Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-26

mittee. 9th. That committees be appointed
for and in the counties of Frederick Hamp
shire and Hardy, whose duty it shall be to as
certain and report at an eally day to the Cen
trail Committee whether a practicable route
exists Tor SAID Improvement from point at or
near Back creek in Frederick county, to
Moorehcld, in Hardy county, uniting with the
location Of the Alexandria, Loudoun and
Hampshire Railroad at the first named point
or OF some other road locating road near said
point. It'll That the Legislature OF West Nir-
GINA be requested, ii no specific application be
made for charter for the proposed improve
ment during It's present session, or Tor the grant
of enlarged powers aud rights to the Aexan-
dria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad, or
such other road, to pass general resolution
expressing their assent to the general scheme
| indicated by this Convention. Sth. That a
| Central Committee OF twenty-one be appointed
| by this body, majority of whom shall reside
| in Hardy county, whose duty it shall be to cor
| respond with the different organizations now,
or which may be, chartered, which may CO.
| operate with Us in the general views and aims
| before set forth to receive reports from the
several committees before appointed, and from
| time to time publish the results, and submit
| the same to any organization undertaking the
| contemplated Improvement or TO any suose-
ouent convention hereafter called and held TO
construct said road. 9th That the thanks OF
| the Convention be rendered to the Alexandra,
Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company
| for their tender of an engineer to make eXplo-
ratons of the contemplated route, and that the
same be accepted, aud that all the aid which
can be furnished him shall be afforded.
| Mr. Yandiver submitted minority report.
| On motion of Col. White the report OF the
committee was taken up serlatlm. lie oppo-
| sed the resolutions Oft the committee IN speech,
and offered the following substitute: That
railroad be chartered to run from some point
on the Ohio river at or near Point Pleasant by
the way of the headwaters Of the South Branch,
and thence down or near the same to the Baltl-
| more and Ohio Railroad or Alexandra, Lou
doun and Hampshire Railroad, or both such
| charter to provide that said road may connect
with any other road or roads which may tap or
| aid it. This substitute gave rise to an animated
discussion, which was participated in by Col.
| White, j. d. Armstrong, Judge Allen, j. Z.
Baker. Gen. Rosser, Mr.. Mckenzie, }. w.
Myers, and Jos. Sprigg. Mr.. Baker offered
an amendment to the substitute, liking Win
chester as the eastern terminus. Alter long
and animated discussion both the substitute OF
| Col. White and the amendment to the substI-
| tute offered by Mr.. Baker were voted down,
| and the resolutions Of the Committee adopted.
| Mr.. Scott, of Hardy, moved that the report OF
| the committee be read and adopted as whole;
which was agreed to- The report was then
read and carried Mr.. Sprigg moved that the
thanks Of the Convention be rendered to the
| President, Secretary and Vice President, and
also, to Mr. Mckenzie, for his presence and
counsel in this Convention; which was unanl
mousy adopted
The following Central Committee was APP
pointed Hardy, Il. b. Shemard, +. b. Wei,
ton, G. Cunningham, " NJ. Randolph, Jos,
Sprgg Thos. Nasin, John j. Chlpey, DR..
Anderson, John A. Scott D. X. McNeal, j.
| ". f. Allen, NJ. d. Parsons, A. NJ. Wood,
John Liggctt JOS Vanmiter, II. d. Fry and
| DR.. Wordeu; Frederick county, K. w. Hulter,
J. G. Baker, l.. Logan; Highland county, W.
w. Fleming, j. W. Myers, A. II. Fisher;
| Grant county, a. \. Walton, Geo. Harmon,
Jonah Seymour Ptndleton county, Jacob f.
Johnson. j. +. Anderson, H. ii. Masters;
Tucker county, 5. Bonner, VIM. E%n, Jos.
| Parsons Randolph county, n. j. Lambert,
| Thos. j. Arnold, James II. Lambert.
Mr.. Sprigg moved that the proceedings OF
this Convention be published in the papers of
Washington, Alexandria Baltimore, Wheeling,
Romney, Moorclied, Philadelphia, Cumb'r
land, Cincinnat &c. Carried.
The Convention then adjourned to meet on
the call of the Central Committee.
r. l.. BAKER, President.
JAS kINGhENDALI~ Secretaries.