The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-11

Al an adjourned meeting ii the citizen
ii Davenport, held, at the Court lloux'
ON Thursday evening. July nth, Ia eoi.
slider the subject "f building the ce,la
Valley Railroad, Mr. Dcssaint called ia,
meeting To- order. Mr.. j. W. Churchill wa
elected Chairman and Add II. Sanders Sec
rotary.
II wa moved that he Committee apIs,lnt
cd nj the meeting III the 9th inst, e. drait
resolutions expressive &c the el,lert &c said
meeting. now make their report.
A. II. Bennett ESQ, Chairman II the
Committee, then read the following
l. kesatrod, That the interests ii Da,en-
port and IL. growth and prosperity would
lie greatly promoted by the construction al
u Railroad, commencing NJ some point on
the NJ and NJ. Railroad between this city
and Durant, and from thence narth west
wardy on the be,t route to Cedar Rapids
. Resalrei. That conmitte III five le
appointed nj this meeting fr"m those who
have already subscribed 60 aid i'm the con
structien IL said Railroad, L. draw up arti
Giles IL Incorporation and take all necessary
Cedar Valley Railroad Company" aeceor-
ding to law
3. ke..itt,i. That the loan If Saus.o
FOR the purpose 81 aiding IA The construction
Vi -aid Head va voted bl tie citl1el.s IL
Davenport ia god iaitl and with the "a
/ press understanding ilaai .aid sum sL.uld
he appropriated IA building and .quipline
/ said kallrnad
4 Il yFsYf A4sst an - q
citizens # Davenport should promptly unite
IN thu. en,crpri-e.-should subscribe liner
ally t. the capital stock ii said road
should take immediate measures 10 secure
the loan generously voted b, this city,
should without delay endca,or 10 awaken
an interest IN ahi~ project amang the poo
pie living upon the line IL this Rad, and
should put forth such efficient and cneryet-
| ic efforts n will secure the completion efthc
same at any carly day.
5. R,solrei, That this city has already
participated in raising glorious monument
&C enterprise in procuring the erection IL
/ the magnificent structure which spans the
great father IL Water at this point, and in
sending from hence westward over the broad
prairie, &c the state, the steam locomotive
on il. mission OF civilization and improve
mcnt, ard II she could do all this IN her
Younger and weaker day, she can surely now
in her greater strength and more abundant
wealth extend her iron arms in other d.-
rection~ and gather from all points u tho
compass. the treasures Of q soil rs rich n
am, the sun ever shone upon, and the pro-
auctions Of q population as hardy and indus
trious A. any that ever titled the earth or
welded the implements Of mechanism.
Mr.. Collins mo,ed that they be received,
and the motion was carried BY M unani-
NOUS vote.
Mr.. Weaver moved that the resolutions
be adopted by sections, which carried
The Secretary then proceeded To read the
resolutions by sections and they were thus
discussed aud voted upon. They were pass
ed without change, except in slight modi-
fication Of \ portion II the last rcsolution,
which amendment is embodied in the reso-
luton =, published above.
Mr.. Collin. suggested the appointment of
Committee 81 Incorporation, under the sec
ond resolution, and the Chairman annouu-
c~d the following names, which were accept
ed by the meeting:
On Incorporation. Ebenezer Cook, H. b.
Hoffman, L. 4. Dessaint, Geo. l.. Dayen-
port, John l.. Davis.
The following committee wa- then an
nounced By the Chairman and approved by
the meeting.
On Conference p. Cook, Jas. Thor
lngton. Jas. Grant, T. j. Saunders, j. W.
Churchill
I'm motion, il was
Rssoleed, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be published in the city papers
NJ further business appearing the meet
ing adjourned.
}. W. CHURCHILL, Chairman.
ADp n. SANDERS, Scc'y.