Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1846-01-22
Rail Road Meeting.

Agreeaby to the notice given in our last
paper, meeting of the citizens Of this town
and vicinity was held at the Town Hall, on
Monday evening last, to hear the proceed.
ings OF the Committee Of Twenty one on the
subject Of the Rail Rond to Fall River, Mass.
and such other commun ica,ions as the mem.
bcrs Individually had it in their power 90
make. The meeting was not ns well attend.
ed as it would have been bnl for the extreme
severity Of the weather and the crow ded'
state Of our columns this morning, will plead
our apology for the very summary notice we
must take Of it.
Al the honr appointed. the Chair was taken
by the Hon, WM. IIUSrsR, aud the object of
the meeting stated by him in few pertinent,
and interesting remarks, A summary state.
ment was then read by the Secretary Of the
Committee of Twenty.one (CnRis. f. Ron
BiSa, EsQ.) Of its proceedings, under the
citizens, December 18Th, 1915. By this
s,atemen, it appeared, that n Memorial to the
General Assembly, and al accompanying ACT
Of Incorporation, had been presented al it,
late session, aud continued to May, lSiG
with the usual order of notice. A very good
state OF feeling was said to exis, in the AS
sembly as 10 the object of the Memorial and
the provisions ofthe Charter, confirming very
nearly TO those Of the Providence and Wor-
cesler Rail Road Company, are liberal and
ample for the Companys purposes. Its en-
actment in May next, i, is said, msy be con-
6den,ly expected.
A communication had been opened with
the Directors of the Fall River Branch Raj!
Road Company, as to the prospective union
OF the two Companies, md the extension oi
the last named rond to our State line. The
best spirit has been manifested by the son.
tle,ncn of that Board, who hnvc agreed to
make application to the General Court OF
kiassachuse,,s, nj its present session, for au-
,hori,y for The extension above mentioned
They declare also. in The resolution adopted BY
them, thu, they do not consider the construc.
'ion Of the Newport road an injury to, bu
rather benefit to the road, with which they
are connected.
Tho p,ost important business, however
which had come before the Committee, wo.
The securing such survey Of the route o
the proposed Rail Road. aud such full an,
reliable estimates Of its cnst, as would place
the feasibility Of the undertaking, in tho
strongest light, before the business public
For this purpose. they were happy to state
that they had secured the services of or
omincnt Englnecr-a gentleman well knowi
IN this place, and in other parts of the Union
tor capacl'y and attaiumcn,s, whose expc
renee in the superintcudcnce aud conslruc
ton Of rail roads was such, Tint any rcpor
made by him, Of the character aud cost oi tn,
road TO be built, would secure It n ready, an,
they trust favorable, attention IN any CITY q
the Union.
REFERENCE was then msde to the resolution
OF Dec. Is, Isl5, tor raising, by subscription
q fund tor incideninl expenses, inclnd,u,
those nf ihc survey. The m"el,ug wa. ad
dressrJ ~ this .uhpct by Joshua Saver
William E. G"zyrn-. aud Milton iIall
Esq.. he Ii'n Dan, ! Peace e. the Chn,r
map. A rsuluInn passed requesting ~,
t'on,niiicr ~ Fn.ii,c 10 cnIiiiuuc thu col
hc'ion' u"" ~ pr'gIcs-, nnd Tho mcctln,
then ndlounncd.
Slncr ID. meeting wns held. wr arc bppp
81 he ininrUcd. that the EuuIureT before mrn
,lonod, nmd nn able s.sl-,sn,, should ~
wcsih'r Prove 'nvoisbr. viii probably b
"p the grrDri Ia c"nnmncc ~ .,a,nlnstlo
~ 'h" route 10 tn ~ twelve drys Ifum ,hl
date.