The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-05
Portland & Osdensburs Railroad.

meeting OF the corporators and associate
corporators of the Portland and Ogdensburg
Railroad Company was held at Common Coun-
Gil Room, Saturday evening, Aug. g.
The meeting was called to order by Hon. s.
Il. Spring, and, at the request of those present,
he consented to act as Chairman. M. N. Rich,
Esq, was appointed Clerk. r. fttsNF
Hon. j. b. Brown suggested that the Clerk !
be authorized to procure suitable books for re-
cording the progress of the preliminary meet
ihgs in behalf of the enterprise. He also sug-
gested that a suitable room be obtained for the
purpose of holding the necessary meetings to
establish the permanent organization of the
company. One of the first movements, in his
opinion, was to provide for survey of the
proposed route in order to make some estimate
of the cost OF the proposed road, before the
books are opened. f@-Btf 80
On motion of Ex- Gov. Washburn it was vot-
ed that committee of five be appointed to
take charge and open books of Subscription to
the capital stock of the Portland & Ogdens-
burg Railroad Company; and that said COM
mittee be authorized to prepare and adopt the
terms Of subscription to said stock; and said
committee shall fix the times and places for
opening said books, and give notice of the same
as prescribed in the act OF the Legislature in
cooperating said company
Messrs. j. B. Brown, Henry Fox and G. E.
Ii. jackson were appointed committee to
nominate the above committee. They subse-
quently reported as that committee Hon. 1.
Washburn, Jr., Hon. s. E. Spring, Gen. s. j.
Anderson, William Deering ESQ, and I'll. N.
Jose, Esq. 5.FE# t35a-r easireG
1t was then voted to add Hon. j. B. Brown
and G. Il. b. Jackson, Esq, to the above COM
mttee. 20
On motion of Hon. John Lynch, it was vot-
ed--That the above committee of seven be re-
quested to obtain competent engineer to
make q survey OF the route, and to examine
the survey of Mr.. Lindsey through the Notch,
and to furnish a probable estimate of the cost
of such route at o subsequent meeting4
On motion of Edwin Churchill, Esq. it was
voted-That the committee of seven be author
lied to call public meeting of the citizens, at
such time as they may deem expedient for the
furtherance of the enterprise "a Sk
Remarks were made by Hon. j. b. Brown,
JIM. Churchill, Esq, Hon. s. E. Spring, Hon
John Lynch. All of the gentlemen spoke OF
the Importance of the road both as q CONNER
cial benefit to Portland and a pecuniary bene-
fit to stockholders. There was but one opin-
ion in the mind Of every one, and that was
that the road must be pushed forward imm,e-
diately to the boundary line of the State, and
that the people of Portland in their Individual
and corporate capacity must take hold of the
matter in earnest. The fact that this road is
not to be built for prospective business, but to
afford accommodations for business that already
had grown too large for the present facilities
was urged by the Speakers u 4 ,
Mr.. Brown spoke earnestly III bn the matter
and alluded to the efforts made twenty years
ago, with. such. success, to build the Atlantic
& st. Lawrence Railroad, in order to bring
business to the city. The Portland & Ogdens.
burg road would enlarge and facilitate bust
ness that has already extended beyond the
means of accommodation for it. 1t would be
one of the best things for Portland that had
ever taken place, should this road be built.
The meeting, which was well attended, ad
journed to Saturday evening, Aug. 10, at Is
o'clock, at the Common Council room.