The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-09-03
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SChOtO a. 1kOikAAH8 uthcy Aes ASs s
Ma. BaIsrER. As our citizens feel a
deep interest in the successful prosecution
Of the Scioto and Hooking Valley Bail
Road, will you be SO good as 70 publiah
the accompanying Resolutions OF the Di-
rectors Of the Scioto and Hooking Valley
Railroad Company, and of the Directors
of the Mansfield and Sandusky City Rail-
road Company !? The'counties Of Perry,
Hooking and Nk.n are now engaged
taking up the stock among their people to
fill the gap between Jackaon and Newark.
tits proposed that If those counties sub
scribe $500, 900, that the residue will be
raised by the friends cf the road north,
to put it through. The whole will cost
81 100000. I'D.
Office Of MansGeld g. Sandusky r. R, CO..
MANSFIELD, Aug. IL, 1852,
At meeting of the Directors Of the
above Company, held this day, the fol-
lowing Preamble and Resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, On the 9th day Of August,
1859, the Directors Of the Scioto and
Hooking Valley Railroad proposed the
following Resolutions, to wit:
"Resolued, BY the President and Di
rectors of the Scioto and Hooking Valley
Railroad Company, that the guage, or
width of track, Of this Railroad, from
Portsmouth to Newark, be established at
five feet four inches Provided, the Di-
rectors and Company of the Mansfield and
Sandusky City Railroad furnish this COM
pany, within twelve days of this date,
with one Of their.be and heaviest loco
motives, with tender complete, and six
good platform cars, at fair and reasonable
prices, to be paid for in the capital stoke
of this company, and that said Mansfield
and Sandusky City Railroad Company,
pledge themselves TO assist this Company
in the extention of the Scioto and Hook
ing Valley Railroad from Jackson to New
ark and, provided further, that the said
Mansfield and Sandusky City Railroad
Company shah purchase or meet the pay
ment of the locomotive which this Com
pany have on hands. and that the official
acceptance of the above propositions be
notified to this Company within twenty
days"
And, whereas, the Directors Of this
Company are willing to give their assent
thereto Therefore, be it
ReSolued, By this Board, thatwe here.
by assent to and accept the terms propo-
sed in said resolutions, and agree on tie
part of the Company to perform the con.
ditions and stipulations therein imposed
upon it.
Andl whereas, a unity of guage Of tht
Railroad from Sandusky City to Newark
with the Scioto and Hooking Valley Rail
road, will identify the interests of the two
Companies so far as to encourage unity
of feeling and action, which will greatly
economist the operations of the Roads o
both Companies, so as materially to in
crease the aggregate Of their receipts ant
reduce the expenses, and thus greatly en-
hance the value of the stock of both Com
panics. Therefore,
Resolrcd, That l. Ollie, @. F. Sherman
E. Lane, J. A. Pinto and ]. R. Robinson
be. and hereby are, appointed Commit
tee in behalf Of this Company, to conie
with the Board of Directors of the Scot,
and locking Valley Railroad Company
or committee delegated thereby, to max
any and ! suitable arrangements for con
struction and Ultimate operation Of tn
Roads, on such fair and equal terms a
will promote the best interests of botl
Companies, and that they report from tim
to time their doings to this Board.
Resolued, That this company feels
lively interest in the success and earl
completion of the Scioto and Hockin,
Valley Railroad, and hereby pledge itsel
to give all the aid and assistance in it
power to effect that desirable object.
/ certify the above is true copy of tn
Preamble and Resolutions passed, the da
and year above written.
]. A. PINTO, Sec'y
Mansfield g. Sandusky City r. r. Ca