, 1874-10-30
The Common Council Said to
Have Been Bribed.
Settlement Of the Rockford & Rock
Island Troubles.
miscellaneous items.

Eamea, George 4. Clarkc, tho Chicago, DanVile
Il yincennes Kailroad Company. tho Chicago,
Danyilo i vincnnnos Hallway Company, tho
Fourth National Dank, tho Commercial National
Danh, Nathaniel 8. Douton, Joaopl, T. Young,
William r. Fosdick, Jamos d. Fish, q. N.
Wllcoler, and Horny 4. Smythe, to enjoin thom
from taxing possession OF or RAINING traius on
That payt ct tho Chicago, Danvillo & VincenneB
Na,}roa1 from Thornton to tho intersection with
!lo Chicago Il Alton Railroad, being tho line
built by tho complainant for tho Chicago E
Bouthcrn Railroad Company, and also askiug Tor
Tho appointment Of II Nocoiver.
Brown states that OH tho 29th day Of juno,
1871,
HE MADE A CONTRACT
with tho Chicago & Southern Railroad Company
10 build limo OF railroad from point on tue
Chicago. Danyi}io b Vincennns l'niroaa In Soc.
p, in Thornton Township, to point whore
thu Columbus, Chicago l. Indiana coutrai nnil-
road crosses Twcnty-sixth street in Sec. 25,
81, IA, iu tho City Of Chicago. For doing the
whole work Of grading and 1aying the track, COM
p!ainaus was to rocelvo $175,0o0. Of Which, $780,
600 WAS to be paid in tho obligations OF II. Z.
Eanos, Bcnia1niu Y. page, ard Il. Z. 0oodoll,
Rud tho remaining ss5,0yo in cash from tho sub
scririops to the railroad stock, tho cub
script ions amounting then to over $780,
mo. being placol III tho hands of
George il. Clarke, but subject
to complainaut's order until Ills demands should
be ratd. Co1uplaiuant wan to build ml!ea
two lnon.ha aud half from tho 1st OF July,
1874. ,rLe engineer WHO wns to Anperintond the
work was Jnnloa i. Bradley. Brown, however.
complains tuat BRADLEY did not attend to lis part
but was often absent, leaving complainant to go
on ny best ho COuhs.
rho Company alao has failed TO procure, us it
agSeed to do, --........--
across tho Illinois t. Michigan Canal. or tho
Chicago e. Alton Railroad, and as to large por-
ton Of tho southern end OF tile road, near Blue
Is.a1d avenue. by which prown was greatly hill
dcrcd. 4 still further delay waa caused by
tho Company failing to furnish the iron
rails aa fast rs they were required. Dy
tho 26th dny vi September, however, brown had
bullt Is out OF tho 20 miles Of the road. being
obtained the right Of way. A part Of this right
Of nay had formerly belonged to tho Chscago,
Danyilo 4 Vincennes RAILWAY Company, and II
in charged the Southern Raiirond Company built
tcntion Of running it when completed At the
timo tho Southern Railroad Company was
gnnized, It was agreed between that road and
tho Chlcago, Dat,yillc l. V!ncen''ea Railroad
Company, that tho southern hailroad should be
transferred to tho Chicago, Danvi1e 4 Vim.
'conncs I1ailload Company on it's completion.
and tint tho officers OF the lagt -nnmed corpora
in the whole concern, thoy thlnhing TINT
Ito londs Of tho Southern Railroad would be
n,mo salabe than thoEo of the Chicago, Dan
vile d Vinconnea Railway, owing to some pc
Vpcennes Railroad, and tho similarity of tho
names Of tho two companies. Prior to tho or
gallization of tile Southern Company, the Chi-
cago. Dauyillo d Ylncennes Halfway Company
=. 1cnt1
lne y road since occupied by tho Southern
Road, but II iH alleged tint
NO CONSIDERATION
las been recaivod by either company for the
truBt-deed, or tho bonds, 1t any, Issued aud &c.
cured by il, aud sLey should, therefore, be de.
clurod pnio and Gi7on ,1p.
o. tho 9th iay ii June, 1874, the officers Of
tho Southern Railroad Com.nlny wero changed
n. S. Douton. and D. Y. Page substituted. THIS
proceeding WIS, it il clui..ad, through the ill.,
tuence Of sonlo OF. the Officers OF tito Chicago
Danvlllo y Flucenncs lsailrosd Company, md
was caueed through All ARRANGEMENT whereby tho
nbovc-uamcd Company WIS to release itself
from linbllity o., ialge amount Of
&, j. WaLKl.R's PAPER,
and throw it on the Southern 1tn,troad. It no.
National Banks held lsrgo amount Of the paper
CT S, ]. Walker, who, it il salt in the bill, was u,
falling. circumstances. on Which tho Chicago,
Danyi!1c i VincelInes Railroad Company was
Of tue Fourth Natona! Bank, EameB. President
If tho Commercial National Bank, aud B. Y,
Iage SHOULD Vny $4,000 to DO used for the
Southern Railroad. These parties wore also tc
be substituted ns officers Of this last. named
road, aud O tluat deed was TO ho executed on its
linz to secure t:B10. .UU0 in bonds. which woro u
turn to be sold to ropay the oo,u0o, and tle
banks wore to receive u sMln aquut to the amount
or Walkers paper. and tllon release the Chira'
70, pa,lyille i Vincounea Railroad COMPANY
brown cainls that mono of tho original Btock oi
tho Company had over been issued. mud that
two-thirdH at the stockholders did not ngrco to
the boula, 1t Is claimed have been given to the
Commercial National Dauk, aud also to ]. T.
Lowry on hehulf OF tho Chicago, Danslllo &
Niuccnncs Railroad Company.
BROWN Al so CLAIMS
tl,at bonds to tic n,nount Of sl5,n00 have been
'lEcd To cnrr,ity obtain tho authority Of the
Common Council, BY b'iblns the members to al
low tue railroad company tt outer the clty to tic
Legislation! favorable to the Company. Tho nex'
charge Is that tho Southern Na,i.oaa Company
who lind md exercised the option Of furnishing
lo necessary iron ra'sH, by ita oticets, as above
coat them 500 lou, thus ,naitiag ont Of tht
whole contract upwnrds Of 5i0,Qo0. About
el6, goo worth Of bonds woro sud to have bccl
ron sea 'e eharssa 1snE aa not st s o 1t whs r.
whole profit derived by the Southern llailronf
Company from tho $a20.oo0 Of boutla va,
Tl13, ,0G0,-tho yhuo Of tho iron rnlB. 81. 800 fa
right of way, mud $1,000 paid to complainant
Buuton, page. GoodeiI, Eau!os. and Young nov
claim to DO tho owners of all the bouls, and art
endoavor1ug to sell tlom.
At the tino Of Browns contract the1o wes.
about S140,00u
subscriptions
to the t1,reo railroad companies, which NIGH
hayc been all assigned to tho Southern Noltt 10,
Browns bonc1t, but which, by tho amount O.
4i100.gU0. were, by tho grosB negligence o.
Goudoll antl tho onlcerH, ho wholly lost.
Complainant alleges next that, notwithstatItl
tng the numerous linlo4ances placed III h1s WY
he finished liH contract within ubont ten days j
tho time limited; that since thea tho Conpat,,
has boon husily engaged In
akEKlHa DEFECTS AND FAtLUNsS IN DUTY
on his part, which l4o Lus been digont to cor
Eoct al soon AZ found that, morooVer, tho 0Ai
ceIs OF tho Company threaten they will turn tt,
Goaa over 70 tho Ch'eaEo, Nanviiio l. Yinconnel
hallroha Company, who protond to lave a lena'
Tor It, thus eMiaugerng his security for tlsa hal
ance q Saot og0 still unpaid. which brown think