The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25
RAILROAD MEETING.
EDITOR MILAN ADVERTISER:


Huron county, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec
18th, for the election of four Director
to serve for three years, was well at
tended by delegations from Wheeling
Martins Ferry, Smithfeld, Hopedale
Leesville, Navarro, Dalton, Orville, Pike
Station, Lodi, Wellington, Norwalk
Milan, Sandusky and Toledo, and wa
an occasion Of great interest to the pro
jectors and friends of this important
coal road, moving along and gaining
strength almost daily, notwithstanding
the financial pressure, and the various
discouragements met by projectors Of
new railroads in our State.
A quorum of the Board of Directors
being present, Monday evening, Dec.
14th, meeting was held at the
ST. Charles. Hotel, minutes of the
last meeting held at Navarro, Stark
county, Ohio, Nov. 3D. and 4th, were
read and the unfinished business Of the
Board brought up and an adjournment
made to Tuesday morning, December
18th; Board met and transacted business
till noon to close up the duties of the
old Board, and adjourned to 2 O'Clock
P. NJ, for the stockholders meeting.
At the hour appointed the stockholders
and friends Of the Board from the sew
eral towns along its line and citizens OF
Norwalk assembled IN the large parlor
of the st. Charles Hotel, and great inter
est was manifested In the proceedings
by all present. On motion, A. W,
Hendry of Sandusky was called to the
chair, and Judge R. n. Cochran Of
Wheeling appointed Secretary. Min
utes of the last annual meeting, held at
Martins Ferry, December 10Th, 1873,
were read and approved. The annual
report of the President. to the stock
holders Of the transactions of the COM
pany for the past year was read, also the
report of the Chief Engineer, A, K.
Robinson, relating to the survey
of new portions of the line north
westerly from Lodi, the Continuation
of work under Gen. Il. NJ. McGee,
sub-contraotor, and number Of miles at
different points fully graded, &c. The
several reports wers approved. On mo
tiontellerS were appointed, and ballots
received, for theelection of new Direc-
tors. On cJuhting the lhslIots the fol-
lowing named persons were declared duly
elected, to serve for three years: A. W.
Hendry, Sanddakys M G. Sherman,
Norwalk; Henry Ainsworth, Lodi, Ne
dina Co.; L. NJ. ROby, LeesviIle, Car
rol Co.I9S 81 g2a9A
On motion the annual report of the
President to the stockholders, together
with the report q the Chief -Ensineer,
were ordered to be printed. Afternoon
session addresses were listened to from
gentlemen of the Sandusky Delegation,
relating to the condition of the isubscriip-
ton from that city, and definite un-
derstanding wasarrived at as to the re-
quirements of the Company, before ma
kinga permanent location of the Road
from Milan to Sandusky. On motion
the meeting adjourned. ffN~
Soon after the close of the stock
holders meeting the members of the
old Board with the new members elect,
met at the Secretary's room in the St.
Charles Hotel, to organize the new
board. On motion, the following per-
sons were unanimously appointed to the
offices named to serve for the ensuing
year:
President-Joel Wood, Martins Ferry,
Belmont Co. @Fs f.-.H1tg
Treasurer Nathan Hussy, Smithfeld,
Jefferson Go. ,g0sa iaeG.I 3a5 5y1lf
seGetary-R N. Cochran, Wheeling,
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Chief-Engineer-A. K. Robinson,
Ravenna, Portage Cor
The members of the Executive Com
mittee serving for the last year were on
motion elected. thAfs- lALlIJl
The business relating to the general
contract with Walter STANLEY, for build
ing the whole road from the Ohio
River to Sandusky and Toledo, fully
debated and correspondence between
the Board and Mr.. Stanley considered
very satisfactory as to the purpose OF
the latter to soon appear and put the
one hundred miles, from Zoar to San
dusky under rapid construction, Mr.
Stanley having so modified the contract
that that portion of the road having Sc
cured $500, 600 looalstock nbe pushed
to completion from the coal fields to the
Lake. On motion, the conditional 10
cation of the road from Lodi via Spen.
Ger, Wellington, Clarksfeld and Nor
walk to Milan, was made permanent.
The business of the board having
been completed, it adjourned, its sew
eraI members pledging to carry on IL
good faith the work of constructing
this important road for the benefit o.
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