Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-02
New Railroad Project.

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promptu meeting was held at the
Courthouse on Monday afternoon to
hear and consider the proposition
Hon. A. r. Bushnell was called to
the chair and after stating the object
OF the meeting introduced Mr.. Viii.
liams who gave history of his efforts
and plans in the construction of the
z. d I. II. r., and explained what
would be the proposition of his com
pany TO Lancaster. Lancaster would
be expected to aid to the amount of 5
per centum Oh the town assessment.
This would be abont $4o, 900 The
amount should be in bonds and the
town should have first mortgage
bonds on the railroad. OF the S42,-
900, the amount of $4,000 are wanted
in money as the grading progresses.
The remaining $4,000 should be
paid while the iron was being laid.
Bonds on the road of SIS, 900 per mile
would secure the iron, said Mr.. Will.
liams. Mr.. Williams furnished his
proposition on paper which was read
to the meeting. A committee con-
sisting of Messrs j. A. Jones, j. All.
len Barber, ]. G Clark, Henry Aus
tin and Adolf Nathan was chosen to
consider the proposition and report
at meeting to be held on Wednesday
afternoon. This committee agreed
with Mr.. Williams, President of the
X Il to report favorably to the meet
Ing the following proposition:
The Chicago & Tomah Railroad Company, a
Corporation duly organized under and by vir.
tue of the Laws of the State of Wisconsin, for
the purpose of building ana operating a rail
road under the name and style aforesaid, from
Chicago, in Illinois, to Tomah, in Wisconsin.
the construction of which railroad has been
begun at Wauzeka, aud at Bloemingdale, and
at points and sections intermediate in the
State of Wisconsin, propose to build and ope-
rate its road, narrow guage, to wit: OF the
gauge three feet, and
Whereas The several municipal corpora>
tons of the State of Wisconsin, are authorized
by law to aid the construction of Railroads,
and especially Narrow Gauge Railroads; now
therefore, in order TO secure aid in and for
the construction of its Railroad, in accordance
with the laws of the State Of Wisconsin, the
Chicago & Tomah Railroad Company proposes
to the town of Lancaster, Grant County, Wis
con$in, to subscribe for Forty-two thousand
dollars of the First Mortgage Bonds of said
Railroad Company, said Railroad Bonds to be
secured by trust deed or mortgage of that por-
ton of its proposed line from Wauzeka south>
ward, and that said Railroad bonds shall bear
eight per cent. interest per annum, the inter-
est TO be paid semannually, and the whole
amount of said Railroad Bonds to be issued
under said mortgage not to exceed five thou
sand dollars per mile, and that the payments
by said town for said bonds, shall be in install,
ments and in money--as follows, to wit:
The Chicago & Tomah Railroad Company,
proposes that the town of Lancaster shall nav
to the Chicago & Tomah Railroad Company
Two thousand Dollars upon the delivery of
each fifty tons of steel or iron rails, suitable
for road of three feet gauge, upon the cars
of the Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway, at
Woodman or Wauzeka, until Eight hundred
tons are delivered as aforesaid and upon the
payment of said money by said town Of Lan>
caster, the said Railroad iron shall be deliv-
cred in trust to George w. Ryland, for the
purpose of ironing the portion of the Chicago
& Tomah railroad between point on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee Il St. Paul railway near the
mouth of Green river and the city of Lancas-
ter, and it shall be the duty of said trustees to
deliver said iron to the Chicago & Tomah Rail
road Company, as the same may be required
by said company to lay the track between the
main line of the Chicago & Tomah railroad in
the eastern part of the town of FenniRore and
the city of Lancaster, and foreno other pur-
pose till said railroad is completed to the city
of Lancaster, as herein proposed--two thous
sand dollars as each one-quarter of the grads
ing is completed between the city of Lancaster,
and the junction with the main line of the
Chicago Dc Tomah Railroad Company-and
that all payments unpaid by said town shall
be paid when said Railroad Company has com
pleted its road ready for the passage of cars
with locomotive and cars running thereon,
from the above mentioned point on the Chi
| cago, Milwaukee & ST Paul railroad near the
mouth of Green river to the city of Lancaster.
| The Chicago d. Temah Railroad Company
| proposes to said town of Lancaster that the
said Railroad Company shall deliver to said
town the First Mortgage Bonds of said Rail-
road Company, of the class herein described,
at the par value of the same amount and at
the same time that the payments are made by
said town to said Railroad Company in accord
ance with the terms of this proposition. The
| certificate of the engineer in charge Of the
work filed in the Office of the town Clerk of
| said town shall be evidence of the fulilment
of this contract as aforesaid by the Railroad
Company. The Chicago & Tomah Railroad
Company proposes to establish depot at such
point as the citizens may designate. within the
corporate limits of said city provided depot
grounds are furnished free Of cost to the COM
pany and the right OF way TO the same within
the city. And said Chicago g. Tomah Rail-
|
to run at least one train of cars to and from
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul r. r., and
the city of Lancaster each day, Sundays cx-
cepted.
| The Chicago & Tomah Railroad Company
proposes to complete said Railroad ready for
| the passage of cars, from connection with
] the Milwaukee 81 St. Paul Railroad to the city
of Lancaster aforesaid, on or before the LIST
/ day of November, A. d. 1878, with locomo-
tive and ears running thereon
! The Chicago & Tomah Railroad Company
proposes to fix and establish, for the period OF
! ten years from the acceptance of this PROPOSE
| ton, and its fulfllment on the part of the
town of Lancaster, the said Companys rate OF
| Transportation OF Passengers and Ere .ght, in
accordance with Chapter 273 Of the General
Laws Of the State of Wisconsin, Of the session
of the legislature, A. D., 1874, commonly
Known as tfle 'IOttef Law, ana also an &C
cordance with the amendments to said Chap
ter, which said rates have been established al
maximum rates by a resolution Of the Board
of directors of the Chicago Tomah Railroad
Company adopted at a meeting of said Board
of Directors, at Wauzeka, on the 2Sth day Of
July, A. ID. 1875. D. r. w. WILLIAMS,
L. VI. Culver. Pres. C. & I. r, Z. Co.
Sec'y. G. & t. Il. Il Co.
This proposition was read to a
meeting of citizens held yesterday af.
ternoon. Col. Clark proposed and
Mr.. Austin seconded an amendment
requiring that the road if extended
southerly shall pass within halt mil;
of the courthouse. After considera
BILE discussion the amendment wa
adopted. An amendment proposed
by MIR. A. Nathan that the compan,
should have no depot within six mile
of Lancaster was also adopted. Tn
meeting then voted without opposi
ton that they were satisfied with tn
proposition. Col Clark and Adolpl
Nathan were appointed committe
10 confer with President Williams a