The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-08
DALLAS AND cLEsuRxE
Frceseainx~ 90 the ns,iresd r.ns-a-
ttss--a Committee sf Ten 90 e.sb-
srurttra kaEatsE.S-s iaase. 90 "a.
Lancaster Meeting.
MoRNINn s,.ssInN

Pursuant IN former anu~unrr-1arf O.
the delegates fran johnson ard DaI
ias c0uat.s- 20 IA. convention. o. tf.
Interest - the D-lia- ard C'etlrI..
TSl!ss ~. Assembled ia Firsmeu'- i.lt
on Monday, December 3, A d, ls77.
Il : o'ciock pm.
Colonel l. NJ. Heath. Of John=cn
comfy. ~as called 20 the chsfr. and
David w Adams, Of DallAs, appoint
ed -ecr.fary.
Ga motion. eli parties present. not
mentioned in the iisfs 90 delegate A.
heretofore Published. ~.r- iuvite.i O.
seats IN the cnnveBiirn. and s-ksd o.
participate Ia it, deliberations.
Ns-sr-. A. q. SciIriock. " 4 ShaW
w q Csv;s and ~ u sim rspn. v.r
present. as Aiiernsies from Johnson
county
\ communication vs- Received o. "A.
Lancaster, o-rtIfy ibg tat C.sof 81 y
i. Name. Aaj'r fuihiI AID Capf.lu
q. 1. Green, we're fully accredited 1c.e.
gsie- from that town.
Tue roll Of rgul-riy appointed dele
gsies Wa then called ~ the secretary,
snd The following reported:
Jules ~. S-iine der. tluann, r. 1.
Msrsalis, g. II. SNiLk, :. Adzmz.
\. Sanger. ". J. Keller, " 4. Csn,
nor, a. +. Hsfdie, Th0mas Field. j. "
crOwdDs, W. + Hughes and NJ. ~
Darlington, from Daiias
J. A Patton, :. b. Alien, y. r
Sparks, John Powell, \ Frior, r N
Heath, b J. Chsmh,r-. William Poin.
dexter, j. l. Leigh sud Samuel NJ
ksing, from johnson.
Captain :. J. Adams then addressed
the meeting, stating that Ia his oyin
Ion there were two things Necessary "a
be rrst taken !Uio consideration, aud
these were 10 ob!siu a charter aud
then 70 devise means kni way. for
bui ding the road. lie closed hy max
lug IA mDtiOJ thai the convention nrsg
take up and discuss ihe rabi-ss % Sc
curing a ;Earier, VIII Cd y as carried.
Colonel HoliingsHuTih, Vic,-s pre=i-
deut under the pTe-rui charter. sIatf .
that 81 far IA he was concerned Ee ~ a.
willing 10 abandon the old charter u
unite with the people II johnson
and Dallas counties IN utilizing the
same. lie would not stand ia NE xay
of this measure.
Mr.. A. L Ooenchain, however. re-
! fused to DO anything.
| He, Mr.. Hoiiius-w 0rth, suggested
an entirely new organization, a. n.
had authority Tor saying TIA; the pres
ent charter Mss not Ia the way NJ all.
n motion Was made aud carried o.
select a committee 81 four men iroun
each county 10 retire aud appoint =
Z comIntitee Of no. less than ten to OBJ
tain new charter for 4 road from
I Dallas 10 Cleburne uy way Of AlvaT.
I ado.
The committee of eight, a. selected
. ffkg zach 81 -.
following gentlemen
Johnson couniy-Miiliam Poindsx.
ter, ID. ID. Simpson, W. r. shaw, y. r.
Sparks.
1 Dallas county,. W. CroSdus, ".
r. Hushss. a. Uilmznu. ". {. Con.
Dor.
Ga motion, II Wa resolvs-i fbal
each county cast fifUeen Vote- Ia tEs
appointment ami raiiiicatioa % tbs
incorporates.
After an animated aud somsu la
! lrDg hy discussion ~ - tlse number 81.
Z lucUrporAtnr- TO b- appointed, it -,
resolved that the committee u xii
he Instructed 10 report the nan.s- %
tsD peIsou- ss incorporates.
the cOmmitiee ret red. aud aft..r .
few moments r-p rted the foiisss h. !
nsule-:
johnson oougty-J. 4. Patton. j .hr
Powell, :. + HoiHngs~ 4. 81
H-aih and 4. J. Cham
Dallas csunty-A. r.. Hardie, W. J
Keller, Alexander Sanger, J. ". Cruw
du- aun jules l.. Schneis,r
On motion Of Colonel u J. Cham
hers, ~ amended by Captain : J
Adams, the charter Committee va.
empOw aud Instructed Co axfss
pan for the Organization q the D.ii.,
and CleburBe Railway c, mps y.
The meeting then adjourned 10 I.les,
ut half past xix ~ ;iock pm.
AT the hour de-ignsteh, tn. e.,,-
veniiou Was called - ord-T, ali ths
Delegates aud a large mum Der OF the
citlzens OF Dallas bring present
The committee OF ten reportes! a.
follows: That the plan shall etn brace
two item, first the sanatJu plaG. HiId
secondly, the rsfundiug plau, Whit
the latter consists la securing a tree
loan OF some certain sum OF money
and repsyiDg said -um 10 the lender in
ten equal annual ius;allm- nts-wlth.
out interest-repRym To uegia A.
soon ss the road l. completed. They
also RECON- mended that TIA. humber ~
4 lncoTpoTaiors be increased to twenty
! Ii MAS explained by the chairman .,
the Committee that this refunling an.
TO be done by issuing what might q.
/ called transportation certificates. and
was not to consist 81 money. and Inst
l these loans were 10 be pail 10 ia five
tqual in-talifpsni=, b-ginniur when
tie hrst ten miles are comp ete,i. and
being snccessively due and payable u,,.
on the completion OF every addi.io.,al
| ten miles.
Speeches were made on the report ~
Captain Adams, Colonies "A. .llfn,-
worth. Chambers, Heath, Kerr, Spnrk-
Patton, Powell, Poindexter, Hnch..
and others
A motion was then made 10 adm,
the report, and the same was -.
riei.
Captain Adams moved that the CON.
vention proceed Ia nominate fiv. ad.Ii-
tionai ineorpcTators from each coup-
~. Carried.
a recess Of ten minutes was tab,
and on resssemhiing the following al
diiionai iDcOrp0raiors were appointed
| to-wit:
johnson connty-L- Il. Trueloya
NJ. Hill. Moses Barnes, o. T.. Arnois
aud A. ~. kennsrd.
Dallas county-John Il. Stone N
Darlington, w c. Connor. q. NJ
Swink ana NJ. Ullnsun.
Captain Adams moved that .verv
person that 80 desired BE- permitted Ia
subscribe to the capital -toSk of thi.
company any amount he may wish
and thst the shares De one hupdr-d
dollars each.
Colonel Chambers moved TO Law IN.
same on the table Lost
Colonel Hughes offered a. n st,hstt.
tute for Captain Adams not.oa ~.
follow ing:
Resotued, That TIL. convention do.
hereby ieternine aud declare thai M.
countiss of Jchuson aud Dallas -h.Ii
build narrow gauge railroad fFoa,
Dallas To Cieburne. via AlyaraIo /.
distance which II Supposed 20 ~. ...',,,,
MY miles, and that To this end NJ. n
once open subscription to0k-: that ~
incorporate said company under IN.
law OF this state with a capital -to..k -,
1fiy Thousand dollars, divided ,o,..
i've hundred shares 90 one hunar.,
dollars each, with power TO iu,-f,-s.,.
same, ~ necessary. tn two hunar,.., -,
Nifty dollars PR share; tina. he 80
msu selected sy thi- c~lnveution f,,,,,
eh county De . cammItf.-.. 10 Rec.
sut'-eripii"n "a stO-s THAR each - :.
"ti-sf'eS here = go Fic-fs- o..
,iii.r that each % tass y.T.i 4. t.,-s..
-haiJ take at o1ce NJ this s,oeS ,v-..,,f,.-
nrs. ltrnasa.nI