Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-11

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lind a[ from sources he supposed would nave
.oma IN his hands. He seemed TO be deeply us
,,ossrd and especially apprchensivc OF the e..
feet of this act upon CHRISTIAN D. Gefoe a' ne
H. secretary; over whom, he said, ffom Inc
0aon,;ar relations of Their lives, he had more
ps. 49, ban any man should ever have over an
pp,hsr-and emphatically aided, that but Tor DIS
49,, condition Of health, tits would never have
happened.' .,.doa = n orsanza-
-. ha elec,ino president in conformity WIN
,hs 81 \ secr,ou OF The Bye-Lsws which PfoSiues
,ha,. Vacancies 10 the ofhe Of President occur,
rno during the recess Of Tie Stockholders, shdii
he sppplied by appoinlmenoi The Directors anu
y.ca ncips in the Office Of Director, in Ike man
ner snail be supplied by lie President ana WE
other Directors. Such appointment shali expire
Al The nrxt general meelin, of the Stockholders,
whether slated or extra" -:
PROMPT and efficient MEASURES were ihIeu'-
alely taken 10 project the finds OF the Company,
nv giving notice al he sevIal Banks, 10 w'.hho'o
naymenls of a cheeks orwaTranls drawn oy 'he
lale President or Secretary unless such cnecK OF
| warrant was first couniesigned by Inc actihs
President. Throughout the day as well as on Inc
succeeding day [Salurdaylthe Board was occu-
MED in examining into The financial conduion
/
aiding them in their investigator.
On The following day [Sundayl information
was received through the Child Engineer when
inJucrd The belief that the Secretary had abscon'
ded. and ,hereupon he President and Directors as
semblei al The office, and after dilsent eftOfi anu
INQUIRY. il was decided that III. President OF me
COMPANY should make affidavit before justice
oil the peace CT The fact OF his teliei that Inc Sec
rerary had absconded, and fal necessary mea-
sures should he taken for hi. apprehension, by
deruling suitable agents 10 Iarsue him, and oy
inviting through ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The CO.
operation Of the police OF The fprlhcrn and SCUM
eIn cities. Accordingly Mr.. Dahney M. Miller
was employed 10 go North, aid leit IN The cars OF
Monday morning, and communications were
made TO the Mayors OF the Giles OF Baltimore,
PHILADELPHIA, New York, Bosom and Charleston,
South Carolina.
The order employing an aIent TO leave in the
Southern train, which at tiat time leit az
O'Clock, P. NJ, was countemanded, iniorma-
lion beirg received before itsdeparture that Z.
o. Gerbsrding had gone Moth 10 the morning
cars of the preceding day Mr.. Dahney NJ
Miller continued his pursui as lar as Boston
wi,hout,earning any thing satisfactory as 10 the
rou,e taken By G. o. Geftrding after he LEFT
Washington City, and all efors 10 arrest him
proved t.uilless.
On Monday conference vas held al The Of.
fee Of he Company with Il. committee OF &C.
! connts snpulned on the part VI the Stockholders
al lhef annual IN .elins, An Il was determined
hv ,hen 10 submit The examination OF the books
and accounts to Mr. Moses il. Myers, gentle.
/ man ofhish reputation as anaccounlanf.
His epof!, and also that The committee OF
: accouns are herewith communicated, marked B
/ aud G.
. Notwithstanding the ANNEXATION through
the newspapers previous toyour converting on
!. the preent occasion, aPprisig you of the death
!. of VIZ. B. ChiiteDden, ESQ. the late President
e of The Company, and my rterence 10 il in the
preceding part Of this COMMUNICATION con.
!. ceiye il 10 be my duty to make formal an
e nounccnent. Mr. Chiltende, as you are aware,
for som, years previous 'ohis death, was la
f boring uder the severe presure oil il-healh,
. and duritg the last twelve lonlhs Of his life il
: was very apparent TO his frnds that his enfee-
/ bled and broken down cottitulion could not
E much Longer Withstand III severe shocks 10
!, which in Inc paroxisms his disease it was
!. constantly subjecledj BET this state Of pain
!, and suffering he continued tLs full possession
[ Of his facilities 10 dlscharg his duties as Pres-
:. dent IN to Inc last day OF is existence which
a was terminated on The l2iof February last.
: In the eealh Of WIN. 3 bitlenden, the p, in
I, luI fact is disclosed, that awaited himself Of
6 the high lust aud conidens reposed in him, 10
5 divert PORTION Of The fLds Il the Company
| from ,he; proper and leglmate purposes, and
e 10 appropriate them 10 his 9n Use.
I. Tnc sun thus impt"pey applied is ascef-
: rainrd Ia amount 10 SLIP So: Oi This SUM
1922 SO were me process arising from ihr
, sale q, REISSUES Of post hot rnnning back WiE
{ certainty as f,f as The year 3D. Tor which sum
| Mr. Colendeu, alter hi eleIYI 10 hp Pfe.i-
.,u,y nc Company, .~ohisL AMI h"d iaEr
! sands ~ his Wn 10 tn jmpanys office two
b, dated Ito Angus, lS47 e for 500, lhe other
). Tor S475, and payable tive months from date;
i one 10, $1,000, la ed 7tSoyec.brf lS47, and
e payab,e nine month";, lioriaIe, and OBJ Tor 81
: 947 69 dated 3s Octob- l84S, PAYABLE tw-ve
> | months tom Gae, The raining sum Of S. $50
. which, ,Cselrer with $50. 69, accounted Tor as
above, makes up the I'll . s., was drawn from
; The Treasury OF The ComI1y Eiun warrants is
sued during Mr. ChilleGG!s Presidency IN his
own favor for he aliege lrpusc, - appears on
the lace CT the warrants, paying accounts, and
The unclaimed taiar &c oi sdiydend OF one per.
cent. declared in 1896, eouning 10 four hun.
! dfed and fIly dollars.
! The amount OF these .yera warrants wa
charged 10 Mr.. CniIienien the Company's book
each item expressing The lrpose as above indi-
Gated.
For The rounding Of Ii; after sum Of s. $50.
, Mr. ChIiicnden made no ler provision than an
urgent request OF his execors few hours be-
tore MS death, 10 pay CT lind il, with as little
delay as practicable. la lh,.osiraciou OF his mo.
ney per warrants as above Nj. Gerberdins, the
late Secretary ol The Comany, was implicated,
by his knowledge OF Mr. CileDden' intention TO
| thp IN iS ooa nd ~,
payment Of accounts, as Sc orh on the lace Of
| the warrants, as well As By aHing he WARRANTS
in violation Q. The Bye LIS OF The Company.
But no evidence has uern .iled u his being Il
recipient 81 any portion or mSney, or Of h.,
being IN any other way icllved Than 10 yield.
iLS mis- assent 10 the ilnp per use OF the war
rsets HIS light, it is ct..ctured, proceeded
lr'm his apprehension OF cminal prosecution,
10 which !: is'suppossd he KS amenaole.
In passing from the recia Of this most pain
ful transaction, which has arnshed the fair
lamc and injured the reputaen Of VIM. b. Chit
tenden, il Is due 10 his mee,ry that should
state TIA, he left behind hin violence OF his in
I dcbtesness and intention 10 .!und 10 the Com.
pany he monies applied to Ysown use, and that
with his dying breath he laa,nted the frailty
induced, Is be himself said, !! the dcspondency
arising from proracied i'll heath, supcradded 10
Oppressive pecuniary embarnsments.
The office OF Secretary, n,le vacant by I hc
event; before referred 10, WI. iled by the az.
pointment OF Mr. VIM. P. Nlnford, of Rich
mond.
have now TO call your al.ition TO the two
| acts passed at the last sessios Of the General
Assembly, providing for the guarantee BY the
State Of The Company's bonds make the con.
nectIon from. the Basin, throu., the dock. with
Iide-waler, and for the constitution Of the Ri
wanna and South Side connections. herewith
communicated aud marked No aud 2 These
improvements aaj connections, which have
hitherto been postponed Tor IL want of neces
sary means and which are now y urgently de-
handed by the wants of the community, re
commend TO your favorable conservation.
All Of which is respectfully SUBMITTED.
TIL. M. BONDURANr, President.
Mr.. Wa. NJ. Pey!on presenle: lhe following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Frcsiden.: Report and
accompanying documents be rcltred to com
mittee Of thirteen, with instructions to enquire