Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-23
L MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1855.

$40 acres of land immediately above that purchased
| by the rail road company
Jcr"E CHRISrr,S rose to explain, and reiterated
his assertion ihat the road would never reach West
Point, and stated thai he had never in!nated TIM.
ny!n- The terminus was III any WAY connected with
land Sp"cnla"ii> Of Mr.. Tav!Hr.
| Mr.. FRANK NELSON offered the following res"lu'
! ton:
| Resolved, That the action OF the stockholders .!
the Richmond and York River .aIl,oaL NJ n!r meet.
ing in September last, be amended that the route
designated route y. crossing the parnuukrv river
at the White HOUSE, he adopted ~ the r,uts To reach
West Point, the Eastern terminus then selected
The resolution was withdrawn with the understand.
ing that the discussion wnuk! ana ,h. vote on
the questions of reconsideration be voinl on.
The vote rccnnsidcrIng the coaipanys action on
the 2St Of September last, fixing the terminus of T.
road at West Point then taken, and resulted aye.
ljgl noes lS3 So the resolution Ia RECONSIDER wa-
carried
Mr.. FR,SK NELSON then offered the follow ing re-.
solution:
Resolved, That West Point in the county OF Kinc
William he declared the Eastern terminus of the
Richmond and York River Rnilrnad, and that I'll,
route designated ~ in thc engineers last repor
! Dr selected inr the road
! Mr.. kuHEHr H. ARMIsTEAD offered the ir!.0win!
resolution a. u substitute Tor the one Offered by Mr.
| Nelson:
! Resolved, That the meeting of the stockholders o
Subscribers. purpnrtin% 20 have been in pursuance "
law. and any proceedings ~ sni meeting hl ii.ost
]
Mr.. II. Il. D"IGLAs called III" previous question
AMI the substitute "f Mr. Arlnisrar wns voted down
| Agninst Til, Mr. Arni.rud protested.
Judge CuEI-rI,. offered the following resolution
a. ~nbs;itut" Tor Nj. -,ons resolutions:
Rr-oIvei, ~ the opinion ri this meeting. That NJ
matter what place may be- located a III" eastern Ter
minus "t ia" Richmond and York river Rtirnad. anI
no ntIcr what route may hr selected lcadln" to su
terminus, that the Board of Directors ni said cn!npt
ny b" md they are hereby instructed not to let tn
until fI,..,, .l,
the amount necessary III their opinion to conS,ruc
AMI equip sad r"Hd shall have been k0pr Eie sub
sc.1hrd by individuals having the ability 10 pay tin
amount subscribed 10y them respectively.
! Mr.. W. J.. TAYLOR moved Ia Indefinitely pOs;pOu
the resolution Offered 10y .Iudg" Christian
The roll was called, nml r-UEcd-Ayrs l&i', noe
:Gi.
so the motion To postpone was carried.
Mr.. ". =. TAYLOR cHl!cd the previous question o.
! Mr. Nelson's resolution.
Tho call was sustained. and the roll called, with tn
following rcsult-Ay"s 1861. noes i36.
80 the resolution nf Mr.. Nelson ri New Kent, fix
ing the terminus "f the r"ad at West Point, an
adopting the rnut" IN, came up To be voted upon.
/ The roll being called the result was rs follows
Ayes l2S' noes 81.
So the tcrininu. Of West Point, and the Whit
House line. were adopted.
Mr.J. NJ .IrrrKIEs offered the following rcsolu
tols which were adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks Of the Stockholders /
the Richmond and York kver Rail Road are du
and ar" hereby rendered To it. NJ. f. Maury, for I'll
ubic and interesting report furnished by hm 10 tn
company.
Resolved, Tha; 900 copies Of It, Maury's repo
be prlmir,ii"r the Use of the company.
Resolutions rendering the thanks OF the compan
10 Chas. T.. Fisk. Esd. State Engineer, Tor his sci
vices in behalf of III" company, 20 }. +. BALLARD
Esd Tor the use nt his Hall. and 10 the presiding u
fr..f of the meeting. wcr" ndoptrl
Mr.. Il. Il. MINOR offered n resolution. authorl.in
tho payment, by the company, for the surveying
Tie Whit" House route. Adopted.
Mr. ALtA. DcpLEi offered a resolution, author
2ug the prin,in. oi 500 copies of The reports
MrS-r@ FL. and Cll.;on. which was adopted.
Om motion OF Mr.. II. c. CAHrtl. the meeting the
/ adjourned.