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SANDY AND BEAVER CANAL.


SANDY AND BEAVER CANAL.
Pursuant 10 previons notice meeting
Of part Of the Stock hoI Iers Of tho San
dy Il Beaver Canal, aud others favor
able 10 the completion Of the work, con.
vened at tbe town Of Lodi, on the Sth Of
January 1912. The meeting being cal
led to order, E. SweArengen, Esq. was
called to the chair and Richard EIson
and George Fries, appointed Secreta.
ries.
The object OF the meeting having
been stated, and a statement Of tho
present condition, and probable cost of
completing the Western division Of the
Canal, having been submitted by Josh.
ua Main, Esq, then on motion 1t was
ReSOlUed, That committee of thirty
persons be appointed to address the d.
rectors and stockholders or the Sandy
and Beaver Canal in the city Of PhiIa-
deIphia on the subject Of completing the
Western division of said Canal; and
that the committee b. appointed among
the different points interested in the
work, and represented 10 this meeting
as follows:
Hanover Michael AFTER, George
Sloane, } q Hussey.
| Rochesler-R. II Garrigus, Joseph
Bentley.
Minerva james Hibbetl, John Pool,
P. Taylor.
Pekin-B Roop
Troy-Geo. Hardesty, D. Vail, Gen.
J, Augustine.
Wayuosbutgb-Robe Irwin, RObt
Hamilton, R. X. Gray.
MugnoIia-R, EIson, Wm. Hardness
J G Croxton
SandyviIte and BoIivar-R. Prjtchard
Dr.. Bennett, Hon J. Patton.
Zoar-J Nj Bmeer, e l. Myers, L
Burke.
Canton-G DewaIt, John Sborb, F
A Snyder.
,, CarroIIton-D. M'Cook. X. jackson
!. Atkinson, sr,
3, On motion, the committee of CORES
pondence was instructed to call a genera
meeting of the stockholders, and other
favorable to the csmpIelon Of the work
at as early period as the nature Of tht
correspondence vii admit, at some suit
able point on lhe Western division 0
= the Canal,
On motion, it was
I ReSoiUed. That The COMMITTEES obtal
G such Information as will enable them {
2 report 10 the next meeting, the amour
+ Of stock that could be obtained in lhei
70 respective uc ,tr5orhcods.
>, The following resolutions were o(cr
ed by d. AFTER and g. SIoan, and wer
n unanimously adopted:
RcSolua&, That each committee q
apPoriIoDed correspond with their Irisnd
IN the cast, setting Iorth their views /
relatlon to The Canal, aud the practice
. bllIiy and urgent necessity Of cOmpIC
ting the whole, or at least the Wester
10 division, aud should they ascertain tht
;, The present company are unable TO con
I" pete the whole, or part, that they go
e IcIt the friends Of the work wherevt
they be found, 10 assls, US in the con
pelion Of the west end oil The work, fro
> HUnov or to Bolivar.
i" Resolved That the different commI
" lees sci forth in their .C0rEes p0ndenc
the nature and extent Of the dIfferer
'0 improvements it is in contemplation
connect with the Weslern division Of II
u canal, should it be completed, and It
;" " advantages likely to result thereIrom
The company.
On motion,
. RPSo7ued, That the proceedings |
= signed by the President and Secreiarle
=. end published in the papers Of CAnto
" C4rroIIton, and New Philadelphia.
10 L, SWEARENGEN, Pres't.
lie &: {. F1,1s' rsras sso'y's
N. g. The correspo nding commit
for Hanover take the liberty OF sayil
that the next meeting be at Troy, I
. the 22j DAY Of February, l642, at
. o'clock. M.