The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-09-09
HARTFORD TURNPIKE ROAD.
MEETING OF RESIDENTS.


4. -
An adjourned meeting of residents and proper.
" holders on the Hartford Turnpike road, largely
attended, was held yesterday afternoon, at Halls
Springs, Mr.. Charles R. Cunningham, proprie-
tor, to take into consideration measures to i'm
prove the condition OF the road
On motion, VIM. B. Norris, ESQ.,, of Hartford
county, was called to the chair, and Mr.. LOUIS
Bonsai appointed Secretary. Mr.. Samuel Fl.
Ellis, Chairman of the special committee, preyi-
ousy appointed, to wait on John s.. Cuttings.
Esq, President Of the Turnpike Company; sub.
mitted a report, stating that they had performed
the duty, and that in answer to their respectful
appeal he positively refused to lower the double
rate OF toll, and gave no satisfactory indication
of an intenlen;to'imppove the read Mr.. Ellis
also reported that in the interview with Mr.. Git
tings, the latter,alieged that John Henry Keene
Jr., Esq, had made overtures TO take sides with
the Company in the impending Issue between
the Company and the property holders on the
road, but that the former had no use for his ser.
vices, and then Mr.. keene took the part of the
property holders The Committee addreseedis
letter Of inquiry 10 Mr.. Keene as to the correct
ness of the statement. .Tt 90 NGlFT
- Mr.. Keene rose and Indignantly denied the
charge, which he characterized as an Infamous
detraction, and stated that as the charge had
been made by# public officer 10 public commit
tee, be would decline TO act either as 81 okesman
Investigated, and on his motion committee Of
three was appointed for that purpose. ~
TN motioh, a committee of three, consisting Of
Messrs. keene, Ellis and Robert Moore, was an
pointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sen-
timent of the meeting. The committee retired,
and soon after returned With the following pre-.
anlble and resolutions, which, after being read.
were unanimously adopted: - n
Whereas, The highway of the Baltimore and
Hartford Turnpike, one of the great public tho
roughfares Of the State, has for many years been
suffered to remain in a most shameful and neg
lected condition and Vhereas, the unlawful and
onerous tolls heretofore exaced have recently, by
order of the said Corporation, been increased 60
per cent; and mhereds, the public interests it was
designed TO foster and promote are being rapidN
and utterly destroyed by the illegal and oppres.
siye course aud conduct of the, Corporation
therefore belt = IA Is SE.Is "a
RESOLVED LIST, By the farmers, merchants me-
chanics, property holders and citizens in mass
meeting assembled, that by reason of the contin-
ued, wanton and outrageous violations Of the
plain and fundamental provisions of the charter
the Hartford road has become a permanent, disee.
trous and common nuisai &C, and that these out
rageous violations of their charter have at last
eliminated 10 the fraudulent demands of the
company TO increase the tolls ~ IL
Resotoed I'd, That as the revenue of this cor
poration equals, II il does not exceed, that of tho
best maintained neighboring highways, that tho
said revenue must either he farmed with great
incapaclty and negligence, or unscrupulously
prosttuted to private ends.
Resolved Sd, That ms this corporation was Gre
ated for the USE benefit, advantage and convent
ence Of the public, by affordng increased faciii-
ties to the trading, industrial and agricultural
pursuits, the destruction of these material adyan-
tages by the unscrnpulous prostitution of such
an invaluable franchise, is public shame, and
an outrage upon every citizen. o 81 .,n'r II
RESOLVED 4th That irrespective of all other
considerations, the best interests Of every citizen
imperatively demand the maintenance OF this
highway in the condition required by the char
ter, and that all earnestly invited to promote
this movement by contributing thereto their
hearty and zealons support. ,Ea
Resolved 5th, That for the promotion of the
ends and aims Of this meeting, there shall be
committee, to consist Of fifteen gentlemen, who
shall act as Il Committee of Ways and Means.
and whose duty it shall be to receive subscrip-
tiohs, employ counsel to test the legality of tie
Corporation course in the premises and totHke
any and all such other measures as in their iudQ.
ment will most speedily and permanently main
tain this highway in the good and perfect order
and condition required by and provided for In
the charter. l % +... '"H q NJ
RESOLVED 9Th, That as the Company has sofia.
GRAVITY violated the rights of the public that we
will pay only the original rate of toll, and until
the question is legally decided, any attempt TO
enforce additional toll will be resisted by all law
full means, and that all parties who have suffered
special damage in such resistance, or damages
resulting from the, condition of the road are re-
quested to report the same immediately to the
said Committee of Ways and Means, The COM
mittee, under the fifth resolution is constituted
as follows: 1 . - if' :. .-.-t.t
WIN. B. NoRRs, az JNo. w. SHANKLAYp,
JOHN T. SPIcRR, FREDERICK WEBER,
GARRETT AMOS, : SAMUEL GREEN,c H. Z
JOHN ARCHER, =, JOHN T. THOMPSON. ~
JAMES X. KEEcH JAMES THOMPSON =,
OF Hartford Co. THos II. ROBINSON, '''
ROBERT MOORE, J. HARKER,
SAMUEL HI. ELLIS, a..r . ~ pIOf RaItimore,Co