Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-06-10
cbsa,ham countr--Publlc mee,lng.

A respectable meeting Of the tax payers
and stockholders in the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad Company residing
in the Southwestern part of the new County
Of Cheatham, convened at Chestnut Grove,
in said County, on Saturday, May 81, 1856,
for the purpose of celebrating upon the
Railroad tax and matters connected with
the said Railroad Company and the new
County when, on motion of S. W. Adkis-
son, Esq, j. NJ. DUXN, Esq, was called
to the Chair, and WILLIAM HERRIN, Esq,
was appointed Secretary.
Mr. Dnnn, on taking the Chair made a
judicious speech, explaining the object of
the meeting, and the way people we're taken
in in the formation of the new County.
Mr.. Addison then made some remarks,
advocating honesty and integrity in all
works of public or private nature, recon-
mending economy, perseverance, energy
and industry in all kinds of enterprise and
business, and introduced the following res.
olutions, which were unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That, as some of US are sub
scribers for stock in the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad, and all of US are
tax payers, and interested in its success, we
respectfully ask the President and Board
of Directors to give us through the news
papers, explicit answers to the following
questions:
lst What is the estimated cost of said
Road.
Cd. What amount of stock has been sub
scribed by responsible persons, on each
division.
Sd. What amount of stock has been paid
in by individuals on each division, and what
amount of County bonds have been issued
to the Company and if any of them have
been sold or disposed Of, and what amount,
and at what discount.
4th. How many Officers have you, and
the pay to each Officer.
5th. Is all of the work under contract,
and what is it to cost, and where is the
money to come from to pay for it, and what
security have you for the completion of the
work
RESOLVED, FURTHER, That, whereas we,
the people of the Southwest end of Cheat
ham County, have been taken into said
County without our knowledge or consent,
which produces great discomfort, we res
pectfully ask the Judge of said County and
those that took an active part in the mat
ter, to let us know why they have thus
acted, and we appoint w. Osborne, w.
Scott, j. NJ. Dunn, S. W. Addison, and
w. Herrin, to wait on said Judge and
persons to learn from them what they will
do in the matter, and if they will try to
force us to comply; if so, to protest against
it and ask for fair play and equal rights.
RESOLVED, That we respectfully ask the
lawyers and others of the adjoining Coun-
ties, to give US their opinions whether or
not the Davidson fraction OF Cheatham
County is subject to the Railroad tax
RESOLVED, That we respectfully say to
the judges and lawyers of Nashville, that
from the way they have conducted business
and detained the County from their bust
ness, they have caused many to be diSsatis-
fed and to wish themselves and property
in another County.
RESOLVED, That the editors of news
papers in the adjoining Counties are re-
quested to publish the above proceedings.
On notion the meeting adjourned.
j. NJ. DUNN, CHAIRMAN.
WM HERRIN, SEC'Y.
rag Acts for l85l-52, page 2O4, direct
what must be done to get State bonds for
Railroads.