Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-06-20
Town Meet,rg.

Town Meeting.
Pursuant to a call of the Mayor Of aho
meeting OF the citizens of Wilmington. fooI;t"na
interest in the construction of the Wilmna,o an
lotte and Rutherford Rail Road was heiJ Char-
Court House, on wednesday evening" June 18th Inc
motion of George Davis, ESQ organized h. was On
DR.. Thomas H. Wright to the Chair and calling
James Fulton Secretary. FP0i'lng
The Chairman stated that having been nrovn
ly called to preside. and not having attendeS ta
meetings of Stockholders during the dav ho TIE
comparatively unacquanted with the questions liks1
TO come before the meeting and would be nlaasaIi
some gentleman more fully cognzant of the r"..
would explain it to the meeting ''er
call was made upon Haywood w. Gu;or T..
President OF the Company who spoke of tho naI'
of the proposed work as commercial road 10 taue
freight and produce to this market,-of its mrOnNg
prospective advantages-of the resources il wonISSe
veope and of its ultimate and certain exteUSioue'
the Tennessee line, giving Communicated ,n.
the system of public works in the valley of the WIN
West great
He said there were now two projects or n,ox.
tons on hand for the furtherance of the wor poSl,
the thing was narrowed down to or the othsr ~
these, or 40 road. First, to commence the VOL VI
Walkers Ferry, seven miles from town. on tbo ma. @
bank OF the river, and by doing so. the $500 OO sn
scnbed by town, with what was and would bo J "'
on the line Of the road, and taking in the endo"e
ment OF the State would build the road to ha ~
Dee. Then from the Pee Dee to The town oF 81 rec
lotte would have to be built and the town Of war
mington would again he expected to come 70 the W.
sistance Of the work and contribute towards he bas
ing of that part the company subsequently, r. bn:;
the portion of the Road between Walkers Far VulG
Wilmington. Secondly, if the town woud ayt dnu
rze her subscription to be applied on the rono ~
Whitesville, and the Wilmington and Manchoe. 70
Road and lis friends would give similar amono, ef
1000, the road could be built without makiUn o y.
further call upon Wilmington. "ny
George Davis, Esq, of Wilmington smoke Will,
reference to the alternatives presented by Mr. Gn;on
Although much preferring terminus within tbo
limits of the town, he forced TO believe that this
not practicable, and without liking the daa
of Manchester Rail Road connection at WhiteyiIp
he believed such connection to be the best under tho
circumstances, and preferable TO permanent slOn
ping OF the road above town. He spoke of the beaVv
taxation which subscription of $500, 600 BY the
town, would enevitably entail
Gen. John Grey Bynum of Wilmington, spoke ot
some length in opposition to the propriety of q con
nection with the Manchester Rail Road and in favour
of the project OF commencing from Walkers Fetry,
He thought the Manchester connection would be the
ruin of the Road, and went into calculations 10 show
that the money could be raised TO build the road on
the other line.
Walter F. Leak, Esq, of Richmond county, ex.
pressed the desire of the people of his section to
but necessity would compel them to go to some mar.
ket; and if they could not get an opening in this
direction, they must avail themselves of an opennc
where they could find it. He therefore urged unoH
Wilmington to do er utmost in the matter to secure
an object of so much Importance to her. AS for the
Manchester connection, or any other project that was
for the peopleof Wilmington mainly to look to- The
people in his section were comparatively Indifferent
so that the road be built.
In order to bring the matter to point, the follow.
Lowing resolution was offered
WHEREAS, At Town Meeting, held the 18th of June
1885, resolution passed follows: Resolved By the
citizens of Wilmington that IN voting subscription on the
18th inst it is not intention to instruct but simply
authorize subscription of $500 000 leaving to the good
judgment of the Commissioners of the town the free d8cre
ton to make such subscription thereby the building
River be secured " and in accordance with said resolution
Of the town did subscribe to the capital
stock OF the W. c. K. X. Il. Company the of $500
00O and the meeting of stockholders of said Company
and at the request of said Commissioners resolutions were
passed locating the terminus OF said road the town Will
mngton east side of Cape Fear River and Furthermore
monies should be expended farther than necessary
pay expenses of surveys until the of $500
subscribed IN addition to said corporate subscriptions and
having been asceraned that said resolutions
at early date, not hazarding the pros
pect of ever building said road and it being the ardent wish
of the citizens of Wilmington that obstacle should
main in the of early of this very de-
rable improvement which will add much tie prosper
BE Resolved That we, the citizens of Wilmington re-
scind the resolution passed the meeting of the 18th June
1885, and authorize and request the Commissioners of the
town to take such may be necessary admit
the said subscription being applied the building of the
w. C. s. R. R. r. commencing at the west bank of Cape
Fear River, from point the w. s. M. R. r. and to
pay said subscription in such instruments the Board
of Directors may legitimatey require
Owing 10 the lateness of the hour and in order Ia
give full time for deIiberation, Geo. Davis, Esq
moved that the meeting djourn until o'clock next
evening, and that the papers of the town be request
ed to publish this preamble and resolution. The
motion adopted and the meeting adjourned until
8 O'Clock, this, Thursday, evening.
THOMAS H. WRIGHT, Chm.
JAMES FULTON, Secy.