The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-05-01
The Peoples Marrow ouage.

OF the meeting Of tho Directors OF
this Company, held At Cedar Rapids,
and mentioned in these columns last
week, the following minutes have
been furnished
The meeting was called to order
by the President, WIN. King. Mem
bers present: H. II. Anderson, J. NJ.
May, Chas. Pratt, Samuel Dice, Q.
G. la Rue, c. F. Clsrkson, J. l..
Estes. and II. Reichmann, Score tary.
On motion, tho vacancies in the
Board of Directors were filed by
the selection OF John B. Dougherty,
aud L. II. Nashburne, tor Muscatlne
County. Mr.. Washburne was pros.
ent.
The report Of the COMMITTEES on
Preliminary Survey wss made. A
sufficient amount Of money is secured
to make the survey.
On motion Of J. L. Estes, Messers
e. F. Clarkson, J. NJ. May, and s.
Dice, were appointed committee to
examine and audit bills and accounts.
The committee submitted a report,
and it was resolved thst discussion
Of the same be postponed until next
regular meeting in June.
The following resolutions were
passed.
Resolre1, That the subject OF sub.
script,on and preliminary funds be
referred back to the committees,
with the request that the committees
having the collections OF said funds
in their charge shall place these
funds in the hands Of responsible
parties in their townships, and that
the chief engineer OF this company
be authorized TO receive the funds
collected for that purpose upon the
completion Of the survey through
each township, he giving a receipt
therefor to the company, provided
that tho engineer be requested to
make no survey through any town
ship where the money 10 not raised.
Resolrsd, That the RECEIPTS Tor q
copy thereby tor preliminary survey
DO sent to the Secretary, together
with the amounts and names Of the
persons who have contributed there
to.
Rssolred, Tia. the engineer Of this
company be instructed to commence
the preliminary survey as soon as
practicable, and that, preliminary
thereto, the engineer make reconnoi.
sance Ivy passing over the line as
near A. may be. aud give notice to
the directors of the timc when he
may arrive there to make the sur.
vey.
Kesolcsd, That the resident directors
Of each county advise the engineer in
the location OF the road in said coun.
ty, without any expense to the com
pany.
Rssoirsd, That tho following be,
and the same is hereby proposed As
an amendment to Article 10Th of the
Articles Of Incorporation OF the p.
N. G. II. II. Co., OF Iowa, and that
the secretary DO instructed to have
this proposed amendment published
as required by Article 25th Of said
articles, viz.
Rasoirsd, That Article 10Th OF the
Articles OF Incorporation Of the PEG.
ple's Narrow Guage Railroad Com.
pany Of Iowa be, and the same is
hereby amended, 80 that the annual
election OF directors apportioned in
numbers in each county through
which the road may run [?-Sec.
re,ary] by the resident stockholders
of such county, and then reported to
the Board oil Directors or said com.
pany, and the persons - elected,
shall constitute the next succeeding
Board Of Directors.
Resolrsa, That the Secretary be re-
quested to prepare report Of the
proceedings Of the meeting and offer
the same to such newspapers as he
shall think proper, for publication
and espccialld request the Westsrn
Gas.tts to publish our proceedings In
full.
The letters Gazette, Davenport
papers, Marshall 1imes, Cedar Rapids
papers, and others friendly to the en-.
tcrprise, arc requested TO copy.
r. RsIcnMANs.