, 1875-08-06
THE COURTS.
A Quarrel Between Ifnilrond Con.
tractors.
Condition of tho Peoria & Rock Island
Road,


RAILROAD coyrnAc7ons' 1noUuLr

HhH4hVhD 3HUtNtES.
a 1cugthy bill WAa fled lhso yesterday Aftor-
noon ln tile Ciicuit Court by James A,kon
agnlnst Abnos Taylor, Thomns 6ne, and James
T. Sncl1, for An &ecount. Aiken says that in
1860 iIo formed copattnership With Taylor and
Thoma1 Smell, under the namo Of Hnetl, Aiken
It Co., in the ln,sincbs OF making contracts
for railroad work. The phsttoe woro TO share
aqua1ly In profits sud losses and to bo allowed
10 por cent interest on all moneys advanced by
each In tbs cnurno OF tho busineHs. and for tho
partnership intoreets. in tho spring OF 1870 tho
firm 1nado contract witt, Milton courtrfght to
do tho grading Oh that portion OF tho Chicago
l. Southwestern Railroad between Washington
and Fairfield. Ih, which contract was COM
plated at u largo profit. Tho parsics then ad-
uittod Jncs r. Bncll, son Of TlIu1nas Bno1l, into
tho partnorahtp on equal terms, And other
profitable contracts wero mado on tho ea1s
road. ....--
Tho firm books woro destroyed In the fro OF
1871, hut, by q bta.clnont mhdo July 1907 that
year, II appears that Thomas suoll owed tho firm
e3l, ,069.l0, ]. T. sneel owed 1t &o07.3l, Abner
Taylor owed 1t e23. 3.95g.3o Wills tue finn owed
complainant Is, 1854 for advances. In addition
to this, Akon claims tho firm ouod him ej. Gel. 81.
its up r. tho tire were e47184.es. Ut this. he
claims s29,03t53 for advances and interest aud
lsa proportion OF THO profits. In tho
spring Of 1871 tue Arm namo was
changed 10 ant Taylor h Co., hut tlo fon. rer.
coInprised IT, and wore to shase attko In prodn
and loeses.
r.. sa ,asepts Hsss ;n gr,ds The
Bloomington to Tho Bthse Line het*ecn Illinois and
1nn,1na 91d q 4 IN nfo, q, q s w made AZ
dam. Tho nrn also had .wo-,klras inters4t IN
oy t1 4y q ss sss osf
hn undivided half tntcrcAt IN contract TOR work
hey he d.t 81 rs pnen ~ s95f 1s To.a on mhs
for grading tho HaVanns, Mason Clfy, Clinton h Ur-
hana airosa they WIRE, howeycr, more fortunate aud
cleared $6o, no. lite reverse tneD again, and
thoy lost coo interest Ia tho construction Of
Tic Decatur b stase Limo Railroad.
oss rms |hsn aats, nd I'D
Hue of tue Lafayette, Bloomington 5ss.ssipp It'll.
r,, fo.a in yermon . County payi1a foE + .'h tlO
own nane and that OF Abcs Taylor OF this tract lG0
acres hayo l,cen laid ont IN town lots, and namsd
sool72,as, and thera Is still $4,000 duo tue prop
il il also charged That the Smells navo invested
F,rat National Bunk OF Cuton, Ii. Thp nsn owes
one ,cst.nsham .naut 81 ooo Judgment nd y
and a.sota TO much larger .snonnt- siaee The nre
Thomas Buell. has drawn from tho nrsn $437, 92.eo
i s Id Id assn FL Ases' II he hSsq siP
nerd haye paid 9nt rsstoaa amounes tor ihe sn but
Aiken charges that al but no arc indebted TO the ntm
for oFcrrlfs md that this ought TO be paid
hack Into the firm asaots ThomAs Bucll however, In
slsts that complainant should pay ouc-uartcr OF tho
debts. aud boh hc his son. and Taylor decline to pay
back any sN..s they may lAyc oyerdrawn.
Aiken therefore aIea his btll asking shat ho ir as-
fair. may b, Hs.t!ed IN that the hfta debts may he
patd ont Of the firm aNsets; that Tho defendsnts may
ho restrained from eolng any portion Of tho land;
that onc-1uarttr Of It may Ia conveyed to him hnd
that Receiver may be appointed to take charge of tho
partnership catne, and that account nay 10 taken
at tho amount duo him, and decses bo rendered In
hB foyur.
THE pEonrA MoCM IsLAHp RAILROAD.
J. II. billiard lcd bis report yescrslay for June OF
lila lelu3s Receiver Of tho Paaria h Rock Island
Asilruad Company. The following Ia = aynorsIa:
t.aH oil hand, Juno n1...,.............$Q Q,tG1.03
deceived since Of local hgents End cou-
49,p111!
OF f0retan roads 5,Gf3.t4
Received from suulrles. 33J.D1
Total............,... 81 Isl. ~
Extended b1tppucs 4, 100. rs
For tsoss-tlck. 7lR5o
Fdr foreign roads, s...................... 1.3o7,63
Fur rehhlltng coach. ach.................... 1.taI.74
Eur pay-f3Ia and adbor. 1,D41.37
Eur aunus1cs ........ ........,......... 2,1G0,53
q s11.s1
Balance on hand, July y1................. 0,H75.al
An allowance Of g. h10 waa made to The Receiver