Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-06-13
Secretary.

! S~s~sok svety W INV su0 u3sWe uYPSTeu'
shat our psrty In this State i. being rpsnipu.
lated end managsd in tho isservx of per.
sonsi rings for personal ends ard 70 ID,
.acsihce Of the public welfare. This ha,
been paiuful!y evidenced BY the recent &C.
ton OF the Board Of Public Works in re.
moving Hoo. Jsues c. Clarke from the
Presidency Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company sod the replacing O. o.
him By Mr.. Arthur r. Gorman. Prom
The time the 6rst sod wss turned In thi,
Canal up to two years ago. the uanaee.
nent Of is had been in the hands Of in
competent political dem.gogues. Who were
constantly induereed By the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. The Canal was sink.
ing money. and Il had always proved q
fsarfu'ly costly thing to the State. Hon.
James c. Clarke was appointed Presiien.
and Director t~o years ago. and such was
the life. the energy he infused in this bus
iness that the net profits from January I.
1871. to Dec, 81. 1871. over al expeu.
ditures. was 22s3.5i7.07.
Tie following synopsis of the remarks
made and the proceedings had on the Co.
casion Of Nr. C'arse's displacement, By the
Board Of Public Works will corroLorate
all and more than We have charged above:
Gen Bradley T. johnson. who repre-.
sents the interest ofVirginia in the Board +.
said tba. the management Of the affair, of
the canal during the last two years had
been so entirely satisfactory to the people
Of Virginia. whom he represented. that i,
vas with the greatest regret that he heard
any change proposed. This vas merely a
question Of administration and not oflaw.
and the Board had discretionary power in
the matter OF assigning special duties to
certain officers. Virginia Was now re-.
c.iving the interss. which had been 90
long overdue. and her people did not like
to contemplate the possibility Of the pay.
ment being interrupted. General John.
son further said that he had fully inform.
ed himself a. to the managcmen. Of the
canal. had examined the books and youch.
crs Of the officers. and investigated the
.ys.em of cheekee- b.l.nc, By which
fraud i. ",dc .4mO's impos, PIE. and it
was his opinionI>.as the business was con.
Quoted .killfully. economically and hon.
estly. The system Of book keeping 10 sub.
stansially the same - that used BY the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Ifin
the years Immediately preceding the be-
ginning Of the present administration this
system OF checks and balances had been
in use there would have been no nccess:-
ty for such an investigation As occurred
two years ago. when it was impossible to
tell whether the vouchers had been given
By men who were living or dead.
Nominations being 10 order. Gov. Whyte
submitted the following. which had been
agreed upon BY the Board Of Public
Works: For President. Arthur P. Cor
man for Directors. George 6. Brown.
Jas. @. Bcrrett. Gilmor Meredith. Green
bury N. Watkins. Daniel s. Biser and
Michael Bsnnon.
Mr.. johnson made the following nomi.
nations: For President. James c. Clarke:
for Directors. George s. Brown. Col. j.
c. Bcrre,,. Isaac Young. VIM. Dodge.
Gilmor Meredith and VIM. 8. McPher.
SOC. (old board.)
Gov. Whyse remarked that the Board
Of Public Works had been informed that
Mr.. Clarke would no. accept the Office if
the salary was reduced to $4,000.
Mr.. Johnson-I am prepared to say
that MIR. Clarke Gill aecep. the Office .,
$4,000. The stockholders whom I rep
rcseu. appreciate his services 50 highly
,ha. they are willing to make up the diff.
ference ont Of their own pockets.
Gov. whyte-lf Mr. Clarke had said
50 before the meeting ofthe Board Of Pub
lie Works be might stand in dieereu,
position.
Mr.. johnson the meeting win adj
journ for two days. I will furnish such as
surauces from Mr.. Clarke N will Be en-.
sirely satisfactory. hope the delay will
be granted.
Gov. whyte-we have no tune to hun,
for Mr.. Clarke. Mr.. Davis will east the
vote Of the State ~ directed BY the Board
Of Public Works.
The ballot vas then taken. The State
voted far Arthur p. German for Presi-
deaf. and Messrs. Gcoree 3. Brown. Jas.
q. Bsrress. Gilmor Msredish. Greeabury
NJ. Watkins: Daniel 3. Rissr and Michael
Bsnsoa, which Of course secured their
election. Mr.. Allan Bowie Davis and
Mr.. kekaig ssted Coz the same sent,s-
nsa. The rsaaisdss Il ~ ssoei repre-
sessed Va vsesa sss - s;skss se.iaa.sa
b Ne. Johsses.
On motion tie Beard adiosrso: {, a.ss
o. TIE tr's Nond>. 10 Jolly.