Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-02-23
NEWPORT:
Thursday, Feb. 23, 1897.
Rail Road Meeting.

Pursuant to notice previously given in the
several papers Of this town, very hume
rous meeting of the citizens of Newport
assembled at the State House on Saturday
evening last, for the purpose of considering
the expediency Of constructing Rail Road
from Newport to Taunton, to be connected
with the Rail Road already established be-
tween that place and Boston. The meet
ing having been organized by the appoint
mcnt of Borden Wood, Esq. Chairman,
and MIR. Benz. Finch, Secr'y. VIM. Ennis,
Esq. briefly addressed the meeting in rela-
ton to the important object for which
it had convened, happily alluding to the
increasing enterprising spirit manifested by
our citizens 10 resuscitate our "ancent
town"
The following resolutions were then read,
and Messrs. s. II. Norham, James Stevens,
Borden Wood, N. S. Ruggles, Milton Hall,
Joshua Sayer, and Russell Clarke, unani-
mously appointed to select from their own
number and otherwise, such persons as they
may think proper to effect the objects of The
said resolutions, and to report at n subse-
quent meeting of the citizens Of this town,
to he called together whenever the said
Committee shall think it expediem.
! 1st. RESOLVED, That Committee of
- persons be appointed to ascertain and
report upon, the praclicabilty of cOnstruc-
ting the contemplated Rail Road, having
regard to the several modes of construction
now in use, with All estimate of the cost of
each also, as to soil, materials, inclIna-
tons, localities and facilities, and the man
ner of construction deemed the most sffic-
lent and economical.
| I'd. RESOLVED, That a Committee of
- persons be appointed to ascertain and
report upon the sources from whence the
proposed Railroad may derive an income
sufficient to pay fair and certain profit to
its stockholders on the presumablc advan-
tages to be derived from this road to the VA
rous interests of Agriculture, Commerce,
Navigation, Manufactures, and general in
tcrcourse and also upon the resources of
the region falling within the influence ofthe
proposed road.
Sd. RESOLVED, That Committee of
- persons be appointed to enquire into,
and report upon, the importance and va
! lidty Of the contemplated Rail Road, in a
national and military point of view, and in
reference to the establishment Of n Naval
Depot, Arsenal and Foundry by the Gener-
al Government.
| 4lh. RESOLVED, That Committee of
- persons be appointed to correspond
with the Merchants, Manufacturers, Steam
Boat Companies, Capitalists, and all others
interested, in the cities Of New York, Prov
idence and Boston, and in all the places
along the line Of The proposed rni-road to
invite delegates from all these places TO at
tend a General Convention to be holden at
this place on the-day of----; to
collect and publish such facts relative TO
this important enterprise, from time to time,
Ms they may deem desirable, and report
their doings at the General Convention,
9th. RESOLVED, That n Committee of
- persons be appointed to report upon
the measures necessary for procuring n
charter aud for uniting with companies al
ready Incorporated.
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