The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-06-24
Correspondence
Reported for He -H'yis G Mteligeacer.
MARYLAND CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.
MEETING or CoRPoRATORs ATGUY's HOTEL,
BALTIMORE.


BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, June 2lst, 1870.
The incOrporators of the MARYLAND Cen
trail Railroad met at Guys Hotel, this at
tcrnoon.
On motion Of Thomas Symington, Esq,
Judge Gilmor, of Baltimore, was called
to the chair and j. +. McJilton appointed
Secretary.
The chairman stated that they could
congratulate themselves upon the very
marked and important progress made to
wards the construction Of the road. A
practicable basis was being attained at AN
earlier period than was contemplated here
tofore by the friends of the enterprise He
referred to the fact that the time in which
the road is to be completed has been cX-
tended by the Legislature, and to the ma
teral aid and assistance given the road by
the endorsement of its bonds by the city.
Upon the call Of the roll the following
named corporators answered TO their names:
Thomas +. Bond Thomas Symington,
Judge John H. Price, J. G. Nelson, Her
man Stump, Jr., II. a. Silver, James Sill
yer, Benjamin Silver jeremiah Yellott,
p. r. George, William Gilmor Jr, Judge
Gilmor, j. T. McJiton, James Warden,
VIM. b. Norris, II. l.. Whitbridge and VIM.
Stirling.
Proceedings Of last meeting were read
and, after slight alteration, adopted.
Mr.. Symington proposed the following
resolution:
Res0lced, That an executive committee
of six, including the President of this meet
ing AS ec-cticiO, be appointed by the chair,
to take charge of the affairs ofthe Company
and report from time to time to the cor
porators. Adopted.
The chair appointed DR.. Bond, James
Warden, Thomas Symington, E. Stanley
Rogers and Herman Stump said commit
tee.
Mr.. Symington also moved that the cor
porators of Hartford be appointed commit
tee to take subscriptions and procure right
of way and employ person or persons to
to take subscriptions. Adopted. 800.
On motion of the same gentleman it was
further resolved that committee, consist
ing of jeremiah Yellott, VIM. Gilmor Jr,
G. +. Hale, p. II. George, Edward Jenkins,
and w. Il. Waters, be appointed fora sim
liar purpose in Baltimore county.
On motion of Dr. Bond, the appoint.
ment of gentlemen for Baltimore city was
eft'to the executive committee.
Mr. Symington moved that all commit
tees report from time to time to executive
committee. Adopted.
Mr. VIM. Gilmor, Jr., moved that when
this meeting adjourned it meet again by
call of executive committee. Adopted.
Mr. Stump moved that four members of
executive committee consisted quorum.
Adopted.
AS no further business was before the
meeting Mr.. Symington took occasion to
say that the road we expect to connect
with reaches the Susquehanna river near
the mouth of Octoraro creek. That the
business of that road is solely local, vet it
is paying handsomely.
That our road will go through richer
country and will carry large quantities of
coal from Pennsylvania mines. That per-
sons passing through Reading and Lancaster
to Washington will ride on our road be-
cause is will be the shortest. That he
made these remarks to induce liberal sub
scriptions
Upon the conclusion of his remarks the
meeting adjourned subject to the call of
theexecutive committee. The road, it will
be remembered, is expected to start from
the northeastern section of the city, and
pass about two miles east of Towsontown,
then by Dulaney's Valley and Long Green,
and by Bel Air, Hartford county, and ter
inmate at the mouth of Deer Creek. 1t is
expected to connect at the Susquehanna
river on tue east bank with the Philadel-
phia and Baltimore Central road, and the
Port Deposit and Columbia railroad, pass
ing for forty miles through one ofthe finest
sections of the State,
WI. II,