Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-20

NJ, according to adjournment, and was called
to order by the Chairman.
The committee to whom was referred the
reports submitted the following, which was
adopted:
To the Chairman and Stockholders Of the Chester
and Lenoir Na1ro,D Gauge Railroad IN Conven-
tion 4 ssen.btei Your committee, to whom was
referred the reports of the President the Treasur
er. the Chief Engineer and the superintendent as
also certain recommendations made by commit
tees of citizens of York and Chester counties to
the President and Directors, respectfully report
that they have considered the papers reier1ea 10
mits, and submit the following report thereon:
The report of the Treasurer is deemed satsfac-
tory in all respects except that 1t does not report
the outstanding lia6llities your cUannatIee, p aao
mitted with instructions to amend his report by
q statement of the liabilities so far as ascertained.
The reports of the Chief Engineer and the
SUPERINTENDENT are highly gratifying, and your
committee deem that these officers are entitled 70
the thanks of the stockholders for the zeal and
economy exhibited in their respective depart
ments. . -
the President in connection with the recommen-
dations submitted by citizens of York and Ches-
ter counties to the President and auded 10 IN the
report of the President. Your committee having
failed to unite in opinion upon the subject, and
the form of their recommendation, respectfully
refer the subject to the Convention. ana With
out intending to reflect upon the former or pres
ent management of the road, they beleVe tnat Inc
careful and prudent action Of the stockholders in
the election of President and Directors to-day,
will render it unnecessary to resort TO tne expe-
dent of the appointment ofa committee OF finance.
CLINTON A. CILLEY, Chairman.
The committee on the nomination of officers
reported the following names: For Presl-
dent-A. H. Davega. For Directors-Ches-
ter county, G. S. Bryce, j. S. Wilson; York
county, L. NJ. Grist, j. F. Hart Cstawba
county, n: c. J. G. Hall Caldwell county,
II. C., e. x. CiI1ey Castor county, N. G.,
U. Matthews; Lincoln county, N. c., V. A.
McBee.
After the above nominations were announ-
ced the following ticket was nominated by j.
F. Hart: For President j. McLure For
Directors Joseph Wylie, ]. H. Smith, B. T.
Wheeler, Joseph Herndon, j. G. Hall, Y. A.
McBee, u. Matthews and G. A. Cilley.
Before proceeding to ballot, j. F. Hart
withdrew his nominations and declined to per-
NIT his name to be used on the ticket recon-
mended by the committee, whereupon the
name of H. F. Adckes was substituted, and
vote was taken which resulted in the cleo.
tion of the following officers by acclamation:
For Presidential. H. Davega; for Direct
ors, C. S. Bryce, J. S. Wilson, L. M. Grist,
H. F. Adickes J. G. Hall, G. A. Cilley, V.
A. McBee and u. Matthews.
"a. Cilley introduced the following reso-
lutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the President and Directors be
authorized to raise the sum of one hundred thou
sand dollars OH the observation-disclosures terms they
can, by sale or pledge OF the county bonds Pc
longing to the Company, and that they be further
authorized if in their discretion it be necessary,
to execute mortgage of the whole or any part Of
the property and franchise Of the road In order to
secure the said sum Of 100000.
Resolued, That with the sum so raised, they at
once proceed to purchase and lay down the cross
ties and iron from Yorkville to Dallas
On motion it was ordered that the next an
nual meeting of the stockholders be held at
Lincolnton, N. c., on the second Thursday in
May, 1876. J..
On motion, it was ordered that so much of
the proceedings of this meeting and the re-
ports of the officers, together with such other
matters as the Board of Directors may deem
necessary, be published in pamphlet form.
It was agreed to accept the amendment to
the charter of the Carolina Narrow Gauge
Railroad, authorizing the Company to change
the location between Linconton and Lenoir,
made by the late General Assembly of North
Carolina.
On motion, the thanks of the meeting were
returned to the Chairman for the able and
courteous manner in which he presided.
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
JASPER STOWE, Chairman.
w. D. SIMPSON,
JAMES MASON, Secretaries.
G. D. HEATH,