The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-05-19

ICPThe Directors of The Boston, Concord, Stan
stead & Montreal r. II. Associaton,m met at Holmes
Hotel, st. Johnsbury, on Wednesday May IA, ls45
Present, E. Fairbanks, d. NJ Camp, Portus Baxter,
N. Colby, /. II. Allen, Elijah Cleveland, e. b. Chase,
A b. w. Tenney, L. II. DeIano, G. C. Newell, also
Rev. Joseph Ward as Delegate from the association
in Canada.
The Secretary being absent, Ira II Allen was APP
pointed Secretary pro tem
Mr. Camp offered the following resolutions;
I. Resolved, That all Committees ordered by this
Board shall DO appointed by the President unless 9TH
erwise specially provided
Resolved, That n committee of three bel raised
whose duty it shall be to take into consideration the
finances Of the associations report the object to which
the funds ought TO be applied, and whether II be not
expedent that auditors be appointed TO pass upon ac-
counts.
3. Resolved That committee of three be APP
pointed consider and report the present prospects
of the great work of uniting by rail road through this
section ofVermont the cities OF Boston and Montreal
which were seyerally adopted
Tho chair announced the following committees.
On resolution 2,Messrs Colby, Cleveland Tenney's
resolution 3,Messrs Camp, DOlnno, Chase,
Mr. Camp offered the following resolutions
4. Resolved, That committee of three be mp
pointed with instructions to report whether it be sx-
pedient to attempt organization Of the Connecticut
and Passumpsic river X. r. Corporation under tho act
of IS35.-AdOpted.
(Conmittee, NIessrs. Allen, Brown, Cleyeland)
Resolved, That committee of three be APP
pointed whose duty it shall be to present to the
Board condensed statement Of such facts may at
the present time be attanabe, touching the probability
of the construction of rail road from Portland to
eal.-AdOpted.
Referred to Messrs Baxter, Newell, Colby.
G. Resolved, That committee OF such members
as the chair shall think proper be appointed and
charged with the duty of presenting to this Board
such information may be now at;ainabe, in rela-
ton the prospect and progress Of the survey OF the
Rail Road from Concord 10 the Connecticut River in
Newbury Barnet-Adopted.
Referred to NIessrs. Colby, Mattocts, Fairbanka
Mr. Colby in behalf of the Committee raised on
resolution 2, made the following rePort:-Ist That
the objects to which the funds of the association shall
be applied are sufficiently defined in the articles ofns
ISOLATION 3D. That it is expedient to appoint an
ditor of accounts-au and the committee recommend
the appointment Of E. 3. Chase to that office.-A-
doped, and Mr. Chase was appointed.
Voted That a committee Of three be appointed TO
take into consideration The hject of charters and
report in their discretion.
Referred TO Messrs Camp of Derby, Kent Of Wells
River, and Mauocks Of Peacham.
5, madO the following report.
(The report will be published next weekly
Mr Allen, Chairman Of Committee Resolution
g. reported that it is inexpedient a, present TO take
any measures the subject.
Mr. Camp in behalf Of committee on Resulutcn 3,
made the following report. Omitted this weekly
Voted, 'Fhat the President be authorized to open a
correspondence with the Directors OF the Boston,
Concord and Montreal r. r., (fiom Concord to liza.
verhl) on the subject of agencies, aud to pledge
certain sum towards the expense.
Adjourned.
The reports Of Committees will be published here
after We understand that the gentlemen present
composing the Board were unanimous in the opinion
that the Rail Road from Concord to the Con-
necticut River in tho vicinity Of Ilayer-
hill will be prosecuted to completion within
able time and ultimately through this section Of VT
The Committee this subject reported verbally,
but will prepare and publish their report hereafter.
,UF Geo, w. Jones has been appointed Surveyor
Of Public Lands in Iowa and Wisconsin, vice Gen.
james Wilson, removed. The removals among the
principal officers of Government, are numerous, but
they not generally announced in Washington and
Grst made public by the local prints.
iD> Fires-f,es--the newspapers full of
counts Of 6resto an extent beyond any thing within
our recollection. The one at Pittsburgh the
extensive hut many others have occurred which would
be called large but for this Some OF them, we
i, intma,ed, have been kinded by incendiarios. 1t
is pity that wretches depravcd, to be found
in any country
IEPThe Rail Road Commissioners examined the
route Of the contemplated railroad from Concord to
the Connecticut River at llayerhl, las; week. AS
,heir report will be made to the Executive this week
we shall of course be able to lay it before read
ers in our next-Beikndp Gd<eHe,
iE7A great meeting was held at Claremont
Wednesday to take to extend the Cheshire
Railroad up the Connecticut river, Lebanon, nj the
mouth of White river Gov. Hubbard presided at
the meeting; and spirit ed addresses were made by
him, and other gentlemen Of New Hampshire and
Vermont. They will petition tho next Legislature
for charter to enable them 10 carry into effect the
objects Of tho meeting.
RHODE ISLAND. The General Assembly ad-
journed on Saturday at IL o'clock, to meet the