Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-22
OMAHA g. YANKTOR.
Still BEFORE the County Commission
ers With their Bending Prcpositiop

still BEFORE the County Commission
ers With their Bonding Proposition,
Omaha Bee 2lst: Two o'clock yester-
day afternoon was the hour appointed
by The county commissioners for hearing
from the committee on judiciary in re-
ference to,the calling OF a special election
to vote $500. 600 in county bonds in aid
of the proposed Omaha, Yankton &
Northwestern galway, in accord with
the proposition submitted by the pro.
motors on Sunday and printed In full In
the Bee OF Sunday. At the stipulated
time a large delegation of citIzens and
Taxpayers, generated by Hon. James
Creighton on one side, and N. Sheldon
and ID. o. Patterson on the other, put in
appearance and jumped on the commits
sioners, so to speak, with hands and feet.
Loud talk was INDUCED in BY the res,
pective factions, and when individuals
could not succeed in being here they
wildly waved their arms in bphce ami
stamped their feet upon the floor in a
noisy and VIGOROUS fashion. This kind
of amusement lasted until long after 3
O'Clock, and calm being restored Chair
man O'Keiffe condescended to call the
board to order,
Commissioner Mount, of the judiciary
committee, reported that owing to the
absence of nj of the members, Mr..
Turner, they were not ready to make
their report and asked for further time
until next Thursday at 2 p. M. The
request WEE granted.
The chairman, MIR. OKeeffe, then in.
vited the respective factions to talk as
much as they pleased.
Hos, James Creighton said that it
would be foolish for any n to discuss
the railroad proposition until 1t was
known what the committee on Judiciary
Was to report. He didn't propose to
exhaust his ammunition on q blank. and
begged of bis adhere1ts to spare their
talk until the committee made their re-
port.
hi. Patterson asked if any amend
menfs had been made to the proposition
sent in by the incorporators last Satur-
day.
Commissioner Mount replied that
there had been u few changes.
MIR. Creighton asked Mr.. Mount il he,
as of the judiciary committee, was
willing to submit their report to the
citizens before formally turning 1t over
to the full board. Mr.. Mount replied that
he WAS.
Chairman OKesfe informed the
gentlemen present that the board would
be happy to receive any suggestions
they might be prepared to make in refer
ence to the building OF the road, end
there being nc one willing to the board
adjourned.
The judiciary committee propose to
make amendments to the proposition
OF Saturday az follows:
aThe said railway company shall,
within ninety days after said election,
commence the construction of said road
and continue such construction with
reasonable expedition, and have graded
and ready for running ct least ffsy miles
within twelve months after said time OF
commencement, and shall have graded
and ready for running 100 milea eighteen
months after SAID time OF commence
ment.
1.-THE said roadbed from the poiut OF
beginning to be the property of the said
Yankton q Northwestern railway com
pany acquired by purchase or condemn
alton proceedings, and by any inferior
little