The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-11-10

VERMONT RAILRoADs.-The following
votes have been passed, with a view Of har-
monizing the conflicting interests OF the dit
lcrent railroad companies which are either
constructing or contemplating routes towards
Lake Champlain:
For the purpose of producing harmonya-
mong the stockholders ofihe several railroads
which arc in progress OF construction between
the city Of Boston and Lake Champlain, &
of enabling the respective directors of said
corporations 10 act freely, and to adopt such
measures as they may judge 10 be conducive
TO the true interests Of their several corpora
lions, and whereas, an understanding has
subsistcd or been supposed TO subslst between
the directors Of the Fitchburgh and Vermont
Central Railroad Corporations 10 the effect
that the directors of the Vermont Central
Railroad company should not connect with
the Northern Railroad Corporation, without
the assent, first obtained, Of the Directors oil
the Fitchburg railroad, corporation, and a like
understanding 10 the effect hat the Direct
ors OF the Fitchburg Railroad Company
should not u any manner aid or countenance
the construct ion OF the Rutland Railroad, SO
called, without The assent. first obtained, OF the
Directors Of the Vermont Central Railroad
Company and whereas il is deemed 10 be
advisable that the said respective corporations
as such, and their respective boards Of direct
ors, and their individual stockholders should
be perfectly free and unirammrllcd by any
obligation, or honorary understanding, now
existing, or supposed, by any persons or cor
porations, TO exist, in relation TO the premises;
-therefore-
Resolved, That The Directors ofths Fitch
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the Vermont Central Railroad Company. as
such, its officers and individual stockholders
shall be perfectly free and fully at libe ty 10
act with, and receive aid from, and connect
with the Northern Railroad Company (N.H.)
when. where, and..upon such terms as lie d.
rectors or stockholders Of said Vermont Cen
trail Railroad Company may deem for their
interest-it being understood, that all other
terms and conditions of subscription 10 the
stock OF the Vermont Central Railroad Com
pany shall remain unchanged.
Prorided, ho1rerer, That The Directors oil
the Vermont Central Railroad Company shall
also agree that the Fiichburg Railroad Com
pany, as such, and the directors and stock
holders thereof, shall be at liberty to md and
|co~untenance and subscribe towards the con
struction Of the Rutland Railroad, so called,
N"N Ohy W oSiSS oPOi tC'hho VI SpiAhSS
ton with the Champlain and Connecticut
River Railroad Company, but also to assist
the enterprise many manner which they shall
see fit.
The foregoing preamble and resolution.
having Been submitted to the Directors OF the
Fitchbhurg Railroad Company, at a meeting
held by them on Friday, October 80, 1916.
were unanimously adopted.
Attest, JOHN p. WEIGH.
Clerk F. r. r. &c.
BosroN October 80, 1s46-An informal
meeting of the Board ofDirectors Of the Yer
mont Central Railroad Company. was held
this day in this city, at which a majority OF
the Board was represented. 1t was voted
unanimously thatsthis board assent to the a
bove preamble and resolve, adopted this day
by the Directors ofihe Fitchburgh Railroad
Company, and agree that the same shall be
adopted by this Board at their next meeting.
TO be holden on the 9Th of November next.
Attest, (Signed(SAM'L H. WALLEY,JR.
Clerk pro tenn.