The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-08-06
Maryland Central Railroad Meetinp.

An adjourned meeting Of the friends of the
Maryland Central Railroad was held at the
Court House, in Bel Air, on Tuesday last,
August 3D., Col. Herman Stump, Chairman,
and George L. Van Bbber, Esq, Secretary
The proceedings of the last meeting were
read and adopted Col .Ino. G. Walsh,
chairman of the committee of conference,
submitted the following report, which was
adopted
The committee of conference have, since
the previous meeting, been in correspondence
with parties Interested in the construction of
the proposed independent road between Bal
timore and New York and while nothing
definite has been accomplished, still the fact
has been established that so soon as the
proper arrangements can be effected in Penn
sylyania and New Jersey, provided the peo-
pie of Hartford and Baltimore counties will
be reasonably liberal in their subscriptions
to its capital stock, that means will be re-
ccived from most reliable sources to com.
plete our link, the Maryland Central, in
sucn substantial manner as to make it, in
every sense of the word, first-class road
Your committee would respectfully re-
commend that as most essential prelimina-
ny, measures should be taken to make re-
connoisance between Baltimore and the
Maryland line, and that the West Chesterand
Philadelphia Railroad Company be requested
10 cooperate with us, by doing the same
from some point on their road to the State
line, for the purpose Of ascertaining the most
direct and practicable route and one which
will afford the greatest good to the greatest
number" between north eastern Baltimore
and west Philadelphia.
Your committee would also respectfully
recommend that pending this reconnaissance,
no arrangement be entered into with any
parties, unless it is with those who, like our.
selves, are deeply interested in the construc-
ton of an Independent competing road upon
the best and most satisfactory route.
On motion the following gentlemen were
appointed by the Chairman, committee of
three to make the reconnaissance referred to
in the report above set forth, viz Gen. Isaac
r. Trimble, Col. j. C. Walsh and A. j. Cald-
well, Esq.
The committees appointed to solicit sub
scriptions along the line of the route of the
proposed road in Hartford, submitted partial
reports, when the sum of ST. 900 was re-
ported rs subscribed. On motion these COM
mittecs were continued, with enlarged pow
crs, to report at the next meeting.
The same committees for Baltimore county
stated that it is in contemplation to make u
preliminary survey from the county line to
Stansbury's Gap, in that county, and request
ed further time, until the same is completed,
to submit their reports, which upon motion
was granted them.
Gen. Isaac r. Trimblc, upon request of
the meeting, addressed the same at some
length upon the prospects of the road and
practicability of its construction. General
Trimble's remarks were ola suggestive and
practical character and were listened to with
much interest The meeting was addressed
by Messrs. Symington, Hoskins and others,
and at the conclusion of the remarks of these
gentlemen, adjourned to meet at the Court
House, in Bel Air, on the third Tuesday in
September