New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-15
THE ERIE ELECTION.
COMPLEMENTARY RESOLUTIONS TO Mr.. WATSON
THE SECOND CONSOLIDATED MORTGAGE AND
TIE GREAT LEASE RATIFIED.

COMPLEMENTARY RESOLUTIONS TO Mr.. WATSON
THE SECOND CONSOLIDATED MORTGAGE AND
TIE GREAT LEASE RATIFIED.
The Ere Railway election was held yester-
day at the offices IN the Grand opera House At 10 a.
NJ President Watson called the retiring Board Of Man
ayers together On motion of g. L. NJ. Barlow, II was
voted TO appoint committee 20 prepare suitable resolu-
tons on the Of Mr. Watson from the Presl-
dency Cortand Parker. Giles D. Hotchkiss and Lucius
Robinson We're chosen as such committee and reported
resolutions as follows:
II neing ,iA'e the Board that The PrSe'i, H. Watson has
been induced through health and n the
anse aud abors oe from his position As President
so|r That regret exceedingly the necessity Of parting
m b Faed esimAble associate, WITH whom thelf ero"u
tam ne most sincere iieudship and respect . . . ~
Hso1e That lev could have brought the position Mr. Wat
SOL leaves and
Euar as'nst sgn waste nl eItrava
aety @ he great powers Presidency belong and have
b. the hAi h inquired result
ihune-s toe ouh bin -hch hiss led lin to forget him
h,so're That the interests Of the Erie
ue,s ngtae laye ae1 made
s s 81 .AI,oa on, brings ons more ee .es , n
honest nan winch belongs TO Dis county and Of which she must ever be
Mr. Watson.
The resolutions were unanimously iadopted. subse-
quenty stockholders meeting held at which the
following resolutions adopted
Ror,d That the stockholders Of the Be Railway COMPANY
% sgrsnt UNI ID person or y poiy more ~ nih no o c
hereby expires heir grateful thanks 20 The officers and directors OF he
" of he crria and pA!en' labor o. the at year and of he
oie 9Th WheA hey have administered the As and business Of
sorsd Directors Company creating
he r second Conoaei Mortgage 90 secure the amount Of
40O00OoO bonds $4,000 900 being reserved 70 cover the eT
ng Convertible bonds portion Of said bonds Tor The
fd APPROVED and confirmed and that In the opinion OF the stock
ho-fs the said and proper and mat The proceeds
shall l ud disposed u in paving and dschlgng the indebtedness
tn opinion Of The Board be aeceaTy proper and eIpeen
ssorcd Tia, fully approve confirm
TIE recent ea'e Of the Atlantic ind Great western tAtos o hf Es
'onu4ny on terms 81 ol ID he ease daIe NAY o. Io @
topOrsueous likewise aprove r.u and con-
Be Railroad purchase interests coal and IN the
stocks u Taous companies Organized under ihe avs Pensyy
requirements Of he COMPANY sad the true interests
Eed That the STOCKHOLDERS Of this company here assembled 20
neu purchase AMI contracts loesai che sane 10 ne alseni 81
The true interest. a ne holder. Of al, conD4n5
or, u tbs meeting ni orv,riei TO the Of
state oi Nrv-iork.
During these proceedings Abram s. Hewitt, ex-Judge
shpman, and Albert stickney, Inspectors Of Election
opened polls ana received the votes rendered AT
D. H.. when the polls closed the Inspectors re-
ported that sJ7.sOOOO0 worth OF stock had been repre-
senicd, OF which = L. NJ. Barlow represented
about s5jOOo00O nearly all held in England. The re-
mainder OF the stock voted upon by individual
shareholders among whom eN Vice President
Archer a. there opposition, the following ticket
was unanimously elected:
Hugh J. Jewett, Thomas ~ Scott John King. IT., J0hn
TAYLOR Johnston II. o. Roberts. Frederick -chusc hardt
W. Butter Duncan. Edwin ID. Morgan. II. Baitzer, : l.
W. Barlow l.. H. Meyer. Henry u. strDblns. K. Suy dam
Grant, L4cu. kOplu,o John A. G. Gray, COrtlandt
Parker, Homer ItImsdeu.
Or this number lIcssrs Jewert King Roberts,
Meyer Stcb5ins. Grant ana Gray are new members
TIE director, then organized the election OF Hugh j.
]. Watt President; William p Sherman, Treasurer, and
4. K. HurD0uOugI. Secretary.
70 ad been suggested that perhaps the opponents OF
inc present administration 81 the road would serve
LEGAL papers FOR purpose OF embarrassing the pro-
c.eding- such event occurred. aud everything
passed of harmoniousy. J. G. Clarke, the general man
aver Of the Erie Railway, has made the following Of
fetal report the p>ses of the Company by the OH IRE
ar Weelawkcn b" The loss III tanned by tne Company
can replaced for from $4,000 10 $4,000 AN glad
% bee able ,O say liking up temporarily 20
a. not d-tlIp operations or interfere materially
with our cal traffic W are handling Oh at Weehawken
today The Insurance the property Ii slU2OV dlA-
tInut,d among zen ditf rent companies
The English accountant, made no report nor is Il eX
prctru tltt hey VIII until they reach En-aBd as they
are responsible 10 their employer VINO are u LII
gland. capt. Tyler OF the ElL>u Engineers Will also
make IA, report 1u ne other side.