The daily Butte record., 1858-03-01
DAILY BUTTE RECORD.
ORovILLE, MONDAY, MARCH lsr, 1858.
Proceedings of the junction Road
Meeting.

Meet1ngs
In pursuance to previous notice, the citi.
zens of Oroville held a meeting at the Court
House on Friday evening" for the purpose Of
taking initiatory steps, for the organizing a
Joint stock company, to construct public
road from Oroville to point on the Ameri-
can Valley road at or near Jacks Ranch,
via the Junction, in Butte county. The
meeting was organized by appointing d. e.
Downer, Chairman, and ). W. W. Coughey,
Secretary.
NJ II. Farley, Esq, stated the object of
the meeting in a clear and lucid manner.
showing conclusively that by the coustruc-
ton of the proposed road, that the travel
from the American Valley would pass thro'
Orovlle, and thereby secure te the citizens
of Butte the trade Of Plumas county. He
also showed clearly from reliable intorma-
ton, that the construction of the proposed
road would not COST more than one-half the
estimated cost, made by those who oppose
the construction of said road In referring
to the argument heretofore used by some
parties, to wit-that to grant license to
construct road to the Junction would in
jure the Bidwell Bridge company. Mr.. Far
ley said that although he entertained the
highest regard and esteem for the gentle
men who constituted that company, altho'
he would like very much to see the prosper.
still he thought the county Of Butte was
under no obligations to bolster up said com.
pany at the expense or sacrifice Of the best
rights aud interests of her citizens. After
referring Mt some length to tho resources
and natural advantages which Butte county
possessed over many others Ill the State,
and the want ofattenton To them heretofore
the speaker was inclined to bear down some
what heavily, on our representatives in the
Legislature, for remaining silent and doing
nothing for their county IN the way Of pre-
sentng claims to the terminus of the emf
grant road, which he looked upon as n mat
ter of vital importance to this aud adjoining
counties, with in fact, the entire northern
portion of the State.
Mr. F. presented the following PROPOSE
tions for the consideration of the meeting:
!. 1t is proposed to organize joint stock
company, under an act of the Legislature,
passed May Il. 1853, authorizing the for
nation of corporations for the construction
of plank or turnpike roads.
> 1t is proposed to proceed Immediately
on the completion Of the Organization, to
construct the road md bridge, and to ap.
ply to the Board of Supervisors at their
first session after the completion of the road
and Bridge, for license to take toll, until
the company shall have received the first
cost and interest on the money 10y them ex
pended.
3. 1t lis proposed that. after the Company
have received the cost and interest thereon
us aforesaid, that the franchise revert back,
and that the road and Bridge be donated TO
the county, under n guarantee that the
same shall remain open and free to the trav
elliug public
4. 1t is proposed on the other hand that
should the county wish TO purchase the road
and bridge, at any time after itS compIeton,
the company shall be perfectly willing to
surrender MI claims to the same.
After which, d Dowuer, W. NJ llussey
NJ s Hart, Robert Richie, Alr Leonard,
md Jacob Powell, entertained the meeting
with Il comparison of their views relative to
the practclbility Of the Junction route,
having examined the same in person. and
were of opinion that it Is practicable, and
that good wagon road can be made with
comparatively small expense
On motion, n committee of five were ap-
pointed to obtain information relative to the
proposed road. and report to a meeting to he
held at the Orleans Hotel, March 10, 1888.
The following gentlemen were appointed
said committee: NJ. ii. Farley, ). Powell
is p. Savage, Thos. NJ Turner and Z.
Downcr.
On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet
? Mt the Orleans Hotel, On the 10Th OF March
next.
D c. DOWNER. Chm.
s. W W. CoUGHEY, Sec'y.