The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-15
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/ Savannah Valley Railroad convened In th
| Temperance H.li in Anderson on Wednes
day moning at IL o'clock. Presiden. LAT
illAer called tho Board to order, when it wa,
esesrtalned the following mcmhers wer
present I: President ]. n. Latimer, w. W
Humphreys, J. w. Norris. =. 7. Barnes, r
p. Clinksoalcs, WI. Milford, S. J. Hestei
IT,. Hester and w. b. Watson. Mr.. J. e
Breazeale acted as Secretary OF the Board.
President Latimer stated that che obiec
OF the meeting was tc take into considerable,
the pCoprlety Of collecting The taxes and o
having survey of the route made dnrinl
the coming summer. He stated thai Gen
'Bradiey, Of the Greenwood and Augusta
Railroad, had given him an estimate of the
cost OF 100 eonYicts! Cor one year, which was
s9.0l4.So, which did not include the cost O
:sas &c. and that thn avayaga cost ue,
mile Of the road gsaded was abont $500. III,
had learned that the HaSsweil Railroad, In
Georgia, had been graded by hired labor at
cost ofan average Of about $500 per mile
He thought that the bed of this ss:ad could
ba graded by hired labor at cost of moi
more than 5000 per mile.
| Gan. Humphreys then introduced the
following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, by O Joint Resolution of tho
General Assembly OF South Carolina. an
proved February 20, 1880, the President and
BOARD Of Directors of the Savannah Vailey
Railroad, or majority of them. are an.
thorized and empowered 70 direct tho col.
lection of the taxes voted to the raid ea.
vannoh Valley Railroad iD Anderson end
Abbeville Counties; and wlsereas &c ID bp.
lieved the eamountgubscribed Is amply asIfi-
cient TO grade laid Road, with hired or CON.
vict labor. Therafo e,
Resolucd, That the collection of the first
instalment Of said subscription be proceeded
with forthwith, commencing on the first
day OF May now next ensuing, and contin-
uing until the 91st OF October next, without
the imposition of tfieusual penalty for non.
payment If paid1on or by The said sIst of
Resolved That the Auditors of the Coun.
ties of Anderson and Abheville, and the.
Town Treasurer Of the Town OF Anderson
be, and they are hereby, authorized 10 asseas
upon the property Of the Town and Town
shipa subscribing to said Savannah Valley
saryto pay the first instalment, as provided
In the charter Of said Road; and the Audi
tors of Anderson and Abbeyille Counties.
as Aforesaid, ore authorized to. turn over TO
the County Treasurer of their respective
Counties the books containing said assess!
ment, 30 soon IS the same is made and
completed, to wit, on Or by the first. day of
May ensuing.
ResoIved, That the County Treasurer, Of
Anderson and Abbeville, and the Town
Treasurer of the Town Of Anderson, are
authorized to collect the said first install
ment of the subscription to the Savannah
Valley Railroad, as provided in the charter
OF izaid company, commencing az herein.
provided on the lst day of May and con-
tinuing until the 1st, Of October next and
in collecting said taxes the County Treas:
urer, or Town Treasurer, as the cnse may
receipt therefore, which shalt express that
the amount stated therein is the tax for
said Rrailroad. --f. 49, ~ :
Pesolred, That a corps OF engineers, be
organised at once, and authorized TO pro-
ceed with the survey OF said Road SO soon
as funds sufficient have been paid In TO de.
fray the expenses OF snid survey. taH. ..
He thought sufficient amount of money
could be raised by the means designated TO
secure survey of the route, and to employ
o sufficient number of hired laborers to
commence the work as soon as crops are
laid by. Iftfe Company meant businessik.
was time something was being done, and IL
work was delayed much longer the enter.
prise might as we'll be abandoned.
Col. J. w. Norris Thought the Board
ought to be very careful in taking action on 4
the matter of collecting taxes, and wac op-
posed to the collection being made this year.
He did not think it would do TO commence
the wo.k OF grading the road bed with hired
labor, and preferred to defer the collection
Of taxes until next year.
Capt. 3. IT. Barnes favored the resolutions,
and thought work should be commenced
as early as possible. as it had already been
delayed too long. he was prepared to vote
for tho collection Of taxes at once, and
thonghS the amount subscribed amply suf-
ficient to complete the grading Of the road
bed. He hoped tina resolutions would pass.
Gen. Humphreys considered that great
deal depended on the action of the Board ut
this meeting, and expressed the. opinion
that in less than three months from the day
work was commenced on this Road steps
would be taken to extend the line from
Anderson to Easley. making connection at
the latter place with the Atlantic & French
Broad Valley Railroad. He thought the
resolutions should be adopted, that the
survey should be arranged for at once, and
as soon as practicable the work of grading
the load bed ahouI be commenced.
Mr 2 SMnEscaies Es5-ofrcc<<. Es5-ofrcc<<.. ....;;s rvzssolu-
tions, ard thought il important that as lit
tie time be lost in commencing the work OF
grading as possible.
Dr. w. u. Milford state2 that he would
vote for the resolutions because he repre-
sented Hall township, AID he knew that a
majority Of the citizens 5f that township
were in favor Of going ahead with the en-
terprise. He was willing to grade Ave
miles Of the route himself rather than have
the enterprise fail. n
Mr.. SD. Hester said that he promised
his neighboss before, he left. home that he
would bring the Road back with him, ard
hoped sincerely that the resolutions would
pass.
r Col. Norris moved 60 amend the 4th reso-
thtion SO rs to require the surveyors to
make an eatimate of the. cost Of both q. car
row and broad geuss Sasd. ESe favored
making Ehe road O narTow gauge, and spoke
at some length UPON thcs relative merits of:
the nar5oss ss1d broad gauge roads, tLss
Mr.. s. j. I5ester vyentea q broad gauge
road, al aiiof tho roads with which 1t Was
TO connect were broad zarge.
The ame5 5dnens was adopted.
On motion u Capt Barnes, tho resoln-
tions were aopted al q whole.
Mai. II. b. lee was then introduced TO-
the Boarii, and stated that the preliminary