Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-09
The Wellington Road.

The following notice served by ehEfih |
Moun,iov upon one OF the Officers of the Nyan-
do t., Kansas City and Northwestern railroad
last week.
To fhs Uynndottc, Kansas IifY ana NORTH
,restcyn I.nifroGI Company.
The unders ignrd commissioner, appointed by
the county court Of Lat iye'te county, al the No
;embcr term. a. d. 1886, Of said court, On the
9th Iay OF said month ''tu Investigate all dam
ages done the ds and bridges "i me county
by said railway company. onn lnrmatiy M
OF the said railway company that It sh..l! a. one
thoroughly rcp.ir The same makes tie io!i"W-
Ing statement OF the damInte7 10, and obstruc-
tions in, the cOumty road from Lexington 10
Wellington in tie county of Lafayette, CAUSED
by the CONSTRUCTION OF sad rl:lwIy, The repair
and removal Of which are absolutely rec"ss'fs
to put the ronG in a travelling crhdi'i"n-
Frst-Ihr switch,s aero the traveed road
have insuific ci'nt :,n,i II neer"us crossings. rs-
perIaliy The switch AT or nearest what l. Known
Second-Near the above place. the county road
has been thrown in an through an eNchNati, d
Oh ditch dug by the said company III Srndii-s ih'
road bed, IN which ditch pond OF water has
| collected, making Il m're of mud irot; 9nc I"
| two feet deep, and is impossible TO loaded WaG-
| uns and uured to almOs. all kinds oil travel.
| Thirt-The IeXt obstruction Is at what Is
known Lewis Days coal banks, just beio"
the Sni-a-b bar creek, and exists for nearly one
| half of Il mile. The sad railway company nav
| ing used and occupied the whole Of the county
road and having turned the same over The ian.i
OF private persons without procuring The riInt
oil way, and has not even put the same IN sum
cicnt order, made tn. same OF suihcleht Widt'i
to accommodate The pubic but Tue sam" Is am,
has been. from the time of the construction oil
the railroad bed of such natare, ana III sueh Il
| condition rs TO hinder and uhstruct travel
| The next obstruction Is an what Is known as
the Camden ,ai, above 'he town OF Wellington,
| in said Lafayette county where SAID ra'lroao
crosses the county road coming out oil tht Do'toir
, above Wellington, where ;heic WAS 4 I'LL ma'i'
i in the construction OF the said railroad bed. ih
/ SAID fill never having been conip"'et tie banh'
I being left steep and narrow ihot he crossing
4 is dangerous and insufficient, and lnSt at III
South II the said Crossing. and for nearly three
qiai ters or miie along l!e souti. slice OF sai'
II railroad the said county road was. by the sai'
Il railroad company, turned to run over thv lin't
Il | Of private parties, and no right oil way mas eve
NJ been obIa'ncd by saih rautoa' Gn,nphnS "au a
II the saIne. and the road, IS 80 turned Dy sai
| railroad company, has ncver been put IN Il con
ditlun suitable for travelling over Wh' re til
county road form, rly crossed the branch abny
n | the said town OF Wellington, known as til
sweet springs Branch, the laid railroad comp
n ny. IN violation Of Its contract win tiie sal
county court, took possession OF Il bridge be
| longing to said county. and tore up the SAINT
:. and is now using the brd2e site; II is require
that the said company y shall @ nfrlsh rsht Of w we
over same Tor the Use and benefit oil thc sa
/. county. IT,. -;
: since. the con .tructiun of said Wyandotic, khi
s:,s City and Northwt stern raiiroad IN Mhi'
the said railroad company, by the laws oI IN
state, and under lis contract with the coun
court of Lafayette county, should nay ercpair'
the damage done to the said county roads, III
as the same has not been done;
Kansas City and Northwestern railroad comp
nv are hereby notified that You are required
repair the damages tS sald county roais rs hei
in set out and do and perform whatever
necessary to put the SAID county roads IN go
travelling order. as required bv the laws oil I
state of Missouri and your contract here!oit
made with the county court ot Laia; cit" count
at once or that SAID court will inmeli.tts
JOHN L. MCDONALD,
Special Commissioner