Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-04
OMAHA AND fARkTON.

Omaha Republican Sd: The board OF
county commissioner room was the
scene of quite q clash yesterday after
noon, followed by a stormy time general
ly.
1t was the hour for hearing the defer
red report Of the commissioners commit.
tee on Judiciary regarding the matter of
calling u special election and submitting
to the electors OF Douglas county the
proposition to vote $500, 900 in bonds to
aid in the construction of the Omaha.
Yankton " Northwestern railway.
Every COMMISSIONS was in his seat,
while outside and pressing up against
the railing which divided off the specta-
tors part OF theroom, crowded the Incor-
porators OF the road, their faces wearing
o sort OF ready-to-curse-or-bless express
sion, sometimes known as in-statu-auo-
gaze.
Calling the meeting to order in an IN
usually business.like mannar, Chairman
lO'Keefe said:
"rhe board will now listen to the re-
port of the committee on Judiciary"
The announcement acted like @ mild
| electric shock on the Neutrality-suspicious.,
bringing their ears forward fully two in
ches, while the commissioners seemed to
interpret the words as o sort Of all-lean-
back order, for they all proceeded to do
so and gain the most restful posture ex-
cept Commissioners Mount, who leisure
ly got upon his feet end said that, by
way of report, the committee had the
following resolution to offer:
Resoloed, That the Omaha, Yankton
IL Northwestern railway company be re.
quested, through Its authorized and re-
sponsible agent, to file with this board
for its information, q plat of the survey
showing Its execa line OF route through
said county, the location for passenger
and freight depots for the city of Omaha
and Its headquarters end shops, and
that action upon the proposition TO sub
init to the legal voters of this county
the question OF voting to the said rail.
way company bonds Of the county In
the sum OF $500 900 or any other sum, be
postponed and deferred until such plat,
survey, and locations aforesaid be filed.
Before the resolution was heard entire
the faces OF every one OF the r~ailroaders
was black with clouds b~etraying sur
prise, disappointment and indignation
in about equal parts.
Chairman OKeefe arose to ask the
7 Univ hn - ~S9fo nc WITH EtlF Eesni
tion, but he was politely interrupted BY
Nathan Shelton, whose eyes were flash.
ing fire in sbont as true o eense a. the
expression ever implied, as he said.
THAT measure means that we've got
to pay people their own price for land
here in Omaha, for il We make public
ouE route in here what will bs the re-
suls-ncthlng. Men who happen to
own ground in the path OF that route
will make US pay q million dollars for it.
The things absurd. and this board
ought to know SO. I've got Just one
thing to say-and / speak for all these
gentlemen" pointing to the other in
corporators, II want, I demand, our
papers back again."
Chairman O'Keefe-aYou are speak
ing very hastily-altogetber too quick.
You take what on the face ia an entirely
wrong position. Disinterested appraIs-
ers, appointed by the conrt, would con.
denim what ground You might want. and
you would get it at O reasonable figure.
In other words you would be protected
in every possible particular"
Here followed o long and animated
discussion between the county commits
%sioners and the railroad incorporstors
AiS bCCOuut tEGA pEUEceuB-
At this instant, T, Q. Drummer pushed
forward from among the spectators and
handed the following communication
to the chairman, and the clerk read it:
To the Honorable County Commits
sioners-Gentlemen: We, the under
signed, respectfully petition your honor.
able body that We are in favor OF sub
mittIng a proposition to vote bonds to
aid the Omaha G. Ysnkton railroad or
any other acceptable railroad company,
providing that they Sill define their
route out OF the city and through Doug
lag comfy and make other requisite and
satisfactory arrangements with the eoun-
position is submitted to the vote of the
people.
This communication was signed by
thirty-seven tax payers.
Attached to the communication was
The Republicans half column account
II first call made by the ~ineorporators
on the commissioners, and giving the
petition presented by them to the board.
The incorporators were now worked
up to @ high state OF agitation containing
q strong solution OF anger, and two or
three at once claimed a moments time
and submitted the following resolution:
We, the incorporators of the Omaha,
Yankton & Northwestern railroad CON-
pany. hereby state to the county com.
missioners of Douglas county that il
they will pass q resolution to call the
election to vote bonds az requested in
our petition on file in your office az soon
as we file our plat OF our survey oil our
proposed line IS provided by law. that
we will proceed to make said survey,
and agree to file said plat.
N. SHELTON,
O, T. TAYLOR.
A. A. EGBERT,N.
ID. q. PATTERso
II The incorporators had anticipated
that this would spur the beard on to taking
some Immediate action they were to be
disappointed, for the communication
was simply referred to the committee OF
Judiciary with instructions to report this
morning at 10 o'clock. With o sort o
desperation the incorporators turned
from the board, and getting into tbeii
coats LETT the room.
THAT'S all right" remarked Chairman
O'Keefe as they went out the door, "thit
board proposes to get q square, we'll anG
Perfectly understood deal for Omaht
out OF this matter. She will have 10 Day
seven-tenths OF the taxes, and it entitled
to have the thing to her advantage fol
the most part, !" and the door closed aftel
the ~incorporators.