Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-02-11
Railroad Bills.

annum IntcIcSt. 70 the amount VI el.OUV.'
600. The committee to whom it was re-
ferred reported it back, amended, to the
House to-day, recommending that it dc
pass,
Tie road to be built from the town OF
franklin, along and over the nearest and
most practical route to the mouth of the
Big Hole river, in Montana, and shall be
built of good, substantial material. and Of
Ia gauge not less than three feet in width
and not more than four feet eight and
|one-half inches IN width. Such railroad
shall be finished so that locomotive and
train of cars can pass over the same from
said town of Franklin to the terminus
aforesaid within two years from the time
that any contract shall be entered INTO,
and executed by any company, corpora.
Iticn or association under and in accord.
ance with the provisions OF this act.
There has been no formal proposition
from any company or corporation for the
building of this road. The amount OF
subsidy specified is entirely inadequate
Cor the purpose, and IS not sufficient to
Induce the investment of outside capital
in the enterprise. Its introduction was
evidently intended to counteract the ia
yorable impression produced by the pro-
position of the Northern Pacific Compa.
my, and the disposition evinced by tho
people to aid in the construction of tina,
road. The committee, to whom the bill
was referred, reported it back amended,
recommending that it do pass. The
amendment provides for 81, 500 per mile
from Franklin to the mouth of Big Hole
over the most practicable route. It ap-
points board Of commissioners Of two
each from the counties of Lewis & Clarke,
Deer Lodge and Madison, and one from
each Of the other cnunties, to contract,
under the PROVISIONS Of the bill, within
one year, with any party Or company, to
construct the road within two years there
latter.
Since writing the above, the lndercnd.
|ent publishes proposition from the Pres
ident and General Manager Of the Utah
Nolt hern to extend that road $50 miles
for q subsidy Of $3.50, OOO Sidney
Dillon, President Of the n. P. r. r., in
Ia communication to the Legislature. re
ferrlng to the proposition, says: II here
with take pleasure in stating that the pro-
ject is approved by the Union Pacific r.
r. Company, and that the friends of the
company agree to aid in carrying out the
proposition so offered to your Legislature,
which will in all probability insure the
e saVgV Fl Ct the enterprise, and would
ton SO offered, as being the most feasible,
expeditions and economical course 10
pursue by your Legislature to secure to
your people railroad communication re-
qusite for the improvement and advance
mcnt of the Territory.
The third bill is something on the side,
and is entitled, IAN act to authorize the
interested 70 assist in building
a railroad from the head Of navigation On
the Missouri riv, :, at or near Fort Benton,
10 Helena, in the Territory Of Montana
Section one covers the ground, which
reads as follows: "The Board of county
Commissioners Of any county to be bene-
tilted by railroad from the head of navl.
,ation on the Missouri River, at or near
Fort Benton, to the city of Helena, are
hereby authorized and upon the petition
# fifty qualified voters Of any such coun-
V, are required to submit to the legal
oters of their county, the proposition to
;sue County Bonds of such county to aid
\ the construction of such railroad. not
} exceed twenty per cent Of the amount
f assessable value of the taxable proper 7
in such county, to be determined by
le Assessors returns made the year pre-
ious 10 submitting such proposition. Il
r0vided that the whole amount of bonds
be issued to such Company or Corpora d
On shall not exceed the sum of seven o
inbred and fifty thousand dollars, nor h
all any greater amount Of bonds be is ii
ed to any such Company than any re-
onsiblc company or corporation will Of II
+ to accept in consideration of construct !
3 such railroad"