Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-10
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF d.
RECTORS Q. M. & p. r. r.
WORK TO SHOVE ONT"
Road to be Built from BrOWnVille to
Phelps by October 1870.

Being fully aware of the great inter
est the readers of the Advertiser feel in
all matters touching the work and
progress of the O., NJ. & p. R. r. en-
terprise, I send you a few lines upon
that subject.
The regular quarterly meeting was
held in Quincy February ID, at which
1 was present.
There was a full representation. All
the members with one exception were
present. There was an earnest feeling
pervading the action of the Board to
consider the ways and means for com
mencing and crOwding forward the
work without any delay.
The preliminary surveys were fin
ished in December, and the plats and
field notes are completed and the esti-
mates on each line made and were
presented for the consideration of the
Board.
The first division of eight miles is
permanently located from Quincy
west. The contract for grading that
is now let, to Re finished before the
high water rise this spring.
The engineer has been ordered at
the request of citizens who bind them
selves to pay the expense thereof, to
survey a third line from the end Of
this eight miles to Edna. This will
be done this month, at which time
the Board is resolved to adopt
one of the three lines and put the
same under contract so far as Edna,
a distance of forty miles from Quincy.
The result of the vote in Brownville
for $50, 900 i'm Bonds to the B., Fl. K.
& p. r. R. was announced, and the
understanding Of u people relative
TO the same was fully set forth by the
President, MI. Savage, by the Secreta-
~, Col. King and by myself.
After due consideration, the Presi-
dent was appointed a committee to
arrange with the officers of the B., Fl.
K. & P. Co. with power to let the con
tract for building that part Of the O.,
NJ. & P. R. r. laying between Phelps
and the Missouri river in Mo-; to be
completed before the first of October
next, and to rent the same to the st.
Joe and Council Bluffs r. r. Co. until
such time as the road should be finish
ed from Quincy to Phelps.
The annual election of new Board
of Directors will be held in Quincy on
the first day Of March.
There will not be any further new
business considered and decided upon
until after the election of officers, and
nothing can be predicted Of the future
action of the company with much
certainty until it is known who are to
compose the Board.
The present officers fully compre-
bend tn situation and the necessity
of crOwding all the force upon the
grading of the whole line that the
means at its disposal will command,
and will do it; and the feeling among
the stockholders is to place the most
able and energetic in command, so
that we are fully convinced that the
company will be as well differed in
the future as it has been in the past.
The company have a big enterprise
before them. They are aware that
the community to be benefited by the
completion Of this line are impatient
for action now-prompt and energetic
and boldly continued until the last
spike is driven at Fl. Kearney and
they are determined to go into the
field prompted by the same spirit.
Mr.. Editor, it is necessary for me to
say that Ihave full faith in the COM
pany, in the road and in the prospect
Of decisive action. Let patience have
her perfect work until the cars are
whistliDg through our streets west
ward bound. In the meantime, cease
not to labor necessarily for the COM
pany's good.
JARVIS S. CHURCH.
Quincy, IT,, Feb. Z.
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