The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-23
sCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COMPANY.
The Lease with the Reading Railroad Com
pany Adopted by n Heavy Vote-The final
NJAefIUR of the CQmpany.

The Lease with the Reading Railroad COM
pany Adopted by n Heavy Vote-The final
Meeting of the Company.
At II O'Clock this morning meeting was held of
the stockholders and loanholders OF the Schuylkill
Navigation Company to hear the report of the telers
who were appointed at the last meeting to receive
the vote upon the resolutions leasing the works to
the Reading Railroad Company for period of 999
years. at an annual rental Of S6550 of which
1927 5252 for interest on loans and bonds, ssO556
for dividends preferred stock and SIS 800 on cou
pom stock. The remainder is for membranes, etc.
Mr.. John Wiegand presided, and on calling the
meeting to order stated its object.
Mr. William NJ Tighman, Judge of the election
just held, read the report showing that 1928
shares of stock had been voted in favor of the pro-
position and 29S2 against.
The Chairman decided that the lease had been ap-
proved by majority Of l5O,2Sl shares;
Mr.. Frederick Fraley, on behalf of William Welsh,
Esq, stated that since the closing Of the polls
large number of proxy votes had been received in
favor of the lease, and in order that they might be
regularly received, he offered the following preamble
and resolution, which was carried unanimously
I Ths and sOOfh0ders of the
y ad
obviously to the interest Of all parties that
Rs;Sisa That the oicers and mansgs5s of the sohuyl
soethoidsrs as they may associate them be com.
mse to n may % be "a t the wsn
phis and Reading Railroad Company.
mr.. Joseph Jones offered resolution returning
thanks to the officers and managers OF the company
for their dlgent and efficient attention to the Dusi
ness OF the company. Agreed TO-
the Board of Managers.
A PLEASANT OoCAsIoN.-The Hamilton Institute
for Young Ladies' No 3S10 Chestnut street. Professor
p A. Cregar, principal, closed It's duties for the
and certificates OF merit. The number OF prizes
and the high averages attained by the pupils, were
creditabe alike 10 teachers and pupils This insti-
tuition has been In operation for the last four years.
and furnishes the residents OF the western part OF
the city with an opportunity OF having their daugh
tiers educated in the very best manner without send
ing them from home. This academy accommodates
forts OF home, with only the necessary discipline
of school. Many thousand OF the young men and
women OF our city can bear M honorable testimony 60
in our public Schools
A AHIGHwAY RoBBER.-Yesterday afternoon, at l
O'Clock, j. T. Farrell was walking along Callowhill
street, near Sixteenth. He was approached by
James Charles, who asked for information upon
several subjects. Finally he seized the watch OF Mr..
Farrell and made off, Policeman McGlinchey hap
pened 10 witness the transaction and after chasing
the thief for some distance succeeded in capturing
him. He will have hearing at the Central Station
this afternoon.
MIssMG.-Three lads, aged from a to
and Relss, residing in the vicinity
of Front street and Grard avenue, lett their
homes on Tuesday, stating that they were going on
fishing expedition Since then they have not re-
turned, and it is feared that they may have been
drowned. The Harbor Police have made a search
along the river 'front.' but so far, have been unable
10 obtain any clue as TO their whereabouts.
To BUILDERS AND UTHERs.-Included in Thomas
& Sons sale at the Exchange, on Tuesday next Is
a large and valuable lot fronting on Twelfth ana
Thirteenth streets, Germantown, Park and ALE.
gheny avenues, Twenty-eighth ward. See adVer-
tlsement.
THE UNION LEAGUE propose TO celebrate 'the
glorious Fourth" in appropriate fashion At 12
O'Clock the Declaration OF Independence will be read
and In the evening there will be music, fireworks,
under the superintendent OF Professor Jackson,
and grand gas illumination.
THIRD WARD NOMINATIONS. = The Republican
nominations for the Third ward fOOWs:-
Common Council-JOhn E. LttletOn and Thomas
Fair.
School Directors-wniiam q. zane, Henry Glad
ding, and J. 4. Pratt