Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-21
LOGA NEWS.
,RANaE AND A1ExANDR1A RA11RoAp.

The following order was, on Monday made
BY the Board Of Public Works, relative to the
management of thesabove named company
Whereas the Board Of Public Works Of the
Stateiof Virginia did, on the ] lth day of May,
1865, take possession Of the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad, its engines, cars, works and
property, for, and on behalf Of the Stateof .Vir-
giinia, in pursuance of powers conferred or said
Board BY the 18th section Of the 6lst chapter
of the Code of Virginia, edition Of 1860; and,
whereas, the said Board, for the. purpose Of
putting the road aforesaid, It's property, and
works in good repair did, in. an order passed
Sd June, 1865, appoint Philip Quigley. of vii
mington, Delaware, and Andrew Jameson, of
the city Of Alexandria, and State Of Virginia,
its agents to exercise the rights and privileges
before vested in the said company in pursuance
of law-the said Board reservingsto itself the
power of revokibg the said order-and where
as, it was not the purpose of the said Board
to continue such agency any longer than
legally constituted Board of Directors
could be organized to take charge of
the road, its works and appurtenances = and,
whereas it is now certified to the Board of
Public Works that duly constituted meeting
of the stockholders of the Orange and Alexan-
dria Railroad Company was held in the city of
Alexandria on Tuesday, the 9th instant, pursu-
ant to an order of the said Board, made agree
able to joint resolution Of the last General
Assembly relating thereto; and, whereas, it is
also certified that at the said meeting Of stock
holders, John S. Barbour, Jr, Esq, was duly
elected President Of the said road for the cur
rent year, aud Robert A. Coghill, VIM. D.
Hart VIM. G.. Cazenovs and Daniel r. .Slaugh-
ter, Esqs., Directors thereofand that the Pres
ident and Directors, together with John q.
Meem, Richard 81. Cunningham and Lewis B.
William, Esqs., appointed by the Board Of
Public Works, Directors on the part of the
State, have organized as the Board Of Directors
of said company, and are now prepared toss-
sumo the control and management of the said
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Therefore,
Resolved, That the order OF the Board OF
Public Works. passed the Sd day of June, 1865
appointing Messrs. Quigley and Jameson
agents as aforesaid, be and the same is hereby
revoked, and that the said agents be, and they
are hereby directed, to turn over to the said
President and Directors Of the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad Company, the said ROAD,
with all the propertyof every kind aud descrlp-
ton thereunto belonging, or in any wise apper-
tanning; it being understood by the Board that
the stockholders of the Orange and. Alexandria
Railroad are willing to assume the liabilities Of
Sdlu aSeuhs, DIS CAulUiGSu III luell StdLCulCut VI
uished to this Board and marked No. 2, and
that the said Quig!ey and Jameson, agents
aforesaid report to this Board as soon as prac-
ticable tull account of their proceedings as
such, under the foregoing order and resolution.
The Board Of Public Works made another
order directing the clerk of the Board to turn
over all the books and papels in possession of
the Beard belonging to the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad Company, to Col W. b. Gas
kins, who had been duly appointed the agent
of the company to receive them The order
was Immediately executed