Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-03
For The STANDARD
PIEDMONT RAILROAD.
RICnMoND, VA, April 20, is

RICHMOND, Va, April 90, 1862.
In obedience to a call made by the Secretary of
War; the following Commissioners of the Piedmont
Railroad Company convened at the Exchange and
Ballard Hotel, in the City of Richmond on the 29h
day of April, 1862, at IL O'Clock, A. NJ. Present
William T. Sutherlin, of Danville; William P
Watt and George d. Boyd, of Rockingham County;
A. j. Stafford of Forsythe County; Jesse II. Lind
sey, Levi NJ. Scott and Ralph Gorrel, of Guilford
County; Bedford Brown, Thomas D. Johnston,
Allen Gum and Montford MCGEE, of Caswe Coun-
ty; Giles Mebane and E. F. Watson, of Alamance
County; John w. Cunningham and Thomas McGee
of Person County; James q. Turrentine and Will
liam F. Strayhorn, of Orange County.
Upon motion of the Hon. Bedford Brown, Will
liam L. Sutherlin, of Danville, was unanimously
elected Chairman; and on motion of Giles Mebane
E. F. Watson was elected Secretary.
Mr.. Sutherlin, upon taking the chair, made his
acknowledgements to the Commissioners for the
honor conferred upon him and his native State
Virginia, he being the only representative in the
body of Commissioners, from that State and in
formed the Commissioners that he had Just had an
interview with the Secretary of War, in which he
informed him he could not have meeting with the
Commissioners until o'clock P. NJ
On motion Of the Hon. Bedford Brown, the meet
ing then adjourned to l o'clock, P. NJ, to meet at
the office of the Secretary Of War
The Commissioners met at the hour appointed,
and after an interview with the Secretary of War,
adjourned to meet again at s o'clock, P. M.
The Commissioners convened at the hour appoint
ed William Johnston, Commissioner from Char
lotte, appeared and took his seat
On motion of Ralph Gorrell Capt Myers read to
the Commissioners the surveys of the Road from
Danville to Greensborough, and also from Barks-
dale Depot on the Danville Road, to Haw River on
the North Carolina Road.
The following resolutions were introduced BY
Ralph Gorrell, and unanimously adopted viz:
ResolUed That the Board of Commissioners named
in the Charter of the Piedmont Railroad Company,
be requested Immediately to open books of SUBJ
scrption for stock in said Company at the different
places named in said charter
Resolced, That the Secretary be requested to no.
tfy the said Commissioners in writing, of their ap-
pointment, and instruct them 20 open said books at
the times specified in the advertisement of the gen.
eral commissioners hereinafter ordered
Resolued, That the Secretary be required to ad.
vertise the opening of books at the different places
named in said charter, in the Greensboro Patriot
Danville Register and North Carolina Standard,
under the direction of the Board of Commissioners
named in said Charter for twenty days previous to
opening the same.
The following resolutions were introduced by
Levi NJ Scott and unanimously adopted, viz:
Resolued That the Commissioners authorize the
Chairman of the Board to call a meeting of the
Stockholders in the town of Greensboro, so soon
as he is informed that one hundred thousand dollars
of the capital stock in said company is subscribed
by solvent subscribers, and five per cent. paid on
the same.
Resolosd, That the Greensboro Patriot and other
papers in this State friendly to the of internal
improvements, be requested to publish these pro.
ceedings
On motion of Ralph Gorrell, the meeting ad-
journed, to be convened again at the call of the
Chairman. E. F. WATSON, Sseg.