Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-26
LOCAL.. NEWS.
alexandria, LOudOun and Hampshire
IL. II CO.-Special Meeting of the
StOckhOlders-Chang Of Name to
Washington aud Ohio h. h. &c.

N' ~ SO.-Special MeetInS Ot the
StOckhOlders-Chan Of Name to
Washington and Ohio h. II. dc.
A called meeting of the Stockholders of the
Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
Company was held at the Office OF the company,
10 this city, to day at II O'clock Judge Chas.
B. Ball, of Loudoun, in the chair, and R.
Johnston, Secretary.
A committee on proxies, consisting of
Messrs. Andrew Jameson, OF Alexandra,
Mat HarriSoo, Of Loudoun, and John Powell,
Of Fairfax, was appointed, which reported that
the proxies were in due form and regular and
that majority Of all the stock Was represent
ed in person and by proxy, there being more
shan 1000 votes present BY proxy alone.
MIR. Mckenzie, Presd mt of the company,
presented the acts OF tho Legislatures Of West
Virginia, and Virginia authorizing change of
route, name, &C., of the road, which were &C
cepted and the Secretary authorized to forward
copy IF the resolution of acceptance of the
act passed by the Virginia Legislature, to the
Board Of Public Works Of Virginia. to s"rve as
the notice required by the act.
The ac; of the General Assembly of frginiI,
approved March 90, 1870. authorizes tho
company to change the route Of the road from
that heretofore located to such as shall tie most
direct an! eligible through tn, :'uHle' ct
ila,kc end Frederick and ty the city OF Win
chester, not more than one mile diataut, and
10 lrovilG proper aud convenient connection by
aiI Herewith, to the Iiuc If West |Tglula:
10 change its corporate name t. the ASKING
Ton and Ohio r. L. Co. to Increase lis CAPT
al stock to the sun OF SIS 900, 300. urd to is
I'll. bonds to an equal amount.
The act of West Eirgua, authorizes the
extension II the road to tit. west bank Of the
Ohio river, ut any point between the LATHE
kquawha aud Big Sandy rivers, with !,rauch
to the Great kanawh. liver ana such other
branches as the company may deem cxpedlaut;
authorizes subscription on the part of coun.
TIES to the capital Stock, and changes the
name to the Washington and Ohio r. Il. Co.
by the accep earce Of these acts the name of
the Alexandra, Loudoun and Hamnshire r.
Il. is changed from this date to that Of the
Washington and Ohio Railroad Company.
Mr.. Lee offered resolution authorizing the
company to mortgage the road in order to Sc
cure loan OF SIS 00o 900 for the purpose Of
constructing the road from Hamilton 70 the
Ohio riVer-sbsorbing in the first mortgage
bouds, the $500, 900 on the A., l.. L II. X.
Il. already authorized. but not more than $780,,
$50 OF which hav" been issued, which was
adopted.
Alter some conversational debate in refer
unce to the prospects Of the road, during which
Mr.. Mckenzie stated that ic sixty days the
road would be put under contract TO the Sheu
andoah at least, if not to Winchester, aud
rclereuc, 10 the "tree pass system, which was
deprecated by several. aud that subject being
laid over, the meeting adjourned sics die.
LOST AT SEA-The fears that have becu felt
and expressed here for some time past concern
lug the safety Of Mr.. Robert Young, jr., son of
Sir. Robert Young of this city, have uuhappy
at length been fully realized. \ letter from
the owners Of the American ship Santee, OF
which Mr. Young was first officer, states that
chat vessel was wrecked near Fowey Head,
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