Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21

Railroad Convention. -
!. RoNE, JoNrs Co., Iowa, Jan. 10, 1859.
. At a meeting of citizens of Rome and vicin
Q ity, and delegates from Anamosa, Tipton AM
J. Muscatine, At u o'clock to-day, temporsr,
organization was effected by calling G. II. LulI
f of Rome, to the Chair, and appointing NJ
Parrott, of Anamosa, and T. Silver, of Rome
Secretaries. a eaasab
Il On motion of G. W. Field, committee wa
appointed to report permanent officers. Th'
Chair appointed Messrs. Field, of Anamosa
DR.. J. G. Batdorf, Of Rome, Judge 8. A. Bis
sell, of Upton, j. s. Hatch, of Muscatine, and
W. T. Shaw, of Anamosa. a. Esfse
The committee, after retiring . short time
reported as follows: ass rs.zEi'5 - 80
:. Permanent Otscsrs.-G. W. Field, of Ana.
mosa, President; Matt. Parrot, of the Ana
mosa Eureka, and John Mahin, of the Mus
catiDe Journal, Secretaries.
Committee on Plan Of Organisation-W.
]. Henry, w. I. Shaw, of Anamosa; s, J.
Grew, Of Upton @. H. Lull, of Rome; and
j. B. Dougherty, of Muscatine.
Adjourned till halfpast o'clock ,...,
| -eg,s -it 1l-s O'CLOCK, Pm.
| Convention called to order by the Chair.
tMs. Henry, Chairman of the Committee on
Plan of Organization, made the following
report: I- ~ .. 5t SIS .o7HHE
Art,cles Of Association for the formation
efa Branch Of the Upton r. r.
ARTICLE 1st. That the Upton R. R. Co.
authorize the construction of Branch Of this
road from point at the northern terminus of
the Upton Road in Cedar county (u,a or as
near as practicable to the village of Rome)
to Anamosa, Jones county, and authorize the
opening of books for subscription to the
stock Of said Branch, at Rome and Anamosa.
ART. I'd. The capital stock of said Branch
shall be three hundred thousand dollars, in
shares of fifty dollars each.
ART. Sd. The affairs of said Branch shall
be under the control of seven Directors, five
of whom at present shall be chosen in Jones
| county, one in Cedar, and one in Muscatine.
ART. 4th. The finances of the Branch and
the main Road shall be entirely distinct, and
the main Road shall not be responsible for any
contract of said Branch, nor shall the said
Branch be responsible for any contracts or
Indebtedness of the main Read, unless aere-
after agreed to. 5-t .. .5 E
ART. 9th. The stock of the said Branch
and the main Road shall be distinct and sep
arate, provided that the same may be consOli-
dated by the joint action of the said Branch
and the main Road at any time hereafter, and
it may also be consolidated with such other
connections that may be made by the trunk
road in the direction of St. Louis or of
Dubuque.
ART. 9Th That the said Branch shall have
all the rights and privileges conferred by the
charter Of the Upton r. r. Co. upon the main
line, or by the laws of the State, and shall
exist for the same length of time
ART 7th. That the said Branch shall be
called "The Anamosa Branch of the Upton
r. X. Co.," and by that name may contract
and be contracted with, sue and be sued,
acquire and hold real and personal property,
and dispose of the same in such manner as its |
Directors may determine.
ART. Sth. The seven Directors herein pro-
vided for shall choose from their number q
President.
ART. 9th. That the seven Directors herein
provided for, or majority of them, shall
have power to bind the said Branch for all
contracts by them entered into in behalf of
the said Branch, and that they shall have a
common seal.
ART. 10th. The Directors of the said Branch
may appoint Secretary and Treasurer, and
such other subordinate officers as they may
deem necessary.
18th. That the Directors hereby provided
for shall be appointed in the first instance by
the Directors of the Upton R. r. Co., and
shall hold their office until the next regular
election by the Upton R. R. Co., at which
time, and thereafter, the said Directors shall
be chosen by the stockholders of the said
Branch, and all vacancies occurring in the
Board of Directors of the said Branch shall be
filled by the Directors thereof
18th. The principal place of business for
the said Branch shall be at the town of Ana
mosa, and the annual meeting of the stock
holders shall be on the same day with that of
the meeting Of the stockholders of the main
ROAD.
The 1st article as reported not having Rome
named as point i'll the road, it was inserted
on motion Of Mr.. Lull, after considerable dis
| cussion.
The articles of association were then
adopted seYiatim.
The Convention next proceeded to elect the
five Directors of the Anamosa Branch of the
Upton r. K. Co. for Jones county. The fol-
lowing were chosen: W. 7. Shaw, David R.
Graham, Horace G. Metcalf, of Anamosa d.
A. Carpenter, Orvill Cronkhite, OF Rome.
| On motion of Mr.. Crew, each railroad COM
pany represented in this convention was
requested to appoint one delegate to form
committee of correspondence to confer with
the Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant and Muscatine r.
R. Co., and with other connecting lines, with
view to secure continuous railway line
between Dubuque and St. Louis. "a
| On motion, adjourned sine die.
" G. W. FIELD, Chm.
Mart. PAnsorr' Secs.