The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24

second mortgage Is placed at sZ7- -zZ2s-Si2- 1t
also asserts that there has been no pay
rnent OF any OF the bonds. except BY the
government. The petition reci'es the
building OF the Union Pacific bridge be-
tween omaha and Council Bluffs. and the
issuance Of bonds. as provided for ~
srecisl act Of congress, and mentions J.
pierpont Morgan and Elisha Adkins ana
the Central Trust Company, OF New York,
as trustees for these bonds. II says that
OF the bonds yet 10 mature s,s.sl9 80 wiu
come due January l. 1Ssss and sS.ls'.e"
January /, 1see: that ali other bonds maze
natured and have been paid by the United
states and that the value Of the security
hela Is not sufficient to protect the debt
The petition gives q history q fhe hta-
gatlon in which the company has been IN
voIved. shows what steps the different de-
PENDANTS have taken brought il connee-
ton with the case. and prays substant tAliy
ss follows:
That tse court determine the priority
OF fhH different Hens and how Unch money
VII become due after the deere has 0sen
issued: that the lien OF the United -1ates
be ad3udEed TO be in IS proper SE0ef
lawful encum brance up9a t8s TAl.s9sa 49,,
property: thaf the court determine = 41ch,
III anv. tlen IS prior 70 the lien ut t1s
United states ard maze provision y Ito-
tect said prior Zen; that upon ho.-
raant afre~ a reasonable time. o. me
amount which may be aSCeytai0ed by ne
court 20 be due 70 The United states gov
srrruent after giving al proper creelss.
sais Ter mortgage and all statutory rights
~ .ha Tinted States may be forecsosed
ars fhe premises and frame hise embraced
therein sold and The proceeds paic lhts
the treasury OF the n.sso 80 80
fna master in chancsrv make , true &C.
srrtofior q the property, suD1eEt % the
Wsr of ne United States ana ha3se 70 %
xuaf gnoa 20 satisfy said Hens tast tne
-m.-~s,-ers ~ ffya road he continued in this
,s..ss F.- the p-ctecrton ana pTNserF atlon
~ ths interests % al parties hereto.
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pa.r, locked for there was TO denonstra-
ton a. ffs reception. C1ers mus o. the
ss~~,vs, ~ou~s. wss nos II his Office when
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