The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-21
TEXAS d ST. LOUIS RAILROAD.
The Proposition aud greement Sub
ruiGIed by the Road, Etc.

The Proposition aud greement Sub
rnitIed by the Road, Etc.
The proposition along with paper of
agreement, received BY tho committee ap
pointed by citizens meeting to confer With
the Texes s. St Louis nsrrow-gauge rail-
road, In regard to bringing it from Mount
Pleasant to this place, WAS allowed by the
committee to he perused by HERALD re-
por.er yesterday. Feeling that this
is ma ter in which every
citizen is or should be PERSONAL,
interested the committee have asked DIR.
Nj Ennis, president of the board of trade, TO
call meeting of both the board and citl-
zens, to be held at the same time and place
to discuss the mater and decide as 10 what
action they will take 10 the matter.
The proposition of Ex-Governor Hubbard,
att irney for the road is us follows:
Messrs Lemon. Scruggs, WItwer, Ervsy,
Adams and others Committee:
Gentlemen: After our conference this eve
ming, and in response TO your request that the
Texas 81 St. LOUIS railroad company shall
submit IL inal proposition rs 10 what that
company expects Of your city and people in
the premises, l have the honor TO submit
the following:
/. The Texas g. st. Louis railroad coms
pany will build branch line of their rail
way from Mount Peasant, Texas to the city
OF Dallas, Texas, within two years,
in consideration that your citizens
will guarantee and donate to the
said company the right of way
OF one hundred feet in width from the eastern
county line of your county to the city Of
Dallas, and to their depot grounds within
said city.
2. That you donate to said company such
depot grounds as shall be accepted by SAID
company. herewith transmit u
paper from Chef Engineer Stephens. of our
company, designating the amount and loca-
ton of such depot grounds sad ter ,inal ia =
cililios us will be acceptable TO oar COM
psny.
3. That your citizens shall pay our com
psny twenty thousand dollars, 10 addition TO
Tue foregoing, secured aud pro missed BY 3
form of subscription and obligation herewith
submitted. Said subscription sh Ill be guar
auteud, that is, the am, unt not collected on
the same to be paid by such guMsntors
as our company may accept. We will
bind our company to perform tie work, aud
shall expect not mere subscriptions, but
security tina. what We ask shall be paid 10
good faith. We expect TO complete this
branch 10 twelve months. i am authorized
by my company to say 20 TO your citizens.
We will obhg tie our company TO cnmmence
work 10 Dallas county within sixly days
af.er the contract is made. L beg TO assure
your CITY snd people that this proposition is
an ultimatum, and tie yielding and re-
duciion 10 the amounts Of depot grounds,
and amount of money donated, heretofore
required, is concession which We have
made in reference TO your earnest and ex-
pressed wishes. No more concessions can
be made. am, gentlemen, very respect
fully, X b HUBBAkD,
General Attorney T & S. L K. X %.
The agreement, or contract. that accom-
psuies the proposition reads as follows
For and 10 consideration Of the benefits
hereafter 10 be derived by US by the con-
struction Of q line Of rsilvsy by the
Texas ard ST. Louis railway company, frVm
q peint 1T or near Mount Pleasant, in Titus
county, TO the city of Dallas, in Dallas coun-
", in the state Of Texss ION the terms
herein after mentioned. We and each of Us,
hereby ,gree and promise 10 pay 70 the said
Texas & ST. L us railway company or its
authorized agents. the several sums Of money
Get opposite 70 our respective names and
igDstures. :,
rbe said railway shall be completed and
operated by said company from the point
shove designsted 10 the ely OF Dallas
within two years from The time that said
company shall enter into 9 contract 10
wriaug.. accepting the dOnstion and obiigs-
ton, and shall 10 CONSIDERATION thereof,
oblif s,e itself 10 build said railway.
We furt1er agree and promise TO pay 70
ssid company or IL sutboriz ID agent out OF
the several sums hereby 10 be paid BY ne
respectively, fuch monthly Assess
ments ss nsy Be called for
oy sid company during the actual
csrs,rUctior Of the ssid railway within the
limits oftbe county Of Dsliss- Such ssssss-
nsuu 70 be msde on estimste Of the engineer
IN charge Of sid construction, and ne vIll
coptiDus 70 pay such nootbly assessments
thereafter made during tbs further construc-
lion Of mid rHilvsy IN Dallas county. We