Richland beacon., 1889-06-01

readily request this because the peo
pie of the parish interested have
right to know all the facts, and hi
letter and MY answer fully explain
themselves.
Morehouse Parish, |
May Dad. 1889. I
Gen. J. II. Rice. President of the n
o., y. j. I. s. Railroad.
Dear Sir-On what conditions hay,
the North Louisiana and Arkansa.
Railroad Co. agreed with YOU &.
president and representing your com
pany relative to the bn!lding of voul
railroad across our parish? On what
conditions, if any, have they agreec
to transfer and assign to YOUR com
pany the tax when voted or proposed tC
be voted on the Sth of June next? B,
what time are vou to build said road
To what point are You to build befor,
receiving any taA? What forfeiture,
are you subject to in other parishes
Your answer 10 theseNuestions vii
be acceptable to me as information
and to many other voters.
Very respectfully yours.
J. b. WILLIAMS.
In reply to the very proper com
munication from the Hon. J. B. Viii
liams will state, that on yesterday
filed with the Clerk of the police jury
of Morehouse parish, a statement Of
facts relative to the railroad matter
now pending before the people of this
parish, and which can be found on
file in said Office, of which the follow
ing is copy:
TO the President and members of the
Police Jury of Morehouse Parish:
Gentlemen-Whereas, the ordinance
ordering sperial election for railroad
tax to be held on the 8th day of June
next, for some reason unknown to me.
and to which | was no party, makes
the tax due and collectible, when the
railroad therein named is built from
the ", s. &P. railroad to the town of
Bastrop, and
Whereas. Tie North Louisiana and
Arkansas Railroad Co. have agreed to
transfer and assign to the n. o, N. &
+. s. Railroad Co.. now under process
of construction. TIE tax aforesaid if
the same shall be voted by the par
ish, upon the following terms and
conditions, viz:
That the n. o., n. & F. s. Railroad
Co. will build their railroad from
Girard or Rayville over their pro-
jected route through Oak Ridge and
Bastrop to the State line of Arkansas
and to have the same graded from the
v, 5. q =. Railroad to the Arkansas
line by the first day of July, 1890, and
upon the further condition that they
build standard guage road from
Vidalia in Concorlia parish, across
the intervening parishes and across
Morehouse parish as above stated. to
the Arkansas State line, and have the
ears running thereon by the 31th day
Of December, 1890, and
Whereas, The tax in the parish of
COncordia is to be forfeited unless the
cars of said n. o., N. & F. S. Rail-
road are running to some point on
the Arkansas State line by December
3lst. 1890.
Therefore. the undersigned, John
II. Rice, president of the n. o., N. e.
F. S. Railroad Co. hereby promises,
agrees and obligates himself and the
said company represented by him,
under no circumstances to ask or de-
nand that the police jury of the par
sh of Morehouse shall levy and as
'ess said tax, if the same be so voted |
md assigned, until said railroad is
'ully built and the ears running there
IN to the southern line of the State of
Arkansas and the police Jury invited
% ride thereon, on the cars OF said |
'oad. while if not done, as before
stated, we not only forfeit the tax in
question, but the tax of Concordia
,arish and the 5 1000 cash subsidy
guaranteed to us by the citizens of
tavville and Morehouse parish.
In witness whereof hereunto sub
cribe my official signature in the
presence of the Clerk of the police
nry Oh the ODD day of May, 1889.
JOHN II. RICE,
Pres't \. O., n. g. F. S. L. r. Co.
Attest:
LEON SUGAR, Clerk 7. J.
hereby certify that the original Of
he above statement of Gen. Rice is
n file in my office.
LEON SUGAR, Clerk Poll e jury.
| hereby certify that on the 23d of
Ipril the Beard of Directors of the
,orth Louisiana and Arkansas Rail-
DAD Co., accepted the offer OF Gen.
lice. president OF the n. O., N. &F.
!. Railroad Co., to build the railroad
n the terms and conditions above
amed and agreed to give him or his
ompany the contract on said terms
I the tax is voted.
Fl. II. NAFF,
ecretary Board of Directors of North
Louisiana and Arkansas r. r. Co.