Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-12-10
SURVEYORS CONVENTION

a At Convention of Practical Suryevors
held at the Hotel Of Major John Thompson.
Eoensburg, Pa !, on the Sd day of December
1906; on motion, the Hon Moses Canaan
was called to the Chair, and John NJ. Glib.
bony, appointed Secretary. after which the
names of the following gentlemen were yiyer
In -
Moses Canaan, Johnstown, Cambria Co. Pa;
RichardJ. Proudfoot, Chest Springs. Cambria
county, Pa Henry Sea nlan, Carrolltown.
Cambria county, Pa; J. G.. Noon, Ebers-
burg, cambria county, Pa. Edward Shoe
maker, Jr-, Ebensburg, Cambria county, Pa:
y H. Pryce, Ebensburg, Cambria county.
Pa. ; Stephen Lloyd. Ebensburg. Cambria
county. Pa VIM. Slick, Summerhill, Cam
brla county, Pa !; j. b. Mccormick. Johns
town, Cambria county, Pa /; Thomas McCon-
Del, Wilmore, Cambria county, Pa; E. A.
Vickroy, Johnstown. Cambria county. Pa;
Wm- Reed, Shavcr's Creek, Huntington
county, Pa; VIM. Christy, AIe=andria.
Huntingdon, county, Pa. Wm Evans. Penn
Kun, Indiana county, Pa. 4; David Peeler,
Indiana, Indiana county, Pa Edmund Page.
Indiana, Indiana county. Pa; Samuel l..
Carpenter, Greensburg. Westmoreland coun-
ty, Pa; David lIouSh, Philipsburg. Centre
county, Pa; III z. Trcziyulny, Micsbure,
Centre county, Pa. James L. Gwin, Al
toona, Blair county. Pa John n Gibbony
Duncansrille, Blair county Pa John t..
Cutie. Ciearfeld Clearfield county, Pa.
Francis Cassiday. Ncwry. Blair county. Pa.
On motion, Messrs. Cutie, Trcziyu,nv
Gwin, Christy Proudfoot. Peeler, Carpenter
and Mccormick. were appointed a COMMITTEES,
| to report business, &c, for the action of the
| Convention at its next session
On motion. adjourned 90 meet this evening
at eight o'clock
Convention met agreeably to adjournment
The committee on business, through their
chairman, reported as follows:
WHEREAS, We have been frequently called
upon by PARTIES with whom we have no oe-
quaintaEce, and who have no claims upon our
knowledgr, to give evidence of arduous duties
performed for other persons, In the various
and complicated eases Of ejectment, without
reasonable compensation-The
Resofced, That VIC petition tho Legislature
f,r a redress of grievances. and humbly ask
the passage of law requiring all persons, or
sutors, when requiring the services and ex
perience of practical surveyors to give eYi-
dencc, TO pay or secure to the surveyor, y
reasonable COMPENSATION, per dIem for tho
full time thus employed bo,li In travelling To
and attendance at Court
RcSoiccd. That pledge ourselves fndi-
yllGatiy, to use every eadcavor to procure
the passagr OF u law to rcdress the grievances
complained of IN the foregoing resolution
all of which, was unanimously adopted.
On motion, Mcssrs- Christy. Carpenter.
ilough, Pceler and Cassiday. were appointed
committee to report petition to be signed
10y the members of the Convention, and to be
! presented to the n xt Legislature. asking for
the laSsage of a Ew prote e,ing practical sur
/ veyors Ia their profession.
On motion. adjnurue 10 met tomorrow,
at one o'clock, p NJ
| Convention met agrecsbly to adjournment
The last appointed committee reported a
| petition. as instructed in their appointment :,
which was adopted and signed.
IL sotrod, Tha. we expect, and earnestly
solicit, the cooperation and friendly aid Of
tn gentlemen of the Bar. throughout the
Commonwealth, in obtaining legal redress of
our grievances
Eesotrcd, That these Proceedings be signed
by the officers. aud that Editors in general
| be respectfully requested to give us a favor
! able notice.
NJ CANAAN, Chairman.
JNo NJ GIBBoNEY, Secy