Butte record., 1856-04-05
Mass Meeting at Lynchburg.

At a meeting of the citizens of Lynchburg,
held ON Saturday, March 90, 1886, Esq Ell
LOTT was called to the chair. and CHAs IL
LAY, appointed Secretary.
The Chairman having taken his seat, called
the meeting to order, and stated the object of
the meeting, which was to receive the report
of the committee, chosen at previous meet
ing, to confer with the committee from Oro-
Vile, upon the county seat question.
DR.. Wm. P Davis, chairman Of said com
mttee, made the following report, which was
unanimously adopted and the committee dis
charged:
Your committee appointed to confer with
committee appointed by the citizens of Oro-
vile for the purpose of effecting compromise
on the removal of the county seat at q point
mid way between Lynchburg and 0roville,
and select site for the same, respectfully
beg leave to report, that, after having met
and conferred with said committee from Oro-
vile, first at 0roville and second at Lynch
burg. your committee failed to effect any com
promise at all satisfactory to themselves, or
in any way just and equitable to this conmu
nifty.
Your committee would further state that
said delegation from Orovile refuse any other
compromise than that this place be required
on the coming election for the removal of the
county seat, to cast its vote for 0roville, and
in case said place received majority of votes
in this county, then the citizens Of Oroville
would fix the site Of said county seat at Cen
treville, or at some place mid way between
the above named towns Your committee
could not consent to any such proposal for the
following reasons:
lst. They doubted the authority Of the cit
liens of said town to remove the site of the
county seat after it had been fixed at Oroville
a.. -. i
ID Although the above proposition may
have been conceived with the utmost sincer-
ty, yet your committee were apprehensive
that it would be exceedingly difficult to con-
vince you Of the fact.
Your committee would further state that
they are fully satisfied that there cannot be
any compromise between this place and 0ro-
vile, other than an unqualified promise aud
obligation on the part OF this place to vote for
0roville.
And in conclusion, your committee would
further state that, on careful examination
Of all the facts in the premises, and from in
formation from various parts Of this county,
that Lynchburg has as fair prospect to be
elected for the county seat as any other place
in this county, all Of which is respectfully
submitted
WM P DAVIS.
C. HOOVER,
GEO. FOX.
Lynchburg, March %, 1856.
DR.. Jones being called upon for speech,
first offered the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolued, That it is the duty of this commu-
nifty at the ensuing election for the location of
the county seat, TO vote for Lynchburg.
Capt. Hope offered the following:
Resofred, That a corresponding committee
of five be appointed, whose duty it shall be to
correspond with the editor of the Butte Rec
ord, and keep him posted in all matters in re-
lation to the removal of the county seat
The resolution WAS adopted, and the follow
ing gentlemen appointed such committee: J.
IL. kimmel. DR.. Davis, S. S. Horton, Captain
Hope, and C. II Ley.
Jack Kimmel offered motion to the effect
that committee of three be appointed as a
committee OF Finance, to defray the necessary
expenses of the coming election; vote being
taken, it was unanimously received.
W. r. Geiger, J Kimmel. and O A.
Thurber, were appointed as said committee
of Finance.
Upon motion of Dr. Davis, that there be
two more added to the corresponding commit
tee which was adopted. Geo. Atkins and Esa.
Elliott were unanimously elected
Upon motion Of DR.. Davis that an Execu-
tive committee Of three be appointed TO keep
tie county seat question agitated, and in ag
itation. Sam. Gibson, Henry Duren, and Ma
ey Dixon were duly elected.
Upon a motion of L 3 Holman to adjourn,
and in no way to compromise with Ophir, three
cheers being given, the meeting adjourned.
CHAS H. LAY, Sec'y.
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