The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-30
The vote was then taken, and the bylaw
adoptedTayes, l. 78s; noes, 1,5o3.
ELECTION OF PREaIpEKT.

cuiupenG, Col. CnarleS d.. Ellis, TO whose
services and ability he paid high tribute.
opinion, been able, efaeientJ and liberal,
and the company could not afford to lose
such an Officer. ass .sE94<7F.zG-s
Mr. d. q. Ellyson arose, he said, to nom-
inate o man 30 well known to the company
and to the community that the mere
mentlan ofs:hfs name was sufficient for
present purposes. The gentleman In ques-
ton was 'one who by his administrative
ability, mechanical skill. and long expert
ence,. was preeminently fitted for the Office
Of. president and superintendent, created
by the stockholders to-day. He nominated
Thomas a. Wynne, Esq
MIR. Branch, without any personal oppo-
sition whatever to Colonel Ellis, seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Wynne. -
After an animated discussion of the mer-
It's Of the candidates, the vote was taken
and resulted in the election of Mr.. Wynne
BY Che, following vote :sWynne, I,739; Ell
iis, SOB. The chair declared Mr. Wynne
elected. -, - 80. s,y.,
b TESTIMONIAL TO TIE RETIRING PRESIDENT. 3
MIR. Nash then offered the following reso-
luton which was unanimously adopted !:
"ResoEuel, That the policy of this COM
pany, which has this day deprived Presi-
dent Ellis of his Office, Is expressive of no
Wautof confidence in that gentleman, and
the stockholders, in testimony Of his long
and faIthfuH Hseryices heretafore, do instruct
the Board Of Directors to pay to him the
sum of $2,400 (the amount Of one years
salary out of the treasury of the company.'l
Mr.. Nash then offered the following reso-
lutions: L5e ~ >.
"1. The President and Directors are in
structedIto endeavor to reduce the expenses
trains by making such practicable and judi
cious arrangements with the connecting
cDmpanies, or one of them, as will dimin-
ish the number of lomotives, engines, con-
ductors, andtraini hands now employed by
this company that purpose. .t :
2. In addition to the regular through pas
senger and mail trains, there shall be estab-
Ilished and kept running every day through
the year two trains each way for local
tfreights and passengers between Rich
mond. and Petersburg that is to say, an
accommodation and freight train shall leave
each city. every morning before 9 o'clock,
and every afternoon after 8 O'Clock, unless
in consequence Of change of schedule of
through trains, one may be dispensed with.
g.. The. fare for passenger over the
whole road between Richmond and Peters
burg shall not exceed one dollar for each
trip. The stockholders, approaching the
value of their franchise as owners Of the
only road connecting with the several roads
which converge at Petersburg with the
several roads which converge at Richmond,
and anticipating the probable necessity of
| having to lay an additional track to furnish
quick j.. and satisfactory vent to the
| trade and travel which may accumulate at
the terminus Of this road, do recommend
to the President and Directors to seek
and make with every railroad connecting;
or that may connect with this, through
| tickets and through rates for passengers and
| freights, without showing partiality for
any, but encouraging and soliciting all to
bring to- this road all the passengers and
| t'reights they cam induce to come, and re-
garding inteligently and literally not only
the present but the future pecuniary inter.
est of this company.
l. 5.sThat the President and Board Of Di-
rectors be instructed to so arrange and re-
duce the tariff upon coal as that the whole
cost Of transportation from Glover Hill to
Richmond, Petersburg, and Osborne, shall
not exceed the rate Of cents per ton per
mle."
MIR. Seldom moved that these resolutions
be referred to the Board of Directors, with
instructions to take such action in regard
| to them as the board deem proper.
Mr.. Lyon moved. to amend by preiXlng
the following 1.-The stockholders OF the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Com
Dany, assembled in regular annual meeting,
do make and ordain the following bylaws
and regulations" The addition to the re-
solutions was warmly supported by Mr..
Lyon, and opposed by Messrs. Seddon and
Daniel.
Mr.. Nash called the previous question on
the reference of the resolutions to the
Board of Directors, which, being sustain
ed, the main question was put, and decided
Being scaled, the vote stood as follows I:
For reference to the Board of Directors,
], 400; against reference to the Board of
Directors, LIPS. -
The resolutions were therefore not re-
fcrred. ..a..-..T. go,
The prefix offered by Mr.. Lyon having
been accepted by the mover Of the resoIu.
tions, he then moved their adoption as a
whole. So r.-
They were adopted, under scaled vote,
by a majority OF 283. ....s. ...,.
Mr.. Daniel, on behalf of himself and
other private stockholders, protested against
instruct the Board Of Directors, in whose
election they had no voice. ...rs l,sfAUt2
PROPOSED LEASE OF THE Road. rs
Mr.. Palmer offered the following resolu-
ton: 49,: ,so..a
Resolued, That the President and Di.
rectors OF this company inquire into the
expediency of leasing the road; If at any
time deemed by them to be to the best IN.
| terest of the stockholders, that they call q
meeting to consider the matter"
[This is q modification of the resolution
offered by him In the morning.] 1t wa:
unanimously adopted.
las>s&e ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
= On motion of Mr.. Lyon, the meeting then
went into the election of Directors, and hi
Nominated the old board-yiz DR.. D. w
Lassiter, r. B. @HaXall, and B. W. Haxall
Mr.. Seldom nominated Mr.. Charles Ellis
The roll was called, and resulted in the
selection Of Messrs. r. B. Haxali, B. w
Haxall and Charles Ellis.
The Chair appointed the following com.
mittee to examine the road: Messrs. " m
H. Haxall, P. J.Wright, W. B. Myers, DR.
D. W.'Lassiter, and G. G. McRae.
| The salary of the President and Superin,
| tendent was fixed at $4,000.
| On motion, Of Mr.. Nash, resolution
offering the thanks Of the company were
rendered to the president and secretaries
Messrs. Warrington and Bigger, were adop
| ted. ,a@aS! 1 .es-E1s' :
On motion, the President was ordered tt
have the report Of the meeting and accom-
panying documents printed. .
On motion, the meeting, at 1915 P. NJ.
adjourned sine die.
ESCAPE OF BUXTON, THE CoUSTERFE1TER
FROM tJA1L.--John Burton, confined in the
county Jail orHenrieo, awaiting trail on the
charge. of counterfeiting United States
nickel currency, escaped on Monday night
His case was to have been investigated b!
the grand jury yesterday, and, upon open
4 ing bis cell, it was discovered that he wa