Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-24

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A Gazette reporter yesterday called
upon Cpluuei NJ. {. Hurley aud REQUEST
81 an interview upon the status Of the
Rock Island. as This aud the city charter
amendments seem 70 be- agihiins the
public mind just now more than anything
else.
Colonel Hurley. il is stated By some
parties that the Committee VINO are
hnudslIicn 20 secure rEht-Oiway Tor the
Hock Island will makr n large amount
Of money out Of the road and bonus
Would you objec, 10 giving statement
Of the amount Jon have paid out and ihe,
probable ani0nnt the committee VIII
uakcE'
- certainly do 20; object ] am aware
that certain parties who. hoping o. get
eNyrbitant prices for their lands, from
che company, are attempting to arouse
prejudice by making false statements ~
regard to the large profits they claim the
committee VIII make. herewith give
ylu 1n itenizel statement Of the amount
Of npney that the road has already paid
out for The riEht-of-way. sud hope You
Will publish lhe same THAI the public
hp made the subscriptions may see
That we have made no speculation on u
them.
What was the coutrlc4 for the secur-
ing Of the r.sht-)f-Wayf"
Ihe railroad Company agreed 70 iur-
ni4h the. sum Of $lJO.OOO for the right-Uf-
WY into nnd through Tarrant county
aud for terminals ia Fort Worth, the
committee 10 guarantee the cost 10 the
road should not exceed this amount
This proposition was accepted and ciii-
zau- pledged the committee subscrip-
tiun 10 the amount Of $1,000 rs ~ ill.,
demuity for any excess the rieht-pi-way
might cost over the maximum amount
fNsl by ihe railroad company. OF this
SgJDpO less than $1,000 has been col
h-eted. aud We are unable, after diliEent
Effort 10 collect the balance.
NOW. the following is a list Of the
parties to whom the Rock Island has
mad, payments and the amounts;
u +. Sprinkle, 500.
Henry Gates, S1O2g.SJ.
Henry Gates, S2O1J
Y L. Cunningham, 1912 10.
r. l.. and g. g. Cunningham, Sli2Obl =.
T.. l.. aud c. G. Cunningham, S4lJO66
II. ]. Wilson, S4lLGO.
Frank Wilcox, $50.
Chas. Burton. 500
j. II. and Eva Thrasher. $40
j. II. Thrasher and Wade Thomas,
S3T5.
j. r. King, county clerk. sl33O, for
NJ. c. Robinson property.
]. T. King, county clerk Sl232 30. for
Henry 4; and Rosa A. Reed nT9opettS;
j. p. King, county clcrk, S13j.sO for
| Geo Shannon ct al
VIM. Ransom, SOL.
VIM. Ransom. $40
Annie and Henry Williams, S12iT50.
Annie and Henry Williams, $3.50.
Thomas H. Ridgeway, w Il. Davis
aud Ada Davis, 5000.
4. Gavin. II. ". Cook and ]. NJ Ter
| rell. $500.
Jacob Hierholzer, $1,000.
William Owsley, 5000.
| j. E. King, county clerk, $40 for Jessi,
Booker ct ii.
j. +. King, county clerk, S233O fol
Eugene Rollins property
j. T. King, county clerk, SS'iS2.5O fol
II. l.. Twombly ct al.
George Patterson, 500.
sarah Chambers. S22sS
j. p. King. county clerk, SlO2065 TO
Fort Worth Ice company.
j. Z. King, county clerk, SlOO4 for 5
! O Noodle ct nl
Mike Mansfield. $50.
4. NJ. Garter. 5000.
j. Z. Smith, SEA
j. L. King. county clerk, S63 for ii
Cocker, and w. Nnwack
i. Il. King, county clerk. $500 for II
Williams.
l. =. King. coraty clerk, 5000 for c
w Schmidt and G, A. Rcdmnu.
p King. comfy clDrk. S2ll 80 70
Fnrtsrn et nj
IA A Enlcss SI,m.
J. p. King, county clerk. S13I3 for A
I Roc of nj racr rack
p I<in,, conntv clcrk Sl63G TO
1ncoh paiiin,sar Of al
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NJ u; EMS $-is5SSo
Joe EggIiesion' SOU, s,oo-
NJ y Hurley, tIusser, TiV-o'
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Casey Swasey' SInupgu'