Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-02-25


harmonious affair. Custer county was
represented by S. r. Shankland and
Geo. Cushing, the former being elected
secretary, stated that he and the people
Of Custer were anxious for railroad com
munication with the outside world and
would vote bonds to be given to any
company whose line should pass
through or near Custer.
A committee comprised of Messrs.
Mclaughlin, Thomas, Mitchell and
Shankland were appointed to communl-
cate to Delegate Pettigrew the wish of
the three counties Of the Hills, that con-
gress pass bill granting them power to
vote bonds, if such shall be deemed ad-
v,sable.
Judge Mclaughlin stated that the ag-
gregate valuation of the three counties
is about seven millions of dollars, ten
per cent of which would secure $700,O00,
and if bonds to that amount, running
twety years, were offered, he was con-
fdent it would secure the early constrnc-
ton Of road and impose no great bur-
den upon the people.
A committee consisting Of Messrs. Nc
Laughlin, Cormack and Bullock of Law
renee Messrs Shankland and Cushing
Of Custer, and Messrs. McCarty and
Mitchell of Penngton were appointed to
draft resolutions expressive of the sense
Of the meeting relative tn the issuing of
bonds, and express the maximum
amout TO be authorized, their terms, con-
ditions, etc, which reported as follows:
"Your committee to whom was re-
ferrcd the subject matter under consid
Grafton by the delegate meeting, to-wit !:
the abvisibility of the counties Of Law
renee, Pennington and Custer, other
wise known az the Black Hills counties
of Dakota, being empowered and author
lied by congress to vote bonds in aid
and encouragement of. the building Of
railroads in and through the Black
Hills. beg leave to report that they have
iidu viz sttlBC uudNI diih
respectfully recommend to the delega.
ton assembled from said counties the
following:
Resolved. l That il is the general
desire of The people Of the Elack Hills,
that each of the counties Of Lawrence,
PonrNngton and Custer should be au-
thorized by congress to submit the
question of voting bonds to aid in any
projected or proposed railroad to run
through their respective counties, to the
qualified electors thereof at a gennrql or
special election, upon not less than
thirty days notice of the time, place and
purpose Of such election.
3 That the maximum limit of aid to
he voted for railroad purposes shall not
exceed, at any time, ten per cent Of the
assessed valuation OF each county.
5. That the time of payment of bonds
to be voted by either of said counties
for the purpose aforesaid, shall not be
less than twenty years nor shall the rate
Of interest thereon be greater than seven
per cent per annum.
4. That no bonds shall be issued by
either of said counties to any railroad
company or corporation, or to any per-
son or persons, for the use or benefit of
such company or corporation, until af.
ter the completion of the proposed OF
projected railroad into or through the
county in accordance with the previous
proposition of such company or corpora.
ton to said county.
5. That no bonds shall be voted in
any of said counties to any proposed OF
projected railroad until a request OF
petition for an election therefore, signed
by at least onefourth of the qualified
electors of said county, shall be frs
presented to the board of county com
missioners, requesting the submission o.
the matter to vote of the electors
And that it shall be made the duty o
the board of county commissioner,
whenever a petition signed by one
IOiTtn OI TIC clcCtOIS VI TIC COuiltS, Tc
questing such submission, to submit tn,
same at general or special election
and for this purpose the vote Of the las
general, annual or special election shall
be taken as the basis of the number o
qualified voters of said county.
d. MCLAUGHLIN,
SETH BULLOCK,
S. Il. SHANKLAND,
GEO. Cushing,
p. B. MCCARTY,
w. II. MITCHELL,
4. p. CoRMACK.
: Adopted"
, Mr.. Mitchell moved that a joint CON
mlttee Of eleven be appointed, five iron
: Lawrence and three each from Pennine
{ ton and Custer counties, to be known q
, an executive committee. Agreed to, an
: the committee was appointed as follows
\ Lawrence county :-Messrs. Thoma
l Bullock, Gardner, Cormack, McLaugl
4 lin.
!, Pennington county :-Messrs Mitcl