100 600
tor the faithful performance b. it Or such esn'
tract, in aecSrlncce with tte foregoing esndi
tons than, these presents to be null and void
othsrNi ise Of full force and virtue 10 law.