The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-20

=. =. Doueiae called the previous question on
chairman stated the main question on the subetitufs
oeins put vote, was lost BY overwhelming
M rhs Question now recurring on the resolution Of
Judge Chrstian offered the following resolution a.
mosntute for Mr. Nelson's resolution, prefacng 1t
VITA oref argument In its favor.
Resolved, As the opinion Of this nesting that no
mstter what place may be selected al the eastern
terminus OF the Richmond aud YorE River Railroad;
sucn terminus that the Board of Directors of the
SAID company be- and they hereby instructed not
70 ettne road TO contract until they satisfied that
OF the amount, necessary In their opinion
70 construct and equip said rosd shall have been coma
ede subscribed by individuals having the ability to
pay the smount. subscribed BY them respectively
On this substitute, Mr. Taylor moved the indsfnits
postponement and the roll being called resulted a.
follows Ayes lSs7noes sos So the motion to post
Tsyor " called for the reading
Mr. Nelson's resolution, and then moved the pre-
vious question On Its adoption.
The call having been seconded, the Chair put the
question. Shall the main question now be put! and
this the roll called with the following result
Ayes l26li Noes 456. So the previous question was
sustained.
The main question now recurring the roll was
again called with the following result Ayes, 1286;
Noes, S2l 80 the resolution of Mr. Nelson was Car
ried in the affirmative
Mr.. Jetfries offered the following resolutions
Resolved, That the thanks of the Stockholders Of
the Richmond and York River Railroad are due, ana
| are hereby rendered, to Leut NJ. f. maury, for the
able and interesting report furnished by him to TINS
company.
Resolved, That 1000 copies of Lieut.. M.ury's re.
port be printed fer the use of the Stockholders.
Other resolutions of Thanks were voted to Mr..
Charles B. Fisk, for his valuable services to the com.
paDy to Mr. John p Ballard, for the use of hall in
the Exchsuge Hotel for the meetings here hello; and
to the chairman. Col. Fleet for the able and impair
tial manner in which he presided over the dslbera-
tons of the meeting al of which were carried
Mr.. B. B. Minor ofs ed resolution, which was
adopted requiring the survey of the "White House"
ia RI IL Dnid
Mr. Dudley moved that 1000 copies of the report OF
the Engineers be printed under cover with Lieut.
Maury's report, which was adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.
IMPORTANT REPoRTs-We lay before
our readers this morning abstract OF Lieutenant
MAURY's letter, and the reports of the President
and Engineers OF the Richmond and York River
Railroad Company, made to meeting of the
Stockholders at the Exchange Hotel, on Thursday
night last The facts contained in them are OF gene
raj interest not only TO our citizens but to all those
of Eastern Virginia, and will doubtless have great
weight In determining the eastern terminus of that
important road:
To the Stoc.ho deys of the Richmond and York RigeY
Railroad Company:
GENTLEMEN You have been called together to.
day by order Of the Board of Public Works for the
purpose of re-considsring the action had by you
the 2lst of September last and of ssec ting the route
fore YOU tn. reports Of Chsris. g. Flax and i' +
Caxton, Esqs OF the examinations and surveys made
by them pursuant to an order OF the Board of prec
tors made the 4th October 1854 under the advice
of the Board of Public Works to which l ask your
attentive consideration.
Very respectfully.
ALEX. DUDLEY, President
RICHMOND. 18th January 1856
To the Board of Directors of tie Richmond and York
RiVsr Railroad Company
Gentlemen: By your resolution of the 4th Octo-
Der, 1854, the undersigned were associated for the
purpose of "revising and improving the proposed
IipaO pf rNad hofy Rinhp orJ Na.4
Point
Since the passage of the resolution referred to,
experimental line has been run between Richmond
aad Went Poins, crossing the PamunkeY river
he white House," which recommend should
be adopted decidedly preferable to either the ORR
sinal revised lines between the termili, and
reasons that we proceed to give.
The following table exhibits the leading character
stics of each of the three lines given in the
port of Mr. Claxton Chief Engineer, of the 9th of
August, 1854. nd in his report Of the 18th inst: