Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
PROTEST IS MADE
Nv BOARD OF TRADE AGAINST
COTTON BELTS ALLOWING
BEER oEPoTs.
- a. Erected on Grounds Donated
an Condition Of Use for De.
~
pot Purposes Only.
WILL ENJolN IRON MOUNTAIN

Il In RESPONSE to the petition from
Kittens requesting the board of trade
IN or otest again the action OF the
Cotton Belt railroad in leasing some
nj its property on West Third street
for brewery purposes. the board OF
trade met Saturday and adopted
resolutions as follows:
Whereas On the 18th day of July,
1892. the Texas and st. Louis Railway
company entered into a contract with
certain citizens of Pine Bluff. con-
racting. in consideration of certain
lands purchased and money donated.
among other things as follows:
That the said Texas and st. Louis
Railway company shall LOCATE,
BUILD and PERPE1 KEEP
and maintain upon the said north
half of block No AZ, the FREIGHT
AND PASSENGER DEPOTS of said
company for the city of Pine Bluff. s.
That in the event the said Texas
and st. Louis Railway company shall
ail to comply with the terms Of this
contract as above expressed, or hay
Ing cpmplied shall at any time here
litter commit a breach thereof, then
Pad company shall pay to the school
District embracing the city OF Pine
3hS and now known as pine Bluff
cl 4 District No. :. the sum OF
WENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS as
Quidated damages for such breach,
md We do hereby assign and convey
said Pine Bluff School District No.
each and all of our several rights
claims to said damages or any
tt thereof
Now, therefore, the said Texas and
Louis Railway company. for and
consideration of the conveyances,
nations and payments aforesaid
Rde and to be made to said com
my by the citizens of Pine Bluff and
Fir committee as aforesaid, doth
Feby accept the same and agree
igate and bind ITSELF and its
CCESSORS to it's franchise, if any
comply with. and to forever keep
perform, the several terms and
ldltlons upon which said convey
Fes, donations and payments are
ae and to be made, as the same
nerelnOefore specified and eX
ssed; and that in the event that
company shall fail to observe
perform said terms and cOndi
q s. then the said Texas and St
~ Us Hallway company, or it's sue
40. ors, II any, aforesaid. shall pay
IS; ne said Pine Bluff School Districl
,ir 8 the sum of TWENTY THOU
uh u DOLLARS liquidated damages
rhs the breach of this agreement.
Inv interest upon said damages from
~. NV uate OF such breach until paid at
H. whereas, after being in default
'oie than twenty years in carry
put that portion of it's contract
' ng 10 the building of passenger
upon the north half of BLOCK
i II has come to the knowledge
BOARD that the st. Louis South
tidy IN Railway company (lawfu
esors OF the Texas and Missour
s'.o ..a ay company, have through it:
ewise BIT man..a
,uttol prou,,s 'oe''eu ~ ~.
brewing company, through
'ocai representatives., this prop
site for a whisky house and
in re- epot and has also leased to the
es are 'osch brewing Associatio,
,akins property on the north side o.
5 Nlas NO. 40, purchased by a former
ave w 'nent' as an approach to the
ID ops 4 lall OF said block No. Al, donat
'a's M eitlzens as a site for pas
81 uepot for said railway-it bein:
'u'lon OF the last named brew
'''atlon to construct a beel
aereon; now. therefore, be i
IS to y F'ne Bluff Board of Trade,
years Ved' First. that we regard al
1eeeding bad faith the leasing
ABOVE mentioned rrcnar+v h,