The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-11-30
From lie Colnmbla Ilerald.l

From the Columbia lIeraldl
Pursuant 10 appointment. the sloekhold-
ers Of the Tennessee and Alabama, The Cen
trail Southern, and the Tennessee aud Ala
bama Central Railroads met in Columbia
on the 2lst day of November, 1866. and
Judge Whitworth Of Nashville, was called
u the Chair, and Hunter Nicholson appoint
ID Secretary
At the request Of tie Chairman. Mr..
Sioss, of the Tenn. & Ala Central, explain
ed the object of the Convention to be, Ist
tie consolidation Of the Tennessee & Ala
bama, and the Central Southern Roads: Cd,
the consolidation Of those two Roads with
the Tennessee & Alabama Central, under
the name and style Of the Nashville and
Decatur Railroad, in pursuance with the
enabling act of the Legislature of Tennes
see, which Mr. Sloss read to the Conven-
vention. By this act the executive com
mit.ee were empowered to make terms of.
consolidation, which has been accomplished
On motion of Maj, Thos. NJ Jones, the
Chairman appointed Messrs. Donnen,
j
Anderson and w. w. Phillips, Clerks, to
hold an election for stockholders, in the
consolidated Tenn. & Ala and Central
Southern Road.
The Judges being qualified, the election
was held and resulted in the following
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
il. Claybrooke, w. Park, Sam. Hen
derson, Jas. Andrus, Jno. McGavock. G.
w Nance, Thos. Martin, Albert Buford,
Newton White, c. P Reed, Jno. BeIlafant,
c. N. Ordway, w. ON. Perkins, Thos. NJ.
Jones, James Whitworth.
Who were duly sworn in.
On motion of Mr.. Clay brook, the Con-
vention took a recess, to enable the newly
chosen board to meet.
Upon reassembling Of the Convention,
Mr. Hardeman, as Secretary of the Board of
Directors for the consolidated Roads, re-
ported to the Convention the action Of that
board, to the effect that the terms of con-
solidation between the Tenn. & Ala, the
Central Southern and Tenn. & Ala. Central
Railroads, as agreed upon by the executive
committees, and as accepted by Mr.. Sloss,
in behalf, and as the authorized agent Of
the Tennessee & Alabama Central Road,
has been accepted and confirmed by this
board, and this action is submitted for the
ratification of the Convention.
On motion of Maj Thos. M. Jones, the
action Of the board was unanimously con-
frmed by the convention, and the three
roads declared to be united and consoli-
dated under the style of the Nashville and
Decatur Railroad.
Upon Motion of Maj. Jones. the Conven-
ton proceeded to the election of Board of
Directors for The Nashville and Decatur
Railroad for the year 1867.
Mr. Rose offered the following, which
was adopted, after considerable discussions:
Resolved, That this stockholders con-
vention adopts for its present guidance, and
until otherwise determined, that the Direc-
tory shall be selected and elected from the
following counties in the proportion as fol-
lows, to-wit: Davidson 2; Williamson, 8;
Maury, 2; Giles, 4; Limestone, q Morgan,
total 5.
Mr.. Claybrooke moved the consideration
of salaries. Adopted.
DR.. Stout moved that the salary of the
President be fixed at $4,000 per annum.
DR.. Stout, by request having Withdrawn
his motion, Mr.. Sloss moved reconsider
alton Of the resolution fixing the salaries;
which motion being adopted, Maj, Jones
moved to lay the resolution on the table for
the purpose Of entering into an election of
Directors; the motion was adopted, and the
election ordered for Board of Directors,
to be organized lst Tuesday in July, 1867.
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Aber-
nathy, Ordway and Tanner, Judges. aud
Messrs. Edmundson and Stout, Clerks. TO
hold the election,
The Judges and Clerk reported the fol-
lowing as the result of the election, and
their report was adopted and ordered to be
spread upon the minutes:
DIRECTORS.
J. s. Claybrooke, Jno. NJ Gavock. Jas.
Whitworth, w. ON Perkins, Jno Belo-
FAINT, T. NJ. Jones, Geo S. Houston. Jas L.
Tanner, Jno. Fisher, c. n. Ordway, c. w.
Nance, w. P. Cannon. Thos Martin, AL
bert Buford.
Mr.. Sloss then submitted the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolved That the extension Of the Road
South OF Decatur. is of the first importance
TO this Company, and it is our duty and 10
our interest to foster and protect the same,
aud TO adopt some plan by which It's con,
etruciion may he cnpsun1u1atad IN a.
committee Of three be appointed TO mem
orIalize the Legislature Of Tennessee to au.
ihorize the Directory of this Company To
Issue It's bun5s 20 an amount not exceeding
one million OF dollars, for the purpose Of
aiding in the construction of the Road
from Decatur South 10 Lime Station, Ala