The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-12-19

| BALTIMORE, HAMPDEN AND TowsoNTowN RAIL
| RoAD-MEETING OF SToCKHoLDERs-ANNUALA D-
DREss-REsoLUTIoNs, &c.-The annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Baltimore, Hamp-
den and Towsontown railroad, marrow gauge,)
| formerly tho Baltimore and Swami Lake Rail
| road Company" and of which Judge Gimor is
| president, was held Wednesday last . Guys
Hotel, Baltimore. DR.. George Merryman pre-
sided, with DR.. w. r. Monroe secretary.
Judge Glmor submitted his annual report,
in which it is stated that the original estimate
was that 100000 would be required to build the
road from point on North Boundary avenue
| to Bowens farm, six and three-eighths miles
| from Baltimore and one and halt miles south
OF Towsontown, Of which SUN S62 900 have
| been subscribed
contract to build the road was made with
Crowley d Dickinson, who subscribed $50, 900
toward the undertaking. but who have failed
| to pay installments Of the same as called for.
The contractors accomplished large portion
OF the grading and masonry, but were unable
| to continue the work later than October, 1873;
and In August last the board of directors a bro
gated the contract, and advertised tor and have
received proposals tor the unfinished work
10 complete the road S67, 800 will be required,
including payment for right of way. Amend
ments to the roads charter have been obtained
by. which the capital stock may be increased,
and other important privileges are granted,
but the directors have not undertaken to raise
| money by issuing bonds or creating incum bran
ces on the property or its franchises. The re-
port concludes by urging the stockholders to
provide the necessary means to complete the
road.
The treasurer's report shows that subscrip.
tions to the capital stock amount to $94, 500, of
which $58,935 have been collected, leaving still
unpaid $50, which includes So, 800 of Crow
ley Dlckinson's subscription, and $4,000 sub
scribed by j. McKim Marriott OF the sum col
lected there has been expended $5S,32581,
leaving balance of $609.l9. The report was
accepted.
The report of Mr. Shoemaker, engineer, states
that about three-fourths OF the road is in a
nearly completed condition, there remaining
small amount of excavation, five small bridges,
ard about 900 feet of tresteing to finish the
road bed. he Whole wark, including -
can be completed in four months, at aCcos>
$4,000.
1t was stated that the difficulty in the way Oh
the proposed road is that residents along the
line feared it was intended to make the road u
link in some other projected long line freight
and passenger road that Thomas Scott, the
Pennsylvania railroad magnate, was probably
eudeavoring to get control OF the route to ena-
bic him to carry out his scheme Of building
road northward from Union depot A resolu-
ton was adopted requiring Il strict adherence
to the original purpose OF the company in con-
Aning the construction of the road, as a narrow
gauge from Baltimore to TUws0ntown, and de-
precating any combination with other cJmpa-
MES having more extended designs.
RESOLUTIONS oE EX GOVERNOR BRADFORD.
Elk Governor Bradford offered the following
Resoiued, by the Stockholders of The Baltimore
and SOann Lake NGrrot0- Gauge Railroad Com
pany (now called the Baltimore, Hampden and
Iowsontown Railroad Company, in general
meeting assembled), That a strict adherence
to the original purpose of the company in con-
lining its construction to a narrow-guage road
that shall extend only from Baltimore city to
Towsontown Is essential, in their opinion, to
the success and completion Ol SAID enterprise
and that the efforts and resources of the COM
pany shall therefore be confined to the CON
atruction of such road between those two ter
mini, and that any attempt to make longer
line OF road, either by the direct action of the
company or by combination with any other
company with such purpose in view, would
be hostile to the interests of the stockholders
and opposed to the wishes OF the stock holders.
ReSotved, That impressed with the iu port
ance OF an early mpletion of such road, and
OF the necessity of strictly economizing its
means, 1T is the opinion Of this meeting that
these objects would be best secured by stop.
ping our steam power at point on the route of
the lane surveyed by our engineer, contiguous
to or near the barn of Mr.. Popplin, on the line
and there connecting our cars with horse pow
er, and running them by such power on
grade corresponding with the streets grades,
as near to or as far within the city bounds as
we are or may be authorized to 60, and espe-
clally would we advise and fay or such change
OF power if the property holders in the neigh
borhood OF that steam terminus will, in consid
Grafton OF that change, assist in the construc
ton of said road from that point to the city
The first resolution was unanimously adopt
ed, Tut the secoad gave rise to q spirited and
lengthy debate. Ex-Governor Bradford, in
support of his resolutions, contended that the
bringing OF the steam power as far as North
Avenue was Objectionable to the property hold
ers in that locality, and that it would be an eco
nomical policy on the part of the company to
stop the steam power upon Huntington venue.
his Honor Judge Gilmor and other gentlemen
opposed the resolution, upon the grounds that
the steam power Should come as near the city ]
bounds as North Avenue. Upon a vote being
taken, the resolution was rejected by vote Of
922 shares against 265 shares. Pending the
election of Board of Directors for the ensuing
year, the meeting adjourned until Wednesday
next, 23d inst.