The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-06
The Boat Question.

SioShHoLDERS OF THE RICHMOND FREDEprcKs-
bohd AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC woRKs-
DETERMINED ACTION TAKEN.
a meeting OF the Board of Public Works
was neid yesterday morning in the Gov
ernofs once. Present, the Governor and
Audltor IaYlor; absent, Treasurer r. M. r.
Hunter. Colonel w. II. Palmer and Colo
mel ii. 2. Jones, State proxies. and Messrs.
Isaac Davenport, Edward Cohen. and Cen
eral L. Nj. Logan, OF the committee OF nri-
vate stockholders. were present to place the
Board In possession OF all the facts relative
TO the attempt to restore the boat connection
at Quantico.
The State proxies made their report as
follows:
TO the Honorable the Board of Public
Works:
AS representatives OF the interest OF the
State Of Virginia in the Richmond, Frede-
ricksburg and Potomac Railroad Company.
we beg to submit herewith the report Of
the proceedings OF the stockholders meet
ing he'd in this city on the I'd and Sd in
slant.
It will be observed that majority OF the
stock there represented passed the following
resolutions-to wit:
lMr. Piddle's resolutions ordering 4
restoration OF the boats.
By nearly the same vote they defeated the
following:
alt being understood that nothing in
these resolutions shall be construed as pre-
venting the president and directors from
offering equal facilities to connecting rail-
road companies at the same hours"
And by the same vote the following:
"Tbat the contract for the boat service
shall be given to the Potomac Steamboat
Company in preference to any other, only
provided that that company would perform
it for the same pay as other responsible par
ties"
The question OF the necessity OF connec-
lion with the Potomac Steamboat Company
was submitted by a meeting OF stockhold-
crs held on the Sd OF April last to the
president and directors OF the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Com
panv. Their report is submitted herewith,
marked ga and forming a part of this
communication. This report [of the Pre-
sident and Board OF Dircctors] utterly con-
demns the connection with the Potomac
Steamboat Company; in which Judgment
the representatives OF the States interest
and the large majority in number of pri-
vate stockholders represented in the meet
ing entirely concur.
The disastrous effect OF this connection
on the interest OF the State in the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road Company is fully set forth in paper
herewith submitted, marked "B,' and
forming part OF this communication, enti-
tied "a Brief History Of the Potomac
Steamboat Company, anda Protest against
its Retinion with the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company;
which paper wat prepared for the better in
formation of the meeting by the undersign-
ed, representatives OF the States interest,"
and by DR.. L. b. Anderson, Of Hanover, a
private stockholder.
Feeling confident that the States interest
is in great jeopardy should the will !oflthe
majority be permitted to be inaugurated,
we respectfully and urgently recommend
that your honorable Beard will order the
Railroad Commissioner to serve q notice at
once on the president and directors ei the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company prohibiting any acion
under the resolutions adopted, and insthe
event that they fail to respect this nolicc
that he be further instructed to institute
legal proceedings to enioin any action IN
der the said resolutions.
All of which is respectfully submitted!
WILLIAM Ii. PALMER,
III. P. JONES,
J. II. KELLEY, !
State proxies.