New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-06

Ulm may vote -lntelngenCly upon
the railroad proposition submitted
by the Central Railway Company,
Mayor Constans prepared and adj
dressed some pertinent questions t.
Gen. NJ. D. Flower, the president Of
the company, which cover all the
objections waged against the pro.
position by the opponents Of the
road. The questions are met and
answered fully, and in a way that
no honest man can doubt their
meaning. Here is the correspon.
dence:
ST.. PAUL, Nov. Goth, 1882.
H. B. constants, ESQ,
Mayor Of New UIm.
DEAR SIR:
Your letter of The 28th inst, this
day received, and in reply | desire
to say that / will endeavor to an.
swer fairly and explicitly each Of
the three question which you pro.
pound.
First, you ask as follows:-Wil]
the Central Railway Company bind
itself that no station shall be built
by them within ten (1O) miles Of
the. City of New Ulm!
In reply II state POSITIVELY that
the Company will bind itself not to
build a BUSINESS station within
ten miles of your city. What
mean by BUSINESS station is one
for receiving and shipping mer-
chandise, wheat or other articles Of
commerce; the Company would,
however, reserve the right to have
at ANY point on their line woon and
WATER stations, where they could
take wood and water, and where
they could load cars with fuel for
thei, own use."
Secondly, you ask as follows
"Will the Central Railway Company
bind themselves not to sell, or le"s'
for any period of time their road,
when constructed, to the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad Company
In reply to this question, Il an.
swer they will give COOP AND
SUFFICIENT bond unto the city of
New Ulm not to sell or lease their
line of Railroad to the Chicago &
Northwestern Railroad Company
under penalty of forfeiture Of said
1oud to an amount EQUAL TO THE
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST COUPONS,
GRANTED BY SAID CITY OF New
ULM TO THE SAID CENTRAL RAIL
WAY COMPANY.
Thirdly, you ask as follows:-
"Will the Central Railway Compa
ny agree to build their line IF road
to the City Of New Ulm, ready for
the cars, within a REASONABLE
TINE, and that said provisions shall
all be inserted in the bond of indem
nifty to be issued by your Company
to the City of New Ulm, and that
said bond shall specify that in case
Of failure to complete the said road
within reasonable time, as agreed
upon, the bonds shall revert back to
the City Of New Ulm and become
null and void, And that said bond
Of indemnity shall be submitted t
the City Authorities; or their ap.
pointed attorney to investigate as to
its legal form and virtue. At the
time when said bonds are to be
placed in escrow, in the hands Of
Albert Schefer!"
In reply to the third and last in
serrogation, I answer as follows:
sThe Central Railway Company
will agree to construct it's line ofrail.
way to the City of New Ulm with.
in EIGHTEEN MONTHS from, the time
when the bonds of said City are
placed in the hands of Mr.. Albert
Scheffer, in case Of failure to SO con-
struct said r. g., then SAID bonds
shall be returned to the City autho.
rites, aud become null and void.
The Central Railway company fur.
ther agrees that Mr.. Albert Schef.
fer shall be SPECIFICALLY instruct
ed by the City of New Ulnl, at the
time said bonds are placed in his
custody that, in case of default in
the construction of said railroad,
the bonds are to revert to the City
Of New Ulm Internationally. All
Of the above conditions mentioned
in your three interrogations shall
be inserted in good and sufficient
bond of indemnify which shall be
made and presented to the mayor OF
New Ulm, prior to the time for de-
depositing said bonds in escrow
with Mr.. Albert Schetfer of the CT.
ty Of ST. Paul, and that said Mayor
shall have ample time between the
receipt of said bond Of indemnity,
and the date when the bonds Of
said City are to be deposited in es'
crow to examine it's legal form and
virtue.
Very Respectfully
MARX D. Flower,
Pres't. Central Railway Co
Witnesses 70 above signature.
FRANK A. SCOTT.
CHAs. F. YEAaER.
The opponents of the road urg'
the objection that no time being
specified in the proposition for til,
completion Of the road to this city
the company can hold our bonds il
escrow indefinitely, and thus pre-
| vent us voting aid to another road
This objection is COVERED FULLY
by law. When the time for com
pletion is not named in the propo
sition, the City government cal