, 1877-02-15
RAILROADS.

EbsehH epr,t.pond.uos q TIA Trft,ns.
BcELtS6To:, Ia, Feb. lI-1htrc IL ii fair
prospect for vcry expensive Important, and
lrnsracteI iaw.ult, wherein tic Ctsv uf 1;ur
lu9ton wilt l,c .hc plaintiff, AMI tho InrIlnEt"h
Cetasr Hapttts & Northern Railway Company,
successor to the Burlington, Cedar lsapids 4
Nh'nc"Aa Railway Csn,,psny. wisl 'sc the DR..
fcndalIts. Thu facts 'ipon which tdI~ SHIT will
rrst "h't. Instituted nrc a. fuilows'
In 1eis. w.en The Burlington, Cctdf Natfdt Il
Minnesota Hallway was hefn1 constructed. Il
e-ntFact was entered tntn he!wcr:l the city and
thc Halfway Company wl!csrbv The city granted
I" tlc Hallway Company tic right ,o n.e *o
fnur Ut ''t!ic atrrc !nn+ as were norlI Of tf9fl
kfscet. within. he city Ia', for tacf'oi grounds.
nnsl fnr sutta other r,rp'.rs connected With
thc M!*im.s nf ttle CnI,jMix .. might tu'
deemed n'ir!'shle by. snfi t:t'mtany. rhcte
aeerc1lnn. constituted lar4c tract of tn'',,
s:.ergca lams. 81 !a'nt that wHt su.Hn"sgetl
during hlIh wntcr. Burlington I. kmptmi nt
the mos,th.'ol II tinlnnsiyo crock. the 1lnwk-
eyc "'lietI has wasalc't large quantities nf tarf1t
Washed Immediately fFufn tic farc nf tho l"'ld
ll1ft I.yt|. q thu city arc etylst! the asvrr-
t!au.. The Huntingdon T.. Missouri anI the
Ch.,aco. Burlington 4 Quincy l!aIlrenL f'out-
A.l,ics have tcrIat'1e' very !arec and valuable
'racs Of 1!cte ntsrcinsls tntts, u Market street.
and Upon II The rur.!.. frra-1,o,seea, n1ll ,ir-
puts are Situated. North III ftt.1l Htrrtt, "ht.i,
| run. wcst issaa 'sc s!Ssr. ts.e,e vi. nrashe;:
:ract Of ~ lcsa pr''p"tf,nnate value. anA
4 MAS this trart "Alt'f WAS granted I"
tt,s Burlington, t'eslar tap!l. l. Sstinnesnta
Tor cGttaln valuable considerations. expressed
y tllr. contract. to-wt:. the Hallway
c"rni.any we're - lcrna'lr..'s. 'o:ate the car.
repair. nsl itlarhEie h1f'~ lur lG tlrst division
of the roa,i 1T DARLINGTON. aud were to rccluIu!
tic accrct!nns csnhtv.l fron their submerged
condition snd to raItc the rr'.'lc ab.re high.
agreement t. made whereby the city u.recd to
lay oae mile of track, alrl Ii consideration of
| this the Company agreed tu construct n wharf
city limits, all Improvement OF large dimensions
anil expense. Tic railway was built. the tom
lany taking possession, ai tho acrrctin,B: rcpa!r
ships for tho first division were located ut ljuf-
IInEto1i, but the principal tsip,,s OF the Com.
pany were established anil are now maintained
At Ccdar ltaplIs, recent and great enlargtnlrsts
AMI improvements 1,asins hen tnntte thereto.
lilo l'ailroal Company built lts freight 'l'uuscs,
street. THO aecrtt!o,!s tt' tis tlar ren!an ful,-
rlrsEcd. Thc city b:lt!t its milo nj track accurl
Int tu tho contract, but tic wharf as yet has not
made tts appearance aoug ttlc river iruni.
addressed M u'l!ctal eonstn.,ni.n .nt'on to Frcd
Layior, President Of TIN. Burlington Ce!ar
fsapids d Northern Railway COMPANY, cal lug 'Iis
ats.nt!om To this c!.nsiiton ot utlaIr.. ten. +.
Eur cs t1su road. replied III very lengthy ct'I'~
mlln!tasion In wllrf he ttatce tllat the Hallway
Company harc complied fully With the ru,,.,s-
t!o:, rc1'ssrng the lthato vi tllr shops for the
first division Ut Burlington, mud saya tllnt M
ai!ser sllors for tlp, flrtt l.vl.tnn exs. excerpt
tht,rn ut this tiiy: that Cedar Rapids |. the
SOUTHERN terminus ~ tao hct'nu dtsatun "f tho
road. hid t',at tt st'oys ut tl, latter place a-.,.
tisnec at thc secnnt division nf tl,t
road only. In relation to rrelailni,,. t4s
arerci!u.ls a.r! building tho wharf. he sells utt
thr mortgage by the !tilrinvtnu. Cedar Hnt,li*
&: MINNESOTA tlnttn May ], 1:4s.s. under which
thu ratl was ultimately tntl to ttlr Burlington.
tular Illptds Il Northern Cusnpanr, rln!rns Tint
lie Grant ty tln city WI. aht,,ntc. tint Tho
rr.nrdy WAS per.nl,at nga1nst tir Darlington,
! Crt1ar Rapids 4 Mln1,c.,a. an,l rAnnoi he uir.
suc.l a:;,alns. tlr rrc.ent Company,
| Tl1s ,corfes uo,tlencc WAS submitted hr the
MuMr to the Council recently. was referred 10
tc Judiciary Committee, viii, ttnsx legal c1un-
| ri. anil urnn iim report NJ tho Committee 4
rcstti',. was u'!nrtc,l tnstr,'eiing the City ~.
lttlt"r 10 hiring suit nc'tl1ht The Ku!lrnal Com
t,als non tIlr contract. atnl to Prosecute also
tUr Mny obstruction Of lHllhic Highway which
lnay bu'ocutioneti by the r.,aJ.