Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-14

TEE NASHVILLE AND NoRTHWEsTERN RAILROAD
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. The Nashville and North
western Railroad Company, iguoring the existence
of every paper in ibe city, save the Banner, has
furnished that paper With the following resolutions
unanimously adopted at a meeting of the Board Of
Directors; held at the Office of the Company, pre-
sent, Messrs. joins A. GARDEER, A. D. KmGMAN, r.
P. MARE, W. F. Base, W. F. CcOpER. A. II. Hicks,
NJ. BURNS, W. W. GLEEsoN, v K SrEvENsoS and
D. T. MeGAvocK
BesOIOed. That the President be and is hereby au-
thorized TO LET to contract as soon as the same can
be prepared the next twenty-five miles Of the East
srn division. immediately West Of the % miles to be
. let on The 18th inst.
Rssolpsd Further, That said President, so soon as
county subscription Is secured to this Company
in Carroll county. and said section Of road can be
prepared for tiing, shall place under contract that
portion Of our line extending from the town of Dres
den. in Weakly county, 10 the town Of Huntingdon,
In Carroll county, to be completed as speedily as
possible
Resolvsd, That in The judgment of this Board, it
is the true interest and policy Of this Company, to
press 70 completion entire line Of improvement
as rapidly as tae means az our disposal will allow
RcsosVed, That W. T. Cooper, Esq f, is authorized
and directed to purchase iron for fifteen miles Of
track, at TIE vest end Of our line, on such terms
as he shall judge advisable for the the interest Of
the Compsny-and that said ircn be purchased at
New Orleans, If the same can be had on reasonable
terms and that the President Of this Company pur
chase an additional quantity Of iron sutheient to
iron the whole road, including fastenings and
spikes, aud necessary engines and cars.
From these resolutions it will be eecn that the
work on the road is to be vigorously prosecuted
An additional section of twenty-five miles, immedi-
ately west Of the tEentythree miles let on the 18th
is TO be let to contract as soon as the same can be
prepared and that TO be followed by the letting of
other portions of the read and that the iron for the
whole road has been authorised to be purchased.
This is certainly good beginning, and we all know
that Col. STEVENSON has the energy and persever-
ance to carry out tho plans of the Directors to
successful consummation.
The friends of this important enterprise residing
in obion county, and in Hickman, KY, will be
gratihed that the iron for fifteen miles Of the vest
end of the line will be purchased Immediately, so
that that section viii probably be oOmpetedin time
to take the fall crops to market.
We ore indebted TO the Engineer for the fol-
lowing particulars of the lettings on the 18th Two
miles of the twenty-three being graded the remain
ing subseotiOns we're awarded to the folio wing con-
tractors: PATRICK CLARY, one mile; JoHE DoHER-
TY, four miles; w. G. HARDING, two miles JOS
NEwsoM, four miles; FLANNIeAN s. DoRERrY, five
miles; and BRADSHAW s. McCARTRR five miles
The work is 10 be completed in from four to nine
months. We understand the contracts were made
upon very favorable terms.