The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-06
From yesterdays BALTIMORE Pairot.
Baltimore Ohio Rallrosd -stoc khoider~' Meet


in9.
The adjourned meeting OF the stockholders was held
this morning. in the Office in Hanover street AT the
hour appointed for the organization, Edward u Kemp,
esq chairman OF the previous meeting, took The char,
and MIR j. J. Atkinson resumed his seat as secretary.
Mr. j. r. Kennedy then rose, and, as chairman OF the
select committee appointed to confer with the Ptsburg
and Connesvle Railroad on the terms and practicabty
Of come Hon lih that company made an oral re-
had taken place between the select committee and the
Pitsburg company the resolutions adopted by the latter
md . bava
The committee under the circumstances did not deem II
necessary proceed TO PtsbuY authorized to do BY
matter back again to the stockholders OF the Baltimore
company tor such further action as they might deem
proper to recommend to be taken,
Mr. Melane, the president of the company, then read
very able and most elaborate paper IN which he enter
ed at great length into examination OF the whole sub
ect of our desired railroad connexIon with the west,
the routes that have been proposed the advan-
tages relatively and abstractedly, Of each; the duty OF
the company and the city in the present aspect OF things
and generally and particularly upon all the questions OF
routes and examinations desirable for the road to take and
have.
This address of Mr. McLane, as he read from manu-
script, will doubt be published, and will be necessa
y to read IT, in order to full understanding OF the var
Gus points and Recommendations made in it, We gather
ed from il, he read it, that he deemed the spula
ton insisted upon by the Pttsburg company, in re-
gard the prescribed by it to be taken under Its
charter, Objectionable to preclude the Baltimore
company from accedng to il he held the route to Wheel
ing under the late law OF Virginia to be- IN every essential
particular, valuable TO Baltimore only termi
the Ohio river than that TO Psburg by any route
and he suggested the propety OF the appointment OF
committee to examine into the terms OF the Virginia law
and to ascertain what notifications of it necessary
render its acceptance proper by this company and by
ference with Wheeling, TO ascertain how far those mod
caons could be made by mutual agreement between the
authorities OF that city and the railroad company, and &c
report to the stockholders at adjourned meeting We
did not understand that there was distinct recommends
ton that the law should be accepted, under any modca
ton OF lis terms that was matter which would be prop
erto examine and discuss when 1t should come up fol-
decision
After Mr.. McLane had concluded, Mr.. Kennedy then
proposed series OF resolutions, authorizing subscrip
ton by the Baltimore company of 100000 to the stock
of the Pittsburg and Connellsvie Railroad on certain
Psbug should subscribe $750Ooo for the purpose
and that every question with regard to the route &c, be
left to be decided by the company when it shall be pre-
pared to go on with the work
Mr.. L p Scott, after few remarks, offered series
of resolutions setting forth that the subscription, (S6oO
0o0) heretofore proposed to be made by the Baltimore
creased; that the northern Cassellmans river route
will never receive the sanction OF this company; and
that the subscription, heretofore proposed to be
made to the Ptsburg company, must be made subject
to the stpulatons and conditions of the original resol
tons of the board of directors of the Baltimore company
in which such subscription was recommended to the
stockholders These conditions it will be remembered
contained stpuations to tolls, routes and connexions
which gave the Baltimore company entire control OF these
matters.
discussion here ensued in which Mr.. Kennedy, Mr.
s Hoffman, and Gen ODonnell, participated.
Mr.. r. Lennon then offered resolution which de
clared that the conditions, spulatons, &c., insisted
upon by Pittsbug, nadmissble that the negotia
ton looking railroad connection with that city, be con-
sidered as closed
Mr.. Kennedy, Gen ODannell, and Mr. Starr, ther
made few remarks, when MIR. Lennon withdrew hi,
| amendment
The question then taken upon the substitute pro
posed by Mr.. Scott to the original resolution offered by
Mr.. Kennedy, and it was adopted.
MIR. Scofs substitute was then agreed to-
On motion, it was resolved that thousand copies o.
the address made by Mr. McLane should be printed.
The meeting then adiouned