Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-07

PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER RAILROAD
CoMPANY.-The annual meeting of the stock
holders of this corporation was held yesterday,
in the passenger station of the company, in
Providence, the president, Earl P. Mason, Esq,
of Providence, in the chair. After the accept
ance of the report of the board of directors for
last year, ballot was taken for directors for
the year ensuing, and the following fifteen gen
tlemen elected, each receiving 1855 votes ex-
cepting Messrs, Leete and Phillips, who received
respectively 1921 and 1874 Earl P. Mason of
Providence, Paul Within of Northbridge, Isaac
Davis and Henry Chaplin of Worcester,
William S. Slater and John Carter
Brown of Providence, Gideon L. Spencer Of
PaStucket, Elijah B. Stoddard of Wor-
cester Horato n. Slater, Jr., of Providence
Lyman A. Cook of Woonsocket, Estus Lamb of
Blackstone, John c. Within of Northbridge
John S. Needham of Blackstone, George A.
Leete of Providence, and Eben D. Phillips of
Boston. This is the old board with the eXcep-
ton of the four last named, who are substituted
for James Y. Smith, Alexander Dewitt, Harvey
Chase, and Isaac H. Southwick Col. Dewitt
declined reelection; it is supposed that views
Ill ItlcTtuCG " lllG d1llultNl VI ll6 pIO-
posed extension to tide water, whether to go
down on the east or the west side of the river,
had something to do with the other changes.
The article, "Whether the board of directors
shall be authorized to subscribe sum not ex-
ceeding 100000 towards the capital stock of
the Nashua and Rochester railroad, in the state
of New Hampshire was discussed by Hon. +.
B. Stoddari of Worcester in favor, and Hon.
Edward Harris of Woonsocket against it. Col.
Sroddard advocated it on the ground of the ben
eft of the proposed road in giving additional
through transportation over the Providence and
Worcester, northward to portland and Canada.
Mr.. Harris opposed it on the ground that the
benefit gained would not be sufficient to war
rant the outlay on the part of this road. The
article was negatiyed by yea and nay vote of
921 in favor to 2469 against it.
The article authorizing lease of the proposed
railroad from Milford to Ashland, and of the
Milford and Woousocket railroad,w was carried by
vote of 1856 yeas to 1858 nays.
The article "Whether the company will ac.
cept the amendment of the charter passed at
the January session of the general assembly Of
Rhode Island 1870" was unanimously adopted,
but an extended discussion arose on a motion
made by Hon. B. f. Thurston, of Providence,
msuucting the directors to proceed to build
| a branch track to tide water, at India
Point, under the provisions of the
amended act, on the east side of Seekonk
river. This act provides for ga branch railroad
from some point south OF Lonsdale station, on
its present road, to some point on Providence
river in East Providence, to connect by spur
track or tracks with the Seekonk river at some
point or points above Washington bridge"
Inasmuch as there is a petition before the
present general assembly of Rhode Island, now
being considered, asking for a charter to build
branch track to tide-water on the westerly side
of the river, Mr.. Thurston's motion was opposed
by Col. Stoddard, Hon. Henry Chaplin of Wor-
cester, and Others, on the ground that the
matter should be left an open one with the di-
rectors, to act in the premises as in their judy
ment the best interests of the road might de-
mand, after full consideration of both routes,
when the present petition before the general as
sembly shall have been acted upon. Col. Stod-
dard moved, as an amendment to Mr.. Thnrs-
tons motion, to refer the matter to the directors,
to consider and report at the next annual meet
ing, which proposition was carried by vote of
30 to O.