The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-23

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aldermen, and many prominent citizens be-
longing to neither, met at Craddock's opera
house last night President Ennis suggested
that Mayor Good take the
chair, who declined in favor Of President
McEnnis, who went upon the stage and called
the meeting to order. Dr. Hughes explained
its OBJECT,
A motion prevailed that the railway COM
mittee of the Board make report, wher,
upon Chairman Daugherty read rs follows :
To the Chairman OF the Board OF Trade.
Your committee on new railroads beg
leave to report that in response to the follow.
; ing resolution passed by the directors Of he
Board of Trade to-wit;
"Resolved, That the railroad committee be
instructed to confer with the directors Of the
Chicago, Texas IL Mexican Central railro /
company, at tho convenience of sal directors
and got proposition in writing, setting forth
the lowest sum they will exact of tho people
of Dallas, to build railroad from Dallas to
| Ceburne via Lancaster, or a point within
two miles of Lancaster" Your committee
called upon the directors ofsaid compr and
received the following proposition from them
in response TO said resolution.
DALLAS, Tex. Sept 10, 1880.
To the chairman and the members OF the
committee ON railroads ofthe Board OF Trade
of the city Of Dallas, Texas;
GENTLRMEN:-As requested BY you, the
following is respectfully submitted, rs indi-
eating the views Of the directors Of the Chi
cago, Texas Il Mexican Central railway
company, in connection with the building
ofthe proposed road between your city and
Cleburne:
First, Thst the cities of Dallas and Gle
burne shall give to the above named railway
company, froa Of expense, the rights of way
and lands for stations and other necessary
purposes, 80 far as lying within tho limits of
the cities, also that the several proprietors
along the line of the proposed road shall
give to the company, free of expense,
the right of way, as these may be deter.
mined by the chief engineer Of the company.
Second, That the city of Dallas shall
subscribe the sum Of fifty thousasd $780,.
scribe the further sum of fifty thousand
(S50,0OO) dollars, and that the proprietors
along tho line shall subscribe the further sum
of twenty-five (S25,000) dollars, making in
all the total sum of one hundred and twenty
five ($l25,000) dollars; that legal promissory
notes for the amounts be prepared and be
deposited in the hands of trustee, to be- sp.
pointed and said notes to DO delivered to
tho railroad company only upon the line
between Dallas and Cleburne being COM
pleted and open to the public.
Third. That the cities of Dallas and Gle
burnc, and the proprietors along the line,
shall appoint committees to render active
assistance TO the directors of tho railroad in
carrying out the above undertaking
Very respectfully,
DWIGHT X. TRipP.
and would recommend the following form
for the note to be given by those making do
nations to said railroad company.
On or before the first day of January, A.
ID. 1882, l promise to pay the sum Of
dollars with interest at the rate of 10 per
cent per annum after maturity to..............
....,"....., rs trustees, for the uses and purpo-
ses hereinafter set forth. The consideration
of this note is that some company, chartered
under the laws of the state of Texas build
and put in active operation fifty miles Of rail
road, beginning at the city Of Dallas and
extending in southwesterly direction, on or
before the first day Of January, A. d. 1882.
And tis understood and agreed that if the
G. 4. " NJ. C.reilroad company, by the first
of June, 1881, shall have graded twenty
miles Of road bed In a southwesterly direc-
ton from tho city OF Dallas, said trustees are
to hold this note MS Il special donation for
said company; provided said company
completes the said fifty miles of railroad by
the first day of January, A. d. 1882, other
wise the said trustees are uthoized to turn
this note over to any other company which
shall have constructed and put in operation
fifty miles of railroad, beginning at the city of
Dallas and extending in q south westerly di-
rection.
These notes to be placed in the hands
of two trustees, ono chosen by the
givers CT the notes, and the other by
the company, whose duty it shall
TO hold the notes until the conditions are
complied with by the company, and then turn
them over to the company. They have also
to report Hearing that Colonel w. l..
Moo"y, Walter Gresham and others of the
directory of the Cult, Colorado Il Sar.a Fe
railroad company, were in the city, We callc
on them with view of ascertaning if it was
not within the reuge of possibility to make
Dallas one of the termini ftheir road. They
were going west, and being pushed for time
greed to confer with us on their return, and
our next information from them was the fol-
lowing letter:
GALVESTON, September, Is.
olonel ID Adams, ID Has.
DEAR SIe.-I wish you would do mo the
favor to say to Mr.. Daugherty, or other
members OF your Board Of Trade, tina, we
found il impossible for Us to meet with them
GA our return from Fort Worth. Nothing
hes been concluded on, and il your good
people think II to our mutual advantage :,
run the Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fe railway
to your place, we should be pleased to hear
from them aud COLI pond on the subject.
Respectfully, w. l.. MoopY.
And in reply we sent the following letter
DALLAS, Texas, September Is.
Colonel w. l.. Moody, Galveston, Texas.
DEAR SlR-In reply to your letter of the
18th inst. to our Captain 5. j. Adams, to
whose courtesy we are indebted for the sub
mission ofits contents so directly apperls'1-
ing TO an important subject coming within
the sphere Of the consideration of this BODY.
we would cay that the Dallas Board of
Trade learns with much pleasure of desire
and more than possibility for the extension
of the Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fe railroad
to this city. Having long since become i'm
pressed with the need Of an lditional
line from here to the gulf, we are firmly Of
the belief that oil our citizens are In fullest
| accord with us Ia so desirahle n consuna-