The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-11
CHEsAPEARE AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD.
Meeting OF the Commissioners at
white Sulphur BprIngs-Con-
tract Closed with the VIr-
EInia Central.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va,
August 81, 1868.

Editors IIitelligencer
The Virginia Central Railroad Com
pany having this day made a contract
with the Covington & Ohio Rail Road
Commissioners 10 complete the Coving-
ton & Ohio Rail Road, the board OF
Directors adopted resolution in obe-
dience to instructions of their stock
holders and in conformity with the
provisions of law that from and after
thiSNdate they assume the name and
style of 1.-THE Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
Road Company"
At a meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Chesapeake d Ohio Rail Road
Company, held at the White Sulphur
Springs, August 81, 1S6S-present, Z.
Fontaine, President, and Directors r.
ii. ManFy, Jacob Baylor and Samuel
Price,
| invested with full authority to exercise
all the rights conferred on the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Rail Road Company, by
the charter of said Company, desiring
to have the fullest aid of some repre-
sentatives of West Virginia interests,
do now invite the commissioners OF
that State to attend the deliberations OF
| all matters pertaining to the general
interests of the Company until the gen.
eral meeting of the stockholders in No
vember, and that whenever SO doing
they should receive the same per diem
compensation which the members OF
this Board now receive. This invita-
ton is now extended to them as Repre-
sentatives of West Virginia interests,
because the law does not contemplate
a special meeting of the stockholders to
elect additional Directors, and such
meeting is not expedient, owing to the
fact that stocks based on county and
land subscriptions are incomplete and
oil
In response TO this Invitation, the
Commissioners OF West Virginia,
Messrs. Burnley, Ramsdell, Cunning
ham and MCPHERSON, attended the
meeting of the Board.
MIR. Paxton, through Mr.. Price, ask
ed that a Stockholders meeting be call
ed to consider the election of President
and Directors to decide on the expedi-
ency of contracts now in the course OF
completion. and TO determine the gener-
al policy of the Company. On this
question the advice of the COmmisson-
ers Of West Virginia was requested and
given against the proposition.
The question OF contract with the
Tredegar Company for the rails and
bridge irons was then considered. The
proposed contract having been read
and considered after some modification,
was accepted and ordered to be execu-
ted.
IL tho Va Slc WOEA lhe
Board ordered that the time be divided
at the beginnings of the Kanawha di-
vision, and each grand division be
placed under the supervision of prin-
ctpal assistant, to be appointed by the
Chief Engineer, subject to the approval
of the Board of Directors.
Resolved. That the Chief Engineer
cause the line to Greenbrier River to
be located Immediately, and prepared
for putting under contract as soon as
the necessary funds may be considered
as secured.
BeSoIUed, That the Chief Engineer
locate the western portion of that
road as soon as practicable. and
have the more difficult portions
ready TO put under contract as
soon as the funds-may be considered as
secured, SO as to have the work compile
ted between Charleston and the Ohio
river in eighteen months from January
1st, 1869.
II. ID. Whitcomb was elected Chief
Engineer and General Superintendent.
Mr.. w. A. Keeper having been nomi-
mated by the Chief Engineer as his
principal assistant on the Eastern Di-
vision the nomination was confirmed,
the West Virginia Commissioners still
present and advising.
A true copy.
CHARLES FoNTAIH,
Acting Secretary.