Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-03-02
Meeting at Hurricane Bridge,

AT large and enthusiastic meetinn
held at Hurricane Bridge. Va. on Mon.
day, the 18th day of February. 1858,
VIM E. HEREDoN was called to the Chair,
and A. j. BECKETT appointed Secretary.
After the objects ofthe meeting were fully
explained by the Char. on motion. a
committee of ten was appointed to draft
resolutions for the meeting. viz. r. r..
Hodges, A. j. Beckett, j. r.. Short.
George Ellis. j. S. KiIley. S. Williams.
G. L. Poindexter, James Mines, James
Burditt and Brice Paul The committee
retired. and-in a short time returned and
submitted the following preamble and
resolutioRs, which Rese Unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, the General Assembly Of
Virginia, on the 10Th day of February,
1858. enacted a law Incorporating the
Board of Public Works into body poll
tic, under the name of the Covington and
Ohio Railroad Company, the 3rd section
of said act made it obligatory upon the
Board, that in the construction OF this
road. the Board of Public Works shall
commence and continue the construction
of said road, from its western terminus.
East, at the same time they are extending
the same from its Eastern terminus. West:
And whereas one million of dollars was
appropriated and expended in accordance
with the above act; And whereas. the
general assembly of Virginia in March,
1856. passed the following act to wit:
6. Be it enacted by the general assembly
that the Board of Public Works, be and
they are hereby authorized and directed
to borrow from time to time upon the
terms now prescribed, for making loans
by existing laws or that may hereafter be
prescribed, the sum of $500, 600 TO be ap-
propriatcd 10 the construction of the Gov
ington and Ohio Railroad to be expended
in tic present and succeeding year. and
the sum hereby appropriated to be cxfen-
t!cd in the tunneling, grading, masonry
and bridging Of said road. And where
as. bill has recently passed the Senate.
repeating the third section of the existing
law which made it the duty of the Board
Of Public Works to construct said road
from its Eastern and Western termini to-
wards the center.
l. Therefore. be Il Resolved. That the
Board of Public Works without that Just
and equitable regard for individuals, or
the interest Of tie commonwealth, and the
Covington and Ohio Railroad, and in 4
perfect disregard of,tte- State. have APP
propriatetl aud expended Che $500, 600,
on the Eastern end of said road.
g ReS0IUed, That an abandonment of
the Western end ofthe road by the Board
Of Public Works has had tendency to
induce the people of Kentucky to abandon
for the present the construction of the
Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad, and
drive the commerce and trade of con-
siderable portion of the Southwestern
cities.
$. Rcso1red, That the act recently
ra<sed by the Senate of Virginia repeating
the said third section Of the original law,
is not only unjust towards.the people liv-
ing on the western end of said road. hut
must tend ultimately seriously to injure
the road itself, as we'll as the-best interest
of the Stare by preventing the construc-
tion "f other railroads. to connect with
lis Western Terminus pari poSsw with
the Covington'and Ohio Railroad.
4. Resolrea, That it is the duty of the
representatives of the people in the House
of Delegates and Senators who are friend
" to the Covington and Ohio Railroad,
10 use every honorable means to defeat
the repeal of the said third section of the
original Jaw.
5. Resolred, That it will be suicidal
policy on the part of the Legislature to
suffer the amount which has been expen-
ded ON the western end of said read, to
become dead loss to the State, for the
want of means to complete this portion of
said work; and while we are willing TO bear
any responsible portion oftaxation, if we
can thereby secure the completion of this
great leading improvementof of the State,
we protest most earnestly against being
taxed to the advantage of other sections
of the State and to our serious injury.
6, Resolped, That it afasds us great
pleasure to learn that the Hon. Wm. Bal
lard Preston has succeeded in effectine
an arrangement with the Paris and Or
leans Railroad COM pany for the estab-
lishment of ~ line of steamers between the
ports Of Nantes in France, and Norfolk,
Va, in consideration of which fact, a
wise and enlightened policy will dictate
as speedy connection with the great
thoroughrare Of the west. by the compile
lion of the C, and o. R. R., as soon as
possible.
7. Rcsolred, That in the opinion OF
this meeting, should the western end OF
said road be completed from the month
of Big Sandy. to the Falls of Kanawha,
it would yield handsome revenue to the
State.
s. Reso7yed, That copy of these res
olutions be sent to Capt. R. N. B. Thomp-
son. the delegate from this County, ard
if no action by the House has been taken
upon said bin, lie present the same to the
House of Delegates.
9. ResolUed, That this meeting recon
mend to the counties Interested in the
early completion of the western end of
said road, to appoint delegates to attend
a mass meetinm 10 be hold In -Rnrhnnrs.