San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-01
ION WITH THE BUST"
The Committee Working Hard to Secure
The Northwestern Road.


the Northwestern Road.
Another meeting of the citizens committee
for the promotion of the proposed northwest
ern road was held In the court house last night
There was a considerable increase IN the al
tendance, and in the interest manifested in the
movement.
MIR. W. Heuermann again occupied the chair
and Mr.. l.. NJ. Gregory was at his post as sec
Rotary.
In his opening remarks the chairman de-
sired that the Chairmen of.thc subcommittee
would at once appoint their committees, hhd
10 to work. He suggested that hVe members
would be a good number for each committee,
and that one member be detailed for each
ward TO canvass those interested IN thelr res
pectiye trades or callings, armed with the
authorized subscription list, when cOuld De
Obtained at San Antonio National bank, the
Texas National bank. or at Lockwood N Ramp
manu's bank. He requested the press 10 pun
lish the terms of subscription in order that
the people might know what was eNpecteu Oi
them. II Is as follows;
whereas, The San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass Railway company proposes 10 oullI an
extension of its main line nOrthWestefly lrom
San Antonio; and
whereas, In order to do so, it is necessary
Tor said company to market portion OF the
bonds upon said extension; and
Whereas We consider that we VIII De
greatly benefited by said extension, and II Is
so desirable to the Undersigned that such ex-
tension be built:
Therefore, We, the undersigned, In order to
secure the construction of said extension OF
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass railway
nOrthwesterly from San Antonio, hereby
agree and bind ourselves to pay to the san
Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway company,
at their Office in san Antonio, Texas, as
subscription for first mortgage BONDS AT par
the sums Of money set opposite our names, re
spectively, to he paid byu in monthly Install
ments of ten l0 per cent, the first installmens
of ten per cent to be paid when work snail De-
gin upon the grading of said extension, ana
ten per cent every thirty days thereafter, I'M
ill the whole is paid; and provided, that said
railway company shall not be required TO de-
liver TO these and other subscribers for bonds
along the line of said extension more than
5000 per mile of the bonds to be issued undcT
their trust deeds; and provided, that three
years interest coupons shall be taken on sald
bonds before delivery, and we shall not De en-
titled to said coupons nor any interest on the
bonds for such three years, the bonds TO DC
equitably appOrtiOned by the company among
the subscribers as earned and ISSUED by the
company, but not to exceed the amount OF
5000 per mile of the bonds TO be issued; the
other 5000 per mile of the bonds to be other
wise used and disposed of by the company
the railway company agreeing and binding IT,
self to complete the road 10 point seventy
miles northwesterly of San Antonio within nj
teen months from the commencement OF the
work on said extension.
The following is the amended list oi SUP
committee:
Jewelry-Jesse NJ. Bell.
StatiOnery-Nic Tengg.
Butchers-W. HOefling.
GARDENERS and Florists-L. W. MadarasZ.
Livery Stables-W. r. Story.
Manufacturers-Geo. HOlmgrecn.
Backsmiths -H. Lange.
Grocers-W. Heuermann, chairman: Geo
Schroeder, W. McAllister.
Produce and COMMISSIONER. Guenther,
| chairman; c. NJ. Aiken; Morris Landa.
Real estate-Herman ID. Kampmann, tchalr
mani; John Withers, J. II. James, q W. Russ
| W. II. Maverick, II. ID. Andrews, W. ii. Young
| A. p Rivas.
Hides Louis Bergstrom, chairman; VIM
| Koehler B. Oppenheimer.
GRAIN. Muegge, cha rnlanl; lssy Landa
| Hardware-Nick COsgrOve.
| Lawyers-L. c. GrOthaus
| COttOn-H. BaTbeck.
| InsuTance-W. A. BOnynge.
From secretarys report it was shown ina
| SIS OOO of the required sum was already as
| sured, by citizens and only $4,000 was wantec
| TO make UP San AntOniO's quota. There ap
| pears to be little doubt now that the required
| sum will be raised in time. &c.,.
The meeting adjourned until s:p on Satur
| day evening.