The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-02-16
For The Cecil Wig,
Railroad Nj eefing.

Pursuant to public notice requesting the
citizens of Cecil county to meet for the pur-
pose oftaking into consideration the nropric.
ty and cxpcdiency Of obtaining Charter for
Railroad to connect the projected MARYLAND
and Delaware Railroad with the Phil, Will,
X BALTIC, K. II. at Elkton. a considerable
nuMbcr Of gentlemen from the dir rent SIC.
tionS Of the county assembled at the Howard
House in Elllt'n on Tue slay the 18th inst. ,
at 2 o'cloc': L. VI.
They organized by calling Thomas Hunt
ESD, to the chair and appointing James l..
C'aig Sec'ry. The object of the meeting
having been explained by the Chairman, and
by request, few preliminary remarks be-
ing made by Capt. l.. S. Chopper, it was an
nounced that Gen. T. Tilghman Of Talbot
County, President of the Maryland and
Delaware Railroad Company was in town.
and possibly might wish to make some COM
mnnication to the meeting.
On motion, Col. &. r. Howard and Capt.
l.. 5. Croppcr were appointed by the chair
committee to wait ON Grnl. Tilghmnn and
invite him to he present. The Committee
having returned with Gen. Tilghnan and the
Chief Engineer If the Maryland and Delaware
Railroad.
On motion the chair requested Gen. T. to
give the views of his company in regard 10 a
junction of the two lines viz: the Phil. WILL.
BALTIC, r. r. and the Delaware and Eastern
Shore Railroad.
Gen. Tilghman, after few remarks de-
sired to be informed of the views of the people
of Cecil.
On motion John B. Rowan ESD, rose and
presented to the meeting diagram of three
several routes and proceeded tc say that the
citizens Of Cecil Lad three different lircs in
view: One from Elkton direct to Easton,
another by the way of Chesapeake City and
Bohemia Ferry to Frcdclicktown, and anoth-
or to connect at the junction of the n wv Cas-
tie 4 Frcnchtown Railroad with the Della
ware road.
Gen.. Iilghman then rose and proceeded TO
givca history of his Company, their prospects
their views and their earnest desire that a
connection might he formed at Ekton, so as
to facilitate their intercourse with Baltimore
and the Western Shore. showing the disad-
vantagcs they now labortd under and the
benefits that must inure to the state generally
from such connection. lie also stated the
views his company held in regard to their
application to the Legislature for the unex-
pended balance of the appropriation made
by the state in 1896, to the Eastern Shore
Railroad. lie read the bill they intended to
present to the Legislature and d,sircd to say
that they did not wish an undue amount of
said fund, but desired the amount when OBJ
tanned to be divided among the several Eas-
tern shore counties in proportion to the
amount of tax paid by said counties.
JOHN b. Rowan Esq, then Offered reso-
luton which led to some discussion between
John Randle jr., Gen. Tilghman, Capt. l.. 5.
Cropper. Benz. F. May, saml. b. Foard Esqs.
and others and after an amendment posxd in
the following form.
Re<oired, That a committee be appointed
to draft a bill and memorial. asking the Leg
lsature to grant charter to make Rail
road running from Elkton TO some point on
the SaSsalias River or to some point not
north of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
and also to ask for portion Of the unoXpcn-
dcd balance of the state loan of 1896.
1T was moved that the Committee consist
of ten, whercnpon the following gentlemen
were nominated and appointed
John Is. Rowan, Saml. s. MafTit.
Col. q. r. Howard, Capt. L. S. Cropper
Edwin Wilmer, General Sites
Hiram Mccullough, Saml B. Foard.
Ihos. {. Crookshanks, James l.. Craig.
1t WIS moved by II. Nandcrford Jr., and
carried that the committee he instructed to
procure signatures to the memorial, and also
to give name to the Company.
1t was moved and carried that when this
meeting adjourn it adjourn TO meet at the
Howard House in Elkton on Tuesday March
| lth at 9 clock p. NJ.
Capt.'L. $. trooper moved that the thanks
of this meeting be rendered to Gen. Il. Tllgh-
man for the important information he had
impaired to the meeting and his able address.
BENZ. f. May Esq, moved that the works
Of the meeting be rendered to its offers.
1t was moved that the proceedings of this
meeting he signed by the President and
Secretary and published in both county
papers.
The meeting then adjourned.
THOMAS HUNT, Prest.
JAMES L. CRAIG Scc'v