Evening journal., 1901-11-05
COMPANY SENDS
AN ULTIMATUu
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the large car and repair shops above men
toned, as to Oblige the company Cmuch
as it would regret the necessity 10 aban-
don the continuance of this important
industrial establishment which has been
so long maintained in your city, and the
establishment of the same at some other
convenient point ON its railroad These
considerations will, / am sure, satisfy
your body that the railroad company
would not be justified in accepting this
provision in its present form.
3. If that portion OF the proposed
amendement TO section 8. which relates
to new drainage channels" be so phrased
as to limit the obligation OF the rail-
road company TO the cost of cOnstruc-
ton within the limits Of its right-of-way,
Of such drainage channels, IL will be ac-
cepted.
Another of the suggested amendments
to section imposes upon the railroad
company "all costs and expenses of any
and all suits which may be instituted
against said city by reason of the pass
age Of this resolution. or by the location,
construction or operation of the said ele-
waited structure, in addition to the APP
/ parently adequate provision the resolu
tion in that regard. If your body deems
/ this amendment essential to the city's
protection, and the company assumes the
| responsibility for costs and expenses Ol
| all suits instituted against the city, In,
| company should, OF course, be accorded
the right, in conjunction with the law
officer of the city. TO appear thereto 10y
its counsel and conduct the defense there
| Of and therefore the following should ht
added to the end Of Section 3. viz: PRO.
vided however that notice of every such
aHit shall be promptly given to said rail
road company, and the latter shall have
the right, in conjunction with the proper
/ NJ lf tn flt.trn
to by its own counsel and conduct the
/ defence thereof, and that no such suit
| shall be settled OF compromised without
consent of said company"
! II Section be modified in the particu.
lars, and i'm the manner. designated, tn,
company will accept and assume the du-
ties and responsibilities devOlved on 4
thereby.
All changes and notifications proposed
10y the suggested amendment, which tn,
| company considers material. have beer
| herein fully canvassed. and the com
| pany's views theron fully set forth
1t may not be inappropriate to ad,
that the scheme of railroad improvement
] in your city. which the company ha
| formulated, and will. when satsfactoril,
authorized and approved by your bod
consummate. is an undertaking of grea
/ magnitude, and will necessarily mvOlY
very large expenditure.
| The benefits and advantages Whicl
will accrue to your city, and without ex
pense to it, from these improvements
are so conspicuous and well recognized
as TO render their enumeration mneces
lsary.
In view of these considerations, and thl
considerable period already elapsed sine
the subject was submitted to your body
the company's officers trust that a reso
luton approving and authorizing th
same on the terms and conditions here
, outlined and assented to, will be pass
ed at an early day, so that the work ma.
be inaugurated. Much as the company
officers desire to accommodate the situg
ton by all reasonable concessions, the
) deem it due to your body, and the pul
lie, 10 state frankly ,hat the pending res
olution, with its proposed amendment,
and modified in the manner and pariict
I lars herein set forth, embraces all IN
duties, obligations and liabilities whic
ought TO be imposed on the company, O
which it would be warranted in assum
ing. in connection with the undertaking.
Very respectfully yours,
Chas. Il. Pugh.
Second Nice-presidcnt.