New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-05
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The new shops at East Newark, from their conv e
nience and the improved machinery with which they
are fitted up, will considerably reduce the expens,
required to keep cars in order.
The Diec orS say that the impression that they
baye received large profits for carrying troops, &c.,
is erroneous; that they have performed the service
a, greatly reduced rates. in some instances below the
tariff of rates adopted by Government.
For the accommodation of alarge number Of their
regular passenger requiring facilities to reach the
upper part of Eew-Yo,k the Company has pro-
cured q lease Of ferry between jersey city and
the foot OF Desbro street, NewYork, which they
hope 10 pu, in operation early in July next.
TIE long-pending sui, in the matter of the bridge
over the Passac at Newark having been decided by
the United States Circuit Court, in favor of the New
jersey Railroad Company, The way is now clear for
the erection of the proposed bridge ut Commercial
Doci and staeniug the route to that point. With
Il view OF facilitating the through travel to Phiia-
delpha, it is contemplated TO construct and sge
ferry boat 80 that All entire train OF ears can be
taken on board and run across the Delaware River
from Camden to Philadelphia, thus greatly reducing
toe time occupied between New-lork and Philadei-
phia Arrangements are also being made for expe
ditious and cheap transfers Of passengers and bag
sge to the East through New-York.
It's likew sc proposed 10 establish sort Of travel
ing parcel office, by which passengers can bereeyed
of tue care of email packages during their journey
at a triGipg expense. The report was unanimously
adopted. The committee appointed at the last meet
ing Of the stockholders to examine the accounts of
tue company, tie condition of the company's proper
~, &c., presented their report through Mr.. Peter
Duryea. 1t set forth their approval of the manner
Of keeping the accounts, the management Of the
affairs OF tue COMPS any, machne-shops also recon-
msnded the Directors 10 facilitate and accommodate
local travel. In CONCLUSION, the Committee referred
to the grea. loss sustained by the company by the
death Of the late efficient President, John p.
Jackson On motion, tie resolutions adopted by the
Board Of Directors on tho deaths OF John Z. jack
son. Mr.. Chetwood and Mr.. Ackens were then read
md adopted as tho sense Of the stockholders.
Geu. Darcy, Presiden. of the Company, embraced
this opportunity to offer few remarks on The life,
character and eminent services Of the late John Z.
Jackson, whom he eulosized as having been, rs it
were the originator, handspring, and operator Of the
entire machinery OF the organizaion and that owing
TO tho Intense nlcDIAi tAtTi4On WHICH OF
lis position, and devotion 10 the welfare Of the road
had imposed upon HIN, had cut short his useful life.
lie WIS graiiied, however to know that he (Mr.
j sokson) had lot sprg behind, his son. the new
supe snlendent, who was walking library so far as
the affairs Of the road were concerned-a gentleman
who knew more about the road than any other
person, while lie was active, far.seeing, and well
qualified to protect the interests of the company.
Dudley S. Gregory followed with a few remarks
relative to the remarkable mortality among the
Board of Directors during the pas. year. three Of the
nine having died, while fourth is believed to be on
his death-bed.
The election Of a new Board of Directors was then
proceeded WITH and resulted in the choice Of tho fol-
lowing named gentlemen: John s. Darcy. Hamilton
Fish, Henry r. Remsen, William Whitney, Dudley
J. Gregory, Abram o. Zabriske, Alfred L. Den.
MS, George r. Chetwood, and Martin A. Howell.
E0rty.six thousand, one hundred and fy-Gve shares
were represented all Of which were cast in favor of
The above ticket
The stockholders and guests were then invited to