Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-06
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| Pursuant TO previous notice. meeting
Of the. citizens Of Cambrds~ ana ,icinitf'
convened on the eel ,isf. 10 take INTO
consideration the proPriefy OF instruct
mo the Commissioners of Wayne coun-
~ - s,hsr~ soe One Hundred Thousand
Dollar 10 the Terre Hau,e and Rich
n,,.id Railroad company. TO be expended
in Wayne County. And also. 10 employ
an engineer 10 survey and locate said
Road through the county Of Wayne.
/ Ga motion. William Conwell. ESQ.,.
was called to the chair, and Jas. II. Hun,
appointed Secretary.
The object of The meeting being ex-
planned by the chair. and documents con.
neoted herewith, being read by the Sec
rotary. attention was called 10 the impor-
lance of immediate action on the par, Of
our citizens:
Whereupon the following Preamble
and resolution was offered. by Jacob Mat
thias. Esq. and unanimously adopted.
Whereas. The interests Of our county.
and our common country. demand a, the
hands of our citizens. that such public
improvements. as shall confer a common
benefit; upon all classes and trades in our
community. should be an object Of a,,en-
ton and action on the part of our citizens
And whereas. in view Of the great Rail-
way from Cincinnati via Eaton. and Rich
mond on the National Road line, connect
ing AT kngh,>town with the Railroad
from that point 10 E.dnburs. and TO Ter
re Haute and st Louis. is a matter wor-
thy of our consideration and immediate
action. to secure the loca,i of the same
on the most practical route, and further.
that
/ IIAsrcas. The State of Illinois thro'
her Legislature has granted liberal
charter 10 the citizens OF tia, State. TO con
tinua the Tcrrc Ilautc and Richmond
! Railroad. through the State of Illinois TO
the Western boundary of the State; and
the State of Missouri having resolved
through its Legislature 10 favor the con-
tinuation OF said work to the Western
boundary of that State. And Whereas.
By Convention lately held at Nandalia.
H.. il was resolved that that State in view
of this great work, would extend the hand
of sstcrhood. and as soon as we should
icomp,ete SAID road 10 our western boun-
dairy Of this state. Illinois would convey
Us on 10 the Mississippi. Therefore be i,
RrSoired. That the Commissioners Of
Wavne County be instructed by this
meeting. to subscribe. at the next session
Of the county Board. the sum Of One
4 Hundred Thousand Dollars in Stock. 10
the lerre iIau.e and Richmond Railroad
Company; to be expended in Wayne
county. under >uch regulations. and on
such terms as they may deem for the pub
lie interest, and that Of said Road and
] Company.
On motion Of Casper Marklc, i, was:
ReSoircd. That a committee Of FIRE he
i appointed by the Chair. TO confer with sim
i liar committees ut CeAtrevillc and Rich
mond, with view OF securing an immc-
i tliate survey Of said road through the
county of " aync. and IL solicit subScrip-
tons to pay the expenses thereby incur
red. the Chairman of said committees be-
ing authorized 10 receive the same.
W hereupon the Chair appointed on
said committee, Casper Markle, John
Townsend. John Il Dinsmoor. w. -
schoolcv. and l.. Dorsey Sprirg
On motion of John Townsend. it was.
ReSalred. That said committee. las,
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aincer to survey and locate said road.
and that John w. Erwin, Esq. of IIamil-
ton Ohio. be selected as said Engineer
Or: motion of 4. w. Ray. il was.
Re$oired, That the Chair appoint a
committee Of fire, TO ac, coniunctively
with similar committees. heretofore APP
pointed al Richmond and Centrcville. 10
attend a Railroad meeting TO be held at
Cincinnati, and confer with the citizens Of
that city. on the propriety Of directing
their capital and influence to favor a
Railroad route from that point through the
tr.,l ,fJ 81, I'll
National Road.
Nhereupon the Chair APPOINTED. Hon
Jas. Rariden. Hon. s. Meredith. Thomas
j Tyner. James II. Hunt and John b.
lfnsmoor. Esgrs.. said committee
On motion Of ! Matthias. il was
Rcso/ced. Tha, fifteen solicitors be APP
pointed by the Chair, To open Books for
subscription 10 said Railroad. and tina,
said solicitors report as soon as practca-
Die. after said road shall have been loca-
ted. To such officer. or meeting as NAV
hereafter be designated. the amount Of
stock and sames Of persons subscribing
Whereupon. the Chair appointed John
Townsend. John b. Dinsmoor and Hugh
Owen, of Cambridge: Jesse Hiatt, Of
Milton; Henry Peel. Jacob Rciman and
Henry Shisser. of Germantown; John II .
Hutchinson, Austin Clavpoo. and Amos
Luce, Esq In Dublin and vicinity.
Pleasant Johnson. Isaac Myer, Joseph
Strauon, Jacob Wore, and Edmund Law
renee.
On motion Of Lewis Humiston. it was
Resofred. That the Citizens Of Henry,
Hancock and Marion counties, be re-
quested TO hold meetings, appoint suita-
BILE committees. and raise funds to con-
tinue the survey and location of said
route through their respective counties:
and correspond with our committee on
the subject preparatory to such survey.
On motion Of Jas. III. Hunt, il was
Ecs.'~rf. That this meeting duly APP
preclat, the noble efforts Of our sister