Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-10-26
Cairo @ Cumberland e:p Railroad
Proposition.

TO The Honorable County Judq,
and Justices of The Peace Of Chris.
ttdn County, Kentucky, Sitting as
Court in said County for The Pur-
poses herein:
Tie undersigned, The Cairo & Ten.
nessee River Company, corporation
organized under the laws of Ken.
lucky; and by virtue of the powers
invested in them by an act of the Leg
islature of Kentucky for that purpose,
approved February 25h, 1888, and
amendments thereto, respectfully re-
quest your honorable body to submit
TO the qualified voters of the county
of Christian, State of Kentucky, at an
election to be held on day to be fixed
by you, not less than twenty nor
more than sixty days after the order
therefor the question, Whether you
shall, for aud on behalf of the said
county of Christian, subscribe to the
Capital Stock of said Company the
amount of Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars in full for the amount of
stock in said Company hereinafter
mentioned upon the terms and con-
ditions hereinafter set out, to-wit !:
The sum subscribed to be paid In the
bonds of the county of Christian,
with coupons attached, under the seal
of the county signed by the County
Judge and countersigned by the
Clerk. and the coupons 10 be signed
by the Clerk alone, negotiable and
payable in the city of New York, at
any bank this Company may direct,
or at any bank in the city of Hop
kinsville as said Company may direc.,
Thirty years frJm their dae, but re-
deemable at par, aud accrued interest
at any time after five years from their
date at the opinion of said Christian
county, bearing interest at the rate of
five per centum per annum, said
bonds TO be in denominations of not
less than One Hundred Dollars nor
more than One Thousand Dollars. In
consideration of the preparation and
delivery of the said bonds TO the said
Company, the said county of Chris
tian shall receive fIom the said COM
pany certificates of shares in its capi-
tai stocks to the amount of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars, and the
said company hereby binds itselfto
prepare and deliver them TO the said
county OF Christian ready TO be exc
cuted according to law, but il is un-
derstood aud agreed to by said Com
pany that the said county ofChristian
shall not be bound to issue any bonds
as provided for berein until the COM
pany shall have built lis said road |
from its western terminus, near the
,ity of Cairo, Illinois, to the city of
Christian county, Ken
lucky and shall have laid it's rails
upon It's roadbed from its western
terminus into the said city of Hop
Sinsville, except the bridges across
he Cumberland and Tennessee Riv-
,rs. Then the said county of Chris
ian through its County Judge, as
provided for in the character of said
company, shall prepare and deliver
o said company One Hundred Thous-
md Dollars of It's said bonds, but il is
Understood that when said county is
% ca led upon to deliver these bonds,
he bridges or transfers across the
wo rivers, whichever may be de-
ermined to be put in, by said COM
,any, shall be in process Of construc-
ion and shall be finished as soon as
practicable and possible, aud when
he said company shall have laid the
ron upon its roadbed to the eastern
boundary of Christian county, SO that
he cars on same can be run from the
aid eastern boundary of the said
ounty to Cumberland river, then the
aid County of Christian, by its au-
horities aforesaid shall prepare and
eliver to said Company an addition
One Hundred Thousand Dollars in
Is above mentioned bonds. And the
and Cairo & Tennessee River Rail-
Dad Company hereby binds itself to
egin work on its said road in good
iith, in the said County of Christian
,ithin One hundred and Itoenty days
fter the subscription herein asked of
aid County shall have been voted,
nd If it fails 80 to begin work, the
aid subscription shall thereby be
old and the said Company shall for
1T its right to same. The said Com
any further binds itself to complete \
lid road bed and track and put the ,
lrs on same from lIopkinsvile to ,
he l A. & Il. II. r. by July Isl, 1889,
nd TO complete the road through to I
8 western terminus. except the ,
ridges before medtioned, within I
wo years.
The part of said road running from
TO Todd County line
iall be completed by July lst, 1890,
ON voting the above mentioned '
Inscription. Said road shall be
andard guage and be laid with rails
Dt less than so pounds to the yard
nd equal to the average southern
,ad. Signed.
afro & Tennessee River Railroad
Company by b. A. NEALE, Presi- o
dent of Same. =
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 10th, 1888 v
.Ess. GEo. G. LONG AND w. +. =
PATTON, HoPKINsvILLE, Ky.
DEAR SIRs Your favor of 9th :
st. to hand, enclosed proposition of
afro &rennessee River r, r Co, 10
hristian county Kentucky. We =
ave filed in the limits of time'so as f
be within safe bounds, but we do r
Dt expect to avail ourselves of these o
mits. When we take hold of the O
ork we expect to put it through as il
lpidly as it can be done. n
Yours truly &C..