The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-19
CHATTANOOGA EXCURSIONISTS.
The Bifurcated Delegation From Our
Southern Suburb.

An excursion train from Chattanooga arrived
here at O'Clock last evening with a double dele
CATION from that lively city. The first or excur
sion proper consists of party some one hundred
and fifty strong, organized by MessTs. John c.
Griffis and Newell Saunders, two leading citizens
of Chattanooga, and under the general charge OF
Mr.. Charles D. McGuffey, formerly OF this city.
but at p esent the resident Chattanooga attorney
OF the Southern Railroad, where he is highly es-
teemed as lawyer and citizen.
This party comes to Cincinnati primarily TO
attend our great Musical Festival, but Will enjoy
the other attractive features Of the city during
their stay. which is to be protracted to Friday.
Attached to the special excursion tain was car
containing the Mayor, Councilmen, and other
city officials who come here to officially confer
with the Board OF Trustees OF the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad with reference to the formali-
ties requisite for the final steps in paying over
the 100000 subscribed by the City OF Chatta-
nooga In aid of the Cincinnati Southern Road.
This amount was subscribed in 1874 in It's mu-
nicipal bonds, to be issued and delivered when
the Trustees OF the railway should furnish sat s.
| factory evidence that they had let the contracts
and placed the line under construction from the
Kentucky line into Chattanooga taken posses
| sion OF the grounds there for permanent shops
and actually begun work In Chattanooga. Ihe
road, as Is known, Is completed to Boyces Sta
tion, five miles from Chattanooga. The ground
| has been taken possession of in that city and
Work Is In progress in the erection OF the neces
sary terminal facilities, and the contract has en-
let Tor the five miles between Boyces and Chatta-
| nooga.
| Official oognizance of these facts which this
visit is intended to give the municipal authorl'
ties OF chattanooga is all that remains to enable
| the $l00,0OO payment to be made as subscribed.
The Mayor and Aldermen met the Southern
Railroad Trustees this morning at $3.50, ana the
| necessary formalites were accomplshed; after
which they We're escorted to the Merchants Ex-
change, where Colonel Maxwell introduced them
| tO our citizens.
Following are the Chattanooga officials Mayor,
q. r. Temple; Aldermen, r. M. Banton, James
| L. Wassmann, W. L. Duggen, J. B. Gilkenson.
| Edward Doud, +. E. Tyler, H. NJ. Wiltsee, W. G,
| Hodge, C. C. Howard and j. r Harris; r. g..
Jones, Auditor: George +. Drumbar, Treasurer;
George NJ Sherwood, Recorder; W. I. Hope,
City Physician; W. H. Dewitt, Attorney; J. +.
Bouscaren. Engineer, and John ]. Lowry,
Marshal.
At the meeting of the Chattanooga municipal
| officers with the Trustees of the Southern Rail
road this morning. at the South IN Railroad Of
hce on Vine and Baker streets, the former offered
their views in general, and presented these finally
in resolution expressive OF their readiness to or
fcially conclude the 500, 600 subscription.
The Trustees. not having majority OF the
Board present, postponed vote on the matter
till their regular meeting on Saturday next, and
will then conclude the formalities for receiving
the Chattanooga donatlon. We understand that
all parties were pleased with the interview.
Mayor +. T. Temple of Chattanooga was intro
duced on Change to-day by President Brown.
He said he appreciated the distinguished honor
OF being a>ked to address the Chamber OF Com
merce OF this city.
Flo said his delegation came here to examine
the records of the Southern Ra lroad for the pur-
pose OF completing the formalties of the pay
ment of the $l0O, 900 subscribed by Chatt ,nOOga.
| There aNe six tiunk lines OF railroad now cen
l tering In Chattanooga, and two additional lines
OF narrow-gauge contacted for. The Tennessee e
River in addition is nearly as long as the Ohio,
which can not be scooped by any.combination OF
| men. . ...
| Chattanooga has lately received a delegation
| from Cincinnati and shown them Mission Ridge
and Lookout Mountain. where with glass, you
can amo1 see the Music Hall Of C,nc matt.
They wanted also to show them sites for rolling
mills, blast furnaces and corner lots. They also
want to show hills for such elegant homes az
abound around Cincinnati.
| Our people appreciate the action of your road
In reducing rates, and hope it will greatly aug
ment its rest urces.
The following. received from our Chattanooga
| correspondent explains itself:
Special to the Star
CHATTANOOGA, May 19-The general sentiment
Of the people here will resist any effort to secure
the issuance of bonds to the Cincinnati Southern
Road until every condition Of the original ordn-
ance has been observed to the very letter, though
no such effort is seriously apprehended.
Some few of our people have been unduly
alarmed by the free blowout which the City
Fathers are receiving ut the hands of the Railway
Trustees, but the majority understand it only as
an effort to bridge over the bloody chasm created
BY NEGLECT on previous occasion, r