The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-26
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| Fiyginia Central Railroad.--Ths annr.,
meeting Of the Stockholders of the virsinis +
| Central Railroad Company took place at odd
Fellows HAD, in this city, on Thursday nigh
last.
The meeting organized by calling A. h. ma
GRUDER, Esq, Of Alfsmarie, TO the chair, anf
appointing Mr.. Garrett and Mr.. Eetherlin
Secretaries
The FIRST business transacted was the ap
pointment of Committee on Proxies, whe
speedily performed their labors and reported
quorum 10 be in attendance.
Ihe President, then presented the annual
report OF the Board of Directors, which he was
required to read. I'VE have heretofore given 3
synopsis OF this document
On motion made and seconded the report
was approved, and the Board compliment ted
for their zeal and fidelity.
JOS X Anderson, Esq. as proxy for the
county OF Monroe, desired the Stockholders to
give those people some assurance that they in
tend TO complete the gap between Jackson,s
River and CoyingtoH. ia time to connect with
the Covington and Ohio Railroad; andsto that
end resolution was offered and unanimous
ly adopted, appointing committee of five to
memorialiZe the Legislature for loan. or
subscription TO deferred stock, sufficient to
complete the Central Railroad to the terminus
Mr.. Ficklin, of Albemarle, offered a resolu-
tion empowering the Board of Directors to
suspend the running Of Sunday trains, so soon
as they may find it to the in terest of the COM
pany, etc.
This resolution was advocated with zeal bv
Messrs. John Page of Hanover, Alexander
Rives and Fickln of Albemarie; and oppos-
ed by Mr.. James Lyons. On being put to vote,
ii was lost.
Mr.. Page, of Hanover. presented petitions
from the friends of Rev. Horace Stringfellow.
praying the stockholders to instruct the Di.
reetory to pay to that gentleman the sum of
S!,0o0. as partial remuneration for the heavy
pecuniary loss he sustained by driving his car
rage upon the railroad and coming in colli-
SION with a passing train. Mr.. Page stated
tnat Mr Stringfellow knew othing of the Pc
titlon, and had already declared his intention
not to bring suit against the company for
damages. Not only had his carriage been
crushed into atoms and his horses killed. but
ne mad mad his jaw, arms, legs and ribs frac-
tured in the most horrible manner; and he
sides the heavy expenditure incident to his
situation, had suffered material loss TO his
tnen growing crop, by his inability to- attend
to it. Mr.. Page thought the stockholders
owed lt 10 themselves 10 partially reimburse
Mr. =. for his heavy losses, and believed that
by doing SO they would do away with much of
the prejudice which now exists along the line
against the company
Williams Wickham, ESQ., of Hanover fa
yored the petition, because he believed it to be
just, and made a feeling and appropriate ap-
peal TO the stockholders TO partially reimburse
MIR. Stringfeliow for the heavy pecuniary loss
he had sustained by the sad and almost fatal
accident to him and his family.
James Lyons, Esq. opposed the petition, be-
cause the accident was entirely the result of
carelessness on the part of Mr.. StringfelIow: !:
and because the stockholders present had no
right to dondte the money of others who were
absent. If the stockholders, as individuals
were disposed to contribute the amount asked
for out of their private funds, he would raise
no objections to their doing so; but he could
see no reason why they should be called upon
as a corporation, to pay for losses not caused
by their agents. He entertained the highest re-
spect for the unfortunate Sufferer, and deeply
sympathized with him in his aifictions hut
could not vote to remunerate him for losses
sustained by his own careessness
The quest ton being taken on the resolution
instructing the Directory to nay the 3 | OOe
asked for, was decided in The negative
Mr.. Lyons offered a resolution 10 rescind the
actisn of the stockholders taken two years
ago on the subject of Free Tickets and to
place that matter in the hands of the Presi-
dent and Directors, leaving it discretionary
with them to frank such persons as they
thought proper TO do SO. He was salts fled
that the rigid rule adopted by the stockholders
had been of serious injury to the line, and for
one. he was now ready TO entrust the matter
with the Directory, who already had charge
of much more important in terests
The resolution was warmly opposed by
Messrs. Hunter, Ficklin, Brown and Wood
and on being put to vote, was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Lyons. the stockholders
| determined to proceed to the election of ON
| GERS; and the old officers being put i'll nomina.
| ton, they We're reelected.
After appointing the usual committees tc
| examine the Treas urer's accounts, ete. tn,
| meeting adjourned