The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-12-26
VOL. VI.
WHAT THEY WANTED,
Gel. II. A. johnson Agrees to Change
the Proposition as Requested by a
r}Kr Few Citizens.

Gel. II. A. Johnson Agrees 10 Chahge
the Proposition US Requested by
Few Citizens.
There is Now no Reason Why the Ex-
teasiSn Should not be Granted.
The following letter is submitted
for the careful consideration OF the vo-
ters of johnson City The election is
to be held on the Both day Of Decem-
Der to determine whether or not the
extension Of time asked for will be
granted the Charleston, Cincinnati q
Chicago Railroad Co. to complete its
line Of railroad through Washington
county. A gread deal depends on
how you vote on this question. ii
you are for the best interests OF John
son City vote and use your influence
for the extension. Read the letter
carefully and act as your conscience
dictates.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18th, 1889,
HIS HONOR, IKE I. JoBE, MAYOR, AND
MEssRs. H. H. CARR, f, G. REEVES
AND SAMUEL SIMcoX,
Johnson City, Tenn.
GENTLEMEN Upon arrival at our
office in New York yesterday morn.
7 ing, l found letter from each OF you,
relating to the proposition | left with
the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
and Council, for re-vote upon the
subscription to the Charleston, Gin
cinnati and Chicago Railroad Compa-
NY
Being fully conversant with all the
facts in the case myself, | deemed it
best tn submit these letters to our
Company, that might from it re-
ceive instructions in the matter.
In order that they may better under
stand the whole mstter, they have re-
quested me to write out resume OF
my negotiations with your people at
johnson City In response to this
demand, | have substituted the fol-
living statement to the Company
Pfevieus to the year 1887, our Com
,pAny had not determined their line
southerly from the State of Virginia
and we're receiving proposals from sew
cral municipalities to bring it within
their border. The Town of johnson
City, ia order to offer an -.inducemeni
for the railroad to come to that place
voted a subscription Of $4,000 to the
stock Of our Railroad Company, The
location of our line continued to bC
unsettled until the early part OF the
present year, when, MS II result OF tht
conference with the people OF John
sou City, the proposition wss made
and entered into to make new yotC
for subscription to the anaount OF $75,
900 instead OF the previous vote .
$4,000.
The petition for the vote which wa
dated February 23rd, 1889, containing
clause providing that this Railroa'
Company should erect and maintain
It's shops for building cars and leo
motives and the repair Of the sam
etc., and also provided that the roa
should be completed within the Coun
ty of Washington within one yea
from the date OF the petition Thi
vote was carried almost unanimously
On account of various unavOidabl
delays, the work was delayed 50 that
could not be completed through tn
County within the time named in tn
petition without causing extra an
needless expense and hurry.
When was in johnson City i
November last, asked the people
they would be willing to re-vote upo
their subscription, extending the tim
in which the,road must be complete
through Washington County IL
about two months | met lars
portion OF the leading citizens of tn
Town and all seemed to be dispose
to grant the request, while few eI
pressed wish that | would maniie
a disposition which would show ii
people that our road did not intend
discriminate inEfavor Of one portion
the City as against the other, al
as q tangible evidence of this dispoa
ton en- the part of the railroad, "
teld that if our people could induce Il
East Tennessee, Virginia and GeorS
Railread to build new station upC
or contiguous to the site of their o
or present station in Johnson CRY,
would please the people and harmo
ize any differences that might exist.
Conferences were had with 3
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georg
Railroad, resulting IN an assuran
from the General Manager OF tn
road that there should be complet
s at an early date, a neat aud conn
dious station in the vicinity of t
old or present depot; and thereup
all the citizens expressed entire sat
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